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From : W6HIR @ WA6NWE.#NOCAL.CA.USA
To : RACES @ ALLUS
Msgid : $RACESBUL.191
INFO: ALL RACES OPERATORS IN CA (ALLCA: OFFICIAL)
ALL AMATEURS U.S. (@ USA: INFORMATION)
FROM: CA STATE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES (W6HIR @ WA6NWE.CA)
2800 Meadowview Rd., Sacramento, CA 95832 (916)427-4281
RACESBUL.191 DATE: Oct. 14, 1991
SUBJECT: MACS - Multi-Agency Coordination System
We share the following with you for evaluation for possible
use in your jurisdiction. Submitted by Derald Smith, Assistant
Director, City of Stockton, California, Office of Emergency
Services.
The Multi-Agency Coordination System (MACS), an extension of
the Incident Command System, streamlines procedures for
coordinating mutual aid and allocating resources during
emergencies when more than one agency or jurisdiction is involved
in the response. The system has been adopted by the San Joaquin
County Fire Chiefs and is under review by other probable users.
RACES operators should note and remember the following new
terminology already in use to denote response operating modes; in
other words, the intensity of response. = W6HIR =
MODE 1: A non-critical county-wide situation not requiring
extended use of multi-agency resources. Emergency Operating
Centers not on 24-hour operations. Normal communications
sufficient.
MODE 2: A period of heightened preparation, such as seasonal
anticipation of fog, fires, peak high tides. In this mode, OES
and its RACES will review procedures and equipment status. The
RACES possibly on standby.
MODE 3: Alert to an emergency or more serious potential
requiring multi-agency response. EOC's partially activated and
staffed; RACES alerted and selectively employed. = W6HIR =
MODE 4: Signifies the existence of an all-out county effort
requiring concerted multi-agency coordination. EOC's and the
RACES fully activated.
EOF