External Consultants

A contract is a legal agreement between two or more parties that contain a mutual agreements that enforceable at the law(Varone, 2012, p. 332).. Contracts can be by word of mouth, in writing, or implied by parties in some cases, whereas though consideration can be an act of promise (Varone, 2012, p. 332-333). In most cases, contracts are started when an offer is made and another party accepts. There is no acceptance when nothing is agreed upon between parties, but is legally binding once agreed upon. Contracts can become in three ways, oral, written, or implied (Varone, 2012, p. 335). An oral contract can be enforceable same as a written contract, implied stems from the conduct of the parties, for example if was to go to store and get some …show more content…
The information throughout this subsection applies primarily to external consultants. A person should always have the proper insurance in the event that a contract is not properly carried out. If the contract is not being honored, it is a person or persons right to to seek legal actions in order to hold a third party accountable for their actions due to breach of contract. You may be wondering what is breach of contract. Breach of contract is where a party backs out of contract improperly and would be held liable to another party for damages that may have been caused. Contracts that violate laws, violates public policy are null and void (Varone, 2012, p. 340). There are certain types of fire service contracts that concern fire service personnel, that would be mutual aid agreements, insurance policies, purchasing, employment agreements, and collective bargaining agreements (Varone, 2012, p. 335). Mutual agreements should address a vast amount of materials in order emergency help is sent or received, such as chain of command and authority, repairs of apparatus, workers compensation issues, and hazardous material billing issues (Varone, 2012, p.