BASIC MABAS M A B A S Dispatchers

BASIC MABAS M. A. B. A. S. Dispatchers Conference 2011

Your Instructors • Tammy Kleveno • William Neumann • Jamie Fleisner

Goals and Objectives • • Define M. A. B. A. S How did we get here and where are we now? Box Card Anatomy Dispatching a Box Alarm Types of Box Alarms Taking a Pass Box Alarm Audio & Simulator Questions

What is MABAS? Mutual Aid Box Alarm System Organized predetermined response to a emergency that has or has the potential to go beyond the resource capability of the stricken department

How did we get here? • After the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 the Chicago Fire Department divided into 18 Battalion Districts • Companies relocated to provide coverage when call volumes were higher • In 1968 Elk Grove Village modified Chicago’s box alarm system for Northwest suburban use

Where are we now? • MABAS consists of 1000 of Illinois’ 1200 Fire Departments organized within 68 MABAS Divisions • 30, 000 of Illinois’ 35, 000 fire fighters are members • 134 Dispatch Centers • Expanded to Wisconsin, Missouri Iowa, Indiana and Kentucky

Where are we now? • 80/20 Rule: • Departments are still required to maintain capability to respond to routine emergencies on their community • Departments should leave 80% of their equipment in their normal response area • Departments should only commit 20% of their resources to any given MABAS request

Box Card • Individually set up by each department • Can be set up for structure fire, tenders, brush truck, special rescue, target hazards • Can be assigned to special circumstances or geographical location

Explanation of Box Card • Box Number • Location • Department • Alarm Levels (Still, Box, 2 nd, 3 rd, 4 th, etc. ) • Responding Equipment • Special Equipment • Change of Quarters

Dispatching a Box Alarm • Obtain the following from the stricken department: • • • Requesting Department Type of Alarm and Box Number Requested Level of alarm requested Nature of the incident Location of the incident, address and name of the building • Staging location

Dispatching a Box Alarm • Locate the box card and start MABAS alarm log. • Switch to IFERN • Activate the MABAS tones twice in succession

Dispatching a Box Alarm After all tones have cleared announce: “This is MABAS Division (number) to all locals, (Stricken department) is requesting Box (number) at (location) to the (alarm level); staging will be at (location; all departments due to respond switch to and acknowledge on the IFERN frequency. The following departments are due to respond…. . ”

Dispatching a Box Alarm • Non Acknowledgement of due apparatus • Departments who “take a pass” • Wrong equipment • Radio Channel for local apparatus • Non due equipment

Dispatching a Box Alarm • • • Additional Alarm Levels Alarm timer Additional fires or other emergencies Private Vehicles Change of Quarters

Striking a Box Alarm • Obtain the following: • Name of the Chief or Officer in charge of the box alarm • Location of the box alarm

Striking a Box Alarm • Activate the MABAS tone twice in succession on IFERN • Announce: This is MABAS Division (number) to all locals: (Department name) has struck out (Box Alarm number) by authority of (name of officer in charge). • Repeat message

Now it’s time for…. . Questions?

Going from a Fire to a Box Alarm

Not every alarm comes via radio…not every upgrade is made from the street…

Passwords - Weds • • www. ilapco. org/mabas User name: mabas 2011 Customer Service – mabas 21 The Statewide Plan – 3 redballs

Passwords - Thurs • • www. ilapco. org/mabas The Science of Earthquakes – newmadrid EM-Net Training – communicate Automated Box Cards – mabas 36 Public Safety Loves Accronyms – imat LODD and Critical Stress – hotline We Are Not Chicago Part 2 – notcfd Lessons Learned – mabaslessons

Passwords - Friday • • www. ilapco. org/mabas IL-TERT Update – ducomm MABAS Basic Training – boxalarm Success in the MABAS Dispatch – mabas 20 Fitness in Dispatch – redcenter Fun in the Dispatch Center – johnfun Teamwork in the Workplace - allforone