1. MEDICAL EMERGENCY CONDITIONS
Acts of nature
Floods, earthquakes, etc.
Airplane crashes
Large fires
High-rise, wildland, etc.
Hazardous materials incidents

2. MUTUAL AID DEFINED
Agreements intended to establish systematic sharing of emergency resources by all fire departments within the region or state

3. TYPES OF EMERGENCIES Expanded Medical Emergency
Exceeds the normal response capabilities
Major Medical Emergency
Requires the access of local mutual aid resources
Medical Disaster
Requires the access of county-wide mutal aid resources
Medical Catastrophe
Beyond the control of the existing county resources

4. EXPANDED MEDICAL Involves 5 to 15 patients Five or more critical
Resources dependent on severity and number of patients

5. MAJOR MEDICAL Involves 16-50 patients May require a medical group
One ALS provider per 3 critical patients
One EMT per 7 patients

6. MEDICAL DISASTER Involves over 50 patients
Requires one or more medical groups

7. MEDICAL CATASTROPHE Beyond control of existing resources
Requires use of master mutal aid agreement