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Dallam S h e rm a n H a n s fo rd O c h i l tre e L i p s c o m b H a rt l e y M o o re O ld h a m P o tte r 1 H u tc h i n s o n C a rso n R o b e r t s H e m p h ill G ra y W h e e le r Deaf S m i th R a n d a ll A rm s tro n g D o n l e y C o l li n g s w o rth P a rm e r C a s t ro S w i s h e r B ri s c o e H a ll C h i l d re s s H a rd e m a n B a il e y Lam b H a le C o c h ra n H o c kl e y L u b b o c k 2 F lo y d M o tle y C o ttl e F o a rd W i l b a rg e r C ro s b y D i c ke n s K in g K nox B a y lo r 3 W i c h i ta A rc h e r C la y Y o a ku m T e rry L ynn G a rz a Y oung K e n t S t o n e w a ll H a s ke l l T h ro c km o rto n S c u rry F ish e r TEXAS INTRASTATE FIRE MUTUAL AID SYSTEM (TIFMAS) MAP 22 5 M o n ta g u e C o o ke G ra y s o n F a n n i n Lam ar D e l ta Red R iv e r B o w ie Franklin Jack W ise D e n to n El P a so b. Personnel trained and identified as po11 tential ICS leaders Regional Representation Using the DPS Disaster District (DDC)23 boundaries the State has 2. The ability to have been divided into 24 regional response areas: 9 10 8 13 14 an efficient time12 15 frame for deployment. The TIFMAS 16 24 18 Coordinator, in consulta17 tion with TIFMAS Regional Resource Coordinator(s) (TRRC), 20 RegionalR epresentation and the responding jurisdiction(s) Using the DPS Dis- 19 will determine a reasonable and aster District (DDC) appropriate response time. 21 3. The ability to pre-stage resources boundaries the State has been divided into 24 regional in advance of a pending disaster. response areas: The following sequence of events Each TIFMAS Regional Response will take place when the TIFMAS is Coordinator (TRRC) is responsible activated: for insuring that all jurisdictions that 1. In the event of an emergency/dihave available mutual aid resources saster when local normal mutual within the region have listed these reaid assistance has been exhaustsources in the TRRN. The TIFMAS ed, the local jurisdiction shall has incorporated standardized NIMS conduct a needs assessment for forms for ordering resources into the determining the kind, type and affected areas. amount of additional resources The TIFMAS Appendix, as a part required. of Annex F, can be activated through 2. The locally affected jurisdiction normal GDEM request procedures contacts the county Emergency when called upon by local officials. Management Authority and reLocal governments may request quests mutual aid assistance if the activation of the provisions of this county can provide what is beyond Appendix by making a request to the normal “local” mutual aid of their DDC Chairperson by providing the local jurisdiction. If this request basic information on the situation that can be filled within that county, it is has given rise to the request. The chief taken care of there. elected official or an individual au3. If the local mutual aid and the thorized by that individual will make impacted county resources have a request for assistance. If approved, been exhausted, the local city/ the DDC will contact the TFS as the county Emergency Management primary state agency for Annex F. As Authority requests assistance deemed appropriate for the request, from the Regional MACS. If rethe TFS will activate Appendix 6. sources are not available in the The three concepts of operaregion, then the local Emergency tions for activation of the TIFMAS Management Authority or MACS Appendix are: can request the DDC to ad1. The ability to pre-identify available dress the needs for the affected resources within each region. jurisdiction(s) within that county. a. These can be single resources 4. The Emergency Management and possibly assembled into Authority contacts the DDC with Strike Teams or Task Forces the resource needs for the affected either prior to deployment or jurisdictions within the County. at the incident. 5. The DDC contacts the State G a in e s D a w s o n B o rd e n S h a c ke l fo rd P a lo Jones S te p h e n s P i n to A n d re w s M a rti n H o w a rd M i tc h e ll N o l a n T a y lo r C a l l a h a nE a s tl a n d 7 P a rke r T a rra n t 4 C o l li n T itu s Morris Hunt H o p ki n s C ass R o c kw a l l C am p R a in s W o o d U p sh u r M a ri o n V an Zandt D a lla s K a u fm a n H a rri s o n H o o d J o h n s o n E l li s S m i th E ra th S o m e rv e ll H e n d e rs o n L o v i n g W i n kl e r W a rd G la s sc o c k E c to r M i d l a n d S te rl in g C o ke C o le m a n C om anche H ill N a v a rro R u n n e ls B ro w n B o sq u e C A n d e rs o n h e ro ke e 6 G re g g R usk P a n o la S h e lb y H a m i lto n H u d s p e th C u l b e rs o n C ra n e U p to n Reagan R e e ve s Iri o n T om G re e n M il l s F re e s to n e M c L e n n a n L i m e s to n e F a lls Leon Nacogdoche s S a n A u g u s ti n e A n g e li n a C oncho M c C u l lo c h M e n a rd C o ry e l l H o u s to n S an S aba S a b ine L a m p a sa s B u rn e t B e ll R o b e rts o n T ri n i ty P e cos S c h le ic h e r M a diso n J e ff D a v is C ro c ke tt M a so n M il a m L la no W i l li a m s o n S u tto n K im ble B u rl e s o n W a l ke r B ra z o s S an G ri m e s J a c i n to M o n tg o m e ry P o lk J a sp e r N e w to n T y le r T e rre ll G i ll e s p i e B la n c o T ra v i s Lee H a rd i n W a s h i n g to n A u s ti n P re s i d i o B re w s te r V al V e rd e E d w a rd s K e rr Hays B a s tro p L i b e rty O ra n g e Real B a n d e ra K e n d a ll C om al W a lle r C a l d w e ll F a y e tte H a rri s J e ffe rs o n C o l o ra d o C h a m b e rs K in n e y U v a ld e M e din a B e xa r G u a d a lu p e G o n z a le s W ilso n F o rt B e n d L a va ca G a l v e s to n W h a rto n B ra z o ri a D e W i tt M a v e ri c k Z a v a la F ri o A ta s c o s a K a rn e s J a c kso n M a ta g o rd a G o li a d V i c to ri a C a lh o u n D im m it L a S a l le M c M ulle n L iv e O ak Bee R e fu g i o S an P a tri c i o A ra n s a s Webb J im Nue ce s D u v a l W e lls K l e b e rg Z a p a ta J im Hogg B ro o k s K enedy S ta rr W illa c y H i d a lg o C a m e ro n Operations Center (SOC) and the SOC contacts the Texas Forest Service (ESF-4) with the request for resources available to respond to the affected county. 6. TFS then contacts the TIFMAS Coordinator of the request. 7. The TRRC will notify the needed resources from within that region, and provide a resource order form, a signed ICS 213 Form (General Message) for reimbursement, a point if contact, and any other applicable mission information. 8. The local fi re agency (receiving a TIFMAS resource request) will EITHER notify their local government authority, if they are a department of a political subdivision, OR advise their local / county emergency management authority if the local fi re agency is a stand-alone governmental entity or political subdivision (i.e. VFD or ESD). 9. The TRRC will verify their response and then advise the TIFMAS Coordinator, or designee, and TFS-EOC which resources were sent from within the region. 10. Inform the DDC, Regional MAC, and Local/County Emergency Management Authority of resources from their district/region that were deployed (for informational purposes). 11. A TFS representative will go to the SOC to serve as an Emergency Management Council member. This person will maintain situational awareness with the SOC, TFS EOC and TIFMAS Coordinator. 12. The TIFMAS Coordinator and TRRC(s) will maintain resource status and situational awareness. The TIFMAS Coordinator will inform the TFS representative at the TFS EOC and SOC of resource status. The TIFMAS Regional 21 TEXAS FIRE CHIEF Spring/Summer 2009

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