Chapter24-Interagency/Intergovernmental Flashcards
What type of aid is reciprocal between two or more fire and emergency services organizations?
Mutual aid
Which type of aid is a formal,written agreement between jurisdictions that share a common boundary
Automatic aid
Which type of aid is similar to mutual aid except that payment rather than reciprocal aid is made by one agency to the other
Outside aid
Which internal department provides in Inert materials for controlling liquid spills
The street department
Which internal department provides heavy equipment for collapse or trench rescue operations
Public works
Which internal department provides traffic or crowd control
Law enforcement
How often should agreements to be evaluated for effectiveness?
Annually and after each use
What must take place once the agreements have been adopted by the participating agencies in an intergovernmental relationship
Training
What occurs when multiple levels of government are involved in an incident
Vertical jurisdiction
What is an incident that covers multiple jurisdictions such as a wildland fire that crosses county or state borders?
An example of horizontal jurisdiction
What established the programs and processes for the US federal government to provide disaster an emergency assistance to states?
The Stafford act
At what step does the process begin again when it is decided that a revision needs to be made to the agreement
Planning
What should be used to assist in the a valuation of the effectiveness of the agreement between local and governmental bodies
Incident reports
How is outside aid generally paid for
Annual fee
The local emergency management plan should include what?
Contact info, types of resources, and response protocol
What system standardizes inter-agency and intergovernmental ops at emergency incidents
Nims
What are the two models of jurisdiction?
Vertical and horizontal
What are the two situations in which the president may declare a major disaster or emergency
If an event is beyond the combined response capabilities of the state and local government or if the findings of the joint state local preliminary damage assessment determine enough severity or magnitude toward assistance
If a company officer is involved in the planning process they should be familiar with what
The current assets of the organization and needs of the community
Inter-agency and intergovernmental agreements should be written and what to complete the contract
Signed
One of the most valuable parts to the training phase is what
Post-incident debriefing or critique
If during the evaluating stage members feel an agreement should be revised, it starts over at what stage
Planning
What is the general six step process to inter-agency and intergovernmental contracts/agreements
Planning, training, implementing, monitoring, evaluating, and revising
