Mutual Aid Questions Flashcards
Any___ may request Mutual Aid
Captain
Up to how many Strike Teams for initial attack?
3
Beyond 3 strike teams, who makes the request and where do the resources come from
B/C makes the request.
Resources come from out of county.
Immediate response Code 3
Initial Attack
Minimum delay of five minutes Code 3
Immediate Need
Within one hour of dispatch
Planned Need
Relief for strike team personnel is based on
a 14 day duty assignment for CNT strike team
21 day for OES
Fire Coordinator (Kehmna) shall be notified when___ or more Mutual Aid resources are requested.
5
Any fire suppression resource
Single Resource
Two engines, one truck, and one chief officer
Alarm assignment
Five like engines, and one chief officer
strike team
Response between two departments on first-alarm assignments is considered a single department alarm.
Automatic Mutual Aid
Response to large multi-agency incidents (Major fires, MCI’s, Haz-Mat, and Wildland) within Santa Clara County.
Mutual Aid
North Santa Clara County-XSC 2301
1 Engine from: Palo Alto Mountain View County Fire (Loyola) Sunnyvale San Jose *Moffett Field 1st alternate *Palo Alto 2nd alternate
Central Santa Clara County- XSC 2302
1 Engine from: Milpitas County Fire (LG) County Fire (SAR) San Jose Santa Clara *Moffett Field 1st alternate *San Jose 2nd alternate
South Santa Clara County- XSC 2302
1 Engine from: South County Santa Clara Gilroy San Jose County Fire *County Fire 1st alternate
When should Mutual Aid resources should be released?
Once mop-up operations begin.
Frequencies available for travel?
- Primary or Command dispatch channel of incident owner.
- VFIRE 21-Mutual Aid Intersystem
- CESRS- California Emergency Services Radio System.
Haz-Mat Mutual Aid will NOT make commitment for, or authorize___
- Clean-up services
* Be I/C
Before activating “Basic Plan” of Mutual Aid
- Must have a formal Command Post set up
- Formal Staging/Base set up
- Adhere to County Mutual-Aid procedures
I/C assumes___ until one is designated
Safety Officer
When a situation requiring immediate withdrawal is required, the signal word___ will broadcast. Apparatus will sound___long blasts with air-horn.
- VACATE,VACATE,VACATE
* 3
T-cards are to be collected at incident__,__,__ or any other check in point. Then taken to___ section.
- Check in, staging, base
* Plans section
