Mutual Aid 1 Created by: Mike Fennell

CALIFORNIA MASTER MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT n State of California, all State agencies, all political subdivisions and fire districts have signed this agreement 2 Created by: Mike Fennell

EACH PARTY AGREES n To furnish resources and facilities to every party of the agreement to prevent and combat any disaster in accordance with mutual aid operational plans 3 Created by: Mike Fennell

MUTUAL AID SHALL be available and furnished in all cases of local peril or emergency or State of Extreme Emergency 4

Who coordinates the statewide Mutual Aid Plan ? 5 MUTUAL AID

OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES n Required to coordinate the emergency activities of all state agencies during an emergency 6

THE ORGANIZATION 7

C A L I F O R N I A n Six Mutual Aid Regions 8

II C A L I F O R N I A n San Francisco is in Region II 9

REQUESTING MUTUAL AID n Local Fire Chief n Operational Area Coordinator n Regional Coordinator n State Coordinator (Director O.E.S.) 10

INCIDENT MANAGEMENT 11

FIRESCOPE n FIre REsources of Southern California Organized for Potential Emergency 12

INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM 13

OPERATIONS 14

STRIKE TEAM 15

The Evolution of Mutual Aid in the State of California 16

California Disaster and Civil Defense Master Mutual Aid Agreement n Established November 15, 1950 u Signed by Earl Warren, Governor n Revised November 23, 1970 n Could it be done now? MUTUAL AID 17

n Organized after the disastrous 1970 Southern California wildfires n Purpose: u New applications in fire service management u New applications in fire suppression technology and coordination of resources u Emphasis on incident command and “multi- agency” coordination FIRESCOPE 18

FIRESCOPE n Developed the Incident Command System (ICS) u Used in all types of incidents, planned and unplanned n ICS was the system used to establish the National Incident Management System (NIMS) u East Coast vs. West Coast 19

California Incident Command Certification System (CICCS) n Desired goal was to “standardize certification and qualifications for ICS positions.” n Was the result of accountability issues from the Oakland Hills Fire of 1991, and another series of disastrous 1993 Southern California wildland fires. 20

CICCS n Developed qualifications and experience requirements for “ALL” firefighters responding to mutual aid wildland /urban interface incidents. n For example: Strike Team Leader (Engine) u Type 1 engine (SFFD type)=5 engines/20 personnel n Currently SFFD has 7 personnel designated as Strike Team Leaders 21

SFFD Training n n S130-Introduction to Fire fighting u Learning to work in a wildland fire environment n n S131-Advanced Firefighter Training u Documentation, communications, decision making, safety and tactics n n S190-Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior u Fire behavior factors that will aid in safe and effective control of wildland fires n n S130-Introduction to Fire fighting u Learning to work in a wildland fire environment n n S131-Advanced Firefighter Training u Documentation, communications, decision making, safety and tactics n n S190-Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior u Fire behavior factors that will aid in safe and effective control of wildland fires 22

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Mutual Aid Committee n “Develop Standard Operating Procedures for Mutual Aid requests and dispatches” n Division 3/ Station 7 is the on duty coordinator 29

nCommunication Center Receives dispatch uImmediate need (within 9 Bay Area counties) FBox 5499 is struck FFirst 5 Trained Engines and BC Forder number and request number needed uPlanned need (outside 9 Bay Area counties) FDivision 3 and Strike Team Leader notified FRendezvous Division of Training Mutual Aid Box Protocol 30

Strike Team Dispatches n Immediate Need within the 9 Bay Area Counties ( Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, Sonoma) n Box Division of Training n First 5 Engines and BC at this Box (Spartan Engine, closest) n Engines 7,9,11,15,17,25,32,37,42,43 & 44 n Battalion Chief (Strike Team Leader & Assistant as designated by Division 3 ) 31

Respond to the Division of Training n Code 3 n Go 4/4 if less than 2 members have wildland training or you have a relief piece n Assemble, Equip and Brief Strike Team 32

Department Policies nOES Engine 248 FStaffed on a daily basis with 1 Officer and 3 Firefighters nPlanned need/Outside 9 Counties FTeam dispatch FVolunteers 33

Check-in Procedures nBriefing held prior to leaving uKnown Information uTravel route FTravel Frequency FOrder of rigs uAppoint Assistant Leader uProper Safety Equipment uSet-up Engines nRemain together uStay on apparatus uStrike Team Leader receives assignment 34

Strike Team Dynamics n Unity of Command n Know Limitations n LACES u Post L ookout u Remain A ware u C ommunications Plan u E scape Route u Know S afety Zones 35