Methods of Fire Protection and Suppression. One agency may provide fire protection services on lands under the jurisdiction of another, within their authority and as authorized by law. The following are different methods to provide those services:
Methods of Fire Protection and Suppression. Reciprocal (Mutual Aid) Fire Assistance: Document reciprocal initial attack zones. Document the length of the mutual aid period, normally 24 hours. • Acquisition of Services: Identify areas for reimbursable (cooperative), exchange (offset) or contract (fee basis) fire protection services. Method used to establish fee or rate of exchange. Terms and conditions. Work to be done by Protecting Agency and its responsibilities.
Methods of Fire Protection and Suppression. One agency may provide fire protection services on lands under the jurisdiction of another, within their authority and as authorized by law. The following are different methods to provide those services: Reciprocal (Mutual Aid) Fire Protection: As deemed appropriate, the Agencies may, by agreement in Operating Plans, establish reciprocal initial attack zones for lands of intermingled or adjoining protection responsibility. Within such zones, a Supporting Agency will, upon request or voluntarily, take initial attack action in support of the Protecting Agency. The Protecting Agency will not be required to reimburse the Supporting Agency for costs incurred following the initial dispatch of any ground resources to the fire for the duration of the mutual aid period. The length of the mutual aid period is usually 24 hours and will be documented in the Operating Plan.
Methods of Fire Protection and Suppression. Agencies to this Agreement have exchanged responsibility for the wildland fire protection for lands under their jurisdiction. The following are different methods used to provide services under this exchange:
A. Reciprocal Fire Protection (Mutual Aid) For the purposes of this section, Mutual Aid is that automatic initial attack response by wildland fire resources and specified in Annual Operating Plans (AOP) for specific pre‐ planned initial attack response areas. The Area Operating Plan will identify those areas and initial attack resources that will be provided at no cost to the protecting agency as “Mutual Aid”. Mutual Aid will be limited to 24 hours from the time of initial dispatch. Mutual Aid resources should be released when fire threats have been mitigated. Resources needed beyond the 24-hour mutual aid period will be approved by the supporting agency and will be compensated as “Assistance by Hire” from the original time of dispatch. Aircraft (fixed and rotary‐winged, including pilot(s)) shall always be Assistance by Hire.
B. Reimbursable Cooperative Fire Protection (Assistance by Hire) Assistance by Hire is the provision of wildland fire resources, by one agency to another, on a full reimbursement basis. All requests to hire fire protection assistance must be clear and precise and shall be processed and recorded through the dispatching systems of the participating agencies. Requests not processed in this manner will not be reimbursed. Personnel, equipment, supplies, or services provided by a supporting agency and essential to filling the resource order, which are necessary and reasonable, shall be considered as reimbursable as Assistance by Hire. The State may provide out‐of‐state assistance to the Federal Agencies when requested. Such assistance will be Assistance by Hire unless otherwise specified as Mutual Aid in Annual Operating Plans (AOPs) pursuant to this Agreement. Except for Mutual Aid, all requests for wildland fire response assistance in an agency's DPA shall be Assistance by Hire. Any other resources provided by a supporting agency and not specifically ordered by the protecting agency, shall be considered a voluntary contribution. The Operating Plan for Cooperative Incident Billing Procedures provides direction for reimbursable xxxxxxxx and payments.
C. Contract (Fee Basis) Fire Protection For an agreed upon fee, one agency may assume wildland fire protection responsibilities on lands under the jurisdiction of another agency. The terms ...
Methods of Fire Protection and Suppression. One agency may provide fire protection services on lands under the jurisdiction of another, within their authority and as authorized by law. The following are different methods to provide those services:
a. Reciprocal Fire Protection (Mutual Aid): As deemed appropriate, the Agencies and Counties may, by agreement, establish reciprocal initial attack zones for lands of intermingled or adjoining protection responsibility. Within such zones, an Assisting Agency will take initial attack action in support of the Protecting Agency. Under no circumstances will Assisting Agencies be required to deplete local resources in order to honor a mutual aid request. The Protecting Agency will not be required to reimburse the Assisting Agency for costs incurred following the initial dispatch of any ground resources to the fire for the duration of the mutual aid period. The mutual aid period and distances, will be documented in the appropriate Annual Operating Plans. Aviation resources will be outlined separately for mutual aid response in the appropriate Annual Operating Plans as applicable.
b. Reimbursable (Cooperative)
Methods of Fire Protection and Suppression. One agency may provide fire protection services on lands under the jurisdiction of another, within their authority and as authorized by law. The following are different methods to provide those services: The Protecting Agency will not be required to reimburse the Supporting Agency for costs incurred following the initial dispatch of any ground resources to the fire for the duration of the mutual aid period. The length of the mutual aid period is usually 24 hours and will be documented in the Operating Plan.
Methods of Fire Protection and Suppression. One agency may provide fire protection services on lands under the jurisdiction of another. The following are different methods to provide those services:
A. Reciprocal (Mutual Aid) Fire Protection : As deemed appropriate, the Agencies may, by agreement and documented in a local operating plan, establish reciprocal initial attack zones for lands of intermingled or adjoining protection responsibility. Within such zones, a Supporting Agency will, upon request or voluntarily, take initial attack action in support of the Protecting Agency. The Protecting Agency will not be required to reimburse the Supporting Agency for costs of initial dispatch up to an agreed amount established in the Statewide Annual Operating Plan.
Methods of Fire Protection and Suppression. 1. Reciprocal Fire Protection Assistance:
a. The reciprocal period is 24 hours unless modified at the local area. Document any modifications in local (sub-geographic) operating plans, if applicable.
b. DNR and FS consider their entire agency’s lands in the State of Washington affected by this agreement to be reciprocal.
c. DNR and the DOI agencies in the State of Washington will be determined at the local sub- geographic area and documented in local operating plans.
Methods of Fire Protection and Suppression. One agency may provide fire protection services on lands under the jurisdiction of another. The following are different methods to provide those services used in California:
Methods of Fire Protection and Suppression. Reciprocal (Mutual Aid) Fire Assistance: Unprotected lands:
