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[*Footnote 1: If consultant is a legal entity registered with the California Secretary of State staff can locate its legally registered name at https://www.sos.ca.gov/business-programs/business-entities]
AGREEMENT
FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
BETWEEN
THE CITY OF SALINAS AND
FIREFIGHTER INSPIRATION READINESS
& EDUCATION, LLC
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Contents
RECITALS ..................................................................................................................................... 4 TERMS ........................................................................................................................................... 4
1. Scope of Service. ................................................................................................................. 4
2. Term; Completion Schedule. ............................................................................................... 4
3. Compensation. ..................................................................................................................... 4
4. Billing. ................................................................................................................................. 4
5. Meet & Confer. .................................................................................................................... 5
6. Additional Copies................................................................................................................. 5
7. Responsibility of Consultant. ............................................................................................... 5
8. Responsibility of City. ......................................................................................................... 5
9. Acceptance of Work Not a Release. .................................................................................... 6
10. Indemnification and Hold Harmless. ................................................................................... 6
11. Insurance. ............................................................................................................................. 6
12. Access to Records. ............................................................................................................... 6
13. Non-Assignability. ............................................................................................................... 6
14. Changes to Scope of Work. ................................................................................................. 6
15. Ownership of Documents. ................................................................................................... 7
16. Termination. ......................................................................................................................... 7
17. Compliance with Laws, Rules, and Regulations. ................................................................ 8
18. Exhibits Incorporated. .......................................................................................................... 8
19. Independent Contractor. ....................................................................................................... 8
20. Integration and Entire Agreement. ....................................................................................... 8
21. Jurisdiction and Venue. ........................................................................................................ 8
22. Severability .......................................................................................................................... 8
23. Notices. ................................................................................................................................ 9
24. Nondiscrimination................................................................................................................ 9
25. Conflict of Interest. .............................................................................................................. 9
26. Headings. ........................................................................................................................... 10
27. Attorneys’ Fees .................................................................................................................. 10
28. Non-Exclusive Agreement. ................................................................................................ 10
29. Rights and Obligations Under Agreement. ........................................................................ 10
30. Licenses.............................................................................................................................. 10
31. Counterparts. ...................................................................................................................... 10
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32. Legal Representation. ........................................................................................................ 10
33. Joint Representation. .......................................................................................................... 10
34. Warranty of Authority........................................................................................................ 11
35. No Waiver of Rights. ......................................................................................................... 11 Exhibit A- Insurance Requirements .............................................................................................. 13 Exhibit B- Scope of Service .......................................................................................................... 16
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AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BETWEEN
THE CITY OF SALINAS AND FIREFIGHTER INSPIRATION READINESS &
EDUCATION, LLC
This Agreement for Professional Services (the “Agreement” and/or “Contract”) is made and entered into this ____ day of ______, 2021, between the City of Salinas, a California Charter city and municipal corporation (hereinafter “City”), and Firefighter Inspiration Readiness & Education, a Limited Liability Corporation (hereinafter “Consultant”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Consultant represents that he, she, or it is specially trained, experienced, and competent to perform the special services which will be required by this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, Consultant is willing to render such professional services, as hereinafter defined, on the following terms and conditions.
NOW, THEREFORE, City and Consultant agree as follows:
TERMS
1. Scope of Service. The project contemplated and the scope of Consultant’s services are described in Exhibit B, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
2. Term; Completion Schedule. This Agreement shall commence on January 19, 2022 and shall terminate on December 31, 2022 unless extended in writing by either party upon (30) days written notice. This Agreement may be extended only upon mutual written consent of the parties, and may be terminated only pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
3. Compensation. City hereby agrees to pay Consultant for services rendered the City pursuant to this Agreement on a time and materials basis according to the rates of compensation set forth in Exhibit B. The total amount of compensation to be paid under this Agreement shall not exceed thirty-six thousand five hundred dollars ($36,500).
4. Billing. Consultant shall submit to City an itemized invoice, prepared in a form satisfactory to City, describing its services and costs for the period covered by the invoice.
Except as specifically authorized by City, Consultant shall not bill City for duplicate services performed by more than one person. Consultant’s bills shall include the following information to which such services cost or pertain:
(A) A brief description of services performed;
(B) The date the services were performed;
(C) The number of hours spent and by whom;
(D) A brief description of any costs incurred; and
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(E) The Consultant’s signature.
Any such invoices shall be in full accord with any and all applicable provisions of this Agreement.
City shall make payment on each such invoice within thirty (30) days of receipt; provided, however, that if Consultant submits an invoice which is incorrect, incomplete, or not in accord with the provisions of this Agreement, City shall not be obligated to process any payment to Consultant until thirty (30) days after a correct and complying invoice has been submitted by Consultant. The City shall process undisputed portion immediately.
5. Meet & Confer. Consultant agrees to meet and confer with City or its agents or employees with regard to services as set forth herein as may be required by the City to ensure timely and adequate performance of the Agreement.
6. Additional Copies. If City requires additional copies of reports, or any other material which Consultant is required to furnish as part of the services under this Agreement, Consultant shall provide such additional copies as are requested, and City shall compensate Consultant for the actual costs related to the production of such copies by Consultant.
7. Responsibility of Consultant. By executing this Agreement, Consultant agrees that the services to be provided and work to be performed under this Agreement shall be performed in a fully competent manner. By executing this Agreement, Consultant further agrees and represents to City that the Consultant possesses, or shall arrange to secure from others, all of the necessary professional capabilities, experience, resources, and facilities necessary to provide the City the services contemplated under this Agreement and that City relies upon the professional skills of Consultant to do and perform Consultant’s work. Consultant further agrees and represents that Consultant shall follow the current, generally accepted practices in this area to the profession to make findings, render opinions, prepare factual presentations, and provide professional advice and recommendations regarding the projects for which the services are rendered under this Agreement.
8. Responsibility of City. To the extent appropriate to the projects to be completed by Consultant pursuant to this Agreement, City shall:
(A) Assist Consultant by placing at its disposal all available information pertinent to the projects, including but not limited to, previous reports and any other data relative to the projects. Nothing contained herein shall obligate City to incur any expense in connection with completion of studies or acquisition of information not otherwise in the possession of City.
(B) Examine all studies, reports, sketches, drawings, specifications, proposals, and other documents presented by Consultant, and render verbally or in writing as may be appropriate, decisions pertaining thereto within a reasonable time so as not to delay the services of Consultant.
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(C) Steve Carrigan, City Manager, or his designee, shall act as City’s representative with respect to the work to be performed under this Agreement. Such person shall have the complete authority to transmit instructions, receive information, interpret and define City’s policies and decisions with respect to materials, equipment, elements, and systems pertinent to Consultant’s services. City may unilaterally change its representative upon notice to the Consultant.
(D) Give prompt written notice to Consultant whenever City observes or otherwise becomes aware of any defect in a project.
9. Acceptance of Work Not a Release. Acceptance by the City of the work to be performed under this Agreement does not operate as a release of Consultant from professional responsibility for the work performed.
10. Indemnification and Hold Harmless.
Consultant shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the City and its officers, officials, employees, volunteers, and agents from and against any and all liability, loss, damage, expense, costs (including without limitation costs and fees of litigation) of every nature arising out of or in connection with Consultant’s performance of work hereunder, including the performance of work of any of Consultant’s subcontractors or agents, or Consultant’s failure to comply with any of its obligations contained in the agreement, except such loss or damage which was caused by the sole negligence or willful misconduct of the City.
11. Insurance. Consultant shall procure and maintain for the duration of this Agreement insurance meeting the requirements specified in Exhibit A hereto.
12. Access to Records. Consultant shall maintain all preparatory books, records, documents, accounting ledgers, and similar materials including but not limited to calculation and survey notes relating to work performed for the City under this Agreement on file for at least three (3) years following the date of final payment to Consultant by City. Any duly authorized representative(s) of City shall have access to such records for the purpose of inspection, audit, and copying at reasonable times during Consultant’s usual and customary business hours.
Consultant shall provide proper facilities to City’s representative(s) for such access and inspection.
13. Non-Assignability. It is recognized by the parties hereto that a substantial inducement to City for entering into this Agreement was, and is, the professional reputation and competence of Consultant. This Agreement is personal to Consultant and shall not be assigned by it without express written approval of the City.
14. Changes to Scope of Work. City may at any time, and upon a minimum of ten (10) days written notice, seek to modify the scope of services to be provided for any project to be completed under this Agreement. Consultant shall, upon receipt of said notice, determine the impact on both time and compensation of such change in scope and notify City in writing. Upon agreement between City and Consultant as to the extent of said impacts to time and
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compensation, an amendment to this Agreement shall be prepared describing such changes.
Execution of the amendment by City and Consultant shall constitute the Consultant’s notice to proceed with the changed scope.
15. Ownership of Documents. Title to all final documents, including drawings, specifications, data, reports, summaries, correspondence, photographs, computer software (if purchased on the City’s behalf), video and audio tapes, software output, and any other materials with respect to work performed under this Agreement shall vest with City at such time as City has compensated Consultant, as provided herein, for the services rendered by Consultant in connection with which they were prepared. City agrees to hold harmless and indemnify the Consultant against all damages, claims, lawsuits, and losses of any kind including defense costs arising out of any use of said documents, drawings, and/or specifications on any other project without written authorization of the Consultant.
16. Termination.
(A) City shall have the authority to terminate this Agreement, upon ten days written notice to Consultant, as follows:
(1) If in the City’s opinion the conduct of the Consultant is such that the interest of the City may be impaired or prejudiced, or
(2) For any reason whatsoever.
(B) Upon termination, Consultant shall be entitled to payment of such amount as fairly compensates Consultant for all work satisfactorily performed up to the date of termination based upon the Consultant’s rates shown in Exhibit B and/or Section 3 of this Agreement, except that:
(1) In the event of termination by the City for Consultant’s default, City shall deduct from the amount due Consultant the total amount of additional expenses incurred by City as a result of such default. Such deduction from amounts due Consultant are made to compensate City for its actual additional costs incurred in securing satisfactory performance of the terms of this Agreement, including but not limited to, costs of engaging another consultant(s) for such purposes. In the event that such additional expenses shall exceed amounts otherwise due and payable to Consultant hereunder, Consultant shall pay City the full amount of such expense.
(C) In the event that this Agreement is terminated by City for any reason, Consultant shall:
(1) Upon receipt of written notice of such termination promptly cease all services on this project, unless otherwise directed by City; and
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(2) Deliver to City all documents, data, reports, summaries, correspondence, photographs, computer software output, video and audio tapes, and any other materials provided to Consultant or prepared by or for Consultant or the City in connection with this Agreement. Such material is to be delivered to City in completed form; however, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 15 herein, City may condition payment for services rendered to the date of termination upon Consultant’s delivery to the City of such material.
(D) In the event that this Agreement is terminated by City for any reason, City is hereby expressly permitted to assume the projects and complete them by any means, including but not limited to, an agreement with another party.
(E) The rights and remedy of the City and Consultant provided under this Section are not exclusive and are in addition to any other rights and remedies provided by law or appearing in any other section of this Agreement.
17. Compliance with Laws, Rules, and Regulations. Services performed by Consultant pursuant to this Agreement shall be performed in accordance and full compliance with all applicable federal, state, and City laws and any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder.
18. Exhibits Incorporated. All exhibits referred to in this Agreement and attached to it are hereby incorporated in it by this reference. In the event there is a conflict between any of the terms of this Agreement and any of the terms of any exhibit to the Agreement, the terms of the Agreement shall control the respective duties and liabilities of the parties.
19. Independent Contractor. It is expressly understood and agreed by both parties that Consultant, while engaged in carrying out and complying with any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, is an independent contractor and not an employee of the City. Consultant expressly warrants not to represent, at any time or in any manner, that Consultant is an employee or servant of the City.
20. Integration and Entire Agreement. This Agreement represents the entire understanding of City and Consultant as to those matters contained herein. No prior oral or written understanding shall be of any force or effect with respect to those matters contained herein. This Agreement may not be modified or altered except by amendment in writing signed by both parties.
21. Jurisdiction and Venue. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, County of Monterey, and City of Salinas.
Jurisdiction of litigation arising from this Agreement shall be in the State of California, in the County of Monterey or in the appropriate federal court with jurisdiction over the matter.
22. Severability. If any part of this Agreement is found to be in conflict with applicable laws, such part shall be inoperative, null and void insofar as it is in conflict with said laws, but the remainder of the Agreement shall continue to be in full force and effect.
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23. Notices.
(A) Written notices to the City hereunder shall, until further notice by City, be addressed to:
City Manager
City of Salinas
200 Lincoln Avenue
Salinas, California 93901
With a copy to:
City Attorney
City of Salinas
200 Lincoln Avenue
Salinas, California 93901
(B) Written notices to the Consultant shall, until further notice by the Consultant, be addressed to:
Firefighter Inspiration Readiness & Education, LLC
25640 Tierra Grande Drive
Carmel, California 93923
(C) The execution of any such notices by the City Manager shall be effective as to Consultant as if it were by resolution or order of the City Council, and Consultant shall not question the authority of the City Manager to execute any such notice.
(D) All such notices shall either be delivered personally to the other party’s designee named above, or shall be deposited in the United States Mail, properly addressed as aforesaid, postage fully prepaid, and shall be effective the day following such deposit in the mail.
24. Nondiscrimination. During the performance of this Agreement, Consultant shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, ancestry, creed, sex, national origin, familial status, sexual orientation, age (over 40 years) or disability. Consultant shall take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment without regard to their race, color, religion, ancestry, creed, sex, national origin, familial status, sexual orientation, age (over 40 years) or disability.
25. Conflict of Interest. Consultant warrants and declares that it presently has no interest, and shall not acquire any interest, direct or indirect, financial or otherwise, in any manner or degree which will render the services required under the provisions of this Agreement a violation of any applicable local, state or federal law. Consultant further declares that, in the performance
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of this Agreement, no subcontractor or person having such an interest shall be employed. In the event that any conflict of interest should nevertheless hereinafter arise, Consultant shall promptly notify City of the existence of such conflict of interest so that City may determine whether to terminate this Agreement. Consultant further warrants its compliance with the Political Reform Act (Government Code section 81000 et seq.) and Salinas City Code Chapter 2A that apply to Consultant as the result of Consultant’s performance of the work or services pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
26. Headings. The section headings appearing herein shall not be deemed to govern, limit, modify, or in any manner affect the scope, meaning or intent of the provisions of this Agreement.
27. Attorneys’ Fees. In case suit shall be brought to interpret or to enforce this Agreement, or because of the breach of any other covenant or provision herein contained, the prevailing party in such action shall be entitled to recover their reasonable attorneys’ fees in addition to such costs as may be allowed by the Court. City’s attorneys’ fees, if awarded, shall be calculated at the market rate.
28. Non-Exclusive Agreement. This Agreement is non-exclusive and both City and Consultant expressly reserves the right to contract with other entities for the same or similar services.
29. Rights and Obligations Under Agreement. By entering into this Agreement, the parties do not intend to create any obligations express or implied other than those set out herein; further, this Agreement shall not create any rights in any party not a signatory hereto.
30. Licenses. If a license of any kind, which term is intended to include evidence of registration, is required of Consultant, its representatives, agents or subcontractors by federal, state or local law, Consultant warrants that such license has been obtained, is valid and in good standing, and that any applicable bond posted in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
31. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute a single agreement.
32. Legal Representation. Each party affirms that it has been represented, if it so chose, by legal counsel of its own choosing regarding the preparation and the negotiation of this Agreement and the matters and claims set forth herein, and that each of them has read this Agreement and is fully aware of its contents and its legal effect. Neither party is relying on any statement of the other party outside the terms set forth in this Agreement as an inducement to enter into this Agreement.
33. Joint Representation. The language of all parts of this Agreement shall in all cases be construed as a whole, according to its fair meaning, and not strictly for or against any party. No presumptions or rules of interpretation based upon the identity of the party preparing or drafting the Agreement, or any part thereof, shall be applicable or invoked.
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34. Warranty of Authority. Each party represents and warrants that it has the right, power, and authority to enter into this Agreement. Each party further represents and warrants that it has given any and all notices, and obtained any and all consents, powers, and authorities, necessary to permit it, and the persons entering into this Agreement for it, to enter into this Agreement.
35. No Waiver of Rights. Waiver of a breach or default under this Agreement shall not constitute a continuing waiver or a waiver of a subsequent breach of the same or any other provision of this Agreement. The failure to provide notice of any breach of this Agreement or failure to comply with any of the terms of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver thereof.
Failure on the part of either party to enforce any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of the right to compel enforcement of such provision or any other provision. A waiver by the City of any one or more of the conditions of performance under this Agreement shall not be construed as waiver(s) of any other condition of performance under this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have made and executed this Agreement on the date first written above.
CITY OF SALINAS
____________________________
Steve Carrigan
City Manager
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_________________________
□ Christopher A. Callihan, City Attorney, or
□ Rhonda Combs, Assistant City Attorney
CONSULTANT
___________________________________
By (Printed Name): ___________________
Its (Title): ___________________________
Anthony Kastros
Owner, Lead Instructor
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Exhibit A- Insurance Requirements
Insurance Requirements
Consultant shall procure and maintain for the duration of the Agreement insurance against claims for injuries to persons or damage to property which may arise from or in connection with the performance of the work hereunder and the results of that work by the Consultant, his agents, representatives, employees, or subcontractors. With respect to General Liability and Professional Liability, coverage should be maintained for a minimum of five (5) years after Agreement completion.
MINIMUM SCOPE AND LIMIT OF INSURANCE
Coverage shall be at least as broad as:
(A) Commercial General Liability (“CGL”): Insuranc e Services Office Form (“ISO”) CG 00 01 covering CGL on an occurrence basis, including products and completed operations, property damage, bodily injury, and personal & advertising injury with limits no less than $1,000,000 per occurrence. If a general aggregate limit applies, either the general aggregate limit shall apply separately to this project/location (ISO CG 25 03 or 25 04) or the general aggregate limit shall be twice the required occurrence limit. (B) Automobile Liability: ISO Form CA 0001 covering any auto , or if Consult ant has no owned autos, hired and non- owned, with limits no less than $1,000,000 per accident for bodily injury and property damage.
(C) Workers’ Compensation insurance as required by the State of California, with S tatutory Limits, and Employer’s Liability Insurance with a limit of no less than $1,000,000 per accident for bodily injury or disease.
(D) Professional Liability (also known as Errors and Omissions) insurance appropriate to the work being performed, with limits no less than $1,000,000 per occurrence or claim, $2,000,000 aggregate per policy period of one year.
If the Consultant maintains broader coverage and/or higher limits than the minimums shown above, the City of Salinas requires and shall be entitled to the broader coverage and/or higher limits maintained by the Consultant. Any available insurance proceeds in excess of the specified minimum limits of insurance and coverage shall be available to the City.
OTHER INSURANCE PROVISIONS
The insurance policies are to contain, or be endorsed to contain, the following provisions:
Additional Insured Status
The City of Salinas, its officers, officials, employees, and volunteers are to be covered as additional insureds on the CGL policy with respect to liability arising out of work or operations performed by or on behalf of the Consultant including materials, parts, or equipment furnished in connection with such work or operations. General liability coverage can be provided in the form of an endorsement to the Consultant’s insurance (at least as broad as ISO Form CG 20 10, CG 11 85, or both CG 20 10, CG 20 26, CG 20 33, or CG 20 38; and CG 20 37 forms if later revisions used).
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Primary Coverage
For any claims related to this Agreement or the project described within this Agreement, the Consultant’s insurance coverage shall be primary coverage at least as broad as ISO Form CG 20 01 04 13 as respects the City, its officers, officials, employees, and volunteers. Any insurance or self-insurance maintained by the City, its officers, officials, employees, or volunteers shall be excess of the Consultant’s insurance and shall not contribute with it.
Notice of Cancellation
Each insurance policy required above shall provide that coverage shall not be canceled, except with notice to the City.
Waiver of Subrogation
Consultant hereby grants to City a waiver of any right to subrogation which any insurer of said Consultant may acquire against the City by virtue of the payment of any loss under such insurance.
Consultant agrees to obtain any endorsement that may be necessary to affect this waiver of subrogation, but this provision applies regardless of whether or not the City has received a waiver of subrogation endorsement from the insurer.
The Workers’ Compensation policy shall be endorsed with a waiver of subrogation in favor of the City of Salinas for all work performed by the Consultant, its employees, agents, and subcontractors.
Self-Insured Retentions
Self-insured retentions must be declared by Consultant to and approved by the City. At the option of the City, Consultant shall provide coverage to reduce or eliminate such self-insured retentions as respects the City, its officers, officials, employees, and volunteers; or the consultant shall provide evidence satisfactory to the City guaranteeing payment of losses and related investigations, claim administrations, and defense expenses. The policy language shall provide, or be endorsed to provide, that the self-insured retention may be satisfied by either the named insured or City.
Acceptability of Insurers
Insurance is to be placed with insurers with a current A.M. Best’s rating of no less than A:VII, unless otherwise acceptable to the City.
Claims Made Policies
If any of the required policies provide coverage on a claims-made basis:
1. The Retroactive Date must be shown and must be before the date of this Agreement or the beginning of Agreement work.
2. Insurance must be maintained and evidence of insurance must be provided for at least five (5) years after completion of the Agreement of work.
3. If coverage is canceled or non-renewed, and not replaced with another claims-made policy form with a Retroactive Date prior to the Agreement effective date, the Consultant must purchase “extended reporting” coverage for a minimum of five (5) years after completion of Agreement work.
4. A copy of the claims reporting requirements must be submitted to the City for review.
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Verification of Coverage
Consultant shall furnish the City with original certificates and amendatory endorsements or copies of the applicable insurance language effecting coverage required by this Agreement. All certificates and endorsements are to be received and approved by the City before work commences. However, failure to obtain the required documents prior to the work beginning shall not waive the Consultant’s obligation to provide them. The City reserves the right to require complete, certified copies of all required insurance policies, including endorsements required by these specifications, at any time.
Subcontractors
Consultant shall require and verify that all sub-consultants and/or subcontractors maintain insurance meeting all the requirements stated herein, and Consultant shall ensure that Entity is an additional insured on insurance required from such sub-consultants and/or subcontractors.
Special Risks or Circumstances
City reserves the right to modify these requirements, including limits, based on the nature of the risk, prior experience, insurer, coverage, or other special circumstances.
Maintenance of Insurance
Maintenance of insurance by Consultant as specified shall in no way be interpreted as relieving Consultant of its indemnification obligations or any responsibility whatsoever and the Consultant may carry, at its own expense, such additional insurance as it deems necessary.
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Firefighter Inspiration Readiness & Education, LLC
25640 Tierra Grande Drive
Carmel, California 93923
916-402-1546
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Deputy Chief Sam Klemek
Salinas Fire Department
65 West Alisal Street, #210
Salinas, CA 93901
December 29, 2021
Dear Deputy Chief Klemek,
Your vision and commitment to continuing the level of professionalism and excellence of service is outstanding. We would be honored to assist you in developing your aspiring and incumbent officers, the organization, and the region in the dimensions of incident command and tactics.
These workshops have been presented throughout the United States. Your workshop would be customized and altered to fit Salinas Fire Department needs based upon conference calls and meetings with your chiefs and other stakeholders. We process your input and galvanize your objectives into highly engaging, useful hands-on training that makes for sustainable change and operations that are more safe, effective, efficient, and consistent.
In addition to FDIC International, we have taught our
workshops at Firehouse World, Los Angeles City FD,
Seattle FD, and many others. We have served over 160
public service agencies across 29 states. Please visit our website at www.Trainfirefighters.com to review our team and other agencies served across the country, as well as the 2013 FDIC Keynote Address in Indianapolis.
Mastering Fireground Command -
Calm the Chaos!
This curriculum is based on our nationwide best-selling Fire Engineering video series by the same name.
Command and tactical training is critical to modern officer development. Today's officers must be excellent leaders and exceptional tacticians. With changes in building
construction, tactics, and the latest UL studies regarding fire behavior, modern fireground operations are more
complex than ever.
We would customize this aspect of your training. This
would include previewing your standard operating
guidelines, response models, and staffing levels.
Exhibit B
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You could host a regional workshop for the first two days to infuse greater awareness and learning for your surrounding allied agencies. This workshop is in great demand nationally. This would also be a cost-recovery method that will be explained later in this proposal.
Click here for an excerpt from Mastering Fireground Command - Calm the Chaos!
The curriculum answers the following questions:
How do we ensure in-house NIMS-ICS-FIRESCOPE ICS 500 - compliant command and tactical training?
How do we create consistency among all agencies/divisions, shifts, and battalions while developing new and aspiring officers?
How do we ensure rapid size up and victim profiling is done consistently? How do we teach new and incumbent officers to set clear tactical objectives, have clear communications and establish command presence on our fires? How do we ensure lessons from the past permeate down into a simple, street-smart, and effective way?
How do we apply the latest civilian victim profiling SIGNAL method and risk management to the modern fireground?
How do we keep the NIOSH 5 LODD operational factors from coming into alignment? How do we really use ICS day-to-day and for greater accountability and communications? How do RECEO-VS and SLICE-RS work together?
What do factors in modern construction and fire behavior mean to tactics and command? What are the implications of the latest UL and NIST studies regarding flow path?
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Click here to view a fire we review in this workshop
Create a Train-the-Trainer program
To develop your instructor cadre, we propose a 5-day workshop as described below. The students would be fully trained and equipped to provide specific command and tactical training on duty and in-house.
This is the most cost-effective way to provide ongoing training to a department/region of your size and complexity. As we discussed, we will come to you with 3 instructors and the objective of creating synergistic momentum to get this curriculum off the ground in your region. By bringing our cadre to you and developing in-house instructors, your short and long-term travel and overtime costs will be minimized for years to come.
We would include hands-on RIC and Mayday Command training for the week as well, including review of several RIC incidents.
The full week includes:
• Two 8-hour days of instruction in Calm the Chaos! Mastering Fireground Command including:
o All student materials electronically including PowerPoint student notes and Tactical Worksheets in PDF format
o Day two including radio walk-throughs and simulation training o The first two days could be open enrollment with no student limit, allowing you to recoup costs. (Note: This workshop was held in San Ramon Valley FD. Students paid $250 each, with 62 outside students attending. In addition, the workshop was held at Saint Paul Fire Department with all operations chiefs attending the train-the-trainer sessions. A Billings, MT workshop returned $9000 to Billings Fire Department with students from Washington and Canada. See photos)
• Three additional Train-the-Trainer 8-hour days for 18 students that includes:
o Proprietary use of all copywritten PowerPoint curriculum and videos that are NIMS and Firescope ICS 500 - compliant for Licensed use by Salinas Fire Department and allied agencies
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o Electronic copies for each student-instructor of all PowerPoint, videos, and simulations, including instructor notes and student guides
o Digital copies in MS Word of Tactical Worksheets for Structure Fires, Wildland Fires, Hazardous Materials Incidents and Multi-Casualty Incidents o 55 Digital Combustion/Fire Studio simulations
o 100 Sims-U-Share simulations including residential, multi-family, apartment, strip mall, commercial, wildland, high rise, active shooter, and hazardous material incidents o Instructor access for 18 instructors to online video streaming of Fire Engineering Mastering Fireground Command – Calming the Chaos 3-part DVD series AND 180 other tactical training videos representing the entire Fire Engineering Video Library for one year
o Ability to amend curriculum for in-house videos, incidents and keypoints o Three days of Hands-On Training and instructor lesson plan implementation including engine pumping, hoseline deployment, smoke, SCBA, radios, search, ventilation, victim profiling, mayday, and rescue scenarios at your training site o After-action report with recommendations for department-wide implementation of training at the battalion level
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Costs and Scheduling
The Command Train-the-Trainer five-day workshop is $35000. The TTT workshop requires 2-3 instructors throughout the week. In addition, we would ask that you reimburse travel and lodging for the instructors not to exceed $1500.
In addition to recouping cost through outside attendance for the first two days, you may also explore an Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG). Saint Paul, MN secured a grant to pay for their training.
Below is a link to a copy of their grant application.
https://www.sugarsync.com/pf/D3836962_08577877_8332180
We ask a minimum 10% deposit to secure dates on our training calendar. You may choose to split the cost between two fiscal years as well. We are flexible and willing to assist with funding mechanisms.
Our earliest availability is Q1 of 2022. Please contact us to schedule dates so we may accommodate your timing goals.
Thank you for the opportunity to serve Salinas Fire Department and the surrounding region. We look forward to providing you world-class training!
Sincerely,
Anthony Kastros
Firefighter Inspiration Readiness & Education, LLC
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Lead Instructor Biography
Anthony (Andoni) Kastros is a 33-year veteran of the fire service and Battalion Chief with Sacramento Metro Fire District (ret). He is author of the Fire Engineering book and video series, Mastering the Fire Service Assessment Center – 2ndEdition. It is used widely throughout the United States for officer development.
Also, from Fire Engineering, Anthony authors the 3-part DVD series Mastering Fireground Command – Calm the Chaos! This series focuses on fireground strategy, tactics, and ICS using actual incidents, video, and simulations.
In addition, Kastros authored the video series, Mastering Unified Command – From Hometown to Homeland. The video is focused on bridging the gap between fire and law for a true unified response and command platform to face the “New Normal” that is prevalent in America today. The video features many experts from around the United States, including former Secretary of Defense and CIA Director Leon Panetta.
Kastros is an FDIC-International and Firehouse World instructor, was the Keynote Speaker at FDIC 2013 and is the recipient of the 2019 George D. Post Instructor of the Year Award from the International Society of Fire Service Instructors and Fire Engineering. Anthony hosts The Command Show, a monthly blog radio show through Fire Engineering. As a USAR Team Manager with Sacramento Task Force 7, he deployed to Ground Zero on 9/11. Anthony spent 4 years with a Type 1 Incident Management Team.
Through Trainfirefighters.com, our cadre of instructors has taught thousands of firefighters from around the world in leadership, team building, officer development, command, tactics, strategic planning, and mergers. His faith and family are the most important things in his life.