Document Citation: Wis. Adm. Code WEM 8.04

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WISCONSIN ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER WEM 8. MUTUAL AID BOX ALARM SYSTEM STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES

Date:
08/31/2009

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WEM 8.04 Procedure for providing mutual aid.

(1) The MABAS member units authorize their respective chief officer or designee to take necessary and proper action to render or request mutual aid from the MABAS member units in accordance with other policies and procedures established and maintained by the MABAS member units. The aid rendered shall be to the extent of available personnel and equipment that are not required for adequate protection of the territorial limits of the aiding unit.

(2) Whenever an emergency occurs and conditions are such that the incident commander or designee, of the stricken unit determines it is advisable to request aid under MABAS, the incident commander or designee shall activate the number of aiding units deemed necessary in accordance with the policies and procedures established and maintained by the MABAS member units.

(3) The chief officer, or designee, of the aiding unit shall take the following action immediately upon receiving a request for mutual aid:

(a) Determine what predetermined equipment, personnel or services are requested according to the MABAS box card.

(b) Determine if predetermined requested equipment, personnel or services can be committed in response to the request from the stricken unit.

(c) Dispatch the predetermined requested equipment, personnel or services, to the extent available, to the staging location of the emergency reported by the stricken unit in accordance with the MABAS box card.

(d) Notify the stricken unit if any or all of the predetermined requested equipment, personnel or services cannot be provided.

Note: MABAS policies and general operating procedures are available on request without charge from the Fire Services Coordinator, Wisconsin Emergency Management, 2400 Wright Street, Room 213, P.O. Box 7865, Madison, WI 53708-7865, telephone (608) 220-6049. MABAS policies and procedures may also be accessed from the Wisconsin Emergency Management webpage at: http://emergencymanagement.wi.gov/.