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EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AGREEMENT This Agreement is made and entered into this day of , 19 , by and between the COUNTY OF ALAMEDA, hereinafter referred to as "COUNTY" and the CITY OF PLEASANTON, hereinafter referred to as "CITY." WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the COUNT~ has established an Emergency Medical Service District (EM-1983-1) to provide emergency paramedic ambulance service within its jurisdiction; WHEREAS, the territory of the City of Pleasanton is within the Emergency Medical Service District; and WHEREAS, the CITY is willing to provide first response to requests for emergency medical assistance in order to perform emergency first aid and basic life support prior to arrival of the ambulance; NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY MUTUALLY AGREED AS FOLLOWS: 1. The CITY through its fire department shall respond according to its custom and practices to requests for emergency medicalservices within its jurisdiction, which are determined by CITY'S or other emergency dispatch center to be potentially life threatening. 2. The CITY shall undertake to train and cause to be certified as Emergency Medical Technicians - I (EMT-I) personnel who are regularly dispatched as first responders on medical emergencies. 3. The CITY shall adhere to reasonable medical protocols established by the County Itealth Officer. 4. The CITY agrees to complete a First Responder Prehospital Care Report on a form provided by the COUNTY for each emergency medical response. One copy of the report shall be given to the ambulance crew to accompany the patient to the hospital, one copy shall be maintained by the CITY, and one copy shall be provided to the COUNTY. 5. The CITY agrees to participate in meetings and committees sponsored by COUNTY related to EMS activities.