AP 1011 Mutual Aid Strike Team

Question 1

Who approves mutual aid

Answer 1

Duty Chief

Question 2

When is an agency rep sent out

Answer 2

When we have sent out significant overhead or resources

Question 3

Who is available to go out of county

Answer 3

All personnel

Question 4

STEM and TFL are identified when

Answer 4

At the beginning of each shift

Question 5

Trainees are identified when

Answer 5

At the beginning of each shift

Question 6

When can we go 4 man staffing

Answer 6

Whenever the incident will pay for it I and it wont delay response

Question 7

Define Initial Action

Answer 7

Need to leave w/n 1 min 30 seconds

Code probably with no meet up location

Question 8

Define immediate need

Answer 8

Need to leave w/n 60 minutes
Could be code but might not be
Might meet up prior or you might not

Question 9

Define Planned need

Answer 9

No code

Need to just be at reporting location at desired time

Question 10

If you are getting demobilized and another request comes in for another fire, who can approve it?

Answer 10

Duty chief

Question 11

Process for Mutual Aid

Answer 11

FCC gets call from requesting agency
FCC checks with Duty Chief
FCC contacts STEM
STEM contacts captains in strike team

Question 12

Information given to FCC from requesting agency

Answer 12

Requesting agency name
Agreement we are going under
IA IN or PN
Order number
Incident name and location
Travel and Comms
Responding location and time

Question 13

What resources are dispatched for immediate need or initial action

Answer 13

The 5 closest engines based on travel

Question 14

What is the process for Cal OES strike team

Answer 14

Duty Chief talks to Operational area
Prefer to send a medic engine
If OES rig is out of service we will replace it with another engine