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MABAS Mutual Aid Box Alarm System

MABAS Mutual Aid Box Alarm System. Elected Officials & Community Leaders. What is MABAS?. A fire service mutual aid system connecting fire, EMS, special operations and hazardous materials resources Established by the fire service for the fire service – neighbor helping neighbor

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MABAS Mutual Aid Box Alarm System

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  1. MABASMutual Aid Box Alarm System Elected Officials & Community Leaders

  2. What is MABAS? • A fire service mutual aid system connecting fire, EMS, special operations and hazardous materials resources • Established by the fire service for the fire service – neighbor helping neighbor • Designed so that no community will be left unprotected • Reciprocal agreement – No cost for services • Voluntary membership – “Opt In” system

  3. What are the Benefits of MABAS? • Voluntary membership • Liability is greatly reduced • Plans emergencies before the incident • Safety increased for citizens and firefighters • Activation without a disaster declaration • Control remains with the local fire chief • Legal interstate responses • No cost to the municipality for the response

  4. How did MABAS start? • Began in suburban Chicago in 1968 and grew to Wisconsin in 1987 • Premised on mutual assistance for large-scale natural or catastrophic emergencies • After September 2001, the system exponentially grew – included terrorist attacks • In 2006, legislation established MABAS as the tool of choice for mutual aid in the state • Currently in 25 counties organized and equal number working toward division status

  5. Where is MABAS now?

  6. What are the basic tenets? • Local fire chief determines need and remains in charge • ONE MABAS contract addressing: • Liability caps and Indemnification • Worker’s Compensation • Compensation and reimbursement • Standardized system: • Interoperable communications • Response policies and procedures • Equipment and resources

  7. When is MABAS used? • Major structure fires • Civil Disturbances • School shooting incident • Mass evacuation • Wide-scale flooding • Tornadoes • Wildland fires • Hazardous Materials spills • Terrorism attacks • Mass-casualty accidents Is any community immune from these incidents?

  8. What risk do we have? Insert Local Pictures

  9. Statewide Mutual Aid • The Wisconsin Fire Service Emergency Response Plan (WFSERP) • The WFSERP is organized and activated through MABAS • Moves fire service resources from areas not affected by disaster to the disaster • Ensures that no community in Wisconsin will be left unprotected • Activated with or without a disaster declaration

  10. First WFSERP Activation • 7-day incident • Industrial fire • Hazardous Materials • Major evacuation-sheltering Patrick Cudahy Plant

  11. The Activation • 8 counties • 9 MABAS divisions • 64 fire departments • 110 fire units • 450 fire personnel (150 at one point) • 9 task forces • 2 strike teams • Hazardous materials team • EMS support for sheltering center • 33 Million gallons of water pumped

  12. The Outcome: Company/City • Company vital processing saved • Company reopens the following week • Company committed to rebuild • Company calls back all workers • City historic icon saved • City’s largest employer stays • City’s major tax base saved • Area businesses/suppliers unaffected

  13. Interstate ResourcesAvailable to MABAS • MABAS states • Illinois • Wisconsin • Indiana • Michigan • Participating states • Minnesota • Iowa • Missouri • Ohio

  14. Community’s Responsibilities • MABAS is not intended to relieve a community of their responsibilities of providing adequate emergency services for all local emergencies • MABAS is not an avenue to reduce staffing • Agree to respond to another community’s request, if available – a request can be declined if there is an emergency at home • Sign the MABAS contract and comply with the policies and procedures

  15. What are the next steps? • Approve a municipal resolution • Identifies the statutory language • Allows the top elected official to sign the contract • Sign the MABAS contract • No changes can be made to the language • Signature page can be modified • Submit signed resolution and contract to MABAS-Wisconsin • Form a steering committee to establish an implementation plan to “go live”

  16. Information/Contact • For more information, please visit: www.mabaswisconsin.org • MABAS contacts: - Brian Satula (MABAS-WI President) bsatula@mabaswisconsin.org - Keith Tveit (WI Emergency Management) keith.tveit@wisconsin.gov

  17. Thank You QUESTIONS ???

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