Memorandum of Agreement - City of Indianapolis Fire Department - Indiana Task Force One

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measures of Critical Incident Stress Syndrome. 6.10 Each Committed Personnel member must understand and adhere to safe working practices and procedures as required in the urban disaster environment. 6.11 Each Committed Personnel member must have a working knowledge of the US&R System and the Task Force's organizational structure, operating procedures, safety practices, terminology and communication protocols. 6.12 Each Committed Personnel member must have completed such courses of education and training and other requirements as the DPS and Task Force shall specify. 6.13 The DPS has authority to suspend or terminate a Committed Personnel member's participation on the Task. Force for failure to satisfy any mandatory minimum requirement. VII. CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT T01 The DPS and/or Task force will issue to each Committed Personnel member certain items of personal protective clothing and equipment for use in Task Force activities and operations. In the event of activation, the Committed Personnel shall provide certain additional items of personal clothing and equipment. Items of clothing and equipment supplied by the UPS and/or Task Force shall remain the property of the DPS and/or Task Force and shall be returned promptly whenever a person ceases to be a Committed Personnel member. 7.02 Subject to FEMA requirements, all uniforms wil l display the official patch of the Task force and the official patch of the System, as specified by the DPS. The DPS shall specify the design of the uniform and any identifying insignia or markings. VIII. COMMAND, CONTROL AND COORDINATION 8.01 When the Committed Personnel have been activated or have othervrise been placed at the direction, control and funding of FEMA (e.g., during participation in FEMA-sponsored training), the ultimate authority for command, control and coordination of the service of the Committed Personnel reposes with FEMA. Subject to the principle just stated, the following provisions of this Section VIII govern the responsibilities of the parties with respect to supervisory, disciplinary and other specified aspects of the employment of the Committed Personnel within the context of leis/her participation on the Task Force. 8.02 Nothing in this Agreement is intended to, nor does it, establish the creation of a joint venture or joint enterprise between the DPS and Participating Agency. Nor shall anything herein be deemed to create or affect the employer -employee relationship between the Participating Agency and its employees who are members of the Committed Personnel, and the Participating Agency shall at all times continue to be fully responsible for all of its employment obligations to its employees, including the compensation and benefits that the Participating Agency has agreed to provide. 8.03 While participating in System activities conducted by the Task Force, all Committed Personnel shall be subject to and observe and comply with all lawful orders and directions of the authorized representatives of the DPS and the Task Force, Sponsoring Agency retains the right to suspend or exclude any Participant from participation on the Task Force for cause including failure to abide by the provisions of this Agreement. 8.04 The DPS and/or the Task Force shall exercise direct supervisory authority with respect to Participants during activations, deployments and other activities of the Task Force conducted by