PROPOSAL

INTEGRATE FIRESCOPE BOARV OF VIRECTORS WITH OES FIRE ANV RESCUE AVVISORY COMMITTEE

The. FIRESCOPE Ve.wion PJtoc.Uh (whic.h c.oMih.U o6 6oUJt he.pa.Jta.te. itu:e.Jta.c.-ting le.vei.l:, I obje.c.tive. ih to ma.in..ta.in a. hyhte.m to c.on..tinue. the. ope.Jta.tion a.nd ma.inte.na.nc.e. o6 FIRESCOPE-de.vei.ope.d c.ompone.nth and the. 6utWte. de.ve.lopme.nt o6 pJtoc.e.d.Wte.-6 involving ma.n.y age.nc.ie.6 within S.outhe.Jtn Cai.i60Jr .. rUa.'h Multi-Age.nc.y CooJtdina.tion Syhtem aJte.a.1 e.a.c.h w.Uh ith own poUc.iu a.nd 6unding c.onht.lta.int-6.

The. p!t..OC.e.hh hM be.e.n huppoJtte.d. by the. me.mbe.Jt a.ge.nc.iu a.nd ith hUC.C.e.-6.6 c.a.n be. a.tt.ltibute.d to the. me.mbe.Jt'.6 de.d.ic.a.tion a.nd c.ommitme.nt to the. pJtogJta.m'h ob je.c.tive.-6.

The. FIRESCOPE-de.ve.lope.d c.ompone.nt-6 aiLe. imple.me.nte.d within the. me.mbe.Jt a.ge.nc.ie.-6 and the. Southe.Jtn Ca..U..6oJtnia. alle.a.. The. e.xplo.lta.tion o6 FIRESCOPE te.c.hnologie.-6 to the. Jte.ma.inde.Jt o6 the. hta.te. ne.c.e.hhita.te.-6 a. Sta.te.wide. Ve.wion PJtoc.e.hh with Jte.pJtue.nta.tion o6 a.ge.nc.ie.-6 to e.n.6UJt.e. ge.ogJta.phic.al. a..6 we.ll a..6 a.ge.nc.y hyhte.m c.o v e.Jta.g e..

Thih pa.pe.Jt will a.ddJtuh the. highut le.ve.i.. o6 a. ne.e.de.d Sta.te.wide. Ve.wion P.lt.OC.e.hh.

The. FIRESCOPE PJtogJta.m M:.il.l. ne.e.d-6 the. Ve.wion PJtoc.Uh to 6a.c.il..U.a..t.e. 6utUJte. c.omple.tion1 now utima.te.d to be. 40% o6 the. de.6ine.d PJtogJta.m. But with the. pe..lt.6pe.c.tive. o6 Sta.te.wide. utilization o6 the. Inc.ide.nt Command Syhte.m a.nd SuppoJtt Se.Jtvic.u 6unc.tionh 1 o6 a. ye.t de.6ine.d te.Jtm 6 oJt Mui..ti-Age.nc.y CooJtc:U.na.tion a.n.d. RuoWtc.e. Ma.nageme.nt1 the.Jte. i.6 a. ne.e.d. 6oJt age.nc.y involve.me.nt a.t a. hta.te.wide.1 poUc.y ma.king .ie.vel...

The. uta.bli..6hme.nt o6 thih pJtoc.e.-6..6 would al.low a. bJtoa.de.Jt ove.Jtvie.w o6 Fi.lte. Se.Jtvic.e. ne.e.d. Jte.qui.lte.me.na which paJta1.le.i.. FIRESCOPE c.on.c.e.p.U a.nd e.x.poJtta.ble. c.ompone.n.t.6 6Jtom the. PJtogJta.m. With a. blr..oad Jte.pJte.he.nta.tion 6Jtom a. hta.te.wide. a.pp.lt.oa.c.hl hta.te. ..6pon..6oMhip c.a.n. be. Jte.in6oJtc.e.d a.nd a.pplie.d a...6 PJtogJta.m Jt.Upon..6ibility ih now with the. Ca1.i6oJtn.ia. 066ic.e. o6 Eme.Jtge.nc.y Se.Jtvic.u. Vihc.U.6..6iotth ha.ve. 6oc.U.6e.d on th-<..6 c.onc.e.pt a.t the. FIRESCOPE Ope.Jta.tion..6 Te.a.m ma.ny timu. It i.6 the. c.otthe.nhU.6 o6 the. Te.a.m not to p.Jt.omote. the. uta.bwhme.nt o6 a. ne.w gJtoupl but to de.te.Jtmine. i6 the.Jte. ih in e.wte.nc.e. a. c.uJt.Jt.e.nt gJtoup whic.h c.ou.id a..6..6ume. the. poUc.y i..e.vei. Jt.Uponhibilitiu 6oJt Sta.te.wide. involve.me.nt. The. gJtoup whic.h ha...6 be.e.n ide.nti6ie.d whic.h c.oui..d pJtovide. polic.y le.ve..i JtUpon..6ibilitiu 6oJt ..6ta.te.wide. invo.ive.me.nt ih the. 066ic.e. o6 Eme.Jtge.nc.y Se.Jtvic.e.-6 I Fi.Jt.e. a.nd Re.hc.ue. Se.Jtvic.e. Advi.6o1Uj Commli:.te.e.. ·

The. Fi.Jt.e. a.n.d. Re.hc.ue. Se.Jtvic.e. Advi.6o1Uj Boa.Jt.d i.6 JtepJte.he.nta.tive. o6 a.U e.le.me.n.t.6 o6 the. Cai.i6oJtn.ia. Fi.Jt.e. Se.Jtvic.e. (a..ti.a.c.he.d i.6 a. U.6t o6 the. me.mbe.Mhip 6oJt IJOU.It. in6oJtma.tionl. You will note. that 6ive. me.mbe.M o6 the. BoaJtd o6 Vi.Jt.e.c.-toJt.6 aiLe. a.Uo me.mbe.Jt.6. Ex.c.e.ption..6 a.Jte. Ve.n..tUJt.a.1 Sa.nta. Ba.Jtba.Jta.1 a.nd 0Jta.nge. Countiu. The.he. a.ge.n.c.ie.-6 c.a.n. be. pe.titione.d. to be.c.ome. me.mbe.M o6 the. OES Fi.Jt.e. Advi.6o1Uj Boa.Jtd1 thU.6 continuing the. oJtigirta1. FIRES COPE Boa.Jtd o 6 Vi.Jt.e.c.toM 1 but with h haJte.d. Jte.h po tth ibility a.nd policy ma.JU..ng on a. ..6 ta.tewide. ba..6 i.6 a.n.d. p.Jt.o g.Jt.am •

Se.JtioUh c.on..6ide.Jta.tion ..6hould be. give.n to thih c.onc.e.pt a..6 .6oon a..6 po..6..6ible.. With the. ne.w c..ompute.Jt ..6y..6te.m in Sa.c.Jt.a.me.nto a.nd the. uta.b.iihhme.nt o6 tha.t n.e.twoltk.., the. uc..al.a.tion o6 the. Ma.pping PJtogJta.m 1 the. inc.Jt.e.Me.d inte.Jte.ht in ICS a.ppi..ic.a.tion..6 1 a.nd the. e.ve.Jt. p.lt.U e.nt Ea.Jtthqua.k.e. a.nd Ha.za.JtdoUh Ma.te.Jtia1...6 inc.ide.n.t.6 a.n.d. pla.nn.ing1 now i.6 the. time. 6oJt the. OES Fi.Jt.e. a.nd Re.hc.ue. Advi.6o.Jt.y Comm.<..t.te.e. to be.c..ome. the. .6ta.tewide. de.wion p.lt.OC.U..6 policy de.ve.lope.M.

J FIRE AND ~ SERVICE AJJiliS(RY <lHUTIEE/ FIImn>PE OOARD OF D:IREX:'lmS

MEMBER REPRESENTATION

JOHN EN:rl1JND, Chairman Chief, Los Angeles County F .D. P. 0. Box 3009, Terminal Annex Los Angeles, CA. 90051

JX)N MANNJN:;, 1st Vice Chairman Olief Engineer Los Angeles City Fire Depart:Irent 200 North Main Street Los Angeles, CA. 90012

WILLIAM F. MAXFIELD, 2nd Vice Chnnn. Chief, Contra Costa Co. Cons. F.D. 2010 Geary Road Pleasant Hill, CA. 94523

RAY rnARLES, Chief Sacramento City Fire Department 1231 ''I'' Street, Suite 402 Sacramento, CA. 95814

R.G. BARROWS, Chief Fire and Rescue Division Office of Emergency Services 2800 Meadowview Road Sacramento, CA. 9 5832

KEN BROWN, Cllief Rio Linda Fire Prot . District P.O. Box 580 Rio Linda, CA. 95673

LCREN PETTIS, Chie f Montclair Fire Department P.O. Box 2308 Montclair, CA. 91763

JAMES Z. BRANOON, Olief Linda Fire Protection District 1286 Scales Marysville, CA 95901

KENl'ON CLARK, Asst. Regional Forester for Aviation & Fire Management

U.S. Forest Service 630 Sansome Street San Francisco, CA. 94111

CHRIS CAMERON, Protection Specialist National Park Service 450 Golden Gate Avenue San Francisco, CA. 94102

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COUNIY FIRE DEPARTMENI'S (SOTJI'H) 213/267-2401 Also represent: METRO FIRE CHIEFS FIRESOOPE*

CI1Y FIRE DEPAR'IMENI'S (SOUTII) 213/485-6003 Also represent: ME'IRO FIRE QITEFS FIRESOJPE*

OOUNIY FIRE DEPAR'IMENfS (NOR'lli) 415/930-5500 Also represent: FIRE DIS'llUCTS ASSN. OF CALIFmNIA

CI1Y FIRE DEPARTMENI'S (NOR.lli) 916/449-5268 Also represent: METRO FIRE CHIEFS, AND CAL:rn:RNIA RURAL FIRE ASSOCIATION

N:m-voting Ex-officio Secretary 916/427-4216 FIRESOOPE*

FIRE DIS'IRICTS (NCRTH) 916/991-1234 Also represent: CALIFORNIA FIRE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION

FIRE DISTIUCTS ( SOT.Jrn) 714/626-1217

VOUJNI.'EER FIRE DEPAR1MFNI'S 916/743-1553

U.S. FOREST SERVICE 415/556-5142 Also represent: FIRESOOPE*

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 415/556-1866

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JERRY PARTAIN, Director Ca1ifomia Dept. of Forestry 1416 Ninth Street Sacramento, CA 95814 Attn: Dick Day, Deputy Director

JAMES M01UI.l..EN State Fire Marshal 7171 Bowling Drive #600 Sacramento, CA 95823

PAT KIDDER, Fire Mgmt. Officer U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Land Mgmt. Federal Office Building 2800 Cottage Way #E-2605 Sacramento, CA 95825

LARRY J. HOLMS, Director of Fire Services

Orange County Fire Deparb:nent 180 South Water Street Orange, CA 92666

RICHARD PETERSON, iliief Santa Barbara County Fire Department 4410 Cathedral Oaks Road Santa Barbara, CA 93110

WESLEY B. KILCREASE, iliief Ventura County Fire ~partment 395 Willis Avenue Camarillo, CA 93010

Brian Hatch, Director Governrrental Affairs 300 T Street Sacramento, CA 95814

Harry Steimer, General , Manager 2701 K Street #1 Sacrarrento, CA 95814

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY 916/445-3894

Also represent: FIRESCOPE*

STATE FIRE MARSHAL 916/427-4176 Also represent: STATE BOARD OF FIRE SERVICES

BUREAU OF lAND MANAGEMENI' 916/978-4764

FIRESCOPE* 714/538-3551

FIRESCX>PE* 805/964-3578

FIRESCX>PE* 805/388-4278

FEDERATED FIRE FIGHI'ERS ASSOCIATION 916/441-7650

CALIFORNIA STATE FIREMEN Is ASSOCIATION 916/441-4153

*FIRESCOPE Board of Directors - Deparb:nent/Agency shall be represented on this committee for duration of the FIRESCOPE Program

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UNITED STATFS DEPARJ.lt1Em' OF IGRICULTURE

FORFSI' SERVICE

Mr. William M. Medigovich, Chairnan Firescope Board of Directors Office of E)nergency Services 2800 Meadowview Road Sacramento, CA 95832

Dear Bill:

PACIFIC OOUlllWEST REX;IOO

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REX;IONAL OFFICE 630 ~ Sl'REE'I' SAN FRANCISOJ, CA 94111

REPLY '10: 5100

DATE: February 21, 1986

The purpose of this letter is to inform you and your staff of some changes we will be making to our Forest Service ment>ership to the FIRESCDPE Board of Directors and the Operations Team.

The Forest Service representative to the Board of Directors will now be Richard E. (Dick) Montague, Assistant Regional Forester for Aviation and Fire Manageirel'lt. Dick is well acquainted with the FIRESCOPE Program and has line authority for this program area. Replacing Dick on the Operations Team will be John Bryant, Southern California Fire Coordinator located at the Riverside Operations Coordination Genter. John has often filled in when Dick was unable to attend and has a thorough understanding of the Operations Team procedures and is on a first name basis with the ment>ers of the Team.

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I will remain a very strong su:worter of the FIRESCOPE Program and all the accamplishments we have made to date in our interagency approach to emergency services. I will still retain my merrbership on the Office of Emergency Services Advisory Coomittee and will do my part to see that the appropriate FIRESODPE technologies are implemented on a statewide concept.

Sincerely,

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JOHN W . ENGLUND

FIRE CHIEF

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTM ENT

POST OFFICE BOX 3009 TERMINA L ANNEX

lOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA 90051

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FORESTER & FIRE WARDEN

February 25, 1987

TO: COMMITTEE MEMBERS OES FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE/ FIRESCOPE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

FROM: JOHN W. ENGLUND, CHAIRMAN

SUBJECT: MINUTES OF REIMBURSEMENT SUBCOMMITTEE FEBRUARY 23, 1987 LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS

ATTENDEES:

Chief John W. Englund, Los Angeles County Fire Department Chief R.G. Barrows, OES Fire and Rescue Division Jim Dykes, California Department of Forestry RO-III John Bryant, U.S. Forest Service

ABSENT:

Chief William Maxfield, Contra Costa Co. Consolidated Fire Dist.

OTHERS PRESENT:

Chief Deputy Earl Fordham, Los Angeles County Fire Department Mike Scherr, OES Deputy Chief, Fire and Rescue Division

At the December 3, 1986 meeting of the OES Fire and Rescue Service Advisory Committee/FIRESCOPE Board of Directors, a motion was approved to direct the Mutual Aid Reimbursement Subcommittee to prepare a draft Operational Plan for Recommendation No. 2 of the Subcommittee's Report (12-hour free time and flat rate).

Chairman Englund also ordered this Subcommittee to evaluate the recommended changes to the Emergency Plan and report back at the next Committee meeting in March 1987.

SERVING THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND THE CITIES OF:

BRADBURY PLENDOAA LAKEWOOD NORWALK ROLLING HILLS ESTATES WALNUT CARSON HAWAIIAN GARDENS LA MIRADA PALMDALE ROSEMEAD WEST HOLL YWOOO CERRITOS HIDDEN H ILLS LANCASTER PALOS VERDES ESTATES SAN DIMAS WESTLAKE VILLAGE

BALDWIN PARK CLAREMONT HUNTINGTON PARK LA PUENTE PARAMOUNT SIGNAL HILL WHITTIER BELL COMMERCE INDUSTRY LAWNDALE PICO RIVERA SOUTH EL MONTE BELLFLOWER CUDAHY IRWINDALE LOMITA RANCHO PALOS VERDES sourH GATE BELL GARDENS DUARTE LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE MAYWOOD ROLLING HILLS TEMPLE CITY

.- CALIFORNIA FIRE AND RESCUE EMERGENCY PLAN - 1987 REVISION

After a thorough discussion and revi ew of the conce rn s regarding the operation of the Master Mutual Aid Agreement and the California Fir e and Rescue Emergency Plan, an d recommended changes by Bay Area counti es in Mutu al Aid Region I I, the Subcommittee recommends the following:

BASIC POLICY

1. Maintain the present Master Mutual Aid Agreement.

2. Local needs not met by the California Fire and Rescue Emer­gency Plan should be resolved through development of local, automatic and mutual aid agreements.

3. Mutual aid resources, when committed over 12 hours to an incident or multi-incident, will become eligible for mutual aid reimbursement in accordance with established procedures. (OES to develop procedures.)

4. ICS training, especially for Incident Commander, include segment on responsibility involving utilization of mutual aid resources when there is a potential for State reimbursement.

5. Update, strengthen and clarify the California Fire and Rescue Emergency Plan to better assist the established sequence of local-to-area-to-region-to-state mutual aid resource ordering.

RECOMMENDED CHANGES TO THE CALIFORNIA FIRE AND RESCUE EMERGENCY PLAN

1. Change name of plan to California Fire Service and Rescue Emergency PI an.

2. Allow areas and regions to request the next level of assis­tance for timely response, rather than exhausting all area or region resources first.

3. Require the area and region plans to be consistent with policy of the Master Mutual Aid Agreement and the California Fire and Rescue Emergency Plan.

4. Require utilization of MACS resource ordering form (MACS Form 420). Procedures for use to be developed by OES.

5. State Coordinator ~o be authorized to approve payment for resources after 12-hour involvement.

6. State Office of Emergency Services to develop payment plan/procedures.

7. Regional Coordinator/State Coordinator will monitor and coordinate backup coverage within an area or region when there is a shortage of resources.

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highest paid departments within each region and develop an a v erage cost. Engine company cost should be figured by adding the Captain, Engineer and Fire Fighter salaries together and dividing by three .

9. The local agency is responsible for logistic support on all mutual aid equipment.

10. Area and Region Coordinators must request justification of time commitment of resources.

12. Area and Region Coordinators to be responsible for requesting mobilization centers as needed.

IIUTUAL AID BBIIIBURSEIIENT

In evaluating the long history of fire and rescue mutual aid in California which has been based upon RECIPROCAL assistance, and the evolution of a somewhat fragmented reimbursement system primarily related to wildland fires, coupled with the pressures of today's economical problems; the Subcommittee concluded that practical, reasonable and acceptable solutions could not be found until certain basic philosophical and political questions were answered and pol icy decisions established. Additionally, mutual aid reimbursement clearly needs to be divided into two categories: WILDLAND FIRE EMERGENCIES (State and Federal Forest gencies); and OTHER EMERGENCIES. Also at issue is the use of ate resources (OES) versus local resources.

The Memorandum of Understanding between OES, CDF and USFS should be used as the basis for reimbursement for both State-owned and local resources by those agencies, and needs to be rewritten to clearly identify its intent, purpose and procedures for use.

Since there is no established program for reimbursement to "Other Emergencies," criteria and justification must be established to support the creation of such a program. The Subcommittee established the following general points for deliberation and action:

1. SHOULD REIMBURSEMENT PAY BE PROVIDED FOR LOCAL-OWNED RESOURCES AND PERSONNEL IN NON-STATE/FEDERAL WILDLAND FIRE EMERGENCIES?

Subcommittee recommendation: YES Advisory Committee recommendation: YES

WHO SHOULD PAY?

Subcommittee recommendation: STATE Advisory Committee recommendation: STATE

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2 • WHAT IS THE 8 AS I C C R ITER I A F 0 R R E C I P R 0 CAL MUTUAL A I D ( FREE TIME) VERSUS REIMBURSABLE MUTUAL AID?

ANSWER: Mutual aid requested and authorized through the existing statewide mutual aid system only. (Fire service encouraged to develop and use local agreements to meet daily needs.)

12-hour time factor established as free period time for all mutual aid.

3. REIMBURSEMENT FORMULA - ACTUAL COSTS VERSUS FLAT RATE

ANSWER: Flat rate recommended by Subcommittee; accepted by Advisory Committee. NOTE: Flat rate costs to be determined by survey of six highest paid departments in the six mutual aid regions (36 departments), using the average salary (with overtime) of Captain, Engineer, and Fire Fighter. Such survey to be conducted biennially.

4. STATION COVERAGE

QUESTION: Should departments providing mutual aid assistance to another jurisdiction by compensated for personnel and resources needed to cover their station?

ANSWER: Needs further d-e-liberation. ' ) "J

5. CALLBACK/OVERTIME PAY

QUESTION: Should departments who provide mutual aid assistance receive reimbursement for overtime costs related to callback associated with providing mutual aid?

No ~ ANSWER: Needs further deliberation.

6. MUTUAL AID RESPONSE DIRECT TO EMERGENCIES VERSUS MOBILIZATION AREAS

QUESTION: Should local mutual aid resources by called through the statewide mutual aid system only for direct response to an incident, or should they be called for assignment to mobilization areas for preparatory use?

ANSWER: Recommendation of Subcommittee and Advisory Committee --YES.

NOTE: It was further recommended by the Subcommittee that Operational Area and/or Regional Fire and Rescue Mutual Aid Coordinators could, with approval of the

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CONCLUSION

State Fire and Rescu e Coordinator, call for mutual aid resour ces to be placed in mobilization centers in those cases where resou rces had been depleted, thus providing a viable alternative to actual ' station cove r age.

Policy decision must be established by the Advisory Committee prior to development of detailed plan for mutual aid reimbursement.

In considering the complexity of these issues, I recommend we carefully review and make recommendations at the March 4 meeting of the Advisory Committee. The Reimbursement Subcommittee will then meet again to finalize recommendations f or action by the Advisory Committee at the June meeti ng.

Respectfully submitted,

JOHN W. ENGLUND, Chairman OES Fire and Rescue Service Adv i sory Comm i t tee

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