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Ada County Wildfire Response Plan Ada County Wildfire Response Plan Ada County City of Garden City Ada County Highway District City of Kuna City of Boise City of Meridian City of Eagle City of Star Eagle Fire District Kuna Rural Fire Protection District North Ada County Fire & Rescue Star Joint Fire Protection District Whitney Fire Protection District August 2018 7200 Barrister Drive ♦ Boise ID 83704-9293 ♦ (208 ) 577-4750 ♦ www.adaprepare.id.gov i Emergency Instructions To use this plan in a Wildfire Emergency find and follow the appropriate Roles and Responsibilities description list. ii Forward Wildfire incidents can endanger human life, cause extensive property damage and result in significant harm to the environment. This Wildfire Plan was developed to assist this community in dealing with the wide variety of wildfire hazards that exist locally. By training on and following this plan emergency responders can reduce the danger to themselves and the general public and lessen the likelihood and extent of damage to property and the environment. It is to be used in conjunction with the existing Emergency Operations Plans (EOP) and standard operating procedures maintained by the local jurisdictions and special purpose districts. Using the EOPs as the foundation for response permits the already established processes for multi- agency and multi-jurisdictional coordination to be implemented during a wildfire emergency. Doug Hardman, Director Ada County Emergency Management iii Distribution List The plan is distributed electronically to all jurisdictions, agencies, stake holders and officials listed below. It is available to the public online at: https://adacounty.id.gov/emergencymanagement/emergency-plans/local-state-federal- plans/#Local_Response_Plans Ada County 911 Dispatch Garden City Police Department Ada County Highway District Healthsouth Treasure Valley Hospital Ada County Assessor Idaho Office of Emergency Management Ada County Commissioners Idaho Department of Fish and Game Ada County Coroner Idaho Department of Lands Ada County Development Services Idaho State Communication Center Ada County Fairgrounds Idaho Transportation Department Ada County Operations Idaho Power Ada County Paramedics Idaho State Police Ada County Parks Kuna Fire District Ada County Prosecutor Kuna Mayor Ada County Sheriff Meridian City Clerk American Red Cross Meridian Fire Department Boise Airport Meridian Mayor Boise Planning and Development Meridian Police Department Boise City Councilperson Micron Boise Emergency Preparedness Office National Weather Service Boise Fire Department North Ada County Fire & Rescue District Boise Mayor Orchard Training Center Fire Department Boise Parks Department Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center Boise Police Department Saint Luke’s Regional Medical Center Boise Public Works Star Fire District Boise Risk Management Star Police Boise State University Star Mayor Central District Health Department SUEZ Community Planning Association US Bureau of Land Management Eagle Fire District US Forest Service Eagle Police Valley Regional Transit Eagle Mayor Veterans Administration Medical Center Flood Control District #10 Whitney Fire District Garden City Mayor iv Promulgation Page v vi Table of contents 1. Purpose .................................................................................................................................... 1 2. Authorities............................................................................................................................... 1 2.1. STATE OF IDAHO .............................................................................................................................................. 1 2.2. FEDERAL ........................................................................................................................................................ 2 3. Situation and Assumptions ..................................................................................................... 2 3.1. SITUATION ..................................................................................................................................................... 2 3.2. ASSUMPTIONS ................................................................................................................................................ 4 4. Relationship to other Plans ..................................................................................................... 4 5. Reviewing, Exercising and Updating the Plan ....................................................................... 5 5.1. REVIEWING THIS PLAN ...................................................................................................................................... 5 5.2. EXERCISING THIS PLAN ...................................................................................................................................... 5 5.3. UPDATING THIS PLAN ....................................................................................................................................... 5 6. Training and Personal Protective Equipment ......................................................................... 5 6.1. WILDFIRE TRAINING ......................................................................................................................................... 5 6.2. PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND PHYSICAL FITNESS ................................................................................................... 5 6.3. NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TRAINING .......................................................................................... 6 7. Incident Command and Coordination ..................................................................................... 6 7.1. INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM ............................................................................................................................ 6 7.2. WHO’S IN CHARGE .......................................................................................................................................... 6 7.3. JURISDICTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES .................................................................................................................. 7 7.4. UNIFIED COMMAND......................................................................................................................................... 7 7.5. INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM ......................................................................................................................... 8 7.6. CITY COORDINATION CENTERS ........................................................................................................................... 8 7.7. EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER ...................................................................................................................... 9 8. Wildfire Notification and Communications ............................................................................ 9 8.1. WILDFIRE NOTIFICATION AND DISPATCHING ......................................................................................................... 9 8.2. WILDFIRE COMMUNICATIONS ............................................................................................................................ 9 8.3. PUBLIC WARNING .......................................................................................................................................... 10 9. Initial Actions........................................................................................................................ 10 9.1. SITUATION ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................................................. 10 9.2. PRIORITY OF GOALS ....................................................................................................................................... 11 9.3. COMMAND POST AND OTHER ICS FACILITIES ...................................................................................................... 11 9.4. EVACUATION ................................................................................................................................................ 11 9.5. ACCESS AND ROAD CLOSURES .......................................................................................................................... 11 9.6. SEARCH AND RESCUE ...................................................................................................................................... 12 10. Roles and Responsibilities ................................................................................................ 13 10.1. LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE........................................................................................................ 13 vii 10.2. CHIEF ELECTED OFFICIAL ................................................................................................................................. 13 10.3. INCIDENT COMMANDER .................................................................................................................................. 14 10.4. ADA COUNTY DISPATCH (EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTION 2) ............................................................................... 17 10.5. FIRE SERVICE (EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTION 4, 9, 10) .................................................................................... 19 10.6. LAW ENFORCEMENT (EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTIONS 9, 13) ............................................................................. 21 10.7. EMERGENCY MEDICAL
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