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Mutual Aid Box Alarm System
PURPOSE
The primary purpose of the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System is to coordinate the effective and efficient provision of mutual aid during:
EmergenciesNatural Disasters
Man Made Catastrophes
MABAS WILL PROVIDE
Immediate assistance of personnel and equipment
Response teams of: Firefighters, EMS, Hazardous Materials, TRS, Divers, etc.
Access to specialized equipment
A contractual agreement covering responsibilities and liabilities for all members
ADDITIONALLYStandardized policies procedures for mutual
aid responses:CommunicationsBox CardsIncident Command SystemPersonnel Accountability
An organization comprised of Fire Departments from the States of Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin
DIVISIONS
Example of
MABASDivisions
RESPONSIBILITIES
It shall be the responsibility of all Member Units to adhere to the policies and procedures of MABAS as adopted by the Executive Board and amended from time to time
DIVISION AUTHORITY
Each division shall have the authority and responsibility to insure that the policies and procedures are adhered to by all Member Units.
Variances to procedures are not recommended, but under certain circumstances, a Division is authorized to make minimal modifications.
All modifications must be agreed upon by two-thirds majority of the Division membership.
COMMUNICATION
Interagency Fire Emergency Radio Network
Frequency of 154.265 MHzTwo-tone encoding frequency of 1-1082 and 2-701Referred to as the MUTUAL AID FREQUENCY
IFERN
MUTUAL AID BOX ALARM
Each Division designates a MABAS Dispatching Center and a Backup Center with MABAS tone encoders
All MABAS Alarms are toned out on and transmitted on the IFERN frequency.
MUTUAL AID BOX ALARM CARD
ALARM ENGINES TRUCKS SQD AMB CHIEF SPEC.EQPT
STILL
FULL STILL
GENERAL
SPECIAL
BOX
2ND
3RD
4TH
5TH
BOX NUMBER LOCATION TOWN
ALARM ENGINES TRUCKS SQD AMB CHIEF SPEC.EQPT
STILL
FULL STILL
GENERAL
SPECIAL
BOX
2ND
3RD
4TH
5TH
CHANGE OF QUARTERS
MUTUAL AID BOX ALARM CARD
ALARM ENGINES TRUCKS SQD AMB CHIEF SPEC.EQPT
STILL NOPK NOPK NOPK NOPK-A NOPK NOPK NOPK
BOX ELPK SHPK FRPK-A SHPK
2nd RVGR PKRG RSMT-S FRPK Canteen/956
3rd LEYD STPK NTLK-A LEYD
4th BENV LNWD MLPK-A RSMT
5th INTERDIVISIONAL BOX
BOX NUMBER LOCATION TOWN
ALARM ENGINES TRUCKS SQD AMB CHIEF SPEC.EQPT
STILL
BOX RVGR
2nd LEYD
3rd BENV
4th INTERDIVISIONAL BOX
5th INTERDIVISIONAL BOX
CHANGE OF QUARTERS
350 ENTIRE DISTRICT NORWOOD PARK
MUTUAL AID BOX ALARM CARD
ALARM AMBULANCE TRUCKS SQD ENGINES CHIEF SPEC.EQPT
FULL STILL ADSN ADSN ADSN ADSN
BOX WOOD ELMH ADSN LOMB ADSN ADSN 2 ADSN ADSN ADSN MCI TRAILER
2nd VLPK BENV BLMD GSDE ELMH ICOM/CANTEEEN*
3rd NTLK LEYD YRKC HLSD LOMB LOMB
4th ROSE OBTR YFLD EGRV
5th
BOX NUMBER LOCATION TOWN
ALARM AMBULANCE TRUCKS SQD AMB CHIEF SPEC.EQPT
STILL
BOX VLPK (ENGINE) TO STATION 2, 666 S. VISTA
2nd
3rd BLMD (ENGINE) TO STATION 3, 101 N. SWIFT
4th
5th
CHANGE OF QUARTERS
200 AMBULANCE BOX ADDISON
INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM
In order to establish a standardized system of incident command, the
MABAS Executive Board has adopted the
National Incident Management System (NIMS)
as the standard operating procedure for all MABAS members.
ACCOUNTABILITY
It is the policy of MABAS to account for the location and safety of all personnel within the
EMERGENCY INCIDENT PERIMETER
Participation by members of any Fire Department in emergency incident mitigation without using the
PASSPORT ACOUNTABILITY SYSTEM
is not authorized by MABAS
MEMBER SERVICES
PresentationsTraining Programs and ProceduresMediationResource Library
ENTERING THE MABAS ORGANIZATION
A Governmental Body must pass an ordinance or resolution authorizing the execution of the MABAS Agreement
Signed copies of the agreement and of the resolution/ordinance must be filed with the MABAS Executive Secretary
ENTERING THE MABAS ORGANIZATION (con’t.)
A letter of intent to join MABAS as a Division shall be submitted to the Executive Board.
Admission as a new Division is voted upon by the Executive Board.
Representatives from the Member Departments of the new Division are encouraged to have an orientation or training program.
By-Laws
Purpose:– The Executive Board is the guiding body
of MABAS and is established to consider, adopt, and amend from time to time as needed, policies and procedures, by-laws and any other matters deemed necessary by the Member Unit.
By-Laws
Membership:– Each division shall be represented by one
member who shall be designated by their respective Division.
By-Laws
Meeting Schedule and Agenda:– The Executive Board shall meet at such
times and dates as established by the Executive Board. In no case shall the Executive Board meet less that quarterly.
By-Laws
Special Assessments:– Special assessments as needed are made
by a vote of the members of the Executive Board.
By-Laws
Eligibility– Eligibility for division membership in
MABAS shall be approved by the Executive Board.
– Eligibility for Member Unit membership shall be approved by a Division.
Executive Board OfficersJay Reardon, President
847-272-2141Jerome J. Tonne, Vice President
630-620-5719Ralph Blust, Executive Secretary
630-668-5323
