IAFC s National Fire Service Mutual Aid System: A Homeland Security Success Building a Culture of Preparedness

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1 IAFC s National Fire Service Mutual Aid System: A Homeland Security Success Building a Culture of Preparedness

2 Mutual Aid Mutual Aid The rapid, efficient and cost-effective movement of personnel, equipment and/or expertise across jurisdictional lines Uniform system has yet to be developed System created by the fire service will be the template for other ESFs to use when planning mutual aid

3 What Mutual Mutual Aid Should Aid Be Not a new concept in the fire service, but sophistication levels vary Formal agreements allowing the deployment of emergency-based resources utilizing and working with EMAC between states Logical, escalating process Local state region nation System must be expandable, flexible, and scalable

4 IAFC Mutual IAFC Aid Efforts Mutual Aid Efforts Intra-state Mutual Aid System (IMAS) Community to community Community to State $650,000 per year from DHS Mutual Aid System Task Force (MASTF) State to state (EMAC) State to nation $100,000 initial IAFC funding $283,000 from DHS in year 2

5 National IAFC Mutual Mutual IAFC Aid Aid Efforts Mutual Aid Efforts

6 Intrastate Mutual Aid Intra-state Intrastate Mutual Aid System (IMAS) System (IMAS) Cooperative agreement between the IAFC and DHS NIMS Integration Center (NIC) Working through identified states fire chief association 10 states each year An intra-state mutual aid system is implemented when local resources have been exhausted or additional resources are needed

7 Intra-state Mutual Aid Intra-state Intrastate Mutual Aid System (IMAS) System (IMAS) Fire Service Anchors Formal, state-based, multi-incident tested mutual aid plans Historic Risk-Based Criteria Hurricanes in the Gulf Wildland fire in the Rockies Earthquakes in the Heartland Flooding in the Eastern U.S.

8 Fire Service Fire Anchors Service Anchors

9 Year One States Year One States

10 Year Two States Year Two States

11 Year Three States Year Three States (Projected) (Projected)

12 Beyond Year Three Beyond Year Three States (Projected) (Projected)

13 Mutual Aid System Mutual Aid System Task Force (MASTF) Task Force (MASTF) Established in October 2005, by President, Chief Bill Killen Internally funded for one year by IAFC, with continued support from DHS NIC When the resources of the state have been maximized where do responders turn? Develop a recognized, accepted, seamless process for mobilization, integration and utilization of resources in a disaster

14 Recommendations Support MASTF & National Preparedness National Preparedness 1. National Point of Contact and National Center for Deployments HSPD 5 2. Policies for Rapid Deployment within 12 Hours or Less HSPD 5 & 8 3. Eligibility Factors For Participation HSPD Education, Training and Exercising the System HSPD 5, 7 & 8 5. Linkages to Other Participating Groups HSPD 7 6. Funding to Develop, Monitor and Support the System HSPD 7 & 12

15 Mutual Aid Summary Mutual Aid In Review Cost-effectively maximizing the utilization of existing resources Building a culture of preparedness Protecting our infrastructure Improving & increasing emergency response capabilities

16 National Programs National Programs Department Department Contacts Director, Ed Plaugher (703) x339 Intra-state Mutual Aid System (IMAS) Program Coordinator, Scott Creason x371 Mutual Aid System Task Force (MASTF) Staff Liaison, Bill Bullock x372 /mutualaid

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