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Fresno City Fire Department
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SECTION 210.001 AUTOMATIC AID AGREEMENTS
PURPOSE
To establish standard practices for Automatic Aid Response.
APPLICATION
This procedure applies to Fresno Fire Department (FFD or Department) members and
equipment requested through the Automatic Aid Agreements between the City of
Fresno and other fire agencies.
OPERATIONAL POLICY
COMMUNICATION PROCEDURES:
Upon receipt of a reported emergency inside the City of Fresno (City) limits, the
communications center will verify the location of the emergency and determine the
nearest available emergency response resource. In instances where the closest
resource is from another jurisdiction, a request will be initiated for the appropriate
resource to respond. When an available City resource is closest to an emergency out
of City jurisdiction, the City resource will be dispatched. An immediate notification to
the appropriate jurisdiction dispatch center will follow.
The Communications Center will advise responding companies of the appropriate
response channel regardless of jurisdiction during the initial dispatch instructions
and/or upon request.
Under the automatic-aid agreements, units responding to a request for automatic aid
to a Clovis (CLV) or Fresno County Fire (FCO) incident will be directed to change their
radio channel to one of the requesting agencies. Once responding and the correct
radio channel has been selected, confirmation of response will be given over the
requesting agency’s frequency. The identifier for CLV dispatch is “Communications”
and the radio identifier for FCO is “Fresno”.
In the event of response to CLV, the radio channel is likely going to be CLV 1 for
medical calls and CLV 2 for fire calls but may be assigned based on need and other
incidents working in the system. The primary channel assigned is to be utilized to
contact the dispatch center. It will also be utilized as the operational channel for fire
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incidents. A tactical channel may be assigned and used during the incident for
communications between incident command and functional units.
For responses to FCO that fall within the boundaries of the automatic-aid agreement,
units will be directed to one (1) of their channels. The FCO channels are identified as
follows; District 1, this is their primary dispatch channel and utilized for routine radio
traffic. District 2 is utilized during these incidents for requests for additional units,
status changes, giving direction to incoming units, and general needs of the incident.
District 3 is a tactical channel; it is a non-repeated channel with limited range. This
channel is utilized for communication between units at the scene. Once more than
one unit is on scene, communications between units on that incident will be made on
District 3.
COMPANY OPERATIONS:
Upon receipt of an automatic-aid dispatch, company officers will note the jurisdiction,
the correct location, appropriate radio channel, and any other pertinent information.
Company officers will acknowledge receipt of the transmission on the primary dispatch
channel and immediately switch to the assigned channel.
All further transmissions will be over the appropriate radio channel until such time the
incident's activities are terminated or City assistance is no longer needed.
Upon release by the incident commander or completion of the incident, officers will
obtain consent from the agency’s communications center before returning to the
Department's primary dispatch channel.
Incidents occurring inside the City will be handled in accordance with the Department’s
standard operating procedures. If an out-of-jurisdiction unit is the first company to
arrive on the scene, the unit's officer has the same authority for initial fire-ground
operations as an officer from this Department, and the first-in officer assumes the role
of incident commander until relieved by a ranking officer from this Department.
Incidents occurring outside the jurisdiction of Fresno Fire, should be handled by
Fresno units in accordance with the Department’s standard operating procedures.
The Department officer should initiate appropriate action; and, if first to arrive, should
assume the role of incident commander until relieved by a ranking officer from the
jurisdiction responded to. The incident commander should notify the appropriate
jurisdiction communications center of all pertinent information, i.e., at location, current
situation, actions taken, and direction for companies still enroute.
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OPERATIONAL GUIDELINE
The City has entered into automatic-aid agreements with the City of Clovis (CLV) and
the Fresno County Fire Protection District (FCO) for fire protection and medical-aid
assistance. These agreements do not alter the responsibilities or policies contained
in mutual-aid agreements currently in effect; however, they do provide all signatories
with the response of the nearest available emergency response resource within the
boundaries of the agreement.
FIRE REPORTS:
Incident reports should be completed consistent with Standard Operating Procedures
Manual, Section 201.002, Fire Reporting and Investigation Procedures, for incidents
where agencies provide service to the City.
In those cases where a Department unit is dispatched out-of-city jurisdiction, the
Department company officer will collect all appropriate information necessary to
complete the incident report prior to going off duty and/or at the end of the shift.
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CROSS-REFERENCES
Standard Operating Procedures Manual
Section 201.002, Fire Reporting and Investigation Procedures
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Auto Aid Agreement between the County of Fresno and the City of Fresno:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/tsresources.targetsolutions.com/1EDC2E84-EB90-
B7AE-4740-61870810287C.pdf
Auto Aide Agreement between the City of Clovis and the City of Fresno:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/techbuckettest/CA8405C7-D8A3-FC15-531B-
EDD96078F95F.pdf
How to Complete a Mutual-Aid Report:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/tsfiles.targetsafety.com/E63BA942-FAA6-1A3B-
7CD13EC96488BC52.pptx
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