Mutual Aid Plan, “All Risk
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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY FIRE SERVICE “All Risk” MUTUAL AID PLAN John Scherrei Fire Chief Santa Barbara County Fire Department AREA COORDINATOR (4/05) TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Cover Page Introduction (Santa Barbara County Overview)....................................................… 1 Purpose............................................................................................................................. 1 Policies ............................................................................................................................. 2 Objective.......................................................................................................................... 2 Responsibilities............................................................................................................... 2 How to Request Mutual Aid in Santa Barbara County............................................ 4 What Your Area Coordinator Will Do For You? ..................................................... 5 Region I Philosophy on Mutual Aid ......................................................................... 5 Mutual Aid Request Organizational Chart ............................................................. 7 California Mutual Aid Regions .................................................................................. 8 Region I Operational Area Chart................................................................................ 9 Region I Policies and Procedures................................................................................ 10 Region Policies and Reimbursable Fires ................................................................... 11 Region I Reimbursement/OES Form 42 -Instructions and Procedures ............. 12 Emergency Activity Record - Form............................................................................. 13-14 Agency Representative.................................................................................................. 15 Assigning Strike Team Numbers ................................................................................ 16 Region I Key Personnel.................................................................................................. 17 Strike Team Formation Data (Designator)................................................................. 18 Strike Team Assignments on In County Incidents .................................................. 19 Strike Team Assemble Areas........................................................................................ 19 Mutual Aid Strike Team Agency Rotation ................................................................ 20 Santa Barbara County Radio Identification System ................................................ 25 Mobile Numbers ............................................................................................................ 26 Specialized Equipment - County-Wide Resources Inventory .............................. 29 Appendix I - Santa Barbara County Fire Chief's Communications Manual Appendix II – California Incident Certification System Requirements MUTUAL AID PLAN REVISION AREA COORDINATOR ELECTION SCHEDULE Next Revision March 2006 Next Election February 2007 Santa Barbara County Mutual Aid Plan The County Fire Chiefs Association recognizes that Mutual Aid Response and cooperation is essential to protect the citizens of Santa Barbara County. Each and all agencies, both equipment and overhead personnel will follow the guidelines listed below while responding Mutual Aid within the County of Santa Barbara: 1. All mutual aid responses under this agreement will be non-reimbursable. Reimbursement should only be for resource requested through OES Cooperative agreement for local Government Fire Suppression Assistance (California Fire Assistance Agreement) or as otherwise agreed upon. 2. Each department furnishing Mutual Aid engine companies agrees to respond with a minimum of three qualified persons and all responding personnel shall be attired in the proper personnel protection equipment. In all cases, the minimum safety gear shall conform to Title 8, Article 10.1 of the California Code of Regulation. 3. All personnel responding (excluding overhead) shall respond with an agency approved code three vehicles. No personal vehicles shall be used in responding to an incident. 4. When providing mutual aid to other agencies, the jurisdictional responsibility and authority of the agency receiving mutual aid will be respected. 5. The Santa Barbara County Fire Chiefs have recognized that self-dispatching may cause many problems, therefore, no equipment or overhead will respond to the jurisdiction of another department unless requested through proper channels. 6. During major incidents, responding agencies shall make available an Agency Representative to coordinate resource needs and agency issues to the on scene Liaison Officer or Incident Commander. 7. Failure to comply with these guidelines will be grounds to return the unit back to their home jurisdiction for the remainder of the incident. Santa Barbara County Mutual Aid Plan Page 1 INTRODUCTION Santa Barbara County is one of California’s most diverse counties where major emergencies frequently occur. With an historic background of wildland fires, floods, earthquakes, high-rise fires, and hazardous material incidents, the fire services must have a Mutual Aid Plan that would enable effective utilization of resources and personnel that would protect the citizens of the cities, communities, and unincorporated areas. Santa Barbara County resources and personnel have played an important role in California’s fire defense system, providing Mutual Aid to other cities and counties. The Mutual Aid Plan would provide the framework for maintaining our Mutual Aid system, training, and procedures for activating this system. A prime component of our Mutual Aid Plan is the recognition and adoption of the National Interagency Incident Management System (NIIMS). Santa Barbara County is also a charter partner in the Firescope program. These programs provide our county with a common organizational system for management of major incidents or natural disasters. These programs have greatly improved California’s Mutual Aid by standardizing terminology, resource and personnel identification, communications, position training standards, and a standard decision making process for keeping the system current. The intent of this plan is two fold. Primarily, it will provide key interagency resource and personnel information used during Mutual Aid. The Plan may also be used as a frequent training tool to allow fire officers to become familiar with the Mutual Aid process and procedures. This plan is not meant to provide answers after an incident occurs, but more to provide a preplanning tool. PURPOSE Santa Barbara County is located in California Mutual Aid Region I. Region I includes San Luis Obispo, Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange, and Santa Barbara counties. Each County is required to have a Mutual Aid Plan which outlines procedures, policies, resource, and personnel information. The Plan will assist local, state, and federal fire agencies in preparing for a major emergency. Santa Barbara County Mutual Aid Plan Page 2 POLICIES The Santa Barbara County Fire Chiefs’ Association is committed to maintaining a quality Mutual Aid Plan. To this end, the association will annually review and update this Plan. All efforts will be made to include all local agencies in the Mutual Aid system as a means to increase countywide training and experience of personnel. To this end, the Plan shall encourage local agency participation and ensure an even distribution of assignments for local agency apparatus and overhead. Because of the close involvement with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, United States Forest Service, and the Office of Emergency Services, annual updates of policies, procedures, resources and personnel shall be included in this Plan. The Santa Barbara County Fire Chiefs’ Association recognizes that by proclamation of the Governor of California that a “State of Emergency” or “State of Extreme Emergency” exists, Mutual Aid may be mandatory. The Santa Barbara County Fire Chiefs’ Association acknowledges that requests for Mutual Aid over and above day-to-day automatic aid shall be requested through the area coordinator. Every three years the Santa Barbara County Fire Chiefs’ Association selects a representative and two alternates for the position of area coordinator. This position is voluntary and is not compensated. OES Region I shall be advised of this election and any changes that have occurred. The election may be done by verbal or written form at a regular meeting of the County Fire Chiefs. The next election date is listed on the cover page of this document. All participating agencies will submit an ICS Position Qualified Personnel List to the Area Coordinator by April 1. The Area Coordinator will distribute the position list as well as the ICS Qualification list to Region I. This list shall be updated annually. OBJECTIVE To provide fire, rescue, paramedical, hazardous materials or other expertise in the form of resources and personnel as would be necessary to manage a major incident or disaster that would have had exceeded the capabilities of a single agency. RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Each department furnishing Mutual Aid engine companies agrees to respond with a minimum of three qualified persons. 2. Each department recognizes the hazards associated with fire service and