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California Mobilization Guide CALIFORNIA INTERAGENCY MOBILIZATION GUIDE 2017 US Forest Service California Dept. of Forestry & Fire Protection Bureau of Land Management National Park Service Bureau of Indian Affairs US Fish & Wildlife Service Governor’s Office of Emergency Services 2017 California Mobilization Guide Table of Contents Chapter 10 – Objectives, Policy, Scope of Operations and Administration 1 Mission Statement 1 Geographic Area Coordination Center 1 Unit Level 2 Incident Priorities 2 Initial Attack 2 Immediate Need 2 Drawdown for Initial Attack (IA) 3 Mobilization/ Demobilization 3 Work/Rest Guidelines 3 Incident Operations Driving 3 Resource Mobilization 3 Notification of Commitment of Resources 4 Wildland Fire Weather Forecasts 4 California Fire Service Multi-Agency Coordination Systems (MACS) Organizational Structure 5 MAC Group Purpose and Function 5 Northern MAC Group Organizational Chart 7 Southern MAC Group Organizational Chart 8 Wildland Agency Geographic Coordination Flow Chart 9 Geographic Boundary Map 12 CAL OES Fire and Rescue Regional Map 13 CAL OES Fire and Rescue Regional Assistant Chief and Mutual Aid Coordinators 14 California Fire and Rescue Ordering Process 15 CAL OES Region/Operational Area ROSS Responsibility 18 Communication 21 Aircraft 21 Mobilization 21 Unit Dispatch Procedures 21 GACC Dispatch Procedures 22 NICC Dispatch Procedures 23 Mutual Aid 23 Request for Assistance 23 Support to Border Fires 23 Unified Ordering Point (UOP) 23 Resource Ordering 24 Request Information 25 Travel Mobilization and Demobilization 25 Emergency Demobilization 25 Demobilization Planning 25 Demobilization Considerations 26 Demobilization Plan 26 Contract Resources/ Hired Equipment 26 Federal 26 CAL FIRE 27 Preparedness Plan 27 Preparedness Plan for Wildland Fire Agencies of California 27 i Purpose 27 Monitoring 28 Preparedness Level Activation and Deactivation 28 Preparedness Levels 28 Preparedness Level 1 28 Preparedness Level 2 28 Preparedness Level 3 29 Preparedenss Level 4 29 Preparedness Level 5 30 Guidelines for Determining Preparedness Level 30 Move Up 31 Drawdown Levels 31 California Incident Priorities 32 Joint Criteria Used To Determine Priorities 32 Handling Hazardous Materials 34 Dozer and Helicopter Use in Wilderness and Special Areas 34 Disaster Procedures 34 Accident and Incident Reporting 35 Critical Incident Stress Management Procedures (CISM) 35 Federal Incidents 36 CAL FIRE Incidents 36 Chapter 20 – Overhead & Teams 37 Overhead 37 Name Requests 37 Specialized Overhead 37 Air Resource Advisor – ARA – Federal 37 Archaeologists (ARCH) – All Agencies 38 Blasters (Federal) 38 Cost Share Specialist – All Agencies 38 Hired Equipment Technical Specialist (EQTS) – CAL FIRE 39 Human Resource Specialist (HRSP) – Federal 39 Interagency Resource Representative (IARR) - Federal 39 Incident Contract Project Equipment Inpector (ICPI) – Forest Service 39 Incident Meterologist (IMET) – All Agencies 39 Interagency Incident Business Advisors (INBA) – Federal 40 Infrared Interpreters (IRIN) – All Agencies 40 Short- Haul Boosters (SHLR) and (SHLS) – Federal 40 Smokejumpers (SMKJ) – All Agencies 40 Training Specialist (TNSP) – All Agencies 41 Wildland Fire Safety Officer – Federal 41 Overhead Specialized Program 41 Logistics Accelerated Development – Federal 41 Incident Mangement Teams (IMT) 41 All Hazard Incident Management Teams – National Park Service 41 CAL FIRE Incident Management Teams – Type 1 42 California Federal Interagency Mangement Teams – Type 1 and 2 – Federal 42 National Area Command Teams – All Agencies 43 ii National Incident Management Organization (NIMO) Team – Federal 43 Non- IMT Teams 43 Burned Area Emergency Respone ams (BAER) – Federal 43 Buying Unit Teams – Federal 44 Damage Inspection Team – Federal 44 Damage Assessment Team – CAL FIRE 44 ECC Support Teams – CAL FIRE 44 Fire Behavior Assessment Team (FBAT) – Federal 44 Fuel Treatment Effectiveness Team – Forest Service 45 Interagency Dispatch Teams – Federal 45 Medical Emergency Response Teams (MERT) – CAL FIRE 45 Situation Awareness & Collaboration Tool (SCOUT) – CAL FIRE 46 Retrograde Team – CAL FIRE 46 Wildland Fire Modules – Federal (FS and NPS) 46 Rapid Extraction Support Module (REMS) 46 California Incident Management Teams and Rotation Schedule 48 2017 California Type 1 Federal Interagency Incident Mangement Teams 48 2017 California Type 1 Federal Team Rotation 48 2017 California Type 2 Federal Interagency Incident Management Teams 49 Rotation for Type 2 IMT 49 2017 Type 2 Federal Interagency IMT Rotation 50 2017 NORCAL and CENTRAL CAL Team Rotations 51 2017 SOCAL Team Rotation 52 2017 CAL Fire Incident Management Teams 53 2017 CAL FIRE Incident Management Schedule 53 Chapter 30 – Crews 55 California Conservation Corps (CCC) 55 CAL FIRE 55 Type 1 55 Federal 56 Type 1 Hotshot 56 Smokejumpers 57 Type 2 Initial Attack Capable 57 Type 2 Regular 57 Type 2 Organization 57 Organized Camp Crews 58 Chapter 40 – Supplies and Equipment 59 National Interagency Incident Support Caches 59 Ordering 59 Abnormal Quantities 60 Mobile Cache Vans 60 Demobilization 61 Replacement Orders 62 Recycling 62 Hazardous Materials – Ordering and Shipping 62 Hazardous Waste 63 iii Communications 63 National Fire Radio Caches (NFRC) 63 NFES 4390 – ICS Command Starter System 64 NFES 4381 – HT Radio Kit 64 CAL FIRE HT Radio Cache 64 CAL FIRE Portable Repeaters 64 Frequencies 65 Mobile Communication Units – All Agencies 65 Remote Automated Weather Station (RAWS) 65 Mobile Food Service 66 National Contract Mobile Food Service – Federal 66 Mobile Kitchen Unit (MKU) and Food Dispensing Unit (FDU) – CAL FIRE 66 Mobile Shower Facilities 67 Mobile Saw Trailer – CAL FIRE 68 Hired Equipment 68 Chapter 50 – Aircraft 69 Aircraft Administration 69 Bureau of Land Mangement 69 CAL FIRE 69 Forest Service 70 National Park Service 70 Federal Cooperator Aircraft Use 70 Aircraft Ordering Procedures 71 Initial Attack Ordering 71 Additional Aircraft Requests 72 Airtanker Dispatch Rotation 73 Aircraft Diverts 73 Diverts 73 No Divert 73 Air Communication 74 Pre-Assigned Aviation Frequencies 74 Requesting Additional Aircraft Frequencies 74 Aircraft Flight Plan 75 Aircraft Flight Following 75 Types of Approved Flight Following Methods 75 Flight Following Responsibilites 76 Aircraft Release 77 Notification for Aircraft Accident or Incident with Serious Potential 77 Air Tactical Supervision 78 Aerial Supervision Requirements 78 Aerial Supervision Module (ASM) 80 Airtankers 81 Airtanker Standard ICS Types 81 Very Large Airtanker (VLAT) 81 Type 1 Airtanker 81 Type 2 Airtanker 81 Scoopers 81 iv Type 3 Airtanker 81 Type 4 Airtanker 82 Federal Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems (MAFFS) Airborne Firefighting System (AFFS) 82 Smokejumper Aircraft 82 Satellite Bases 82 Para-Cargo Delivery 83 Infrared Aircraft 84 Night Aviation Operations 84 Mobile Retardant Base 84 Helicopters 85 Helicopter Standard ICS Types 85 Air Rescue 85 CALFIRE 85 Federal 85 National Park Service 86 Forest Service Emergency Medical Short- Haul Aircraft 86 Forest Service Short-Haul Orders 86 Federal Helicopter Rappelling 86 Firewatch Aerial Supervision Platforms 87 Project Helicopter – Forest Service 87 Airspace Coordination 88 Fire Traffic Area (FTA) 88 Temporary Flight Restrictions, FAR 94.137 (TFR) 88 Military Training Routes (MTR) and Special Use Airspace (SUA) 88 Temporary Airport Control Tower Operations 89 Airspace Conflicts 90 Call When Needed (CWN) Aircraft 90 CWN – CAL FIRE 90 CWN – Department of Interior 90 CWN – Forest Service 91 CWN – Forest Service Helicopter Modules 92 Large Transport Aircraft – Federal 92 Airport Guide 92 Aircraft and Base Information Tables 93 Aerial Supervision Aircraft 93 Airtanker Bases 94 MAFFS Operating Bases 95 Helicopters – Federal 96 Helicopters – CAL FIRE 97 Helicopters – Contract Counties 97 Chapter 60 – Predictive Services 99 Intelligence Reporting 99 Federal Daily 1000 AM Report 99 Situation Report 99 Incident Status Summary (ICS-209) Form 100 Incident Map 101 Monthly Fire Report 101 v Interagency Intelligence Report 101 Predictive Services Weather 101 Daily Issuance of the 7-Day Significant Fire Potential Product 101 Monthly /Seasonal Outlook 102 Monthly Zone/ Regional Fire Report 102 Smoke Transport and Stability Outlooks 102 Fuels/Fire Danger Products 102 NFDRS RAWS Maintenance Based on Preparedness Level 103 Chapter 70 – Emergency Operations and GACC Directories 105 Quick Reference 105 Northern California 105 Southern California 106 Miscellaneous 106 GACC Directory 107 Chapter 70 Table of Contents 109 Chapter 80 – Cooperation 189 Cooperative Agreements 189 National Agreements 189 Statewide Agreements 189 Memorandums of Understanding 190 Local Agreements 191 Initial Attack Border Agreements 192 Non-Suppression Activity Agreements 192 Interagency Facilities 193 Northern Region 193 Southern Region 193 Appendix – Exhibits 195 Links for all Forms 195 Resource Extension Request Form 195 CAL OES Name Request Justification 195 Preparedness/ Detail Request Form 195 California Frequency Tones 196 National Mobile Food Service/ Shower Unit Request Form 195 Incident Aircraft Certification Form 197 Aircraft Flight Plan (Form 9400-1a) 195 Fire Traffic Area(FTA) Graphic 195 Interagency Request for Temporary Flight Restrictions (FAR Part 91.137) 195 Passenger and Cargo Manifest (SF245) 195 Infrared Aircraft Scanner Order 195 Documentation of Contacts Requesting Deconflication of Airspace by the Military Form 195 FC 106 Intercom Script 198 FC 106 Intercom Voice Out Script 195 NWCG Fire Class & Size Chart 195 Resource
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