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Home My WebLink AboutItem #3 Wildland Fire Efforts.N CITY COUNCIL BRIEFING 1 Chubbuck Wildland Program Cooperator status with the Idaho Department of Lands Chubbuck Fire Department • Program status report :flfr - f1 Y1 Y r �• I' .h f J .Z WHY THIS MATTERS Our Partnership PP - with IDL The Idaho Department of Lands protects more than 9 million acres of state, private, and federal land, and does it in partnership with local fire departments. Our cooperator agreement is how the city plugs into that statewide system . Chubbuck Fire Department I Wildland Program THE AGREEMENT What a cooperator agreement means Our participation runs through the Idaho Cooperative Mobilization Agreement (ICMA) — an annual operating plan between IDL and cooperating Idaho fire service organizations. 01 Annual term The agreement runs May 1 through April 30 and is renewed each year before fire season. 03 Two-way help IDL can request our resources; we can request state and federal help on our own fires. Chubbuck Fire Department I Wildland Program 02 Listed resources Our engines, tenders, and personnel are listed by type, with a rate assigned to each. 04 Digital administration Personnel, equipment, terms, and reimbursement requests are all handled in IDL's fire business system. OUR OBLIGATIONS What the city commits to Signing the agreement is a certification. Each year we attest that everything we list meets state and national standards. Resource typing Qualified personnel Equipment readiness Accurate records Chubbuck Fire Department I Wildland Program Every engine and tender is classified to the correct type. Misclassified equipment is re - rated to the correct type and rate. Anyone we mobilize meets the minimum training, fitness, and currency standards for their position. Listed apparatus passes inspection and carries the required equipment for its type. Personnel and equipment rosters stay current, and reimbursement requests are submitted electronically with supporting time records. RESPONSE AND MUTUAL AID How a request actually works 0 Dispatch A request comes through our regional interagency dispatch center. 0 Mobilize We send only the resources listed in the agreement, staffed to the minimum for that type. 0 Track Time, Fuel, and all expenses, are documented from the moment we roll until we return. 0 Recover We submit the request for reimbursement electronically after the assignment closes. Chubbuck Fire Department I Wildland Program ASSIGNMENT TYPES Active incident o Type 1-3 describes the complexity of an active incident. Pre -positioning describes readiness before a specific incident order. ASSIGNED TO AN ACTIVE INCIDENT TYPE 3 Extended attack Some Command and General Staff positions may be filled as the fire moves beyond initial attack. TYPE 2 Large/ sustained Multiple operational periods, many resources, and substantial logistical support. TYPE 1 Highest complexity The greatest management demands and broad multiagency coordination. PRE -POSITIONED READY BEFORE THE CALL An engine or crew stages at a strategic location because fire danger or expected demand is elevated. Available for rapid dispatch; not tied to a specific fire's objectives until ordered. Bottom line: incident type = complexity of the fire; pre -positioning = readiness posture. Sources: NWCG PMS 236; NPS, Wildland Fire ICS Levels; NIFC Mobilization Guide (2026), Ch. 10. Chubbuck Fire Department I Wildland Program 6 TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION Every firefighter we send is red -carded Qualifications follow the National Wildfire Coordinating Group standards (PMS 310-1) — the same standard federal and state crews are held to. Classroom S-130 Firefighter Training, 5-190 Fire Behavior, L-180 Human Factors, ICS -100 and IS -700. ( 60hrs ) Field day A hands-on field exercise applying the classroom work in a controlled fire scenario. (48hrs) Pack test Arduous -duty work capacity test — three miles in 45 minutes carrying a 45 -pound pack. Annual refresher RT -130 fire safety refresher every year to keep the qualification current. ( 24hrs) Red card The incident qualification card that documents what each member is signed off to do. Chubbuck Fire Department I Wildland Program 6 FUNDING AND REIMBURSEMENT The program pays for itself — and then some When we respond under the agreement, the state reimburses the city at rates published in the Idaho Cooperative Mobilization Agreement-(ICMA) Hourly Apparatus reimbursed at an assigned hourly rate by resource type Fuel Travel reimbursed on a published per -mile schedule by vehicle class Personnel Staff time billed as operated or unoperated, per the agreement What the council should know about the budget • Reimbursement covers the city's full cost of response —Fuel, Lodging, Meals, and Wages are recovered . • Beyond full cost recovery, wildland assignments generate revenue that comes back to the Fire Department fund, by the revenue of the equipment, the total varies year to year with fire activity. • The city's standing investment is training time and equipment readiness, both of which also serves our in -city response. Chubbuck Fire Department I Wildland Program 7 RETURN TO THE CITY What Chubbuck gets out of it Access to help One phone call reaches state and federal aviation, engines, and crews when a fire outgrows us. Standing relationships We already know the dispatchers, wardens, and neighboring departments before the bad day. Chubbuck Fire Department I Wildland Program Sharper crews Members return from assignments with real fire experience they bring back to city calls. Better equipment case Documented use and typing strengthens grant and apparatus requests. Revenue, not cost The state reimburses our response costs in full, and assignments return revenue to the general fund. Regional credibility Chubbuck is a contributing partner in the region, not just a customer of it. I 1 � R r• � IJ r 1 _ • lam_• L; The takeaway 11 • .• 1. ki IN ~ J r � - } a Our cooperator agreement- or (ICMA) with the Idaho Department of Lands is current, and our people and - apparatus meet the state and national standards it requires. .j It gives Chubbuck two-way access to the statewide wildfire system while recovering our full costs andNN generating revenue for the Fire Department fund. f ti L t The commitment we ask council to support is ; continued support, annual renewal, ongoing training time, and - keeping our wildland program running . � Questions welcome. r