1. Past, Present and Future Yesterday Tomorrow? Today

2. Past

3. 1970 Fire Season

4. 16 lives lost 772 structures lost 500,000+ acres The 13 Day Siege

5. Governor’s Taskforce on the California Wildland Fire Problem

6. 92nd Congress appropriates $675,000 to the U.S. Forest Service Research Station in Riverside 1971

7. “FIRESCOPE” is created FIRES COPE refightingsourcesouthern rganizedalifornia otential mergencies of for

8. Original Partner Agencies U.S. Forest Service Cal Fire Governor’s Office of Emergency Services Los Angeles Fire Department Los Angeles County Fire Department Santa Barbara County Fire Department Ventura County Fire Department

9. A period of intensive research and development 1972 - 1979

10. 1975 At the inception of the FIRESCOPE program the original partner agencies developed 5 initial statements. - Coordinate Multi-Agency Resources during major incidents - Develop improved methods for forecasting fire behavior - Develop standard terminology - Provide multi-agency communications - Provide multi-agency training These 5 items were later into consolidated into two major components: ICS and MACS

11. Development of the First FIRESCOPE Documents Concept PapersConcept to Reality

12. 1975 Technical Advisory Team Changed to the “FIRESCOPE Board of Directors”

13. Unified Command Mapping Tools Integrated PlanningResource Tracking Further FIRESCOPE Developments and Products

14. 1976 Pacoima Fire – First Incident Managed Using the Principles of ICS The Riverside OCC was identified as the Multi-Agency Coordination center for the Southern California FIRESCOPE Region

15. Early 1980’s This period saw the adoption of ICS and other FIRESCOPE products by national organizations such as FEMA, NFA and NWCG - NIIMS

16. “All Hazard”

17. 1982-1984 - ICS is fully implemented among the partner agencies - System-wide test is conducted at the Riverside OCC entitled, “Top Hat” - CALFIRMS is established consisting of representatives from the forest agencies, Northern CA Chiefs and Cal OES as a working team to help spread FIRESCOPE products across the State. Two strategic goals were accomplished by this group: o Evaluate and recommend technology transfer to Northern California o Educate all agencies and areas on available FIRESCOPE products

18. 1984 Orange County Fire Department is added to the FIRESCOPE list of “Partner Agencies” after several years of active participation on the Task Force and several Specialist Groups

19. The FIRESCOPE BOD and the Cal OES Fire and Rescue Advisory Committee are combined 1986

20. 1986 The FIRESCOPE Program received FEMA’s “Exemplary Practices in Emergency Management” Award Board of Directors merges with CALFIRMS

21. The FIRESCOPE Board of Directors Recognizing that the Fire Problem is Not Limited to Southern California, Strikes the Word “Southern” from the Acronym FIRESCOPE and a New Name is Established Representative of All California “FIrefighting RESources of California Organized for Potential Emergencies” 1987 Tunnel - 1991 Laguna - 1993

22. FIRESCOPE Act of 1989 In 1988 California State Senator Bill Campbell authored SB 27 – SB-27 Became the FIRESCOPE Act of 1989 – The Bill directed 3 State agencies (Cal Fire, Cal OES and SFM) to administer the FIRESCOPE Program and seek funding to support it. – This ensured FIRESCOPE’s future

23. 1990’s During this period, FIRESCOPE began to address all-hazard applications – Haz Mat Responses – Mass Casualty Incidents – Urban Search and Rescue – High-rise Fires

24. 1991 – Tunnel Fire

25. Statewide Adoption of FIRESCOPE Products - Recognized ICS as basis for responses and the model for EOC operations. - 1991 Tunnel Fire in the Oakland Hills initiated further expansion of FIRESCOPE products - Senate Bill 1841 (Petris) established the “Standardized Emergency Management System” or SEMS.

26. National Incident Management System In 2004 FIRESCOPE ICS was adopted for inclusion as a component of the National Incident Management System

27. 2012 Kern County Fire Department is added to the FIRESCOPE list of “Partner Agencies” after years of active participation as the County Fire Departments South representative

28. Present

29. The Dynamic Present The FIRESCOPE program remains active and as strong as ever. Powerhouse Fire - 2013 SBC Water Rescue Training

30. Guidance Documents WUI Structure Protection Guidelines WUI Placard, ICS 231 Emergency Response to Tactical LE Incidents Night Flying Guidelines Rapid Extraction Module Support

31. Leveraging Technology FOG (ICS 420-1) App for smart devices FOG eBook www.firescope.org Social Media

32. Mission Statement The mission of FIRESCOPE is to provide recommendations and technical guidance to the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (OES) on matters involving mutual aid; to maintain the FIRESCOPE Decision Process; and to continue the operation, development, and maintenance of the FIRESCOPE Incident Command System (ICS) and the Multi-Agency Coordination System (MACS).

33. Vision Statement FIRESCOPE’s vision is to continue national leadership in the development of all- hazard incident management and multi-agency coordination systems, to enhance and encourage full participation by the California Fire Service in the statewide Fire and Rescue Mutual Aid System, and to provide a common voice for the California Fire Service.

34. Board Of Directors Strategic Initiatives Board of Directors’ Strategic Initiatives Reaffirm rules & procedures Encourage participation by all agencies Provide National leadership Promote awareness of FIRESCOPE products Improve methods of incident management Provide a common voice for the CA Fire Service

35. The Decision Process - Working Groups (Ad-Hoc groups) - Board of Directors (Chief Executive Level) FIRESCOPE “Decision Process” - Operations Team (Deputy/Assistant Chief Level) - Task Force (Battalion Chief/Manager Level) - Specialist Groups (Standing groups)

36. Representation Membership of FIRESCOPE BOD, Ops Team and Task Force includes representatives from: – FIRESCOPE Partner Agencies – Federal Agencies with Land Management Responsibilities – County Fire Agencies – City Fire Agencies – Volunteer Fire Departments – Fire Districts

37. FIRESCOPE Organizational Structure

38. Specialist Groups −Aviation −Communications −Emerging Information Technologies −Emergency Medical Services −GIS −Hazardous Materials −High Rise −Predictive Services −Safety −US&R

39. www.firescope.org

40. FIRESCOPE Website - Order, Download or View the current FOG and latest ICS and MACS Forms - Links to Fire Intel Nationwide - Predictive Services - FIRESCOPE Program Updates - CICCS - California Fire Resource Inventory System (CFRIS)

41. Future?

42. The future of FIRESCOPE is dependent on the strong principles that guided it in the past - A well-defined decision making process - No agency or discipline specific organizational directives and tools - All-Hazards perspective - Continued Leadership in national ICS application and revisions

43. Conclusion FIRESCOPE’S proud past, dynamic present and exciting future create a model for cooperation regardless of level, response discipline, or geographic area. Tomorrow’s caretakers of the program must use the past and the present as springboards to the future.

44. The Challenge Continues