Los Alamos National Laboratory - Fire Protection

The general objective of this Cooperative Agreement is to provide financial support for staff, response vehicles, specialized tours and training, and the use of two fire station facilities to the Incorporated County of Los Alamos to allow the County

As the owner of Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), the federal government through the Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration, has a substantial interest to ensure the protection of the public, the environment and property in Los Alamos County, which includes LANL, and surrounding geographical areas by the provision of the fire department services enhanced by this Cooperative Agreement.

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS: The fire department has an authorized staffing level of fire fighters and officers and civilian support staff. The fire department staff, in addition to being trained as conventional fire fighters responding to fires in residence and businesses, is also trained to respond to fires and other emergencies at nuclear and high hazard facilities. PLANNING: The fire department is responsible for the development of Pre-Incident Plans at necessary LANL buildings and facilities. PUBLIC WORKS: The fire department is responsible for hydrant testing at LANL. TRAINING: Fire fighters receive special training prior to engaging in fire fighting or emergency operations at nuclear and high hazard facilities at LANL, not only to ensure their safety, but to ensure that their actions contribute to control of the incident, versus making the incident worse by possibly spreading contamination or taking actions which result in unnecessary damage to mission critical or costly equipment.

Los Alamos Fire Department is an agency within Los Alamos County. Los Alamos County is a political subdivision of the State of New Mexico.

• Cost effective and efficient management of the delivery of fire department services to LANL, including recruitment, selection, training and promotion of fire department personnel. • Cost effective and efficient management of business aspects of fire department operations, including procurement of services and supplies necessary to perform the agreement, and generating specifications for equipment purchases such as fire department apparatus. • Providing manual fire fighting response and capability. • Providing emergency medical response and capability. • Providing rescue response and capability. • Providing hazardous materials response capability. • Providing fire and safety related non-emergency services as identified in the agreement such as hydrant testing. • Providing fire department standbys at LANL for designated recurring activities, and on an as-needed basis for special hazards. • Maintaining a minimum training capability for fire fighters. • Maintaining certifications for various fire fighter and fire officer levels. • Maintaining emergency and non-emergency procedures associated with the operation of a fire department. • Maintain a fire department response capability that meets NFPA 1500, NFPA 1710 and other applicable NFPA standards to the extent practical for fire department responses to LANL. • Maintain emergency response pre-incident plans for necessary LANL facilities. • Providing agreed upon mutual aid, automatic aid, and outside assistance to the surrounding communities and cities. • Providing other miscellaneous services as defined in the agreement.

As determined by the Cooperative Agreement

This Cooperative Agreement initial period of performance was October 1, 2013 to December 31, 2023. The Cooperative Agreement was renewed for years 2024 thru 2033.

Funds awarded via the NNSA Partnership and Acquisition Services, Albuquerque Complex, Albuquerque, New Mexico, coordinating with the NNSA Los Alamos Field Office as the Delegated Program Office. The procedural steps at the NNSA are as follows: Contract Specialist (NA-PAS), Preparation; Contracting Officer (NA-PAS), Coordination and Review; Patent Counsel, Coordination and Review; Legal Counsel, Coordination and Review; Independent Review (NA-PAS); Head of Contracting Activity (NA-PAS), Coordination and Review; Contracting Officer (NA-PAS), and Final Signature.

The Cooperative Agreement was approved and became effective on12/31/2023