MABAS FORMABAS FOR TELECOMMUNICATORSTELECOMMUNICATORS

2222NDND ANNUAL ANNUAL

APCO-INENA-ICC CONFERENCE APCO-INENA-ICC CONFERENCE 20062006

PRESENTATION PRESENTATION COVERAGECOVERAGE

• HISTORY OF MABASHISTORY OF MABAS• BASIC DISPATCHING TECHNIQUESBASIC DISPATCHING TECHNIQUES• NEW BOX CARD FORMATNEW BOX CARD FORMAT• THE STATEWIDE PLANTHE STATEWIDE PLAN• QUESTIONS??QUESTIONS??

A BIT OF HISTORY……A BIT OF HISTORY……

• City of Chicago divided into City of Chicago divided into 18 battalion districts after 18 battalion districts after Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Great Chicago Fire of 1871.

•Companies Companies relocated to relocated to provide coverage provide coverage where needed where needed when call volume when call volume higher.higher.

More History…More History…

• Elk Grove FD adopted Elk Grove FD adopted procedure creating procedure creating

11stst MABAS Box Cards MABAS Box Cards in 1968 for Northwest in 1968 for Northwest

SuburbsSuburbs• Over 1300 fire Over 1300 fire departments from departments from Illinois, Wisconsin, Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri, Indiana Missouri, Indiana

and Iowa make up and Iowa make up MABASMABAS today today

Primary PurposePrimary Purpose

• Coordinate effective and efficient Coordinate effective and efficient provisions of mutual aid during an provisions of mutual aid during an Emergency, Natural or Man Made Emergency, Natural or Man Made DisasterDisaster

ProvisionsProvisions

• Immediate AssistanceImmediate Assistance• Special Response Special Response

TeamsTeams• Specialized Specialized

EquipmentEquipment• Contractual Contractual

Agreement covering Agreement covering responsibilities and responsibilities and liabilities for all liabilities for all member departmentsmember departments

• Standard policiesStandard policies

Current Illinois Current Illinois MABAS DivisionsMABAS Divisions

70+ Divisions in Illinois, 70+ Divisions in Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Wisconsin, Iowa,

Missouri & IndianaMissouri & Indiana

More Divisions coming More Divisions coming on board every month!on board every month!

Box Alarm CardsBox Alarm Cards

• Each department has their ownEach department has their own• Basic Templates available for - Structure Basic Templates available for - Structure

Fire, Tender, Brush, EMS, Special Rescue, Fire, Tender, Brush, EMS, Special Rescue, Target HazardTarget Hazard

• Can be assigned based on special Can be assigned based on special circumstances or geographic areas circumstances or geographic areas

• Provides for change of quarters companiesProvides for change of quarters companies• Distributed to surrounding departments Distributed to surrounding departments

and dispatch centersand dispatch centers

New Box Card DesignNew Box Card Design• Standard template created Standard template created

to assist new and existing to assist new and existing Divisions redesigned in Divisions redesigned in 20042004

• Changes made to the Changes made to the “Traditional Style” to make “Traditional Style” to make it easier to understand and it easier to understand and reduce errors.reduce errors.

• 4 Letter abbreviations 4 Letter abbreviations eliminated and full names eliminated and full names of departments are used.of departments are used.

• Change of Quarters section Change of Quarters section incorporated to each level. incorporated to each level. Station number added in ( )Station number added in ( )

• No limit to number of No limit to number of levelslevels

• Last level reserved for Last level reserved for “Interdivisional Request”“Interdivisional Request”

• Tankers replaced with Tankers replaced with TendersTenders

New Box Card Design-New Box Card Design-CompleteComplete

DEPARTMENT NAME:

FERMILAB BOX ALARM TYPE:

STRUCTURES WITH HYDRANTS

EFFECTIVE DATE:

8/1/05 MABAS DIVISION:

13

BOX ALARM #:

7111 LOCATION OR AREA:

AREA WIDE AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE:

Chief

LOCAL DISPATCH AREA: ALARM Brush Truck/ SPECIAL CHANGE OF LEVEL ENGINES TENDERS TRUCKS SQUADS EMS CHIEFS EQUIPMENT QUARTERS (STA #)

STILL

2 FERMILAB

BATAVIA & GENEVA

FERMILAB

MABAS BOX ALARM: ALARM SPECIAL CHANGE OF LEVEL ENGINES TENDERS TRUCKS SQUADS EMS CHIEFS EQUIPMENT QUARTERS (STA #)

BOX

AURORA GENEVA

N. AURORA BATAVIA ELBURN BATAVIA

BATAVIA N. AURORA

AURORA WNFIELD

ST. CHARLES

2ND

NAPERVILLE WINFIELD

W. CHICAGO WINFIELD

GENEVA W. CHICAGO

ELBURN

3RD

ST. CHARLES

LISLE-WOODRIDGE MONTGOMERY

AURORA ST. CHARLES WHEATON

4TH

SUGAR GRV

5TH

SOUTH PARK

INTERDIVISIONAL REQUEST

1ST CHOICE DIVISION 2

2ND CHOICE DIVISION 6

3RD CHOICE DIVISION 10

INFORMATION: STATION ADDRESS: 900 S. KIRK RD

Or… adapt them to suit your Or… adapt them to suit your needsneeds

The MABAS executive committee has The MABAS executive committee has okayed the adaptation of box alarm okayed the adaptation of box alarm cards within the dispatch center as cards within the dispatch center as

lo9ng as pertinent information is not lo9ng as pertinent information is not changed. changed.

If the FD format doesn’t work for your If the FD format doesn’t work for your center -center -

Here are some examples of other Here are some examples of other formats that may make it easier:formats that may make it easier:

Paper Card Paper Card OptionOption

Geneva Fire Department MABAS Box Card Number: 2910 Efffective Date: 1-01-04 Incident: City Residential Agency: Equipment/ Personnel: Destination: 1st Box North Aurora Engine & Chief Scene Fermilab Engine Scene Batavia Ambulance Scene West Chicago Truck Scene Elburn Chief Scene Winfield Engine Station 1 St. Charles Ambulance Station 1 2nd Box Winfield Engine from Station 1 Scene St. Charles Truck Scene South Elgin Engine Scene West Chicago Squad & Chief Scene Carol Stream Engine Station 1 Wheaton Truck Station 1 3rd Box Carol Stream Engine from Station 1 Scene Wheaton Truck from Station 1 Scene Warrenvi lle Engine Scene Sugar Grove Engine Station 1 Glen Ellyn Truck Station 1 4th Box Sugar Grove Engine from Station 1 Scene Glen Ellyn Truck from Station 1 Scene Aurora Engine Scene Bartlett Engine Station 1 5th Box Bartlett Engine from Station 1 Scene Naperville Engine Scene Lisle-Woodridge Engine Station 1

•Portrait optionPortrait option

•List List Towns/EquipmentTowns/Equipment

•Not Not Equipment/TownsEquipment/Towns

•Bold your own townsBold your own towns

•COQ’s stay at COQ’s stay at bottombottom

Browser OptionBrowser Option

•This option works like a websiteThis option works like a website

•Does not require an internet Does not require an internet connection – just a Windows connection – just a Windows BrowserBrowser

•Point and click accuracyPoint and click accuracy

•Allows for access to more Allows for access to more functionsfunctions

CommunicationsCommunications

MABASRADIO.orgMABASRADIO.org

Valuable resource for Valuable resource for Advocacy Statements & Advocacy Statements & Recommended Practices. Recommended Practices. Everything needed for Everything needed for MABAS radio MABAS radio communicationscommunications

CommunicationsCommunications (cont’d)(cont’d)

• Each MABAS Division designates a Each MABAS Division designates a Primary and Back Up Dispatch CenterPrimary and Back Up Dispatch Center

• Both with paging capabilitiesBoth with paging capabilities• All MABAS alarms and dispatches All MABAS alarms and dispatches

carried out over IFERN.carried out over IFERN.• Narrow-Band Channel IFERN2 coming Narrow-Band Channel IFERN2 coming

soon to be used during disaster ops soon to be used during disaster ops by Statewide Response Teamsby Statewide Response Teams

NIMSNIMS

National Incident Management SystemNational Incident Management System

Adopted as the SOP for all Adopted as the SOP for all MABAS members for MABAS members for

incident management in incident management in 20032003

NIMS provides a consistent nationwide NIMS provides a consistent nationwide template to enable all government, template to enable all government,

private-sector, and non-governmental private-sector, and non-governmental organizations to work together during organizations to work together during

domestic incidents. domestic incidents.

Communications (cont’d)Communications (cont’d)

• 6 Current Fireground 6 Current Fireground FrequenciesFrequencies• Red, White, Blue, Gold, Black, Red, White, Blue, Gold, Black,

GrayGray•Low powerLow power•Incident Scene CoordinationIncident Scene Coordination

• Statewide wireless voice Statewide wireless voice radio system by Motorola radio system by Motorola allowing users to talk virtually allowing users to talk virtually anywhere in the stateanywhere in the state

• Effective and Cost Efficient Effective and Cost Efficient network giving users network giving users interoperability they could interoperability they could not achieve on their ownnot achieve on their own

• ITTF offered every PD, FD, ITTF offered every PD, FD, EMA, Public Health Agency EMA, Public Health Agency and Com Center in Illinois a and Com Center in Illinois a control station or radio in control station or radio in 20042004

• More information available at More information available at www.mabasradio.orgwww.mabasradio.org

Box Alarm RequestsBox Alarm Requests• Emergency situations that exceed a Emergency situations that exceed a

stricken departments capabilities can stricken departments capabilities can generate a MABAS Box Alarm Dispatchgenerate a MABAS Box Alarm Dispatch

• Organized Box Cards prevent self-Organized Box Cards prevent self-dispatching and overloading the IC or dispatching and overloading the IC or Local Dispatch centerLocal Dispatch center

• If you’re not asked for – DON’T GO!If you’re not asked for – DON’T GO!

Box Alarm Request Box Alarm Request (cont’d)(cont’d)

ProcedureProcedure• Mutual Aid need determined by ICMutual Aid need determined by IC• Appropriate Box # and level Appropriate Box # and level

determineddetermined• Staging area determinedStaging area determined• Local dispatch center advised MABAS Local dispatch center advised MABAS

is being activatedis being activated• MABAS dispatch center contacted to MABAS dispatch center contacted to

request the Box on IFERN by ICrequest the Box on IFERN by IC

Box Alarm Request Box Alarm Request (cont’d)(cont’d)

• Requesting Requesting DepartmentDepartment

• Box Alarm NumberBox Alarm Number• LevelLevel• Nature/ LocationNature/ Location• StagingStaging• AuthorityAuthority

Information MABAS Dispatcher Information MABAS Dispatcher NeedsNeeds

Incident CommunicationsIncident Communications

• IC and Staging Ofcrs. IC and Staging Ofcrs. must monitor IFERNmust monitor IFERN

• Primary fireground Primary fireground frequency monitored by frequency monitored by the Incident Commander the Incident Commander or his designeeor his designee

• Dispatch and IC Dispatch and IC communications on communications on IFERNIFERN

• Scene operations occur Scene operations occur on fireground freqs.on fireground freqs.

MABAS Dispatch MABAS Dispatch CommunicationsCommunications

• Dispatcher monitors Dispatcher monitors IFERN continuouslyIFERN continuously

• Acknowledges Acknowledges request for Box Alarmrequest for Box Alarm

• Locates Alarm Card Locates Alarm Card and prepares the and prepares the dispatchdispatch

• Activate TonesActivate Tones• Dispatch Box Alarm Dispatch Box Alarm • Keeps IC abreast of Keeps IC abreast of

any updates/changesany updates/changes

Statewide Mutual Aid Statewide Mutual Aid The Coloring BookThe Coloring Book

• Guideline created by the MABAS Executive Committee in conjunction with the Office of Homeland Security and the Illinois Terrorism Taskforce.

• Designed for the specific purpose of planning for activation of the Statewide Mutual Aid Plan and local subsequent responses.

Statewide Mutual Aid Statewide Mutual Aid MABAS vs. StatewideMABAS vs. Statewide

MABAS - MABAS - SPEEDSPEED of Response: of Response:• RADIO - IFERN – STAGINGRADIO - IFERN – STAGING

STATEWIDE PLAN - STATEWIDE PLAN - QUANTITYQUANTITY of Response: of Response:• TELEPHONE - RECEPTION AREA - TELEPHONE - RECEPTION AREA -

SUSTAINMENTSUSTAINMENT

Statewide Mutual Aid Statewide Mutual Aid Statewide Plan MethodsStatewide Plan Methods

• MABAS / ITTF / IEMA DrivenMABAS / ITTF / IEMA Driven• MOU Signed January 16, 2001MOU Signed January 16, 2001• Activated by Declaration of DisasterActivated by Declaration of Disaster• Governor’s Mobile Support TeamsGovernor’s Mobile Support Teams• Liabilities, Reimbursements, AuthorityLiabilities, Reimbursements, Authority• Links MABAS & Non-MABAS AgenciesLinks MABAS & Non-MABAS Agencies• Fire/EMS/Special Ops - State AssetFire/EMS/Special Ops - State Asset• 4 Region Design4 Region Design• All Hazards / All RisksAll Hazards / All Risks

ChecklistsChecklists

•RED - Security Validation Code•Communications Authentication Code (MATRIX)•FACT Message•On Scene Visual Validations (ARMBANDS)•Homeland Security Threat Status Checklists

•Located in Northbrook at Fire Station #12

•Dispatch center for 6 Suburban Fire Departments and 3 Fire-Protection Districts

•Dispatch center for MABAS Division III

•Lead dispatch center for Statewide Mutual Aid Box Alarm System

•Orland Central Dispatch is their backup

Activation information will by given by RED Center, Orland or IEMA EOC when the plan is activated.

-including requested equipment, routing, reception site and validation code. The POD chief will get this information from Tri-Com only if RED Center is unable to.

Activation of Statewide Activation of Statewide AidAid

MABAS Dispatch Centers-

•Will contact Local Dispatch Centers by phone.

•Local Dispatch Centers will use tone w/generic message too have the fire departments call their dispatch center for information or call them by phone. Relay information given by RED via phone to command officer.

•Use checklists to track all apparatus, manpower & equipment reported by the fire departments.

Activation of Statewide Activation of Statewide AidAid

Local Dispatch Centers-

•Will use tone w/generic message too have the fire departments call their dispatch center for information or call them by phone. Information received from MABAS center will Information received from MABAS center will be relayed.be relayed.

•Contact MABAS Center back with availability Contact MABAS Center back with availability of requested equipment and personnel within of requested equipment and personnel within 30 minutes30 minutes

Activation of Statewide Activation of Statewide AidAid

Fire Departments-

•Need to acknowledge the box alarm and availability of their resources within 20 minutes and contact local dispatch via phone or local radio frequency if possible

•Responding units en route to the POD and responding to reception area SHALL NOT transmit on IFERN!

•Once at the reception area, a staging officer will then direct frequency assignments for operations

•All units will respond together as a “package”

Activation of Statewide Activation of Statewide AidAid

MABAS Dispatch Center-•Will gather the information from the dispatch centers.

•Will fill in a requested resource not available from a primary fire department, with a secondary fire department resource on the box card

•When the highest ranking officer in the POD calls, he will report his name, rank, department, that he is in the POD ready to receive information. He will give a call back number and hang up.

•The MABAS center will verify the ranking officer’s identity Then call RED and relay the name & call back number for RED to relay routing, reception and validation code.

•Only if instructed by RED will MABAS Division relay any security information

Activation of Statewide Activation of Statewide AidAid

Deployment Procedure-•Available Chiefs will respond to the POD to help organize and activate the responding “package”

•POD Coordinator maintains a log of all activities on form and assign other duties to responding chiefs (i.e.)

Accountability Worksheet Emergency Contact Information Personal Equipment Check Electronic Equipment Check Deployment Bag WorksheetPOD Activity Log MABAS CommunicationsDirections & Maps Vehicle Assignments

Money Transfers

•The apparatus designated by the statewide box card will meet at the POD. NO MORE – NO LESS!

Activation of Statewide Activation of Statewide AidAid

POD Arrival-

•Check in for accountability - Picture ID and PASSPORTS required•Incident briefing•Member information form•Additional personal clothing/equipment cache issued if required•Security: personal gear will be searched. Electronic equipment will be inventoried and collected. Items will travel with the team and may only be used for emergencies or when authorized by the team leader. •Team leader will be issued a cash stipend for operational needs.

Activation of Statewide Activation of Statewide AidAid

REMEMBER

Response to the POD forstatewide deployment is

NON-emergency!

Activation of Statewide Activation of Statewide AidAid