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

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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 agrees to provide responding personnel with appropriate safety clothing for the Santa Barbara County Mutual Aid Plan Page 3

incident. In all cases, the minimum safety gear shall conform to Title 8, Article 10.1 of the California Code of Regulation.

3. Each department furnishing Mutual Aid engine companies shall ensure adequate inventory and equipment maintenance to provide good service at an incident. Each resource responding to an out-of-county Mutual Aid incident shall have a copy of current inventory. Resources may be required to undergo a safety equipment check prior to demobilization from an incident. If available, the company officer will ensure such a check has been completed.

4. Medical rescue companies requested under Mutual Aid shall be responded with a minimum of two persons. Protective clothing shall conform to Title 8, Article 10.1 of the California Code of Regulations. The vehicle inventory and equipment maintenance shall be adequate to ensure good service.

5. Any agency providing Mutual Aid shall repair and replace at their own cost and expense, any item which is lost or damaged for any reason other than direct fire loss on state responsibility lands (fire season only).

6. All extinguishing agents such as foam, dry powder, and absorbing compounds utilized on an incident shall be replaced by the requesting agency.

7. The Santa Barbara County Fire Chiefs agree that should a responding agency have a serious incident in its jurisdiction requiring recall of the resources and staffing, the incident commander will honor said recall in accordance with standard incident command system procedures.

8. The Santa Barbara County Fire Chiefs agree that all major incidents within Santa Barbara County, utilizing Mutual Aid may have a post-incident analysis.

9. The Santa Barbara County Fire Chiefs recognize, support, and have adopted the California Incident Command Certification System (CICCS) as the “standard” for Mutual Aid Wildland Response (see Appendix II).

10. Strike team leaders shall be responsible to carry cash or credit cards adequate to support emergency needs of strike team personnel. All agency resources shall have adequate food and supplies to function for the first operational period.

Personnel assigned to a strike team are responsible to carry adequate cash or credit cards to purchase food or personal items while assigned to the incident.

11. Strike team leaders and all engine company captains shall start an ICS 214 upon dispatch. Strike team leaders shall ensure that injured persons promptly complete agency-specific injury forms. Injured persons are responsible for filing Santa Barbara County Mutual Aid Plan Page 4

injury forms with their jurisdictions. Unit logs outlining injuries should be given to the incident safety officer, prior to demobilization.

12. Strike Teams will be relieved after 14 days assigned to an incident; excluding travel to/from the incident. If there is more than one Strike Team and/or eight overhead personnel on an incident, it is recommended that an Agency Representative be assigned to that incident.

13. On any and all incidents, an OES Form 42 will be filled out at the incident and must be signed by the IC, Operations or Finance Chief.

14. All Strike Team Leaders will attend S/T Leader currency training on a BI-annual basis.

HOW TO REQUEST MUTUAL AID IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY

1. Contact the County Emergency Communication Center “Control” via telephone or radio at 692-5723. Identify yourself, give your rank and department.

2. Describe the situation and the incident potential, and be specific. Make sure the message is correct before you hang up or break off radio transmission.

3. To place the request, use Incident Command System personnel and resource terminology (Field Operations Guide).

4. Advise if this request is an IMMEDIATE (dispatch immediately) or PLANNED need (next operational period).

5. Give Specific reporting information:

a) Exact location b) Radio call sign and contact person c) Identify radio frequency

6. The Emergency Communications Center will notify the Area Coordinator of all Mutual Aid requests. The Area Coordinator shall notify all County Fire Chiefs through the Alpha Page System. When the page is sent, the sender must identify. Santa Barbara County Mutual Aid Plan Page 5

WHAT YOUR AREA COORDINATOR WILL DO FOR YOU ONCE THE REQUEST IS PLACED

1. Assess Countywide personnel and resource status.

2. Send closest available resources and personnel when possible for immediate need.

3. Address Region I status of resources and personnel. * Advise Region I of situation and follow up, and frequently update the situation.

4. Evaluate Firescope ICS 209, weather, and restat programs for current status. Provide requesting agency with updated weather and resource status for the Region and State.

5. Provide requesting agency with current ICS qualified personnel for all overhead and technical specialist positions requested.

6. Provide linkage between all technical specialists, cooperating and assisting agencies, and your incident.

7. The Area Coordinator, upon notification of resources responding out-of-County, will advise all Chief Officers, via alpha-page. Any County agency responding resources out-of-County will notify the Area Coordinator. When the page is sent, the sender must identify. Each agency will be responsible for updating the County Fire Chiefs Website; www.sbchiefs.org Log in: xsb Password: xsb410.

8. All Chiefs Officers will be notified, via alpha-page once Expanded Dispatch is activated.

9. It will be responsibility of each agency to notify the Emergency Communications Center with resources committed to an incident(s). This will include number of engines (Type/Kind) and number of overhead.

*critical importance

REGION I PHILOSOPHY ON MUTUAL AID

INTENT OF MUTUAL AID

As per the Master Mutual Aid Agreement, the local agencies should voluntarily aid and assist each other in the event of disaster. The Master Mutual Aid Agreement shall not supplant existing agreements between local agencies for exchanging certain types of facilities, resources and services. Santa Barbara County Mutual Aid Plan Page 6

The Mutual Aid extended under this agreement shall be without reimbursement, unless otherwise expressly provided for by the local agencies and the Cooperative Agreement document. No local agency shall be required to deplete unreasonably, its own resources, facilities, and services in furnishing such Mutual Aid.

Reimbursement for Mutual Aid may be provided pursuant to a Governor’s disaster proclamation, or when conditions warrant, invoking the OES/CDF/ USFS/ BLM/NPS/US FISH AND WILDLIFE Cooperative (California Fire Assistance Agreement - CFAA).

Per the Cooperative Agreement, the above five agencies are collectively known as the FOREST AGENCIES/FOREST AGENCY and are referred to as such in this manual. There is NO OTHER existing provision for Mutual Aid reimbursement. MUTUAL AID REQUEST ORGANIZATION CHART

GOVERNOR SACRAMENTO

Director, OES Sacramento

State Fire & Rescue OES Fire & Rescue Coordinator Division

Region Fire & Rescue Los Angeles County Coordinator Fire Department

Area Fire & Rescue Santa Barbara County Coordinator Fire Department

Local Fire Chief Within Santa Barbara County

______Request Flow

______Confirmation Flow

Page 7 REGION 1 Santa Barbara County Los Angeles County Fire Department Mutual Aid Plan ALTERNATE REGION I Page 8 Orange Fire Authority

Area A Area B Area C Area E Area F Area G Los Angeles Los Angeles Glendale Downey Long Beach Inglewood Beverly Hills Arco Petroleum Prod. Alhambra Compton McDonnell Douglas El Segundo Culver City JPL/NASA Burbank La Habra Heights Naval Shipyard Gardena Santa Monica Day/Zimermann Pasadena Lynwood Hermosa Beach US Forest Service Shell Oil Company San Gabriel Montebello Northrup Aircraft Avalon City Monterey Park Santa Fee Springs Manhattan Beach US Forest Lockheed Burbank Vernon Redondo Beach San Marino City Torrance South Pasadena Hughes Aircraft Warner Brothers Monrovia Sierra Madre

Orange County Ventura County Santa Barbara County San Luis Obispo County Orange County Ventura County Santa Barbara County CDF – San Luis Obispo Anaheim Camarillo State Carpinteria/Summerland Arroyo Grande / Grover Beach Brea City Fillmore City Volunteers Guadalupe Atascadero Costa Mesa Naval Air Weapons Lompoc Atascadero State Hosp. Fountain Valley Oxnard City Montecito Availa Beach Garden Grove Santa Paul City US Penitentiary Morro Bay Huntington Beach Ventura City Santa Maria Oceano CSD Laguna Beach US Navy Pt. Hueneme Solvang Paso Robles Dept. ES La Habra Rocketdyne/Rockwell Vandenberg AFB Pismo Beach Navel Weapons Stations UC Campus Fire Marshal California Mens Colony Marine Corps Air Orcutt Cambria MCAS El Toro Santa Barbara City Camp Roberts Armed Forces Reserve Ctr. US Forest Service Cayucos Templeton San Luis Obispo City San Miguel San Miguel Santa Margarita South Bay

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REGION I POLICIES AND PROCEDURES COMMUNICATIONS

The effectiveness of the communication link between the Region Coordinator and the Area Coordinator(s) directly affects the utilization of Mutual Aid Resources. Not only for major fire activity levels but for day to day Mutual Aid Resource requests.

After notification of a request of an Area Dispatch Center for Resources, by Region I,* the Area Coordinator or his designee shall maintain communications with Region I. Area policy should be developed and enforced to assure a positive flow of communication between the Region I ECC Manager and Area Coordinator(s).

Strike team leaders shall maintain daily contact, when possible, with their Area Dispatch and the Agency/Region Representative assigned to the incident. To assist in status keeping at the Region level, this information shall be forwarded through the Mutual Aid Plan chain of command, i.e. S/T Leader, Area Dispatch, Area Coordinator, Region I ECC.

Likewise, when the Region I ECC is notified from OCC - Riverside, of Region Mutual Aid Resource status, the Region I ECC Manager shall forward this information to the local agency via the Area Coordinator. Often the link between the Region and Area Coordinators will be through a dispatcher at the Area Dispatch Center. With the usual traffic of a dispatch center, timely delivery of information may be delayed at the Area level.

During high level use of Mutual Aid resources, Area Dispatch Center FAX machines shall be used by the Region I ECC Manager for the dissemination of information in addition to telephone contact.

* REGION I - ECC - Emergency Coordination Center Los Angeles County Fire Department Fire Command & Control Facility 1320 N. Eastern Avenue, Los Angeles 90063 - 3294 (323) 881-6172,6186, 6178 (323) 811-6100 (Fax) Expanded Dispatch (323) 811-6119

For additional information or assistance when the ECC is not activated and during normal business hours, contact: Chief Rick Moreno, Los Angeles County Fire Department - (323) 881-6139.

After hours contact: On-Duty Shift Battalion Chief - (323) 881-6105. On-Duty Captain – (323) 881-6156 Santa Barbara County Mutual Aid Plan Page 11 REGION I POLICIES REIMBURSABLE FIRES

* It is expressly understood that FOREST AGENCIES and State OES cannot and have no intent to enter an agreement affecting reimbursement for local jurisdiction services, except as it applies to FOREST AGENCY requests and use.

* FOREST AGENCIES shall not be responsible for any apparatus and personnel not confirmed by their respective order and request number(s).

* Provisions and procedures for reimbursement by FOREST AGENCIES for fire suppression assistance are defined separately for State OES-owned apparatus and personnel and locally-owned apparatus and personnel.

PERSONNEL - Highlights * There shall be NO REIMBURSEMENT for response of personnel on local government apparatus of LESS THAN TWELVE (12) HOURS DURATION. However, should local government apparatus be requested for assignment to a Mobilization Center• for standby duty, the reimbursement period shall begin with the time of initial dispatch of said apparatus from its assigned home base.

• A Mobilization Center for large scale staging purposes may be requested by a local jurisdiction, however, the Center shall only be designated as such by an OES Representative.

* Crew size on engine companies responding to FOREST AGENCY requests shall be three persons unless the Forest agency specifies a fourth person. A request for ICS Type I engine shall imply the authorization for the fourth person.

* FOREST AGENCY - If a Strike Team Leader trainee is requested by the Forest Agency, they will reimburse the sending agency should the sending agency choose to provide one.

APPARATUS - Highlights * In no case will a second support vehicle be assigned to an individual strike team.

* Local jurisdiction shall assume operational costs, including necessary motor fuels and lubricants used in its apparatus while responding to and returning from FOREST AGENCY incidents. The same applies to local jurisdiction support equipment responding with OES-owned apparatus.

*FOREST AGENCY will provide for motor fuel and lubricants, normal servicing costs, and minor repairs incidental to operation of apparatus including local Santa Barbara County Mutual Aid Plan Page 12

jurisdiction support equipment while subject to direction and control of the requesting FOREST AGENCY. (MINOR REPAIR is a repair, which keeps equipment in operation during a fire. This requires no more than two hours for one mechanic).

REIMBURSEMENT PROCEDURES

The Office of Emergency Services shall be required to provide direction, ongoing guidance, and monitoring throughout the process until reimbursement is received by local agencies.

* When a jurisdiction has met the eligibility criteria for reimbursement, the OES - Fire and Rescue Division initiates the invoicing process, utilizing the information recorded on the OES FORM 42, EMERGENCY ACTIVITY RECORD.

OES FORM 42 (EMERGENCY ACTIVITY RECORD) INSTRUCTIONS AND PROCEDURES

Included is a sample Form 42 and instructions for completion. The following procedure will be used for submitting OES Form 42’s for reimbursement.

1. All companies will complete a Form 42 in a legible manner for each incident and submit to the strike team leader. The strike team leader will have all Form 42’s signed by the Incident Commander or the Finance Section Chief. The company officer (from each agency) will keep the white copy (original) of all Form 42’s submitted. The pink copy should be given to the incident finance section, and golden rod to the company officer. If an OES Representative is on-scene, the White copy should stay with the Representative. All company officers will keep the Goldenrod.

2. Each agency will submit the white copy (retained by each engine company) to OES for reimbursement:

OES Fire and Rescue Branch P.O. Box 419047 Rancho Cordova, Ca. 95741-9047

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AGENCY REPRESENTATIVES

Santa Barbara County Chiefs recognize that on some MAJOR out-of-county incidents it will be necessary to send an agency representative, in addition to the strike team leader. The following individuals are currently certified.

SEE Appendix – II for Individuals currently certified.

The Operational Area Agency Representative shall:

Upon arrival at the incident contact the Incident Liaison Officer and obtain the base telephone number(s) and relay to the Operations Area Coordinator.

Maintain communication with Operational Area Resources (i.e. strike team leaders, etc.) and coordinate the welfare of Operational Area personnel and apparatus needs.

Contact the Area Coordinator/Expanded Dispatch AT LEAST once every operational period, between 0600 - 0800 hours, and/or 1800 - 2100 hours if possible. **

Contact the Area Coordinator/Expanded Dispatch for further direction any time any Agency resource(s) are released or reassigned by a FOREST AGENCY.

Contact the Area Coordinator/Expanded Dispatch whenever any unusual circumstance occurs; i.e. personnel injury/sickness, mechanical breakdown, vehicle accident, etc.

Maintain regular contact and work closely with the OES Agency Representative when and if, he or she is on scene of the incident.

**Santa Barbara County Dispatch Center - (805) 692-5723 (identify yourself and request A FIRE DISPATCHER).

**Santa Barbara County Expanded Dispatch - (805) 681-5504/5566/5565/5534. Santa Barbara County Mutual Aid Plan Page 16

ASSIGNING STRIKE TEAM NUMBERS (ICS-410-2)

The resource designator system was established in 1982 to more clearly define resource type and origination. The three-letter agency designator precedes the strike team number. After the agency designator, comes the Mutual Aid Region Number (1). The next block of numbers are Santa Barbara County’s preassigned clock numbers (1500- 1549). The next number identifies the resource number, and the last identifier is a block letter. This indicates the kind and type of resource:

•XSB = Multi-agency formed strike team •SBC = Santa Barbara County Fire Department pre-assigned number.

Block Letter Identifiers

A = Type 1 engine (structural) B = Type 2 (structural) C = Type 3 engine (wildland) D = Type 4 engine (wildland) G = Type 1 hand crew H = Type 2 hand crew K = Type 1 bulldozer L = Type 2 bulldozer

EXAMPLES

A structural engine strike team is requested for a Ventura County commercial building fire. A multi-agency response is sent. The assigned strike number would be the following:

XSB - Multi-Agency Resources S/T - Strike Team

1500 - Pre-assigned Number Region I B - Type 2 Engines

Wildland/structural engine strike team is requested for a San Luis Obispo County wildland/urban interface fire. The County Fire Department sends all engines.

SBC S/T 1530 B

A Type 2 bulldozer strike team is requested for a Ventura County wildland fire.

SBC S/T 1530 L

A Type 1 hand crew task force is requested for a San Luis Obispo County wildland fire. AFV T/F 1530 G

Strike team numbers will be assigned by Expanded Dispatch at the time of request. Santa Barbara County Mutual Aid Plan Page 17

REGION I KEY PERSONNEL

Region I - Coordinator P. Michael Freeman, Fire Chief Los Angeles County Fire Department (323) 881-2401

Region I - Dispatch Center Los Angeles County Fire Department (323) 881-2455

Region I - Alternate Chip Prather, Fire Chief Orange County Fire Authority (714) 289-3712 (office) (714) 744-0455 (dispatch)

Office of Emergency Service Ismael Messer Assistant Chief Representative (805) 445-1166 (office) (805) 358-1123 (cell) (805) 446-1512 (pager)

San Luis Obispo County Area Dan Turner, Fire Chief (805) 543-4244 (office) (805) 543-4242 (dispatch)

Ventura County Area Bob Roper, Fire Chief (805) 389-9710 (office) (805) 388-4279 (dispatch)

Santa Barbara County Area John Scherrei, Fire Chief (805) 681-5500 (office) (805) 692-5723 (dispatch)

Santa Barbara County (805) 681-5504/5534 Expanded Dispatch (805) 681-5500

Santa Barbara County Area

1st Alt . Frank Ortiz (SMR), Fire Chief (805) 925-0951 extension 255 (office) (805) 928-3781 (24 hours)

2nd Alt. Tom Martinez (CRP), Fire Chief (805) 566-2450 (office) (805) 729-2791 (24 hours) Santa Barbara County Mutual Aid Plan Page 18

STRIKE TEAM FORMATION DATA

REGION I - Three - Letter Designator

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection California Southern Region - Riverside - CSR San Bernardino - BDU San Luis Obispo - SLU

California Office of Emergency Services - OES

Carpinteria-Summerland Fire Department - CRP

Guadalupe Fire Department - GUA

Lompoc City Fire Department - LMP

Montecito Fire Department - MTO

Orange County Area - XOR

Orcutt Fire Department - OCT

San Luis Obispo County Area - XSL

Santa Barbara City Fire Department - STB

Santa Barbara County Fire Department - SBC

Santa Barbara County Area - XSB

Santa Maria Fire Department - SMR

Solvang Fire Department - SVG

U.S. Penitentiary - LCI

Vandenberg Air Force Base - AFV

Ventura City Fire Department - VEN

Ventura County Area - XVE Ventura County Fire Department – VNC

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STRIKE TEAM ASSIGNMENTS FOR IN-COUNTY INCIDENTS

For In-County incidents, a request for a Strike Team to the north county will utilize the same resources as the northbound list. If north resources are not available or depleted, the southbound list will be utilized. The reverse is true for south county incidents.

The north/south boundary line is along the top of Camino Cielo to Gaviota, and down Hwy 154 to, and including, lower stagecoach road.

STRIKE TEAM ASSEMBLAGE AREAS

NORTH COUNTY ASSEMBLY AREAS:

- PAPPY’S TRUCK STOP Hwy 101 at Betteravia Road, Santa Maria. Fuel: (Gas/Diesel), Food, Restrooms, Good Parking, and Telephones.

- BUELLTON OPERATIONS OFFICE 168 W. Hwy 246, Buellton. Restrooms, Good Parking, Telephones.

SOUTH COUNTY ASSEMBLY AREAS:

- BAILARD AVENUE OFF RAMP - Hwy 101.

- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY FIRE STATION 11 Storke Road at Frey Way, Goleta. Good, Fueling, Restrooms Telephones.

NOTE: IMMEDIATE NEED will preempt strike team assembly unless otherwise instructed. All planned need requests will be sent in strike team formation with a strike team leader. Santa Barbara County Mutual Aid Plan Page 20

ROTATIONAL SCHEDULE FOR OUT OF COUNTY MUTUAL AID/ENGINE STRIKE TEAM LEADERS* FOR TYPE II ENGINES

SOUTH COUNTY RESPONSES DEPARTMENT MONTH Santa Barbara City Fire JANUARY Santa Barbara County Fire FEBRUARY Carpinteria - Summerland Fire MARCH Montecito Fire APRIL Santa Barbara City Fire MAY Santa Barbara County Fire JUNE Carpinteria - Summerland Fire JULY Montecito Fire AUGUST Santa Barbara City Fire SEPTEMBER Santa Barbara County Fire OCTOBER Carpinteria - Summerland Fire NOVEMBER Montecito Fire DECEMBER

NORTH COUNTY RESPONSES DEPARTMENT MONTH Santa Maria City Fire JANUARY Lompoc Fire FEBRUARY Santa Barbara County Fire MARCH Vandenberg Fire APRIL Santa Maria City Fire MAY Lompoc Fire JUNE Santa Barbara County Fire JULY Vandenberg Fire AUGUST Santa Maria City Fire SEPTEMBER Lompoc Fire OCTOBER Santa Barbara County Fire NOVEMBER Vandenberg Fire DECEMBER

Subsequent or additional requests for strike team leaders will utilize the agency next in line in the rotation.

* Strike team leaders must be S-330 (Task Force/Strike Team Leader) qualified, as listed In Appendix A as an Engine Strike Team Leader. Trainee strike team leaders must have successfully completed S-330 (Task Force/Strike Team Leader). Trainee positions may be filled by the agency providing the primary strike team leader. Chief Officers will respond as Strike Team Leaders on all out-of-County incidents. Captains that meet all ICS qualifications may be Strike Team Leaders on in County incidents. Minimum Requirements for US&R Strike Team Leader must Rescue Systems 1 & 2, Trench and Confined Space Rescue, as well as successfully completed S-330 (Task Force/Strike Team Leader). Santa Barbara County Mutual Aid Plan Page 21

MUTUAL AID STRIKE TEAM AGENCY ROTATION

NORTHBOUND - Strike Team Type I/II Engines

PRIMARY REQUEST Strike Team Leader - North

DEPARTMENT Number Of Resources Min. Personnel/Max ------Santa Maria City Fire 1 Engine 3 4 Santa Barbara County Fire 1 Engine 3 4 Lompoc City Fire 1 Engine 3 4 Orcutt Fire 1 Engine 3 4 Vandenberg Fire 1 Engine 3 4

SECOND REQUEST Strike Team Leader - South

DEPARTMENT Number Of Resources Min. Personnel/Max ------Santa Barbara City 1 Engine 3 4 Santa Barbara County Fire 2 Engines 3/3 4 Montecito Fire 1 Engine 3 4 Vandenberg Fire 1 Engine 3 4

NOTE: If Vandenberg is not available to go out-of-county, Carpinteria- Summerland or Solvang Fire will take their place.

THIRD REQUEST Strike Team Leader - North

DEPARTMENT Number Of Resources Min. Personnel/Max ------Santa Barbara City 1 Engine 3 4 Santa Barbara County Fire 2 Engines 3/3 4 Santa Maria City Fire 1 Engine 3 4 Solvang Fire 1 Engine 3 4

NOTE: If Santa Maria City is not available to go out-of-county, Carpinteria- Summerland will take their place. Santa Barbara County Mutual Aid Plan Page 22

MUTUAL AID STRIKE TEAM AGENCY ROTATION

SOUTHBOUND - Strike Team Type I/II Engines

PRIMARY REQUEST Strike Team Leader - South

DEPARTMENT Number Of Resources Min. Personnel/Max ------Santa Barbara City 2 Engines 3/3 8 Santa Barbara County Fire 1 Engine 3 4 Carpinteria-Summerland 1 Engine 3 4 Montecito Fire 1 Engine 3 4

SECOND REQUEST Strike Team Leader - North

DEPARTMENT Number Of Resources Min. Personnel/Max ------

Santa Barbara City Fire 1 Engine 3 4 Lompoc City Fire 1 Engine 3 4 Santa Barbara County Fire 2 Engines 3/3 8 Santa Maria City Fire 1 Engine 3 4

NOTE: If any of the above listed cannot fill the request to go out-of-county Vandenberg Fire or Orcutt Fire will take their place.

THIRD REQUEST Strike Team Leader - South

DEPARTMENT Number Of Resources Min. Personnel/Max ------Solvang Fire 1 Engine 3 4 Vandenberg AFB 1 Engine 3 4 Santa Barbara County Fire 2 Engine 3/3 4 Orcutt Fire 1 Engine 3 4 Santa Barbara County Mutual Aid Plan Page 23

OES REGION I (Master Mutual Aid Agreement)

NORTHBOUND - Strike Team Type III ENGINES

PRIMARY REQUEST Strike Team Leader - North

DEPARTMENT Number Of Resources Min. Personnel/Max ------Santa Barbara County Fire 3 Engines 9 12 Santa Maria Fire 1 Engine 3 4 Orcutt Fire 1 Engine 3 4

SECOND REQUEST Strike Team Leader - South

DEPARTMENT Number Of Resources Min. Personnel/Max ------Santa Barbara County Fire 1 Engines 3 4 Santa Barbara City Fire 1 Engine 3 4 Vandenberg Fire 1 Engine 3 4 Montecito Fire 1 Engine 3 4 Carpinteria/Summerland Fire 1 Engine 3 4

SOUTHBOUND - Strike Team Type III ENGINES

PRIMARY REQUEST Strike Team Leader - South

DEPARTMENT Number Of Resources Min. Personnel/Max ------Santa Barbara County Fire 2 Engines 6 8 Montecito Fire 1 Engine 3 4 Santa Barbara City Fire 1 Engine 3 4 Carpinteria/Summerland Fire 1 Engine 3 4

SECOND REQUEST Strike Team Leader - North

DEPARTMENT Number Of Resources Min. Personnel/Max ------Santa Barbara County Fire 2 Engine 6 8 Santa Maria Fire 1 Engine 3 4 Vandenberg Fire 1 Engine 3 4 Orcutt Fire 1 Engine 3 4 Santa Barbara County Mutual Aid Plan Page 24

SOUTHBOUND - URBAN SEARCH & RESCUE

PRIMARY REQUEST US&R Response - South

DEPARTMENT Number Of Resources Min. Personnel/Max ------Montecito Fire Type II (Medium) 6 6 Santa Barbara City Type II (Medium) 6 6

SECONDARY REQUEST US&R Response - South

DEPARTMENT Number Of Resources Min. Personnel/Max ------Santa Barbara County Type II (Medium) 6 6 Santa Maria City Type II (Medium) 6 6

NOTE: If any of the above listed cannot fill the request to go out-of-county Lompoc City Fire will take their place with 3 personnel.

PRIMARY REQUEST US&R Response - North

DEPARTMENT Number Of Resources Min. Personnel/Max ------Santa Barbara County Type II (Medium) 6 6 Santa Maria City Type II (Medium) 6 6

SECONDARY REQUEST US&R Response - North

DEPARTMENT Number Of Resources Min. Personnel/Max ------Montecito Fire Type II (Medium) 6 6 Santa Barbara City Type II (Medium) 6 6

NOTE: If any of the above listed cannot fill the request to go out-of-county Lompoc City Fire will take their place with 3 personnel. Santa Barbara County Mutual Aid Plan Page 25

BULLDOZERS

DEPARTMENT Number Of Resources Min. Personnel ------Santa Barbara County Fire 2 Bulldozers (plus Tender) 4 2 Operators 1 Dozer Tender 1 Strike Team Leader - Dozer

Vandenberg AFB 2 Bulldozers (plus Tender) 4 2 Operators 1 Dozer Tender 1 Strike Team Leader - Dozer

HAND CREW

DEPARTMENT Number Of Resources Min. Personnel ------Vandenberg Air Force Base Crew 2 18 (Non-Fire Season Request) Crew 2 10 + Squad Santa Barbara County Mutual Aid Plan Page 26

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY

RADIO IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM

When possible, clear text should be used; i.e., “Engine 14 responding” versus “7404.” There will be times, however, when the department will need to identify its resources. The following is a list of agency resource identifiers.

Resource Numbering Department Identifier

Guadalupe Fire Department 1000

Orcutt Fire Department 1000

Solvang Fire Department 1000

U.S. Penitentiary 1000

Santa Maria Fire Department 2000

Lompoc City Fire Department 3000

Vandenberg Air Force Base Fire Department 4000

Santa Barbara County Fire Department 5000

Carpinteria-Summerland Fire Department 6000

Santa Barbara City Fire Department 7000

Montecito Fire Department 9000

Chief officers or staff assigned a radio call identifier will use the above block number but in the hundred series. The Lompoc radio identifier for chief officer would be 300- 309. Santa Barbara County Mutual Aid Plan Page 27

PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES MOBILE TELEPHONE

Carpinteria-Summerland Fire Protection District Chief Martinez 600 705-8614 Battalion Chief Watkins 611 705-8615 Battalion Chief Coffman 612 705-8616 Battalion Chief Stockton 614 705-8617

Montecito Fire Protection District Chief McClain 900 755-3020 Division Chief Langhorne 902 755-3021 Division Chief Wallace 903 755-3022 Battalion Chief Pfister 914 450-0606 (BC Car) Battalion Chief McLeod 915 450-0608 (STL veh) Battalion Chief Kesler 916

Orcutt Fire Department Chief Bennett 100 260-8311 Assistant Chief Pickett 101 451-4349 Battalion Chief Hightower 110 680-3771

Santa Barbara City Fire Department Acting Chief Vaughn 700 331-5635 Acting Deputy Chief DiMizio 701 331-6759 Acting Battalion Chief Chacon 714 331-5641 Battalion Chief Blair 712 331-6751 Battalion Chief Bryden 713 331-6757 Battalion Chief Ahlman 730 331-6761 Hazardous Materials Vehicle Haz-mat 453-7299 Fire Station 8/Airport 896-1636

Santa Maria City Fire Department Chief Ortiz 200 451-7603 Deputy Chief Moreno 201 680-0915 Battalion Chief Jones 210 680-0542 Battalion Chief Johnson 211 680-0542 Battalion Chief Orr 212 310-7124 Battalion Chief Owens 240 680-0914 Santa Barbara County Mutual Aid Plan Page 28

Solvang Fire Department Chief Pepin 100 588-4660

Guadalupe Fire Department Chief Johnson 100 455-1031

Vandenberg AFB Fire Department Chief Farias 400 588-9386 Deputy Chief Hillary 401 588-5548 Fire Marshal Hedley Eng. 1 588-9415 Asst. Chief A Shift - Ardoin 402 588-9329 Asst. Chief B Shift - Gallagher 403 588-9335 Asst. Chief Training - Bennie 404 588-3458 Special Operations Chief - Sandstrom 405 588-9343 N. Battalion Chief/Operations - Cerri 416 S. Battalion Chief/Operations - Lacey 410 588-9428 N. Battalion Chief/Operations 415 588-9427 S. Battalion Chief/Operations - Seda 411 588-9361 Crew Superintendent - Smith Sup. 2 588-9367

Santa Barbara County Fire Department Fire Chief - Scherrei 500 896-6400 Deputy Chief - Franklin 501 896-6401 Division Chief/Fire Marshal - Coleman 502 896-6402 Division Chief/Support/Services - Schmitt 503 896-6403 Division Chief/Operations – Thomas 504 896-6404 Battalion Chief McIntosh 510 896-6410 Battalion Chief Moneymaker 511 896-6411 Battalion Chief Bennett 512 896-6412 Battalion Chief Enos 513 896-6413 Battalion Chief Hinds 514 896-6414 Battalion Chief Childers 515 896-6415 Battalion Chief/Asst. F.M. - Hahn 520 896-6420 Battalion Chief/Safety-Trng. - Rodriquez 530 896-6417 Hazardous Materials Vehicle Haz-mat 31 896-6362

Lompoc Fire Department Chief White 300 315-7086 Battalion Chief Hart 301 315-7089 Battalion Chief Kovach 302 315-7088 Battalion Chief Densmore 303 315-7087 Santa Barbara County Mutual Aid Plan Page 29 American Medical Response Director of Operations - John Eaglesham - 800 896-9272 Administrative Manager – Dave Schireman - 801 896-8368 Operations Supervisor - Dave Tosti - 810 331-1933 North Rod Castillo - 811 331-1943 South

Dan Lee – 812 Patrick Crull - 813 Jesse Esparaza - 814 Helen Faithfull – 815

Los Padres National Forest OPEN Chief 1 455-5017 Brad Joos Chief 2 886-6970 Jim Smith Div. 3 878-4752 Dana D’Andrea Div. 4 886-8360 Lance Cross Div. 5 455-4879 Marc Nelson Div. 7 (661) 549-4652 Mike Boone Batt. 12 (831) 596-1698 Wes Shook Batt. 21 878-4754 Tony Duprey Batt. 31 878-4753 Mark Nunez Batt. 32 895-6620 Mark Von Tillow Batt. 41 895-6871 Mike Preasmeyer Batt. 42 886-6142 Mike Strawhun Batt. 51 798-0507 Carry Landon Batt. 52 798-3521 John Abell Batt. 71 (661) 289-2021 Cliff Peay Batt. 72 (661) 289-0042 Los Padres Dispatch Center (after hours) 961-5727

Fax Numbers Lompoc Fire Department 735-4256 Santa Barbara City Fire Department 564-5730 Santa Barbara County Fire Department 681-5563 Santa Barbara County Operations Office 686-5071 Santa Maria Fire Department 928-4746 Carpinteria-Summerland FPD 684-8242 VAFB Fire Department 606-8902 Solvang Fire Department 686-2049 Montecito FPD 969-3598 Orcutt Fire Department 937-0159 American Medical Response 686-4496 Guadalupe Fire Department 343-5512 Los Padres National Forest 961-5779 Santa Barbara County Mutual Aid Plan Page 30

SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT SANTA BARBARA COUNTY-WIDE INVENTORY

BACKFIRE UNIT (S) Vandenberg 1 1 Terra Torch, 2 ATV Flame S.B. County 3 2 Terra Torch, 1 Flame-thrower Total: 4

CREW/PERSONNEL TRANSPORT VEHICLES Crew - Vandenberg 2 10 Passengers Each Total: 2 Personnel - S.B. County 1 9 Passenger Van Personnel – S.M. City 1 9 Passenger Van Personnel - S.B. City 1 9 Passenger Van Total: 3

COMMUNICATION UNIT (S) Montecito 1 S.B. City 1 S.B. County 1 Total: 3

FIRE BOATS S.B. City 3 Total: 3

FOAM CANNON Vandenberg 1 2,000 GPM S.B. County 3 2,000 GPM S.B. County 3 1,000 GPM Total: 7

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS UNIT (S) S.B. City 1 Vehicle S.B. County 1 Trailer Vandenberg 1 Trailer Total: 3

HELICOPTERS S.B. County 2 1 Heli-tenders, 1,500 Gals. Jet A Vandenberg 2 UH-1 ARS Squadron w/FLIR) Total: 5 Santa Barbara County Mutual Aid Plan Page 31 LIGHT UNIT Carp. - Summerland 3 1.5 KW Orcutt 2 S.B. City 1 1.5 KW Vandenberg 2 Total: 8

CRASH TRUCKS S.B. County 1 S.B. City 3 Vandenberg 1 1 - CFR 3,300 w/3% AFFF 2 2 - CFR 1, 200 w/3% AFFF Total: 7

LIGHTING/AIR UNITS Vandenberg AFB 1 Trailer Montecito 1 S.M. City 1 S.B City 1 S.B. County 1 Total: 5

USAR

Light S.M. City 4 Montecito 1 S.B. County 15 Carp. – Summerland 1 Lompoc 2 Med. S.M. City 1 Montecito 1 S.B. City 1 Vandenberg 1 Lompoc 1 S.B. County 1 Total: 23 – Light/6 Medium

SPECIAL RESPONSE VEHICLE S.B. City 1 Multi-Casualty – Vehicle/Rehab 150 patient capability S.M. City 1 Multi-Casualty/RehabTrailer (25 Cap.) Lompoc 1 Total: 3 Santa Barbara County Mutual Aid Plan Page 32

TRACTOR/TRANSPORT S.B. County 2 1 - D-6D, 1 - D-7H 2 Transports Vandenberg 2 TD 15 2D-6H 1D7 4 Transports Total: 7 - Dozers/6 Transports

WATER CRAFT S.B. City 2 (IRB’s) Vandenberg 2 S.B. County 4 (2 PWC/1 IRB) Total: 8

WATER TENDERS S.B. County 3 1 - 3,000, 2 - 2,700 Gals. Vandenberg 3 5,000 Gals. Total: 6

TYPE III ENGINES Vandenberg 2 S.B. County 13 Orcutt 1 Montecito 1 S.B. City 1 S.M. City 1 Carp-Summerland 1 Solvang 1 Total: 18

TRUCK COMPANY Lompoc 1 75’ Quint S.B. City 1 90' Aerial Ladder 1 75' Aerial Ladder 1 50' Telesqurt S.B. County 1 50’ Telesqurt 1 100’ Aerial Ladder - Quint S.M. City 1 110' Quint Solvang 1 50’ Telesqurt Total: 8 Santa Barbara County Mutual Aid Plan Appendix - I

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY

FIRE CHIEFS

COMMUNICATIONS

MANUAL

(Revised 6/1/04) Santa Barbara County Communications Manual Page 1

INTRODUCTION

This radio user guide is designed to assist radio operators in the proper use of the radio system. The few minutes it will take to review this pamphlet will result in an understanding of the radio systems in use and the rules of operation. If you have any questions regarding the radio system, please feel free to call the County Communications Division at x 5577.

This manual is the result of a cooperative effort by the County Communications Services Division and the Santa Barbara County Fire Chiefs, Communications Committee, which has representation from all the fire agencies within the County. This manual is current as of the date of printing. Continuing changes in federal law and local system configurations will require amendments as the changes occur. SYSTEM HISTORY

All of the Fire agencies in Santa Barbara County operate in the 150 MHz radio band. Most of the frequencies and radio systems in use today by the various fire agencies have been in use for many years. Santa Barbara County operates on a wide area, three channel radio system which provides county-wide coverage and each of the City Fire agencies operate radio systems which provide radio coverage to their respective areas.

The various fire agencies in the county are permitted under the umbrella of the state Firescope agreement to install the radio channels of other agencies in order to facilitate mutual aid communication activities. SYSTEM DESCRIPTION

The following is a description of the radio systems currently in use by Fire Agencies within Santa Barbara County. Santa Barbara County

The Santa Barbara County Fire Department operates a wide-area, three-channel simulcast radio system. The high elevation communication sites are strategically located to provide radio coverage to the populated areas of Santa Barbara County. The radio system uses simulcast technology which simultaneously transmits from all radio sites on the same frequency. This type of system requires very precise frequency, audio level, and phase control. The simulcast system permits units to communicate with each other on a countywide basis. The system also incorporates voting receivers at each site which routes received signals to a signal quality comparator at the County Communications Center. The best quality audio signal is sent to the dispatcher consoles and to the base stations for retransmission to the field units. Santa Barbara County Communications Manual Page 2

Channel 1 is the dispatch channel for the County Fire Department, Carpinteria-Summerland, Guadalupe, Orcutt, and Solvang fire departments. Transmitters and receivers are located at Santa Ynez Peak, La Cumbre Peak, Harris Grade, Tepusquet Peak, Plowshare Peak, and Las Cruces.

Channel 2 is generally used as the Countywide Incident channel. Site locations are, La Cumbre Peak, Harris Grade, and Tepusquet Peak, and Rincon. This channel provides good coverage on the south coast as well as Lompoc, and Santa Maria.

Channel 3 is generally used as a Countywide Incident channel. Site locations are Santa Ynez Peak, Harris Grade, Tepusquet Peak, and Plowshare Peak.

Santa Barbara City

Santa Barbara City has two primary channels designated as Green and Green 2.

Green - The Green channel is the primary dispatch channel and consists of a repeater located at Vic Trace reservoir and eight satellite receivers located throughout the City. Received signals are routed to the Dispatch center where the best quality audio is selected and sent to the consoles and to the transmitter for rebroadcast to field units.

Green 2 - This channel is used as the on-scene command and tactical channel. A single simplex base station is located at the Vic Trace site. This channel is currently undergoing modification to a voted repeater system. The first stage of the conversion will result in a configuration of four voted receivers and one simplex transmitter.

State White 1 - is located at Gibraltar Peak with the control point located at the city's communications center. This location provides good coverage for most of the South Coast.

Carpinteria-Summerland

Blue - The district uses one channel in a simplex mode that it shares with the Montecito Fire District. The base station is located at fire station one and is locally controlled.

Montecito

Red – The red channel is the primary dispatch channel and consists of a duplex base repeater, located at Ortega Hill. This is a repeated, voting receiver system with four satellite receivers located throughout the district. The blue channel, shared with Carpinteria, is the backup dispatch channel in a simplex mode, located at Station 1. Santa Barbara County Communications Manual Page 3

Lompoc

Lompoc uses a repeater system with the repeater located in Beatty Park. The control points are the dispatch center located at the police department and control stations at the two Fire Stations.

Solvang

Solvang Fire is dispatched by the County 911 center and uses county fire channels. Solvang also has a VHF channel that is used for both fire and local government. The base station for this channel is located at the fire station.

Orcutt

Orcutt fire is dispatched by the County 911 center. They also have there own simplex channel with the base station located in the fire station.

Guadalupe

Guadalupe fire is dispatched from the County 911 center. The Guadalupe channel is state OES 2 repeater output channel. The base station is located at the Police Department but is unmanned most of the time.

Santa Maria

Santa Maria fire is dispatched from the public safety dispatch center located at the Police Department. There are 4 repeater changes; Channel 1 is the primary dispatch channel. Channels 2 and 3 are tactical channels. Channel 4 is an administrative channel, which can be used as a tactical channel when needed.

Vandenberg Air Force Base

Vandenberg Fire operates on a trunked UHF radio system in the 400 MHz range. The repeater is located on Tranquilion Peak. The dispatch center has the capability to "patch" UHF to VHF frequencies but this is not the preferred method to provide interagency communications. The location of the repeater caused frequencies to bleed over into other agencies areas, especially on statewide frequencies. The dispatch center and all units have radios programmed with County and State frequencies. Vandenberg AFB Fire Department, with prior notification/coordination, can communicate on most frequencies.

Wildland Residents Association

This fire district uses a single base station located at its Painted Cave headquarters. This provides limited coverage to the Painted Cave and Camino Cielo areas. Santa Barbara County Communications Manual Page 4

Neverland Ranch

The ranch fire department uses an UHF channel, which is not compatible with the rest of the fire systems in the County. The fire department does have VHF radios in their trucks as well as in the station. Their radios are programmed for County, State, and Forest Service channels.

U.S. Forest Service

The U.S. Forest Service's VHF communications system in Santa Barbara County consists principally of four mountaintop repeater or base facilities. Usage requires that CTCSS (PL) tones be selectable for the desired area of operation. Site Locations are:

Plowshare Peak covering Hwy 166, Cuyama Valley Sierra Madre Ridge Ventucopa, and Hwy 33.

Tepusquet Peak covering Santa Maria, Orcutt Tepusquet Canyon, and Hwy. 166 Foxen Canyon, and Los Alamos.

Santa Ynez Peak covering, Lompoc, Los Alamos, Buellton, Goleta and the coastal area.

La Cumbre Peak covering, Carpinteria, Montecito, Santa Barbara City, upper Santa Ynez Valley and river area, Divide Peak area and Goleta.

The Los Padres Communications Center monitors and communicates via all repeaters, and records all radio traffic. Twenty-four hour dispatch service is provided for all major incidents, or special operations such as Controlled Burn projects. The Dispatch Center may be contacted via telephone at (805) 541-0312, ext. 0. Santa Barbara County Communications Manual Page 5

GLOSSARY OF COMMONLY USED TERMS

Base Station Two-way radio installed at a fixed location such as an office or communications site.

Car-To-Car Channel Channel in which two mobile or portable radios can communicate on without going through a repeater station (also known as a simplex channel or repeater talk-around channel).

Control Station Base station that operates through a repeater system.

Keying A Microphone The act of depressing the microphone transmit button on a two- way radio.

Mobile Radio Two way radio which is permanently installed in a vehicle. Typically has about 50 watts of transmit power.

Microwave System A network of high channel capacity microwave radios which provides the communications links between County communications sites throughout the County.

Modulation The process of varying the characteristics of a radio carrier signal as the information (audio) to be transmitted varies.

Portable A small two-way radio which is usually carried in a belt holster. Typical transmit power is 5 watts.

Repeater A two-way radio which receives a radio signal and retransmits the signal at a higher level at another frequency.

Simulcast Radio System A radio system, which provides coverage to a very large geographical area by simultaneously transmitting from multiple locations on the same frequency.

Stand-Alone Repeater A repeater which operates independent of other systems and will therefore continue to operate in the event of a catastrophic failure of the microwave or simulcast radio system.

Voting Receiver System Voting receiver systems are used to improve the reception from field units in repeater and simplex systems. Multiple receivers operating on the same channel are dispersed through the desired radio coverage area. Santa Barbara County Communications Manual Page 6

The audio signal from each receiver is routed to a signal quality comparator at a central point such as a dispatch center. The signal comparator selects the best quality audio signal, which is sent to the dispatch console and back to a repeater retransmission to field units.

RADIO OPERATING PROCEDURES

The practice of proper radio procedures will result in more reliable communications by reducing interference and retransmission's of messages.

All communications, regardless of their nature, should be restricted to the minimum practical transmission time.

Always monitor the channel before you transmit in order to make sure the channel is clear of radio traffic. Avoid breaking into other radio transmissions.

Any transmission longer than 30 seconds should be broken up into 30 second intervals. A one- to-two second break in transmissions allows the person copying the message to ask for a repeat of any portion of the message that has been missed, or confirm that a message is being received properly and it allows another unit a window of opportunity to transmit emergency traffic.

Pronounce distinctly and rather slowly. The normal transmission rate should be around 40 to 60 words per minute.

Your voice should be as emotionless as possible when on the air regardless of the situation. Emotion tends to distort the voice and render it unintelligible. Attempt to make your voice a regular monotone. Radio messages require no expression, but a high degree of reliability. Do not allow anger or impatience to be heard in your voice.

Keep your mouth close to the microphone, one to two inches, and speak at a normal conversational voice level. The radio has all the amplification it needs and above a certain voice level, the sound will become distorted and less intelligible. Conversely, if the microphone is held too far away from the mouth, the modulation level will be too low and your transmission will be weak.

When initiating a transmission, wait a fraction of a second after the microphone is keyed before you being speaking. This gives all the repeaters time to fully turn on.

Do Not Guess - Check all doubtful words with the sending operator. Never acknowledge a message unless you are sure the message has been correctly received. Do not be humorous on the air, it never sounds as funny as you think! The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) forbids profanity, superfluous or extraneous transmissions. Santa Barbara County Communications Manual Page 7

Call Originated Procedures - The originating party shall state the identification of the unit or station being called, followed by their own unit or station identification number. For example, "Control...... Engine Thirty-One". In This example, unit Engine Thirty-one is calling Control.

Call Answering Procedures - The unit or station being called simply answers a radio call with their unit identification. For example, if unit "Engine Thirty-One" hears a radio call from Control, the unit responds...... "Engine Thirty-One". In doing so the unit is stating that it is available to communicate with Control.

PORTABLE RADIO USER GUIDE

* For optimum transmission quality, hold the radio in your hand so that the tip of the antenna is oriented skyward.

* At the beginning of your shift, make sure the antenna is securely fastened and that the battery is fully charged.

* If possible, avoid using a portable radio from inside a vehicle as this severely reduces the effective range of the portable. Wearing a portable radio on a belt holster in conjunction with a speaker/microphone will also weaken the signal from the portable radio (your body blocks the signal).

* For clear transmissions when radios and scanners are on the same channel and in close proximity of each other, turn off, or change channels on the scanner or other radio to avoid feed back.

MOBILE RADIO USER GUIDE

* Mobile radios are much more powerful than portable radios and have a far superior antenna. If you have a choice between using portable radio or a mobile radio, always use the mobile radio.

* Turn the radio "off" before starting your vehicle.

* Do not jump start your vehicle or another vehicle unless the primary radios fuse is removed. Failure to do so can result in expensive damage to the radio. The primary fuse is located in the engine compartment.

* Always inspect the radio antenna for damage before you start your shift.

* For clear transmissions, hold the radio microphone about 2" away from your mouth when

speaking using the same techniques as for portables. Communication Plan Addendum (To be included in 2006 Plan Update)

Per the County Chiefs meeting in April 2005, a meeting was set to be held at Montecito Fire on May 12 to discuss the Incident Radio Communications Plan and the resource ordering process for the areas of City of Santa Barbara, Montecito, Carpinteria-Summerland, State SRA lands and US Forest Service.

The May meeting was attended by the following:

‰ Ish Messer, Assistant Chief - OES Region 1 ‰ Stu Pfister, Battalion Chief - Montecito Fire ‰ Mitch Vaughn, Fire Chief - City of Santa Barbara ‰ Kevin Wallace, Division Chief - Montecito Fire ‰ Steve Hobbs, Fire Captain - Santa Barbara County Fire ‰ Dana D’Andrea, Division Chief - Los Prietos Ranger District, Los Padres NF ‰ Tom Martinez, Fire Chief - Carpinteria-Summerland Fire

Objectives

Two objectives were identified as follows:

‰ Review and update the Incident Radio Communications Plan ‰ Review and update the resource request practice

A summary is as follows:

Situation #1 Communication

The existing Incident Radio Communications Plan has been in place for over 20 years but has not been utilized. Traditionally, the weakest link of an incident has been communications. In the event of another significant fire a flexible radio plan is needed to coordinate the various responding resources. Existing automatic aid agreements will involve the immediate participation of all five agencies. Historical trends show the fires originate in one jurisdiction and move to another within a short period of time. The close proximity of all agencies to the Forest Service lands implies the fire may be within Forest Service boundaries within a short period of time.

Communication Plan for Incidents Above State Route 192

When the potential exists for rapid fire spread resulting in a multi-jurisdictional Incident The Incident Commander will designate the Command channel in the following priority and will direct responding resources to the designated channel. Existing radio traffic as a result of other active fires should be considered .

1. Los Padres Forest Net (LPF FN) Frequency a. Rx: 170.5500 b. Tx: 169.9000 Tx Tone-131.8 2. SB County Channel 2 3. City Green 2 1 Communication Plan Addendum (To be included in 2006 Plan Update)

Assignment of Forest Service channel as priority takes into consideration the spread potential and ultimate jurisdictional responsibility.

The following updates are to be entered into the Incident Radio Communications Plan (ICS-205) form:

‰ Command: see above ‰ Tactical 1 - no change ‰ Tactical 2 - no change ‰ Tactical 3 - blue channel ‰ Air to ground – CDF - no change ‰ Air to ground – U.S.F.S. ‰ Air to ground – BLM ‰ Remove logistics channel from list ‰ Remove travel channel from list

Incidents Below State Route 192

Use local agency radio plans.

Situation #2 Resource Ordering

To remain consistent with Situation #1, historically incidents in this area have migrated to or originated within the Forest Service.

Resource Ordering Process Above State Route 192

Resource requests identified within the Santa Barbara County Fire Service Mutual Aid Plan specifies the manner ordering requests are processed. An adjustment to that is as follows. It is recommended Mutual aid resources be ordered through Forest Service dispatch for incidents above Highway 192. Unified command shall be established to concur with the initial plan

Incidents Below State Route 192

Requests for incidents below Highway 192 will continue to be processed as described on page 4 “How to Request Mutual Aid in Santa Barbara County.”

2 INCIDENT RADIO COMMUNICATION PLAN Mutual aid wildfire incidents adjacent to Revised May 2005 Initial Attack – the communities of Santa Barbara, Unified Montecito, Summerland, Carpinteria & Command Use Goleta & North of Highway 192 BASIC RADIO CHANNEL UTILIZATION

SYSTEM FUNCTION FREQUENCY TONES CHANNEL PRIORITY COMMENTS

LPF Command Tx 169.9000 131.8 Priority 1 Command If LPF Forest Net is already in use, defer to Forest Net - La Cumbre Rx 170.5500 None Priority 2 Command.

SBC Command Tx 154.9950 82.5 Priority 2 Command If SBC Channel 2 is already in use, defer to Channel 2 Rx 153.9050 110.9 Priority 3 Command.

STB Command Tx 159.0450 88.5 Priority 3 Command Green 2 Rx 154.3100 82.5

LPF Tactical Tx 170.4750 None Priority 1 Tactical If LPF Channel 3 is already in use or an Channel 3 Rx 170.4750 None additional tactical is needed, use Priority 2 Tactical.

CRP Tactical Tx 154.1900 None Priority 2 Tactical If CRP Blue is already in use or an additional Blue Rx 154.1900 None tactical is needed, use Priority 3 Tactical.

OES Tactical Tx 154.2650 None Priority 3 Tactical If OES fire White 2 is already in use or an Fire White 2 Rx 154.2650 None additional tactical is needed, use Priority 4 Tactical. OES Tactical Tx 154.2950 None Priority 4 Tactical Fire White 3 Rx 154.2950 None

USFS Air to Ground Tx 170.0000 None Priority 1 Air to Ground If USFS R5 Air to Ground is already in use, use R5 Air to Ground Rx 170.0000 None CDF Air to Ground.

CDF Air to Ground Tx 151.2200 None Priority 2 Air to Ground Air to Ground Rx 151.2200 None

Santa Barbara County Operational Area Mutual Aid 205 Prepared by the Santa Barbara County Fire Chiefs Association, Communications Committee INCIDENT RADIO COMMUNICATION PLAN Mutual aid wildland fire incidents on Revised May 2005 Initial Attack – Vandenberg Air Force Base. Unified Command Use BASIC RADIO CHANNEL UTILIZATION

SYSTEM FUNCTION FREQUENCY TONES CHANNEL PRIORITY COMMENTS

LPF Command Tx 169.9000 127.3 Priority 1 Command If LPF Forest Net is already in use, defer to Forest Net - Tepusquet Rx 170.5500 None Priority 2 Command.

LPF Command Tx 172.3250 151.4 Priority 2 Command If LPF Service Net is already in use, defer to Service Net - Figueroa Rx 171.5500 None Priority 3 Command.

SBC Command Tx 155.7150 127.3 Priority 3 Command Channel 3 Rx 153.9800 110.9

LPF Tactical Tx 170.4750 None Priority 1 Tactical If LPF Channel 3 is already in use or an Channel 3 Rx 170.4750 None additional tactical is needed, use Priority 2 Tactical.

LPF Tactical Tx 172.3500 None Priority 2 Tactical If LPF Channel 4 is already in use or an Channel 4 Rx 172.3500 None additional tactical is needed, use Priority 3 Tactical.

OES Tactical Tx 154.2650 None Priority 3 Tactical If OES fire White 2 is already in use or an Fire White 2 Rx 154.2650 None additional tactical is needed, use Priority 4 Tactical. OES Tactical Tx 154.2950 None Priority 4 Tactical Fire White 3 Rx 154.2950 None

USFS Air to Ground Tx 170.0000 None Priority 1 Air to Ground If USFS R5 Air to Ground is already in use, use R5 Air to Ground Rx 170.0000 None CDF Air to Ground.

CDF Air to Ground Tx 151.2200 None Priority 2 Air to Ground Air to Ground Rx 151.2200 None

Santa Barbara County Operational Area Mutual Aid 205 Prepared by the Santa Barbara County Fire Chiefs Association, Communications Committee INCIDENT RADIO COMMUNICATION PLAN Mutual Aid incidents in the City of Revised May 2005 Initial Attack – Solvang Unified Command Use BASIC RADIO CHANNEL UTILIZATION

SYSTEM FUNCTION FREQUENCY TONES CHANNEL PRIORITY COMMENTS

SBC Command Tx 155.7150 127.3 Priority 1 Command If SBC Channel 3 is already in use, defer to Channel 3 Rx 153.9800 110.9 Priority 2 Command.

SBC Command Tx 154.9950 127.3 Priority 2 Command Channel 2 Rx 153.9050 110.9

OES Tactical Tx 154.2650 None Priority 1 Tactical If OES Fire White 2 is already in use or an Fire White 2 Rx 154.2650 None additional tactical is needed, use Priority 2 Tactical.

OES Tactical Tx 154.2950 None Priority 2 Tactical If OES Fire White 3 is already in use or an Fire White 3 Rx 154.2950 None additional tactical is needed, use Priority 3 Tactical.

Santa Barbara County Operational Area Mutual Aid 205 Prepared by the Santa Barbara County Fire Chiefs Association, Communications Committee INCIDENT RADIO COMMUNICATION PLAN Mutual aid incidents in the City of Santa Revised May 2005 Initial Attack – Barbara South of Highway 192 Unified Command Use

BASIC RADIO CHANNEL UTILIZATION

SYSTEM FUNCTION FREQUENCY TONES CHANNEL PRIORITY COMMENTS

STB Command Tx 159.0450 88.5 Priority 1 Command Green 2 Rx 154.3100 82.5

OES Tactical Tx 154.2650 None Priority 1 Tactical If OES fire White 2 is already in use or an Fire White 2 Rx 154.2650 None additional tactical is needed, use Priority 2 Tactical. OES Tactical Tx 154.2950 None Priority 2 Tactical Fire White 3 Rx 154.2950 None

Santa Barbara County Operational Area Mutual Aid 205 Prepared by the Santa Barbara County Fire Chiefs Association, Communications Committee INCIDENT RADIO COMMUNICATION PLAN Mutual aid incidents in the City of Santa Revised May 2005 Initial Attack – Maria Unified Command Use BASIC RADIO CHANNEL UTILIZATION

SYSTEM FUNCTION FREQUENCY TONES CHANNEL PRIORITY COMMENTS

SMR Command Tx 159.0900 127.3 Priority 1 Command Channel 2 Rx 154.7250 127.3

SMR Tactical Tx 159.0600 127.3 Priority 1 Tactical If SMR Channel 3 is already in use or an Channel 3 Rx 154.4000 127.3 additional tactical is needed, use Priority 2 Tactical.

SMR Tactical Tx 159.1650 127.3 Priority 2 Tactical If SMR Channel 4 is already in use or an Channel 4 Rx 155.1000 127.3 additional tactical is needed, use Priority 3 Tactical.

SMR Tactical Tx 150.7900 CSQ Priority 3 Tactical If SMR Channel 5 is already in use or an Channel 5 Rx 150.7900 CSQ additional tactical is needed, use Priority 4 Tactical.

OES Tactical Tx 154.2650 None Priority 4 Tactical . Fire White 2 Rx 154.2650 None

Santa Barbara County Operational Area Mutual Aid 205 Prepared by the Santa Barbara County Fire Chiefs Association, Communications Committee INCIDENT RADIO COMMUNICATION PLAN Mutual Aid incidents in Santa Barbara Revised May 2005 Initial Attack – County Fire Department Battalion 2 Unified Command Use BASIC RADIO CHANNEL UTILIZATION

SYSTEM FUNCTION FREQUENCY TONES CHANNEL PRIORITY COMMENTS

SBC Command Tx 155.7150 127.3 Priority 1 Command If SBC Channel 3 is already in use, defer to Channel 3 Rx 153.9800 110.9 Priority 2 Command.

SBC Command Tx 154.9950 127.3 Priority 2 Command Channel 2 Rx 153.9050 110.9

OES Tactical Tx 154.2950 None Priority 1 Tactical If OES Fire White 3 is already in use or an Fire White 3 Rx 154.2950 None additional tactical is needed, use Priority 2 Tactical.

OES Tactical Tx 154.2650 None Priority 2 Tactical If OES Fire White 2 is already in use or an Fire White 2 Rx 154.2650 None additional tactical is needed, use Priority 3 Tactical.

SBC Tactical Tx 151.4450 None Priority 3 Tactical If SBC Channel 5 is already in use or an Channel 5 Rx 151.4450 None additional tactical is needed, use Priority 4 Tactical. SBC Tactical Tx 151.1900 None Priority 4 Tactical Channel 4 Rx 151.1900 None

CDF Air to Ground Tx 151.2200 None Priority 1 Air to Ground If CDF Air to Ground is already in use, use Air to Ground Rx 151.2200 None USFS R5 Air to Ground.

USFS Air to Ground Tx 170.0000 None Priority 2 Air to Ground R5 Air to Ground Rx 170.0000 None

Santa Barbara County Operational Area Mutual Aid 205 Prepared by the Santa Barbara County Fire Chiefs Association, Communications Committee INCIDENT RADIO COMMUNICATION PLAN Mutual Aid incidents in Santa Barbara Revised May 2005 Initial Attack – County Fire Department Battalion 1 Unified Command Use BASIC RADIO CHANNEL UTILIZATION

SYSTEM FUNCTION FREQUENCY TONES CHANNEL PRIORITY COMMENTS

SBC Command Tx 154.9950 127.3 Priority 1 Command If SBC Channel 2 is already in use, defer to Channel 2 Rx 153.9050 110.9 Priority 2 Command.

SBC Command Tx 155.7150 127.3 Priority 2 Command Channel 3 Rx 153.9800 110.9

OES Tactical Tx 154.2650 None Priority 1 Tactical If OES Fire White 2 is already in use or an Fire White 2 Rx 154.2650 None additional tactical is needed, use Priority 2 Tactical.

OES Tactical Tx 154.2950 None Priority 2 Tactical If OES Fire White 3 is already in use or an Fire White 3 Rx 154.2950 None additional tactical is needed, use Priority 3 Tactical.

SBC Tactical Tx 151.1900 None Priority 3 Tactical If SBC Channel 4 is already in use or an Channel 4 Rx 151.1900 None additional tactical is needed, use Priority 4 Tactical. SBC Tactical Tx 151.4450 None Priority 4 Tactical Channel 5 Rx 151.4450 None

CDF Air to Ground Tx 151.2200 None Priority 1 Air to Ground If CDF Air to Ground is already in use, use Air to Ground Rx 151.2200 None USFS R5 Air to Ground.

USFS Air to Ground Tx 170.0000 None Priority 2 Air to Ground R5 Air to Ground Rx 170.0000 None

Santa Barbara County Operational Area Mutual Aid 205 Prepared by the Santa Barbara County Fire Chiefs Association, Communications Committee INCIDENT RADIO COMMUNICATION PLAN Mutual aid incidents on Highway 166 Revised May 2005 Initial Attack – West of Rock Front Ranch Unified Command Use BASIC RADIO CHANNEL UTILIZATION

SYSTEM FUNCTION FREQUENCY TONES CHANNEL PRIORITY COMMENTS

SLU Command Tx 159.3150 167.9 Priority 1 Command L7 Rx 151.3250 None

NIFC Tactical Tx 168.2000 None Priority 1 Tactical If NIFC TAC 2 is already in use or an additional TAC 2 Rx 168.2000 None tactical is needed, use Priority 2 Tactical.

OES Tactical Tx 154.2950 None Priority 2 Tactical If OES Fire White 3 is already in use or an Fire White 3 Rx 154.2950 None additional tactical is needed, use Priority 3 Tactical.

OES Tactical Tx 154.2650 None Priority 3 Tactical If OES Fire White 2 is already in use or an Fire White 2 Rx 154.2650 None additional tactical is needed, use Priority 4 Tactical.

OES Tactical Tx 156.0750 None Priority 4 Tactical EMS or rescue incidents should consider using CALCORD Rx 156.0750 None CALCORD for inter-discipline tactical coordination. CDF Air to Ground Tx 151.2200 None Priority 1 Air to Ground Air to Ground Rx 151.2200 None

USFS Air to Ground Tx 170.0000 None Priority 2 Air to Ground If USFS R5 Air to Ground is already in use, use R5 Air to Ground Rx 170.0000 None CDF Air to Ground.

Santa Barbara County Operational Area Mutual Aid 205 Prepared by the Santa Barbara County Fire Chiefs Association, Communications Committee INCIDENT RADIO COMMUNICATION PLAN Mutual aid incidents on Highway 166 Revised May 2005 Initial Attack – East of Rock Front Ranch Unified Command Use BASIC RADIO CHANNEL UTILIZATION

SYSTEM FUNCTION FREQUENCY TONES CHANNEL PRIORITY COMMENTS

SBC Command Tx 155.7150 127.3 Priority 1 Command If SBC Channel 3 is already in use, defer to Channel 3 Rx 153.9800 110.9 Priority 2 Command.

SLU Command Tx 159.3150 167.9 Priority 2 Command If SLU L7 is already in use, defer to Priority 3 L7 Rx 151.3250 None Command.

LPF Command Tx 169.9000 127.3 Priority 3 Command Forest Net - Plowshare Rx 170.5500 None

NIFC Tactical Tx 168.2000 None Priority 1 Tactical If NIFC TAC 2 is already in use or an additional TAC 2 Rx 168.2000 None tactical is needed, use Priority 2 Tactical.

OES Tactical Tx 154.2950 None Priority 2 Tactical If OES Fire White 3 is already in use or an Fire White 3 Rx 154.2950 None additional tactical is needed, use Priority 3 Tactical.

OES Tactical Tx 154.2650 None Priority 3 Tactical If OES Fire White 2 is already in use or an Fire White 2 Rx 154.2650 None additional tactical is needed, use Priority 4 Tactical.

OES Tactical Tx 156.0750 None Priority 4 Tactical EMS or rescue incidents should consider using CALCORD Rx 156.0750 None CALCORD for inter-discipline tactical coordination.

USFS Air to Ground Tx 170.0000 None Priority 1 Air to Ground If USFS R5 Air to Ground is already in use, use R5 Air to Ground Rx 170.0000 None CDF Air to Ground.

CDF Air to Ground Tx 151.2200 None Priority 2 Air to Ground Air to Ground Rx 151.2200 None

Santa Barbara County Operational Area Mutual Aid 205 Prepared by the Santa Barbara County Fire Chiefs Association, Communications Committee INCIDENT RADIO COMMUNICATION PLAN Mutual Aid incidents in the Orcutt Fire Revised May 2005 Initial Attack – District Unified Command Use BASIC RADIO CHANNEL UTILIZATION

SYSTEM FUNCTION FREQUENCY TONES CHANNEL PRIORITY COMMENTS

SBC Command Tx 155.7150 127.3 Priority 1 Command If SBC Channel 3 is already in use, defer to Channel 3 Rx 153.9800 110.9 Priority 2 Command.

SBC Command Tx 154.9950 127.3 Priority 2 Command Channel 2 Rx 153.9050 110.9

OCT Tactical TX 154.1900 None Priority 1 Tactical If OCTis already in use or an additional tactical RX 154.1900 None is needed, use Priority 2 Tactical.

OES Tactical Tx 154.2950 None Priority 2 Tactical If OES Fire White 3 is already in use or an Fire White 3 Rx 154.2950 None additional tactical is needed, use Priority 3 Tactical. OES Tactical Tx 154.2650 None Priority 3 Tactical Fire White 2 Rx 154.2650 None

Santa Barbara County Operational Area Mutual Aid 205 Prepared by the Santa Barbara County Fire Chiefs Association, Communications Committee INCIDENT RADIO COMMUNICATION PLAN Mutual aid incidents in the Montecito Revised May 2005 Initial Attack – Fire District South of Highway 192 Unified Command Use

BASIC RADIO CHANNEL UTILIZATION

SYSTEM FUNCTION FREQUENCY TONES CHANNEL PRIORITY COMMENTS

MTO Command Tx 150.7750 82.5 Priority 1 Command Red Rx 154.3550 82.5

MTO Tactical Tx 154.1900 None Priority 1 Tactical If MTO Blue is already in use or an additional Blue Rx 154.1900 None tactical is needed, use Priority 2 Tactical.

OES Tactical Tx 154.2650 None Priority 2 Tactical If OES fire White 2 is already in use or an Fire White 2 Rx 154.2650 None additional tactical is needed, use Priority 2 Tactical. OES Tactical Tx 154.2950 None Priority 3 Tactical Fire White 3 Rx 154.2950 None

Santa Barbara County Operational Area Mutual Aid 205 Prepared by the Santa Barbara County Fire Chiefs Association, Communications Committee INCIDENT RADIO COMMUNICATION PLAN Mutual aid fire incidents in the Los Revised May 2005 Initial Attack – Padres National Forest excluding the Unified Santa Barbara front country and Command Use Highway 166 corridor BASIC RADIO CHANNEL UTILIZATION

SYSTEM FUNCTION FREQUENCY TONES CHANNEL PRIORITY COMMENTS

LPF Command Tx 169.9000 Multiple Priority 1 Command If LPF Forest Net is already in use, defer to Forest Net Rx 170.5500 None Priority 2 Command.

LPF Command Tx 172.3250 Multiple Priority 2 Command Service Net Rx 171.5500 None

La Cumbre (131.8) Plowshare (114.8) Tepusquet (127.3)

LPF Tactical Tx 170.4750 None Priority 1 Tactical If LPF Channel 3 is already in use or an Channel 3 Rx 170.4750 None additional tactical is needed, use Priority 2 Tactical.

LPF Tactical Tx 172.3500 None Priority 2 Tactical If LPF Channel 4 is already in use or an Channel 4 Rx 172.3500 None additional tactical is needed, use Priority 3 Tactical.

OES Tactical Tx 154.2650 None Priority 3 Tactical If OES fire White 2 is already in use or an Fire White 2 Rx 154.2650 None additional tactical is needed, use Priority 4 Tactical. OES Tactical Tx 154.2950 None Priority 4 Tactical Fire White 3 Rx 154.2950 None

USFS Air to Ground Tx 170.0000 None Priority 1 Air to Ground If USFS R5 Air to Ground is already in use, use R5 Air to Ground Rx 170.0000 None CDF Air to Ground.

CDF Air to Ground Tx 151.2200 None Priority 2 Air to Ground Air to Ground Rx 151.2200 None

Santa Barbara County Operational Area Mutual Aid 205 Prepared by the Santa Barbara County Fire Chiefs Association, Communications Committee INCIDENT RADIO COMMUNICATION PLAN Mutual aid incidents in the City of Revised May 2005 Initial Attack – Lompoc Unified Command Use BASIC RADIO CHANNEL UTILIZATION

SYSTEM FUNCTION FREQUENCY TONES CHANNEL PRIORITY COMMENTS

LMP Command Tx 154.0700 127.3 Priority 1 Command If LMP channel is already in use, defer to Rx 154.4300 None Priority 2 Command.

SBC Command Tx 154.9950 82.5 Priority 2 Command If SBC Channel 3 is already in use, defer to Channel 3 Rx 153.9050 110.9 Priority 3 Command.

SBC Command Tx 155.7150 88.5 Priority 3 Command Channel 2 Rx 154.3100 82.5

OES Tactical Tx 154.2650 None Priority 1 Tactical If OES Fire White 2 is already in use or an Fire White 2 Rx 154.2650 None additional tactical is needed, use Priority 4 Tactical. OES Tactical Tx 154.2950 None Priority 2 Tactical Fire White 3 Rx 154.2950 None

Santa Barbara County Operational Area Mutual Aid 205 Prepared by the Santa Barbara County Fire Chiefs Communications Committee INCIDENT RADIO COMMUNICATION PLAN Mutual aid incidents in the City of Revised May 2005 Initial Attack – Guadalupe Unified Command Use BASIC RADIO CHANNEL UTILIZATION

SYSTEM FUNCTION FREQUENCY TONES CHANNEL PRIORITY COMMENTS

SBC Command Tx 155.7150 127.3 Priority 1 Command If SBC Channel 3 is already in use, defer to Channel 3 Rx 153.9800 110.9 Priority 2 Command.

SBC Command Tx 154.9950 127.3 Priority 2 Command Channel 2 Rx 153.9050 110.9

OES Tactical Tx 154.2650 None Priority 1 Tactical If OES Fire White 2 is already in use or an Fire White 2 Rx 154.2650 None additional tactical is needed, use Priority 2 Tactical. OES Tactical Tx 154.2950 None Priority 2 Tactical Fire White 3 Rx 154.2950 None

Santa Barbara County Operational Area Mutual Aid 205 Prepared by the Santa Barbara County Fire Chiefs Association, Communications Committee INCIDENT RADIO COMMUNICATION PLAN Mutual aid incidents in the Revised May 2005 Initial Attack – Carpinteria/Summerland Fire District Unified South of Highway 192 Command Use BASIC RADIO CHANNEL UTILIZATION

SYSTEM FUNCTION FREQUENCY TONES CHANNEL PRIORITY COMMENTS

SBC Command Tx 154.9950 127.3 Priority 1 Command If SBC Channel 2 is already in use, defer to Channel 2 Rx 153.9050 110.9 Priority 2 Command.

SBC Command Tx 155.7150 127.3 Priority 2 Command Channel 3 Rx 153.9800 110.9

CRP Tactical Tx 154.1900 None Priority 1 Tactical If CRP Blue is already in use or an additional Blue Rx 154.1900 None tactical is needed, use Priority 2 Tactical.

OES Tactical Tx 154.2650 None Priority 2 Tactical If OES fire White 2 is already in use or an Fire White 2 Rx 154.2650 None additional tactical is needed, use Priority 3 Tactical. OES Tactical Tx 154.2950 None Priority 3 Tactical Fire White 3 Rx 154.2950 None

Santa Barbara County Operational Area Mutual Aid 205 Prepared by the Santa Barbara County Fire Chiefs Association, Communications Committee Santa Barbara County Mutual Aid Plan Appendix - II

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY

FIRE CHIEFS

TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY OPERATIONAL AREA

(Revised 4/05) Santa Barbara County Training Requirements Page 1

CALIFORNIA INCIDENT COMMAND CERTIFICATION SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

CICCS is a performance-based system that utilizes established minimum training standards and documented experience. Beginning in December 31, 2006, only personnel certified under the CICCS requirements will respond on Mutual Aid assignments, unless otherwise requested and authorized by the requesting Incident. In addition, as required by the Santa Barbara County Fire Chief’s Association, all Chief and Company Officers, while responding on Mutual Aid assignments will be required to have successfully completed the following courses:

S-190 Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior S-270 Basic Air Operations S-290 Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior S-234 Firing Methods and Procedures S-205/215 Fire Operations in the Urban Interface (June 2003)

All personnel, while responding on Mutual Aid assignments will be required to have taken the following courses:

S-190 Introduction to Wildland Behavior S-205/215 Fire Operations in the Urban Interface (June 2003)

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

All personnel assigned to a Hazardous Materials Response Team shall be trained to the Haz-Mat Specialist level as outlined by the California Specialized Training Institute (CSTI), or equivalent. The following courses are required to reach the Specialist level: Haz-Mat Technician A Haz-Mat Technician B Haz-Mat Technician C Haz-Mat Technician D Haz-Mat Specialist F Haz-Mat Specialist G

In addition, one company member must be trained as Assistant Safety Officer Haz-Mat.

Any person staffing the Incident Command position at a hazardous materials incident is required to have successfully completed the Haz-Mat Incident Commander class. Santa Barbara County Training Requirements Page 2

URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE

The Governor’s Office of Emergency Services has outlined the following training requirements for Light, Medium, and Heavy levels of capability:

LIGHT MEDIUM HEAVY CPR CPR CPR Advanced First Aid EMT-1 EMT-1 Rescue Systems 1 Rescue Systems 1 & 2 Rescue Systems 1 & 2 Haz-Mat Awareness Haz-Mat Operational Proficiency w/ Light level Proficiency w/Medium Trench Rescue Equipment inventory. Equipment inventory. Confined Space Rescue Proficiency w/Heavy level Equipment inventory.

In addition, as required by the Santa Barbara County Fire Chief’s Association, all personnel trained to the Medium level will be required to have successfully completed Confined Space Rescue Operational Level. Minimum Requirements for US&R Strike Team Leader must Rescue Systems 1 & 2, Trench and Confined Space Rescue, as well as successfully completed S-330 (Task Force/Strike Team Leader).

WATER RESCUE Follow guidelines of the Tri-County USAR Committee Water Rescue Operating Plan.

AGENCY REPRESENTATIVES

Santa Barbara County Chiefs recognize that on MAJOR out-of-county incidents (if more than one Strike Team and/or eight overhead personnel are assigned on an incident) it will be necessary to send an agency representative, in addition to the strike team leader. The following individuals are currently certified.

Ron McClain - Montecito Ken Kesler - Montecito Fire Stu Pfister – Montecito Andy DiMizio - Santa Barbara City Dwight Pepin – Solvang City Craig Thomas - Santa Barbara County Mark Schmitt - Santa Barbara County Randy Coleman – Santa Barbara County Chris Hahn – Santa Barbara County Marv Moneymaker - Santa Barbara County Michael Bennett - Santa Barbara County Woody Enos - Santa Barbara County Bill Hinds - Santa Barbara County Chris Childers - Santa Barbara County Mike McIntosh - Santa Barbara County Edward Rodriguez – Santa Barbara County Linual White – Lompoc City Robert Kovach – Lompoc City Frank Ortiz – Santa Maria City Tom Martinez – Carp-Summerland Mitch Vaughn – Santa Barbara City John Ahlman - Santa Barbara City