OPERATIONS TEAM MEETING DRAFT

In Attendance:

B. Zeason (LAC) D. Perry (SBC)

LAC CAMP #2

OCTOBER 26, 1987

C. Creasey (Task Force Chairman) G. Wayne (CDF)

D. Wilson (VNC) F. Borden (LFD) j. Radley ( ORC) ]. Bryant (USFS)

D. Barrows ( OES)

I. Review Previous Minutes

]. Linder (Chairman) OES R. Manzo (Minutes) OES

On page 6 of the july 9-10, 1987 minutes, G. Wayne mentioned that his name in paragraph four (4), under item XIV, be changed to reflect the name of the person who was directed to work on the position paper, and that name is john Bryant (USFS ).

D. Perry (SBC) motioned that the minutes be approved as amended. j. Bryant (USPS) second the motion. and all approved.

I I. CALFIRMS Meeting

The next proposed joint meeting of CALFIRMS and the Operations Team is scheduled for November 18-19, 1987, in San Luis Obispo.

It was agreed that the Final Report on FIRESCOPE done by Ryland Research, Inc. would be the main agenda item. CALFIRMS has recommended that both groups study and come up with recommendations and a priority list of the needed items mentioned in the Report.

It was also mentioned that some of the items described in the Report are already being worked on. It was stressed that the State, through OES, begin the process of assuming sponsorship of the FIRESCOPE Program.

D. Barrows informed the group that in order to meet the needs that are listed in the Ryland Report, CALFIRMS and Ops Team will have to come up with a total Budget for the State's sponsorship of the FIRESCOPE Program by june 30, 1988.

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DRAFT D. Barrows informed the group that Dale Geldert was no longer the Chairman of CALFIRMS. Stan Lake (CDF Sacramento) is the new Chairman.

D. Barrows also mentioned that both CALFIRMS and the Fire Advisory Board recommend that the acronym FIRESCOPE be retained, but in the full break out drop the word "SOUTHERN". The new break out should appear as: Flrefighting RESources of California Organized for Potential Emergencies.

D. Barrows informed the group that the State Fire Marshall's Office now has four ( 4) ICS training components ready for delivery.

II I. Ryland Report Review

It was decided that the whole Ryland Final Report will be reviewed and that all recommendations and prioritization lists will be mailed to D. Barrows and a letter would be drafted detailing the outcome, this Jetter would then be presented to CALFIRMS.

After a brief discussion it was recommended that a form with the items needed to be reviewed be drafted and sent out to the members of the Ops Team. This form would provide an appropriate box for a rating in the range of 1 through 10, with1 0 being the most important.

It was mentioned that the list of items appear. starting on Page 60 of the Implementation Plan of the Ryland Research Final Report, the sections covering the items are 4.5 and 6. These will be the sections rated.

After another discussion, it was suggested by ]. Radley (ORC) that the 22 items covered in the above mentioned sections, be placed on the board and discussed at the current meeting. D. Perry volunteered to place the items on the board and lead the review. The items, actions and rating were as follows:

A. C1FICIAL ADOPTION AND SPQNSORSHIP

1 . Establish, through executive order or legislation, official State of California sponsorship for the FIRESCOPE Program

2. Formally adopt the recommended program goal and objectives

3. Officially change the name of the FIRESCOPE Program

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4. Establish a Program Decision Process

5 . Appoint Members to Decision­Making Group

6. Establish a long-Range Program Budget. (Deadline is June 30, 1988) Complete by May 1,1988

B. INCIDENT Cq1MAND SYSTEM

7. Review ICS to Identify revisions based on experience and expansion to all risk

8. Review ICS training courses to determine which new training courses and revisions to existing courses are required for the new design

9. Revise existing, and develop additional, training courses based on results of this review.

10. Monitor the implementation and use of ICS

C. MUL Tl-AGENCY COORDINATION SYSTEM

11 . Develop MACS to identify revisions based on experience and expansion to all risk

12. Develop MACS design (including FlMS) in accordance with results of review

14. Develop MACS training courses to determine what changes and additional courses are needed for the completed all risk system

15. ~evise ~ACS tPeiRiAg E6ijPSeS eAEf ee ... ele~ eeditieAel E6iji"SE5 le Meet PeflijiPeffieAts

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D. CQMMUNICA TIQNS

16. Participate in design~ a survivable statewide all risk interagency communications system

17. Implement the long-term interagency Fire Communications System(s)

18. Develop and implement a statewide Fire, all risk incident-based inter­agency communications network based on use of multi-channel radios and a freQuency management plan (Agency Compatibility)

19. Develop and implement a statewide all risk OCC and agency-to-agency network for voice and digital com­munications (Also In process, COMM Specialist Group should work with OES based on Garamendi Bill)

E. MAPPING

20. Complete and maintain the two (2) map repositories for all risk use throughout the State

21 . Assist participating California Agencies in defining overlays and symbols, and general implementation of the mapping system

22. Provide real-lime access to computer generated maps

F. OTHER

23. Fire Modeling

24. RAWS Weather Network

25. Infra-red Imagery (Continue with Fire/ expand to all risk)

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OES Position Vacancy

On-going OES Position Vacancy

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IV. Advisory Board Meeting DRAFT D.Wilson (VNC) felt that the Advisory Board Meeting went real well, and was happy to see that the Board wanted big emphasis put on continuing with the FIRESCOPE Program.

D. Barrows mentioned that there was a new Assistant Director in OES, his name is john Passerello. Mr. Passerello took over the position that Mr. Blair Springer use to occupy.

D. Barrows also informed the group that the Board had some big concerns on the Title I II issue and on the possibility of California's participation with it.

D. Barrows informed the group that ICS was another major issue discussed by the Board. The Board wants to put a big push on ICS.

V. September/October Fires

It was mentioned that there was 345 Local Engines Dispatched to the fires and the majority of these engines were in Northern California.

It was also mentioned that CDF and USFS were about 100\ committed during these fires.

D. Barrows also mentioned that the System Analyst in Sacramento has been working on a program to help process the Emergency Activity Records (Form 42), and it is about 90\ complete.

VI. Earthguakes

]. Bryant mentioned that he felt, that the current Fire System in place worked very well during the Whittier Earthquake.

D. Barrows mentioned that OES was going to look into the possibility of establishing more local caches for radios and handy talkies, plus OES will be looking into Satellite Communications.

VII. Conference Calls

]. Linder (OES) mentioned how well the Conference calls went during these last emergencies.

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D. Perry (SBC) also felt that the Conference calls were a very vital and useful tool to use. He mentioned that during times like these member support for the OCC, regardless of MACS Mode, should be provided.

B. Zeason (LAC) said that Chief Fordham and himself will be the points of contact during Conference Calls.

VI I I. Task Force Report

C. Creasey (LFD) Task Force Chairman mentioned that the Task Force is just about done with all the Lesson Plans. He mentioned that the Time Unit Leader and the Information Officers Lesson Plans are the last two (2) that still need some work.

C. Creasey said that the Task Force feels that there should be a lesson plan for the Agency Rep.

C. Creasey explained to the group, that the current deadline (Jan 1988) for completion of ICS for Multi-Casualty, Hazmat, Earthquake and Hi-Rise is unrealistic, since it has taken approximately six ( 6) months time, just to look into Multi-Casualty ICS.

C. Creasey then informed the group that the Task Force will need an extension in order to complete ICS for Hi-Rise, Hazmat and Earthquakes. The Multi-Casualty ICS is just about completed.

C. Creasey informed the group of the Task Force's concerns over the use of Quick Disconnect Couplings throughout the state.

C. Creasey handed out a position paper on the Task Forces feelings and concerns over the CAMEO Hazmat Database.

IX. Closing Comments

Next meeting is November 18 & 19, 1987 in San Luis Obispo.

C. Creasey proposed to group that Kern County be considered and approached for membership into FIRESCOPE.

G. Wayne (CDF) emphasized the importance of presenting the Agency Rep Lesson Plan idea to CALFIRMS. D. Perry (SBC) agreed with G. Wayne said this issue should also be introduced at the November 18 & 19, 1987 joint CALFIRMS, Ops Team meeting.

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