Title: Mutual Aid Box Alarm System and the Comm Center Case Study: Division 16
1Mutual Aid Box Alarm Systemand the Comm
CenterCase Study Division 16
- Steve Rauter
- Assistant Chief
- Lisle-Woodridge Fire District
2MABAS, not Mavis!
A MABAS Beacon.
3Circa 1852
4Strike vs. Strike Out
5M.A.B.A.S.
- Mutual Aid Box Alarm System
- Legacy, history
- The primary purpose of the Mutual Aid Box Alarm
System is to coordinate the effective and
efficient provision of mutual aid during
Emergencies, Natural Disasters, and Man-Made
Catastrophes. - Assumption that agency is in MABAS...
- http//www.n9jig.com/radio/mabas/mabashq.html
unofficial MABAS information site.
6TERMS
- Divisions (in general)
- A geographical, usually contiguous group
- Illinois 1 through 32
- Wisconsin 100s series
- Each Division to have a Primary/Secondary
Dispatch Center - Agency Designator 4-letters
- Ex Downers Grove DGRV
- Ex Lisle-Woodridge LIWD
- Ex Naperville NAPR
- Carol Stream CRST (or is that Crestview?)
7MABAS 16 Formed Fall 1997
- Lisle-Woodridge Was in Division 12
- Responses not usually with Div 12 towns
- Many reasons
- Downers Grove Was in Division 10
- Western edge of Div 10
- Many reasons
- Naperville Was not a MABAS member
- Apprehension, understanding, partnerships
- Many reasons
- Geography, Auto-Aid already in place...
- Management, procedure, training similarities
8When forming (or updating)...Communications
Infrastructure
- NIFERN (NY-FERN) to become IFERN?
- Tones used 1081 Hz 701 Hz, (1.25-plus-3?)
- Transmit coverage area? (talk out)
- Receive (talk in)
- Decide if you need (want) portable coverage
- Mobile design option (Command Car?)
- Interoperability Issues
- Lisle-Woodridge VHF (150mHz)
- Downers Grove UHF (450mHz)
- Naperville 800mHz Trunked Radio System
9- Dispatch Center(s)
- Technical feasibility (NIFERN)
- Who will be responsible, how notified?
- Tones, radio vigil, phones
- Who, or what, is the Back-Up?
- Full capability, fully supported
- Bug Out scenarios (and training)
- Scripts, SOGs, written guidelines
- Initial dispatch elements (and training)
- Key Words, common terms, plain English
- May-Day procedures (and training)
- Building evacuation procedures
10When forming (or updating)Comm Center
- Stricken agency also handle dispatch?
- Agreements procedures for help
- Hand-Off procedure from stricken agency to
dispatch agency - What are YOUR steps
- Logging CAD or No CAD?
- Box Cards Are they functional for the Comm
Center? Do they make sense? Intuitive?
11MUTUAL AID BOX ALARM CARD
12SAMPLE MUTUAL AID BOX ALARM CARD
Box here Description
here Agency Name Here
BOX NUMBER
LOCATION
TOWN
CHANGE OF QUARTERS
13INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM
In order to establish a standardized system of
incident command, the MABAS Executive Board has
adopted the National Incident Management System
(NIMS) as the standard operating procedure for
all MABAS members. UNIFIED COMMAND is to be used
for WMD or Anti-Terrorism Theater of Operations
14ACCOUNTABILITY
- It is the policy of MABAS to account for the
location and safety of all personnel within the - EMERGENCY INCIDENT PERIMETER
- Participation by members of any Fire Department
in emergency incident mitigation without using
the - PASSPORT ACOUNTABILITY SYSTEM
- is not authorized by MABAS
15ENTERING THE MABAS ORGANIZATION
- A Governmental Body must pass an ordinance or
resolution authorizing the execution of the MABAS
Agreement - Signed copies of the agreement and of the
resolution/ordinance must be filed with the MABAS
Executive Secretary
16By-Laws
- Membership
- Each division shall be represented by one member
who shall be designated by their respective
Division.
17Jay Reardon, President 847-272-2141
Jerome J. Tonne, Vice President 630-620-5719
Ralph Blust, Executive Secretary 630-668-5323
18September 11, 2001
Everything changed...
19Update of Plan (in a hurry)
- Step 1 Get a copy of the Plan (or at least parts
of it that affect you) - Step 2 Get a GLOSSARY!
- MABAS is now State-Wide
- Centralization of notification of resources (RED
Center) - Hook to Illinois State Emergency Operating
Center (SEOC, I-EMA) - Illinois OH-NO! Illinois Dept of Public Health
- Operations Headquarters and Information Office
- Update of Division Rosters
- New Divisions formed in a hurry
20Mutual Aid Response Flow Plan
Joint Effort MABAS Illinois Fire Chiefs
Assn Illinois E.M.A. -IDPH -OSFM
-Other State Agencies
21Beyond MABAS
- Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with IEMA,
MABAS, IFCA (January 16, 2001) - Local Emergency Operations Plan is short-cut by
Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) - Know your steps for declarations
- Local (City, Village, Town)
- County (Where does Fire Protection District fit
in?) - State (I-EMA and other state agencies)
- Federal (FEMA and other federal agencies)
- Emergency vs. Disaster Declarations
22Terrorism WMD
- Call-takers
- Dispatchers
- Pre-Arrival Instructions?
- Measured response vs. Cavalry
23- http//firehouse.com/news/2001/10/ProtectingOurNat
ion.pdf
24What can the Comm Center do?
- Scripts
- Build MABAS into routine training
- Classroom
- MABAS canned presentation
- Anti-Terrorism Taskforce sessions
- Radio Drills Table-Top Drills
- Make it a habit
- Use of NIFERN
- Critiques of every incident
- Attend meetings, get yourself invited...
25THANK YOU
Steve Rauter Assistant Chief Lisle-Woodridge Fire
District
- 630-964-2233
- SRauter_at_LWFD.org