Snohomish County Regional Resource Training 2016 Update

Snohomish County Regional Resource Training 2016 Update
After the 4th Alarm Snohomish County Regional Resource Training 2016 Update

Objectives Familiarize agencies with the Snohomish County Fire / EMS Resource Plan Understand the differences between: Mutual Aid County (Zone) Requests for Resources Regional Requests for Resources State Mobilization Familiarize Snohomish County fire departments with the process of requesting resources for large or complex emergencies

Objectives Become familiar with agency responsibilities to the county plan Understand individual responsibilities under the county plan Understand the methods of notification to events in which you are requested as a resource Know how to utilize the county plan to request resources while acting as an Incident Commander

The Snohomish County Fire / EMS Resource Plan

Purpose To provide rapid access and deployment of pre-arranged quantities of emergency service resources for significant or multiple fire incidents; or for significant EMS incidents with a minimum effort of the requesting agency. Participation All 27 Fire Departments in Snohomish County are considered in this plan. There are currently 24 agencies participating in this effort, however, this does not preclude any agency from accessing and implementing all or portions of this plan.

Overview Snohomish County is divided into three geographical Resource Zones (9, 11, and is reserved for future use). There is an appointed Zone Coordinator for each Fire/EMS Resource Zone whose primary responsibility is to facilitate and coordinate his/her respective “Zone” resources. Within these zones, there are prearranged groups of LIKE resources (Strike Teams) or groups of UNLIKE resources (Task Forces) that are designed to quickly assemble, respond and function together as a single resource unit.

Overview (Continued) This plan can be successfully implemented for both INTRA-COUNTY and INTER-COUNTY incidents with little or no operational modifications. In the event of a significant incident(s) that is determined to be beyond the immediate resources of an individual agency during the initial size-up or an incident that taxes an individual agency (or Resource Zone), a request may be made for appropriate or additional resources from other zones within Snohomish County or zones in other counties.

Participating Agencies
ZONE 9: Lynnwood Fire Mukilteo Fire SCFD #1 SCFD #7 (St 76) ZONE 11: SCFD #1 (St 13) SCFD #3 SCFD #4 SCFD #5 SCFD #7 SCFD #8 SCFD #16 SCFD #26 SCFD #28 ZONE 10: Reserved for future use ZONE 12: Arlington Fire North County Fire Authority Marysville Fire Everett Fire Sno. County Airport Fire SCFD #15 SCFD #17 SCFD #19 SCFD #21 SCFD #22 SCFD #24 Camano Island Fire

Snohomish County Zone Map

Definitions Assembly Areas – NO LONGER UTILIZED IN THIS PLAN
Radio Pool – Consists of a minimum of three (3) portable radios with the ability to transmit and receive on certain frequencies listed in the Resource Plan. Specialized Resources – Other types of resources not identified in Strike Teams or Task Forces that can be used for disaster, fire, EMS, or Haz-Mat incidents. Incident Commanders will need to request specific types (unit numbers if known) of units and the agency that possesses the resource.

Definitions Strike Team – Five of a single like resource that has common communications, a Team Leader and that can be formed on or off an incident. Task Force – A group or combination of single unlike resources that have common communications, a Team Leader and that can be formed on or off an incident. Team Leader – A Fire Department Officer who shall assemble, respond and supervise a Strike Team or Task Force from their zone. Minimum qualification for a team leader are outlined in the Resource Plan under “Definitions”. Zone Coordinator – A designated Chief Officer that shall coordinate the predetermined resources in a zone.

Composition of Task Forces
Urban Task Force – 3 structural engines, 1 ladder, 1 BLS unit Rural Task Force – 3 structural engines, 2 tenders Interface Task Force – 2 structural engines, 2 wildland engines, 1 tender Ladder Task Force – 3 structural engines, 2 ladders Wildland Task Force – 3 wildland engines, 2 tenders EMS Task Force – 1 ALS unit, 3 BLS units, 1 rescue unit Note: in addition to units listed, one “Team Leader” shall be assigned to each Task Force.

Task Force

Composition of Strike Teams
Engine Strike Team – 5 structural engines Tender Strike Team – 5 tenders Wildland Strike Team – 5 wildland engines BLS Strike Team – 5 BLS units ALS Strike Team – 4 ALS Units Personnel Strike Team – personnel per strike team Wildland Hand Crew – 10 personnel Special Resources – any other resource not identified in Strike Teams or Task Forces that can be requested as needed. Note: in addition to units listed, one “Team Leader” shall be assigned to each Strike Team.

Strike Team

Mutual Aid Mutual aid is a normal function of our work and can either be automatic or special request. Automatic aid – Mutual aid unit(s) requested during initial dispatch or when alarms get balanced. Special request – Request for a specific unit. Most Snohomish County departments operate within the normal Mutual Aid parameters up to and including the fourth alarm level. Up to the fourth alarm or agency specific alarm level.

Progression of the Incident
Initial Resources Primary Response Own Agency/Mutual Aid up to agency highest alarm level County Resources County Resource Plan AKA – “Zone” Response Regional Resources Northwest Region Part of the State Plan State Resources State Mobilization For Fire Responses

Zone Response Once the agency highest alarm level is requested, a Zone request is the next resource pool Note: In some instances it may be appropriate to request a zone response prior to reaching the agencies highest alarm level. For example an agency may have a 2 Alarm fire and has adequate personnel and not enough water, so a request for a Tender Strike Team could be utilized in this scenario. We used to teach to call a “Zone Away” due to the stripping of local resources with the initial alarms. Now consider the Zone next to you for speed and efficiency. Some of your mutual aid resources may have come from other Zones anyway.

Requesting Resources Strike Teams and Task Forces from any Resource Zone in Snohomish, King or Pierce Counties may be requested for major incidents either through the Resource Zones’ Communications Center or through the respective County Department of Emergency Management. SNOPAC (Everett and North County): / SNOCOM (South County): Snohomish County DEM: Emergency Services Coordinator Agency:

Requesting Resources Included with the request for resources, the IC shall indicate where the resources are to respond. Unless otherwise stated, the response shall be a CODE response.

Requesting Resources Because the Fire/EMS Resource Plan contains a large number of emergency vehicles and equipment, the IC – when necessary – may request several Strike Teams or Task Forces depending on the incident. Agencies participating in the Fire/EMS Resource Plan should expect and request apparatus move-ups or fill-ins to their departments from their neighboring departments.

Staffing Minimum Manning for strike team or task force apparatus shall be according to the State Mobilization plan, and is usually: Engine Companies – 3 FF’s (Prefer 4) Ladder Companies – 3 FF’s (Prefer 4) Tenders – 1 FF Wildland Units – 2 FF’s (Prefer 3) BLS Units – 2 (Min. 1 EMT) ILS Units – 2 (Min. 1 EMT & 1 ILS) ALS Units – 2 (Min. 1 EMT & 1 ILS)

Long Term Issues Long term issues will arise with staging, base control, rehab (food, water, bathrooms) Environmental issues with water run-off Moving into the concept of Operational Periods Standard being 12 hour “shifts”, but this can be adjusted Backfilling duty crews Rotation of crews can create its own issues and problems

Regional Response Like Mutual Aid and Zone Responses, Regional Responses are uncompensated. Same resources as Zone Responses, plus one Strike Team or Task Force from within the 4-county region. Requested by activating Regional Fire Defense Plan through SNOPAC.

Northwest Region Resources
Our region is compromised of Snohomish, Skagit, Whatcom, Island, and San Juan Counties. Anytime Snohomish County utilizes all zones in Snohomish County and asks for at least one strike team/task force from a neighboring county any additional resource request beyond that state mobilization assitance shall be requested. The request shall be through the Northwest Fire Defense Chair person Chief Eric Andrews or his on call designee. Chief Eric Andrews – Designee Chief Travis Hots – Once that request is made, we are then at State Mobilization (according to the NW Region Plan). Remember our unique resource is the NW Incident Management Team.

Escalation of Levels The following outlines a probable escalation that uses the County plan, the Region plan and State mobilization plan. A jurisdiction in Snohomish County is dispatched to a Brush fire. On arrival the fire department officer in charge calls for 2nd, 3rd and 4th alarms as the incident grows, (Or agencies highest alarm level entered into CAD). As the incident grows to a point that the normal mutual aid of this jurisdiction is not able to control the situation the officer in charge will activate a zone request for resources. This will usually result in requesting a zone that has not been affected by the mutual aid request of the first four alarms. It is important to note the zone request may come from a neighboring county as well as from inter county.

Escalation of Levels As the incident continues to escalate and the zone requests have been exhausted (there may be more than one zone request at the previous level). The next level of resources is the regional resources. Snohomish County is located in the Northwest Region which includes Island, Skagit, San Juan, and Whatcom Counties. The state is divided into nine regions. The activation of a regional response requires and utilizes County and State Department of Emergency management agencies. As the incident continues to escalate and the regional resources of at least one strike team or task force have been requested from outside of Snohomish County, any additional requests from that point forward a request from the Washington State Fire Mobilization plan will be requested from our region cooridinator or his designee. Financial/coordination resources of the state become available upon state mobilization approval. Prior to the incident going to a State Mobilization the NW Region Cooridnator, Chief Eric Andrews or his designee (Fire Chief Travis Hots) must do a scene survey to confirm the need for state mobilization needs.

Regional Map

Responding to a Zone Response Request

Strike Team and Task Force Response
With the update in the County Resource Plan, we no longer have assembly areas. You are now to respond directly to the scene, or location as requested by the IC. An immediate need request shall negate the need to assemble. The Communication Center for each Zone shall announce at the time of tone-out one of the following: “Units are to respond directly to (location requested by IC).”

Resource Request Zone Response Units
When a zone response is requested all agencies that are on the zone response will be dispatched. The Dispatch center will send a page to the participating agency in the specific response (A specific unit will be dispatched), it is however the agencies responsibility to determine what station within that organization shall deploy for a zone response. If a agency is unable to provide a resource for the response it is the agencies Battallion Chief or designee’s responsibility to notify their dispacth center that they are unable to respond. In this event the first alternate will be dispatched and respond in its place. Agencies that are listed as the alternate need to ensure that they are listening to their radio, and be available to respond in the event that the alternate is needed. (Remain ready to respond with the exception of handling emergency responses within own agency)

Resource Request IC Responsibility
The IC shall determine what resources are needed and inform dispatcher. Ex: Wildland ST, Urban Task Force, Engine ST, etc. IC requests the zone response and where they want them to respond. IC must inform dispatch what frequency the requested resources are to respond on.

Resource Request Dispacther Responsibility
Receive after mentioned information from the IC requesting the zone respone. What strike team/task force is being requested and from what zone. Dispatcher enters the correct fire response plan (FRP/Run Card) for the specific request. Dispatcher assigns response frequency as determined by the IC. Notify agencies where to respond as directed by the IC. Dispatcher ensures that appropriate agencies deploy .

Resource Request Strike Team/Taskforce Responsibilities
Check pre-assigned resource list. Ready apparatus to respond. Change placards to zone response identification. Make sure crew members can be committed for a minimum of 24 hours. Contact dispatch center to inform them that you are responding. Within 5 minutes respond to the scene or location indicated bythe IC. Respond CODE unless otherwise advised. Monitor the assigned frequency.

Upon arrival at location requested, park apparatus in designated area. Provide team leader passport/tags. Inform team leader of apparatus capabilities. Company Officer to report to the briefing area. Unless advised to report to different location as advised by the IC

Know your route of travel and advise the crew. Know your communication assignment. Know your apparatus position order in the team. Coordinate all dispatch communications through the team leader/Strike Team/Task Force.

Operations at the Scene
The Team Leader of a Strike Team or Task Force that is responding directly to an incident scene shall report to the IC.

Fill-In or Standby Strike Team or Task Force units that are utilized for “fill-in” assignments might be allocated as a team to a single fire station or split up and sent to other fire stations to cover a larger area. If the Strike Team or Task Force is split up, apparatus should be paired up with personnel from the host Zone when possible and respond to incidents together.

E68 on a fill-in assignment at Cal Fire, California 2007

Pre-Planned Resources

Pre-Planned Resources
N.W. Regional Coordinator Fire Chief Eric Andrews – SCFD #26/7 Snohomish County Resource Plan Coordinator Fire Chief Travis Hots – SCFD #22 Zone 9 Coordinator Assistant Chief Brad Reading – SCFD #1 Zone 11 Coordinator Fire Chief Jamie Silva– SCFD #3 Zone 12 Coordinator Deputy Chief Darryl Neuhoff – Marysville Fire

Zone 9 Pre-Planned Resources
Strike Teams Engine Strike Team – 1 BLS Strike Team – 1 Personnel Strike Team – 1 Task Forces Urban Task Force – 1 Ladder Task Force – 1 EMS Task Force – 1 Special Resources TR21 (Technical Rescue) DCON12 (Decontamination) AIR10 (Air Unit)

Engine Strike Team Team Leader – SCFPD #1 Engine – SCFPD #1 Engine – Lynnwood FD Engine – Mukilteo FD Engine – SCFPD #7 BLS Strike Team Aid – SCFPD #1 Aid – Lynnwood FD Aid – Mukilteo FD Aid – SCFPD #7

Personnel Strike Team Team Leader – SCFPD #1 5 Personnel – SCFPD #1 3 Personnel – Lynnwood FD 2 Personnel – Mukilteo FD 2 Personnel – SCFPD #7 Urban Task Force Engine – SCFPD #1 Engine – Lynnwood FD Mukilteo FD Engine SCFPD #7 Ladder – SCFPD #1

Ladder Task Force Team Leader – SCFPD #1 Engine – SCFPD #7 Engine - Lynnwood FD Engine - Mukilteo FD Ladder – SCFPD #1 EMS Task Force ALS – SCFPD #1 BLS – Lynnwood FD BLS - Mukilteo FD BLS – SCFPD #1 Auto/Rescue – SCFPD #7

Strike Teams Ladder Task Force – 1 Wildland Task Force – 1 Engine Strike Team – 2 Tender Strike Team – 1 EMS Task Force – 2 Special Resources Wildland Strike Team – 1 BLS Strike Team – 2 Mobile Compressor – 1 Personnel Strike Team – 1 High Angle Rescue – 1 Wildland Hand Crew – 1 Swift Water Rescue– 1 Task Forces Mobile Lights– 1 Urban Task Force – 1 Motorized River Boat – 2 Rehab Unit – 1 Rural Task Force – 2 Interface Task Force – 2

Engine Strike Team #1 Team Leader – SCFPD #3 Engine – SCFPD #3 Engine – SCFPD #4 (No eastern WA deployment) Engine – SCFPD #5 Engine – SCFPD #7 Engine – SCFPD #8 (If eastern WA deployment SCFD26) Team Leader Alternate – SCFPD #4 (No eastern WA deployment) Engine Alternate – SCFPD #16 Engine Strike Team #2 Team Leader – SCFPD #4 (No eastern WA deployment) Engine – SCFPD #1 Engine - SCFPD #4 (No eastern WA deployment) Engine - SCFPD #7 Engine – SCFPD #16 Engine – SCFPD #26 Team Leader Alternate – SCFPD #7 Engine Alternate – SCFPD #8

Tender Strike Team Team Leader – SCFPD #7 Tender – SCFPD #3 Tender – SCFPD #8 Tender – SCFPD #16 Tender – SCFPD #26 Wildland Strike Team (Type 3-6 Brush Engines) Team Leader – SCFPD #4 (No E. WA. Deployments) Brush – SCFPD #3 Brush – SCFPD #4 (No E. WA. Deployments) Brush – SCFPD #7 Brush – SCFPD #8 Brush – SCFPD #26 Team Leader Alternate – SCFPD #3 Brush Alternate – SCFPD #28

BLS Strike Team #1 Team Leader – SCFPD #3 Aid – SCFPD #3 Aid – SCFPD #4 Aid – SCFPD #1 Aid – SCFPD #7 Aid – SCFPD #8 Team Leader Alternate – SCFPD #4 Aid Alternate – SCFPD #26 BLS Strike Team #2 Team Leader – SCFPD #4 Aid - SCFPD #3 Aid - SCFPD #16 Aid - SCFPD #4 Aid - SCFPD #7 Aid - SCFPD #26 Team Leader Alternate - SCFPD #7 Aid Alternate - SCFPD #4

Personnel Strike Team #1 Team Leader - SCFPD #5 2 Personnel - SCFPD #3 2 Personnel - SCFPD #4 2 Personnel - SCFPD #8 2 Personnel - SCFPD #7 2 Personnel - SCFPD #26 Team Leader Alternate – SCFPD #7 Personnel Alternate – SCFPD #16 Personnel Strike Team #2 Team Leader - SCFPD #7 2 Personnel - SCFPD #5 2 Personnel - SCFPD #1 2 Personnel - SCFPD #16 Team Leader Alternate – SCFPD #3 Personnel Alternate – SCFPD #26

Wildland Hand Crew Team Leader - SCFPD #5 2 Personnel - SCFPD #3 2 Personnel - SCFPD #4 (No E. WA. Deployment) 2 Personnel - SCFPD #8 2 Personnel - SCFPD #7 2 Personnel - SCFPD #26 Team Leader Alternate – SCFPD #7 Personnel Alternate – SCFPD #16 Urban Task Force Team Leader – SCFPD #3 Engine – SCFPD #4 Engine – SCFPD #1 Engine – SCFPD #7 Ladder – SCFPD #3 BLS – SCFPD #26 Engine Alternate – SCFPD #16

Rural Task Force Team Leader – SCFPD #7 Engine – SCFPD #3 Engine – SCFPD #4 (No. E. WA. Deployment) Engine – SCFPD #26 Tender – SCFPD #5 Tender – SCFPD #7 Engine Alternate – SCFPD #26 Tender Alternate – SCFPD #3 Interface Task Force Team Leader – SCFPD #4 (No E. WA. Deployment) Brush – SCFPD #3 Brush – SCFPD #7 Team Leader Alternate – SCFPD #5 Engine Alternate – SCFPD #16 Brush Alternate – SCFPD #26

Wildland Task Force Team Leader – SCFPD #7 Brush – SCFPD #7 Brush – SCFPD #4 (No. E. WA. Deployment) Brush – SCFPD #26 Tender – SCFPD #3 Tender – SCFPD #16 Team Leader Alternate – SCFPD #3 Brush Alternate – SCFPD #3 Tender Alternate – SCFPD #5 EMS Task Force Team Leader – SCFPD #4 ALS – SCFPD #7 Aid – SCFPD #3 Aid – SCFPD #5 Aid – SCFPD #8 Team Leader Alternate – SCFPD #5 ALS Alternate – SCFPD #3 Aid Alternate – SCFPD #26

Special Resources Mobile Air Compressor – SCFPD #26 (AIR54) Mobile Light Unit – SCPFD #4 (R43) Hazardous Materials – Zone 11 Team (FD3, FD7, FD26) Technical Rescue (High Angle, Trench, Confined Space) – Zone 11 Team (FD3, FD7, FD26) Swift Water Rescue – Zone 11 Team (FD3, FD5, FD26, FD28) Helicopter – SCSO/SAR (FD26) (*Note – FD1 has resources that are co-contributed to zone 11 needs, they are listed in the Zone 9 resource list)

Strike Teams Special Resources Engine Strike Team – 1 Tender Strike Team – 1 Mobile Compressor – 1 Wildland Strike Team – 1 Haz-Mat Tech – 3 BLS Strike Team – 1 Water Rescue – 3 Task Forces Ice Rescue – 1 Urban Task Force – 1 Technical Rescue – 2 Rural Task Force – 1 Hovercraft – 3 Interface Task Force – 1 Foam Unit (3000 gal.) – 2 Ladder Task Force – 1 MCI (60 Person) – 1 Wildland Task Force – 1 Snow Plow - 1 EMS Task Force – 1

Engine Strike Team Team Leader – Everett (Wildland SCFPD#22) Engine – Everett FD Engine – Arlington FD Engine – SCFPD #22 Engine – SCFPD #19 Engine – Marysville FD Engine Alternate – SCFPD #17 Engine Alternate – SCFPD #15 Tender Strike Team Team Leader – Marysville FD (Wildland SCFPD#22) Tender – Marysville FD Tender – SCFPD #15 Tender – SCFPD #17 Tender – SCFPD #19 Tender – SCFPD #21 Tender Alternate – NCRFA Tender Alternate – SCFPD #24

Wildland Strike Team Team Leader –SCFPD#22 Brush – SCFPD #25 Brush – Arlington FD Brush – NCRFA Brush – SCFPD #22 Brush Alternate – NCRFA BLS Strike Team Team Leader – Everett Aid – Everett FD Aid – Marysville FD Aid – NCRFA Aid – SCFPD #15 Aid – SCFPD #22 Aid Alternate – SCFPD #19 Aid Alternate – SCFPD #17

Urban Task Force Team Leader – Everett FD Engine – Marysville FD Engine – SCFPD #22 Engine – Arlington FD Ladder – Everett FD Aid – SCFPD #15 Engine Alternate – SCFPD #17 Engine Alternate – SCFPD #19 Rural Task Force Team Leader – SCFPD #22 Tender – SCFPD #19 Tender – SCFPD #21 Tender Alternate – NCRFA Aid Alternate – Camano

Interface Task Force Team Leader – SCFPD #22 Engine – Marysville FD Engine – Arlington FD Brush– NCRFA Brush – SCFPD #22 Tender – SCFPD #19 Aid – SCFPD #15 Engine Alternate – Everett FD Brush Alternate – Arlington FD Tender Alternate – SCFPD #21 Ladder Task Force Team Leader – Everett FD Engine – SCFPD #22 Ladder – Everett FD Ladder – Marysville FD Engine Alternate – NCRFA Ladder Alternate – Arlington FD Aid Alternate – SCFPD #22

Wildland Task Force Team Leader – SCFPD #22 Brush – NCRFA Brush – SCFPD #22 Brush – SCFPD #25 Tender – SCFPD #19 Tender – SCFPD #21 Aid – SCFPD #15 Brush Alternate – Arlington FD

EMS Task Force Team Leader – Marysville FD Medic – Everett FD Aid – NCRFA Aid – Marysville FD Aid – SCFPD #15 Tender – SCFPD #21 Auto Rescue – SCFPD #22 Medic Alternate – Arlington FD Auto Rescue Alternate – SCFPD #21

Reference Material For more information on the Snohomish County Resource Plan, go to the link below: Last Revised 6/21/2016

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