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. The Protecting Agencies will provide fire detection coverage based on levels of lightning activity and human use or at the Jurisdictional Agency’s request. Upon discovery, the Protecting Agency is responsible to determine, verify and document the incident location, the Jurisdictional Agency, management option, and cause, and implement the initial response. Notification procedures are addressed in the AIWFMP and Clause 28 of this AOP.
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:
Methods of Fire Protection and Suppression. 1. Reciprocal Fire Protection Assistance:
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. This Agreement authorizes each Protecting Agency to act as an agent of the other within their Protection Area per the delegated authority as stated in the Recitals in this Agreement.
Methods of Fire Protection and Suppression. Reciprocal (Mutual Aid) Fire Assistance: ODF and the USFS consider their entire organization’s lands in the State of Oregon affected by this agreement to be reciprocal. The reciprocal period between the ODF and USFS is 24 hours unless stated otherwise in a local/sub-geographic operating plan. Reciprocal Fire Protection Assistance between any other Parties to this agreement, excluding between ODF and USFS, will be determined at the local sub-geographic area and documented in local operating plans. Aviation resources are not included, unless documented otherwise in a local/sub- geographic operating plan. • Acquisition of Services: Location will be identified by local agreements for reimbursable (cooperative), exchange (offset) or contract (fee basis) fire protection services. • Protected and Unprotected Lands: Protected Lands: ▪ ODF and BLM have agreements with Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) for wildfire protection. ▪ ODF has agreements with Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) for wildfire protection. Unprotected lands: There are approximately 1,746,730 acres of unprotected land across Oregon State. Unprotected lands are lands for which there is no agreement with an established fire protection organization such as a Rural Fire Department, a Fire Protective Association, a Municipal Fire Department, a Rangeland Fire Protective Association, a county, the ODF, or Federal agency. When wildland fires occur on unprotected lands and fire threaten any agencies resource values, there is discretion to engage in fire suppression activities to protect those resource values consistent with their agency polices. Suppression actions on unprotected lands can be very complex. These fires often have multiple landowners taking suppression actions with no means of communication with other firefighting entities. Uncoordinated response to wildland fire has the potential to place firefighters in hazardous situations, which are inherently high risk. Local area operating plans should address any unprotected lands and how to best coordinate a response that mitigates any hazardous situations that may be present, define what constitutes a threat to agency lands, develop management action points, and course of action. Fires that start on unprotected lands within one mile of another agency’s jurisdiction should be considered a threat, unless modified locally.
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. 1. Reciprocal (Mutual Aid) Fire Assistance Mutual Aid Period: The Parties to this agreement consider their lands in the State of Montana affected by this agreement to be reciprocal. The Mutual Aid period between the Parties to this agreement is between 4 and 24 hours. Mutual Aid periods are described in Sub-Geographic Area Operating Plans. Supporting Agencies will not bill the Protecting Agency for incident costs during the Mutual Aid Period. If Supporting Agency’s resources are ordered to stay past the Mutual Aid Period, their costs are reimbursable. If the cost threshold of $5,000 is reached, all costs accrued by the Supporting Agency, including costs accrued during the Mutual Aid Period are reimbursable.
