MABAS Red Center, Task Force, Strike Team Requests
Scope:
This procedure should be followed for Interdivisional Box Card Requests for a
Task Force or Strike Team directly from another Division (in the absence of a
call for specific apparatus) or in the event of a request from Red Center.
Purpose:
To provide equipment and manpower called for from another MABAS Division or
Red Center as activated by the State Wide Mutual Aid Plan or for the activation
of the State Wide Mutual Aid Plan for a response into our Division.
Definitions:
Command Car – Usually a SUV type vehicle equipped with radios,
accountability hardware and materials to command an incident. Normally responds
with a Chief or an officer trained to the NIMS 200 level and another firefighter
of any rank to act as a scribe.
Coordinating Officer – This is the officer that will be contacting the
dispatch center for the information from Red Center or the MABAS Division Direct
Request, who will then be coordinating the response of the Task Force.
Dispatch – The Ogle County 911 Telecommunicator assigned to take the
incident from either the Sheriff’s Communications Department or the Rochelle
Police Department.
Red Center – The dispatch center that is used by the State Wide Mutual Aid
System to dispatch MABAS and MABAS Population Centers to incidents as requested
through this system.
Strike Team – 5 or more like pieces of apparatus requested to respond from
one MABAS Division to another. This could be 5 or more grass rigs or 5 or more
tankers as an example.
Task Force – A self contained response of 2 engines, a ladder, a heavy
squad, 3 ambulances and a command car from a MABAS Division that is sent to aid
another MABAS Division upon request from Red Center.
Telecommunicator Responsibilities:
1) When a request is received from Red Center (MABAS Dispatch)
a. Take the information from the Red Center
b. Tone out Chief Hough (Mt. Morris Fire) to contact the radio room for
information. If he has not responded to the page within 5 minutes, re-page him,
if still no response after 5 minutes go to the next person on the list until
contact is made with one of the MABAS officers.
i. Mount Morris Fire Protection District
1. Chief Rob Hough - President
ii. Lynn Scott Rock Fire
Protection District
1. Chief Todd Seaworth – Vice President
iii. Stillman Fire Protection
District
1. Chief Brian Kunce – Secretary
c. Tell him/her that you have information for a MABAS response (nature given
from Red Center).
d. Once the message has been relayed that person becomes the Task Force or
Strike Team Chief Officer
e. Await the direction of the Task Force or Strike Team Chief Officer
f. Carry out the orders of dispatching as given by the Task Force or Strike
Team Chief Officer directing the response. Such as dispatch the appropriate
interdivisional request card.
Task Force or Strike Team Makeup from Division 18:
Once MABAS Division 18 (Ogle County) has received a request for a Task Force or a Strike Team the Telecommunicator shall go to the “Interdivisional Request” tab on the MABAS 18 website. It is located near the bottom of the page that has the MABAS cards. Click on the appropriate card for the request that has been made. Dispatch the departments that are listed in the primary columns. If one of the primary departments are unable to respond (in a timely manner or are simply unable to respond). Then dispatch the appropriate number of department(s) from the alternates listed on the card to fill the void. f the alternates are also unable to fill the card out then contact the Task Force or Strike Team Chief Officer and he/she will direct the next action. Division 18 might not be able to fill out the request or is able to respond minus the (give the specifics of what are not available to respond).
Request direct from another Division:
Dispatcher - When a request is received direct from a MABAS Division for a Task Force:
1) Dispatcher receiving information of request for Task Force Response
should seek the nature of the incident, the staging area or receiving area that
the Task Force is to respond to and the immediacy of the request.
2) Immediately call the MABAS Officers from the list above the in
Telecommunicator Responsibilities section and give them the information and the
immediacy. Ask the officer the following:
a. Where do you want to assemble the Task Force or Strike
Team – this information would then be given out over the County Wide Tone
along with the units being requested.
b. Obtain a cell phone or other telephone number that he
can be reached at and an alternate that someone else can be called that can get
in contact with this Task Force or Strike Team Chief Officer
c. In 10 minutes attempt a roll call of the Task Force or Strike Team and
give the results to the Task Force or Strike Team Chief Officer coordinating the
response.
Task Force or Strike Team Chief Officer:
The Fire Officer Coordinator will be called by the dispatcher and relayed the
information from the MABAS Division or Red Center. He/She will then:
1)
Determine from Red Center or Dispatch
a. The urgency of the situation
i. How
soon do units need to assemble
ii. How
long do they need to be self sustaining
1. Consult the list of materials for responding for needs
b. The route to follow to the
reception site
c. Obtain the coded message from
RED Center (number, color, objects) and write it down
d. Service centers and fuel
information
2)
Given the urgency of the situation determine how to alert the Task Force
participants
a. Tone
i. Use
the County Wide Tone and direct the Chiefs or Duty Officers to contact a certain
number
1. This may be the dispatch center where they would give
a number for them to contact the Task Force Chief Officer
2. Or the number may be given out over the air for them
to call the Task Force Chief Officer
b. Call the individual fire
station contact lists to line up help
i. This
method is appropriate when the response is not required for several hours
3)
Determine where they should assemble to convoy to the incident
a. Pick a convenient spot for
everyone to gather at near a main route
i. Example
– Petro at 39 and 38 near Rochelle
4)
Determine the appropriate route for them to follow to the reception area
a. Find the routes were services
have been identified by Red Center (If dispatched by Red Center)
b. Find appropriate route to the
Division requesting aid
c. Obtain unit numbers, beginning
mileage, names of responders and department they are with, phone numbers of
their individual cell phones, home addresses.
5) Obtain maps for the units of the route (if appropriate) and make paper copies for each responding Companies
6) Have all the responding companies switch to IFERN (154.265 channel 4) or IFERN 2 (154.3025) which ever is designated
7) Make sure that all the units are being formed per the Task Force Makeup above.
8) Advise Red Center that MABAS Division 18 Task Force is enroute to the reception site
9)
Communicate with all Division 18 departments on the deployment
a. Any updates of their status
b. Projected completion and
return
c. Change in any plans
d. Possible need for a second
deployment (at later date)
END Updated 10/15/2008