Mutual Aid Box Alarm System

Seminar Goals & Objectives

Provide overview of MABAS organization. Provide overview of MABAS procedures.
Requesting Box Alarm Radio Procedures Response Procedures

Purpose
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 Man Made Catastrophes

MABAS Will Provide:

Immediate assistance of personnel and equipment. Response teams of: Firefighters, EMS, Hazardous Materials, Technical Rescue, Water Rescue/Recovery, etc. Access to specialized equipment. A contractual agreement covering responsibilities and liabilities for all member departments.

Additionally:
Standardized policies for mutual aid responses:
Communications Box Alarm Cards Incident Management System Personnel Accountability

An organization of over 1600 fire departments from the states of Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri, Indiana & Iowa. Being used nationally as a model of public safety mutual aid

Examples of MABAS Divisions

Responsibilities

It shall be the responsibility of all MABAS Member Departments to adhere to the policies and procedures of MABAS as adopted by the Executive Board and amended from time to time.

Incident Management
In order to establish a standardized system for management of MABAS incidents, the MABAS Executive Board has adopted the National Incident Management System (NIMS) as the standard operating procedures for all MABAS members.

Accountability
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 ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM is not authorized by MABAS.

Box Alarm Cards

Prepared by each member Fire Department
Structure Fire, Tender, Brush Fire, EMS, Specialized Rescue, Target Hazard Can be assigned based on geographic area or for a specific target hazard (school, nursing home, hospital, industry) Provides for change-of-quarters reserve companies for the stricken department. Are distributed to all surrounding departments and dispatch centers.

Standard Card Lay-out

Top Section Box Card Information
DEPARTMENT NAME:

STRUCTURE FIRE

BOX ALARM TYPE:

EFFECTIVE DATE:MABAS DIVISION:

BOX ALARM #:

LOCATION OR AREA:

AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE:

Standard Lay-out
Second Section Local Dispatch Area

Standard Lay-out
Third Section MABAS Alarm Information

Standard Lay-out
Fourth Section Interdivisional Preferences

Fifth Section Miscellaneous Information

Structure Fire

Brush Fire

EMS/Life Safety

Haz-Mat

Technical Rescue

Water Rescue/Dive

Sample Box Alarm Card

DEPARTMENT NAME: Kewanee BOX ALARM #: 4 44 4LOCAL DISPATCH AREA :
ALARM LEVEL STILL ENGINES TENDERS Brush Truck/ TRUCKS SQUADS EMS CHIEFS SPECIAL EQUIPMENT CHANGE OF QUARTERS (STA #)

BOX ALARM TYPE: Structure LOCATION OR AREA: South of Division Street

EFFECTIVE MABAS DATE: DIVISION: 444 /4 /4 4 4 AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE:

Kewanee (4 )

Kewanee

Kewanee Ambulance Service to Kewanee Station 4

MABAS BOX ALARM:

ALARM LEVEL BOX ENGINES TENDERS BRUSH Truck/ TRUCKS SQUADS EMS CHIEFS SPECIAL EQUI PMENT CHANGE OF QUARTERS (STA #)

Kewanee Kewanee Community Galva Cambridge Toulon

Kewanee

Kewanee Kewanee Community Galva Galva

Page in all off duty firemen

ND 4

RD 4

TH 4

TH 4

TH 4 TH 4

INTERDIVISIONAL REQUEST

ST 4 CHOICE

ND 4 CHOICE

RD 4 CHOICE

INFORMATION:

Sample Box Alarm Card

DEPARTMENT NAME: BOX ALARM TYPE: EFFECTIVE DATE:

Colona
BOX ALARM #:

MVA/ Rescue
LOCATION OR AREA:

444 /4/4

MABAS DIVISION:

4 4

44 4 4 -4

AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE:

Quadrant D
Brush Truck/ TRUCKS SPECIAL EQUIPMENT CHANGE OF QUARTERS (STA #)

LOCAL DISPATCH AREA :

ALARM LEVEL ENGINES Colona TENDERS SQUADS EMS Illini CHIEFS

STILL

Colona

Colona

MABAS BOX ALARM:

ALARM LEVEL BOX
ND 4

ENGINES

TENDERS

BRUSH Truck/ TRUCKS

SQUADS

EMS

CHIEFS

SPECIAL EQUIPMENT

CHANGE OF QUARTERS (STA #)

Geneseo Osco

Geneseo Osco

Illini Geneseo

Geneseo Osco

RD 4

Orion Coal Valley Hampton

Trinity Moline Medic

TH 4

TH 4

TH 4 T 4

INFORMATION:

Sample Box Alarm Card

DEPARTMENT NAME: BOX ALARM TYPE: EFFECTIVE DATE:

Cambridge
BOX ALARM #:

Structure South of Rt. 44 west of Rt. 44 and

Brush Truck/ TRUCKS Cambridge LOCATION OR AREA:

44 / 4 / 44

MABAS DIVISION:

4 4

111 -4 4 4
ENGINES

AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE:

Edward Dole Chief

SPECIAL EQUIPMENT CHANGE OF QUARTERS (STA #)

LOCAL DISPATCH AREA:

ALARM LEVEL STILL TENDERS Cambridge(4 ) Osco SQUADS Cambridge EMS Cambridge CHIEFS Cambridge

Cambridge Osco

MABAS BOX ALARM:

ALARM LEVEL BOX
ND 4

ENGINES

TENDERS Bishop Hill

Geneseo Clover Orion Galva Atkinson Atkinson

Brush Truck/ TRUCKS Bishop Hill (Only if requested) Geneseo (Only if requested)

SQUADS

EMS

CHIEFS

SPECIAL EQUIPMENT

CHANGE OF QUARTERS (STA #) Osco engine to Cambridge Station

Osco Cambridge

RD 4

TH 4

TH 4

Atkinson

TH 4

Kewanee Community

Geneseo

TH 4

INTERDIVISIONAL REQUEST INFORMATION:

ST 4 CHOICE

ND 4 CHOICE

RD 4 CHOICE

Sample Box Alarm Card

DEPARTMENT NAME: BOX ALARM TYPE: EFFECTIVE DATE:

Libertyville 4 4 A-Commercial
LOCAL DISPATCH AREA:
ALARM LEVEL STILL FULL STILL ENGINES Libertyville Mundelein Countryside TENDERS BOX ALARM #:

STRUCTURE FIRE
LOCATION OR AREA:

July 44444 ,

MABAS DIVISION:

District 44 A

AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE:

TRUCKS SQUADS Libertyville 4444 Libertyville 1111 Libertyville

EMS Libertyville 44 44

CHIEFS Libertyville Shift Commander Libertyville Chief

SPECIAL EQUIPMENT

CHANGE OF QUARTERS (STA #)

Knollwood Engine St. 4 Deerfield Am bulance St. 4

MABAS BOX ALARM:

ALARM LEVEL BOX ENGINES Gurnee Grayslake Knollwood TENDERS TRUCKS Lake Forest SQUADS Lincolnshire EMS Deerfield CHIEFS Mundelein Countryside Grayslake SPECIAL EQUIPMENT Metro Canteen CHANGE OF QUARTERS (STA #) Newport Engine St. 4 Long Grove Engine St. 4 Waukegan Engine St. 4 Lake Villa Ambulance St. 4 Lake Zurich Ambulance St. 4 North Brook Ambulance St. 4 Gurnee Chief St. 4 Zion Engine St. 4 Winthrop Harbor Engine St. 4 Highland Park Engine St. 4 Wheeling Ambulance St. 4 Beach Park Engine St. 4

ND 4

RD 4

Long Grove Lake Bluff Buffalo Grove Newport Waukegan Highwood Zion Lake Villa

Round Lake Wauconda

Fox Lake Antioch

North Chicago Lake Villa

Lincolnshire Lake Forest Knollwood Waukegan Round Lake

TH 4

TH 4

Pleasant Prairie
ST 4 CHOICE

Wauconda
ND 4 CHOICE

INTERDIVISIONAL REQUEST

RD 4 CHOICE

44 4

INFORMATION:

Station 4(444 -4 4 4 4 North Milwaukee Avenue ) 444 4 4 4 4 Station 1 (111 ) 111 -1 1 1 1 1 1 1 West Golf Station 4(444 -4 4 4 4 4Atkinson Road ) 444 4 4 4 4 Libertyville Dispatch 444 4 4 4 -4 -4 4 4

Sample Box Alarm Card

DEPARTMENT NAME : BOX ALARM TYPE: EFFECTIVE DATE :

Beach Park
BOX ALARM #:

Confined Space
LOCATION OR AREA:

4444 / /

MABAS DIVISION :

4 -4 4 4

AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE:

City Wide
SPECIAL EQUIPMENT CHANGE OF QUARTERS (STA # 4 )

LOCAL DISPATCH AREA :

ALARM LEVEL STILL Quad 4 North Working Still TECHS Beach Park Newport
Winthrop Hbr Zion

ENGINE Beach Park

TRUCK Zion

SQUAD Newport

MICU Beach Park

CHIEF Beach Park Newport Zion Winthrop Hbr Waukegan

Gurnee Waukegan

Beach Park

Waukegan

Beach Park

Newport Heavy Rescue 1111

Pleasant Prairie - Engine Lake Villa - Ambulance

MABAS BOX ALARM:

ALARM LEVEL BOX
ND 4

TECHS DIVISION 4 TECHS DIVISION 4 TECHS

ENGINE

TRUCK Great Lakes

SQUADS Gurnee

MICU Lake Villa

CHIEF Gurnee

SPECIAL EQUIPMENT
Lake County SRT Confined Space Trailer Mess Canteen

CHANGE OF QUARTERS (STA # 4 )

North Chicago- Ambulance

Knollwood - Chief

Lincolnshire Fox Lake Kenosha

Pleasant Prairie Round Lake Mundelein

Abbott Confined Space Trailer

RD 4

Quad 4 Command Van

4 4

TH

TH

INTERDIVISIONAL REQUEST

ST 4 CHOICE 4

ND 4 CHOICE 4

RD 4 CHOICE 4 4

INFORMATION:

Station # 4 4444 N. Lewis, Beach Park

Sample Box Alarm Card

DEPARTM ENT NAME: BOX ALARM TYPE: EFFECTIVE DATE: M ABAS DIVISION:

Round Lake
BOX ALARM #:

Structure Fire
LOCATION OR AREA: AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE:

4-4 4

Alpine Country Club :

TENDERS TRUCKS
Round Lake

LOCAL DISPATCH AREA

ALARM LEVEL STILL ENGINES
Round Lake ( 4 ) Grayslake Round Lake Wauconda

SQUADS
Round Lake

EM S
Round Lake

CHIEFS
Round Lake Wauconda Grayslake Fox Lake

SPECIAL EQUIPM ENT

CHANGE OF QUARTERS (STA #)

W ORKING STILL

Fox Lake Lake Villa

Fox Lake

Antioch

REHAB 4

Antioch Eng. Sta. Lake Villa Amb. Sta.

4 4

M ABAS BOX ALARM :

ALARM LEVEL BOX
ND 4

ENGINES
Libertyville Gurnee Lake Zurich Spring Grove Waukegan North Chicago Trevor Zion Long Grove Pleasant Prairie Lake Bluff W inthrop Harbor W ilmot Richmond Highland Park Nunda Salem Crystal Lake Wonder Lake

TENDERS

TRUCKS
M cHenry

SQUADS
Lincolnshire

EM S

CHIEFS
Mundelein Antioc h Newport Libertyville

SPECIAL EQUIPM ENT

Newport Hose Tender Countryside Hose Tender COM MAND 4

CHANGE OF QUARTERS (STA #)

Buffalo Grove Eng. Sta. 4 M undelein Amb. Sta. 4

RD 4

Lake Forest

Deerfield

Countryside Gurnee Lake Zurich Lake Forest MESS CANTEEN Fox Lake Boat w/pum to p launch at RLB boat ramp

TH 4

TH 4

Knollwood

TH 4 TH 4

INTERDIVISIONAL REQUEST

ST 4 CHOICE 4

ND 4 CHOICE 4

RD 4 CHOICE 4

INFORM ATION

: Working Still Dispatched By CENCOM

Station :44W Nippersink Dr. ( 4 4 4 4. 4 ) 4 4 4 -44 44 Station :44 N. 4 4 Cedar Lake Rd. ( 4 4 4 4 ) 4 4 4 -44 44

Sample Box Alarm Card

DEPARTMENT NAME: BOX ALARM TYPE: EFFECTIVE DATE: MABAS DIVISION:

Round Lake
BOX ALARM #:

Life Safety
LOCATION OR AREA:

4-4 44

AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE:

All Areas
SPECIAL EQUIPMENT CHANGE OF QUARTERS (STA #)

LOCAL DISPATCH AREA :

ALARM LEVEL STILL
Round Lake ( 4 ) Round Lake

ENGINES

TRUCKS

SQUADS
Round Lake Fox Lake

AMBULANCES
Round Lake Round Lake Grayslake

CHIEFS

WORKING STILL

Round Lake Grayslake Fox Lake

Lake Villa Eng. Sta. 4 Wauconda Amb. Sta. 4

MABAS BOX ALARM:

ALARM LEVEL BOX
ND 4

ENGINES

TRUCKS

SQUADS
Waukegan

AMBULANCES
Gurnee Countryside Libertyville Lake Villa Mundelein Spring Grove McHenry Newport Antioch Barrington Cary Long Grove Wauconda Lake Zurich North Chicago Buffalo Grove Beach Park Knollwood Zion Winthrop Harbor Richmond Salem Pleasant Prairie Wonder Lake Crystal Lake Twin L akes Woodstock Highland Park Huntley Silver Lake Randall Trevor Highwood

CHIEFS
Wauconda Newport Antioch Countryside Mundelein Libertyville McHenry Lake Zurich Lake Fo rest

SPECIAL EQUIPMENT
REHAB 4 Quad 4 MCIT COMMAND 4 Quad 4 MCIT

CHANGE OF QUARTERS (STA #)

McHenry Eng. Sta . 4 Lake Zurich Amb. Sta. 4

Lincolnshire

RD 4

Deerfield

McHenry County MCIT MESS CANTEEN

Lake Forest Amb. Sta. 4 Richmond Amb. Sta. 4

TH 4

TH 4

TH 4 TH 4

INTERDIVISIONAL REQUEST

ST 4 CHOICE 4

ND 4 CHOICE 4

RD 4 CHOICE 4

INFORMATION: Working Still Dispatched By CENCOM

Station 4444 Nippersink Dr . ( 444 -44 : W. ) 4444 4 Station 44444 : N. Cedar Lake Rd. ( 444 ) 444-44 44

Requesting a Box Alarm

When do you need to request a MABAS Box Alarm?
When the situation exceeds the stricken departments capabilities.
Problems associated with piecemeal mutual aid:
Overloads Incident Commander Overloads Local Dispatcher Overlooks Closer or More Appropriate Apparatus Messes-up Change of Quarters or MABAS Alarm Encourages Self-Dispatching

Requesting a Box Alarm

Procedure:
IC Determines Need for Mutual Aid IC Determines Appropriate Box Alarm Number and Level of Alarm Required IC Determines Level II Staging Area IC Advises Local Dispatcher that MABAS is being Activated IC Switches Mobile Radio to IFERN and Contacts MABAS Dispatcher to Request the Box Alarm

Requesting a Box Alarm

Information the MABAS Dispatcher will require from the IC:
Name of Department Requesting Alarm Authority Requesting Alarm Box Alarm Number Level of Alarm Requested (Box, 2nd, 3rd) Nature & Location of Incident Location of Level II Staging Area

Requesting a Box Alarm

Incident Commander and Staging Officer must continuously monitor the IFERN frequency. IC must continuously monitor the primary fireground frequency. Command to Dispatch radio traffic occurs on the IFERN frequency. Fireground (scene) operations communications occur on Fireground (tactical) frequencies.

Responding Companies
Notify Local Dispatcher on local frequency when Responding. Switch Mobile Radio to IFERN Frequency. Notify MABAS Dispatcher:
Department Name Apparatus Type Radio Signature (optional) Town Name Responding To

Monitor IFERN for additional information or instructions.

Arriving at Staging
Notify MABAS Dispatcher when arriving at staging.
Department Name, Apparatus Type, Radio Number

Report to Staging Officer in Person

Bring Passport

If no Staging Officer has been assigned, first company in staging assumes role of Staging Officer until relieved by IC or given another assignment.

Staging Officer
Tracks Companies in Staging Area Communicates with IC via IFERN Assigns Companies to Divisions or Groups when requested by IC Companies switch to assigned Fireground Frequency when leaving Staging Area

Striking Out Box Alarm

IC determines that the incident is under control and no further equipment will be required. IC requests that the MABAS Dispatcher Strike-Out alarm via IFERN. MABAS Dispatcher activates MABAS tones on IFERN frequency. MABAS Dispatcher announces that the Box Alarm has been struck.

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