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Tuesday , June 18, 2013


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ALERT --- MABAS Wisconsin based Fire Departments don't forget to input your MABAS Box Alarms and higher in the Incident Reporting System above under the Quick Links.

MABAS Wisconsin
Organized August 20, 2004

The Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (known as MABAS) Senate Bill SB 642 was approved by the Wisconsin State Legislature and signed by Governor Jim Doyle on April 5th, 2006. MABAS is a mutual aid measure that may be used for deploying fire, rescue and emergency medical services personnel in a multi-jurisdictional and/or multi-agency response.

Participation in the mutual aid program is voluntary. Equipment, personnel or services provided under MABAS are at no charge between municipalities. Expenses recovered from the responsible parties areMABAS WI equitably distributed. In addition, emergency personnel that respond to the emergency remain employees of their initial department or agency. MABAS is broken into divisions rather than regions.

The MABAS divisions basically follow county lines. The only exception is the City of Milwaukee which has established its own MABAS division due to size and number of agencies potentially involved. Currently, twenty counties have formally established MABAS divisions and an additional 14 counties are in the process of adopting the program.

Wisconsin Emergency Management has conducted many outreach meetings throughout the state to explain the mutual aid measure. It takes 12-18 months for a MABAS division to become fully functional. Statewide the most conservative estimate is that it will take 5 years to fully implement MABAS across Wisconsin.

WHAT IS MABAS ?

MABAS is a mutual aid organization that has been in existence since the late 1960s. Heavily rooted throughout northern Illinois. MABAS now includes over 750 member fire departments organized within 75 divisions. MABAS first came to Wisconsin in 1987 with the joining of the Village of Pleasant Prairie in Kenosha County .  MABAS divisions geographically span the states of Illinois , Wisconsin , Indiana , Missouri , Michigan , and the other states, i.e. Minnesota , Iowa , and Ohio , are considering joining. There are 42 established Wisconsin divisions (as of June 2012) who share MABAS with the 62 divisions established in Illinois .

MABAS includes over 25,000+ firefighters and daily staffed emergency response units including more than 950 fire stations, 1100+ engine companies, 375+ ladder trucks, 800+ ambulances (mostly paramedic capable), 150+ heavy rescue squads, 135+ light rescue squads, and 275+ water tankers. Fire/ EMS reserve (back-up) units account for more than 600 additional emergency vehicles.  MABAS also offers specialized operations teams for hazardous materials (HAZMAT), underwater rescue/recovery (DIVE) and above grade/below grade, trench and building collapse rescues, a.k.a. Technical Rescue Teams ( TRT ). An additional element of resource are the certified fire investigators which can be "packaged" as teams for larger incidents requiring complicated and time-consuming efforts for any single agency.


MABAS is a unique organization where every MABAS participating agency has signed the same contract with their 750+ counterpart MABAS agencies. As a MABAS agency, you agree to: standards of operation, incident command, minimum level of equipment staffing, safety, and on-scene terminology. MABAS agencies, regardless of their geopolitical origin, are able to work together seamlessly on any emergency scene. All MABAS agencies operate on a common radio frequency, Interagency Fire Emergency Radio Network (IFERN) and are activated for response through pre-designed "run" cards each participating agency designs and tailors to meet their local risk need. MABAS also provides mutual aid station coverage to a stricken community when their fire/ EMS resources are committed to an incident for an extended period.
 

MABAS extra alarms are commanded by the stricken community and dispatch control is handled through the stricken community's MABAS division dispatch center. Over 950 MABAS extra alarm incidents occur annually throughout the 104 divisions of MABAS. The expansion of mutual aid to a statewide system doesn't require all municipalities and fire districts to join MABAS as a member agency, however, MABAS is a recognized response system by the State of Wisconsin when it was signed into law in April of 2006 by Governor Jim Doyle.


On a daily basis, communities face emergencies, which overtax their local fire/ EMS and special operations capabilities. The fire service in the State of Wisconsin recognizes that need and has begun the work on the Wisconsin Fire Service Emergency Response Plan (WFSERP). The WFSERP was initiated by the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) through the Intrastate Mutual Aid System (IMAS) Project.  The IMAS Project is integral to the development of interstate disaster response of the National Response Framework (NRF).
 

To become a MABAS Division/agency, all that is required is a resolution or ordinance being enacted by the governing body and signing the MABAS contract. Most MABAS agencies are comprised of a number of geographically co-located municipalities or districts. However, one community can also be its own MABAS division, e.g. the City of Milwaukee is MABAS Division 109. Some MABAS divisions have nearly 30 member departments or districts. All it takes is discussion, agreement and political commitment.
 

The Executive Board of MABAS routinely provides assistance to interest agencies. MABAS will provide any and all information to inquiring agencies including prepared ordinances, resolutions, and the standard contract to communities who are seriously interested. There is no cost to join MABAS and dues are self-imposed by and at the control of each individual MABAS division. The MABAS Executive Board meets monthly and functions as a coordinating agency.

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MABAS Wisconsin Mailing Addresses


MABAS Wisconsin
General Mailing Address
PO Box 233
Camp Douglas, WI 54618-0233

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MABAS Wisconsin
Knox Box Coordinator
PO Box 233
Camp Douglas, WI 54618-0233

Recent MABAS WI Box Card Incidents

Date Address Community Division Card Type
2013-06-07 22:06:29 107 N. Main St. Fond du Lac 120 Target Hazard
2013-06-02 07:47:00 1282 Carmen Ct. De Pere 112 Structure - Hydrant
2013-04-28 06:05:20 N81 W15085 Appleton Avenue Menomonee Falls 106 Structure - Hydrant
2013-03-18 13:21:38 N13441 County Road M Sand Creek 117 Structure - Non Hydrant
2013-03-18 00:36:55 N13441 County Road M Sand Creek 117 Structure - Non Hydrant
2013-02-09 13:44:00 1200 Schumann Street City of Sun Prairie 115 Structure - Hydrant
2013-01-31 09:58:42 226 WAPITI LANE VILLAGE OF ELK MOUND 117 Structure - Hydrant
2013-01-30 17:59:00 33102 S Honey Lake Road BURLINGTON 102 Commercial - Hydrant
2013-01-25 13:45:46 W325 S7184 Squire Lane Mukwonago 106 Structure - Non Hydrant
2013-01-20 16:35:50 W284 S10975 Hwy 83 Mukwonago 106 Structure - Non Hydrant
2013-01-13 21:17:22 N12004 County Road W Grant Township - Colfax, WI 117 Structure - Non Hydrant
2013-01-04 12:53:00 5200 Schluter Road City of Monona 115 Structure - Hydrant
2013-01-03 13:38:00 N70 W13055 Mary Dale Drive Menomonee Falls 106 Structure - Hydrant
2012-12-11 13:34:00 14830 San Marcos Brookfield City 106 Structure - Hydrant
2012-12-04 15:38:00 W220 N9110 Town Line Road Menomonee Falls 106 Structure - Non Hydrant
2012-11-30 21:45:00 1603 S 81 St West Allis 107 Structure - Hydrant
2012-11-19 14:45:00 1855 S. Brooklyn Drive Township of Dunn 115 Structure - Non Hydrant
2012-11-19 14:42:00 1855 S. Brooklyn Dr. Township of Dunn 115 Structure - Non Hydrant
2012-11-10 22:00:00 7576 Hope Lake Rd Lake Mills 118 Brush Fire
2012-11-06 00:40:00 W136 N6870 Claas Rd Menomonee Falls 106 Structure - Hydrant
2012-10-29 14:00:00 Highway 89 at Island Road Waterloo 118 Brush Fire
2012-10-28 16:30:00 2678 Church Street Town of Pleasant Spring 115 Structure - Non Hydrant
2012-10-26 10:00:00 1 West Main Street Fort Atkinson 118 Commercial - Hydrant
2012-10-22 00:00:00 W7496 Manske Rd Lake Mills 118 Structure - Non Hydrant
2012-10-21 11:00:00 200 N Moorland Rd Brookfield 106 Life Safety
2012-10-21 05:17:00 708 Madison Ave South Milwaukee 107 Structure - Hydrant
2012-10-18 22:12:00 12660 N Granville Rd Mequon 119 Structure - Non Hydrant
2012-10-09 17:35:00 8055 S 35th St Franklin 107 Structure - Hydrant
2012-10-05 11:48:00 WW172 N7388A Shady Ln Menomonee Falls 106 Structure - Non Hydrant
2012-09-21 11:05:00 2345 Hutson Road Green Bay 112 Structure - Hydrant
2012-09-19 17:08:55 N3699 610TH ST MENOMONIE 117 Brush Fire
2012-09-10 03:42:00 4561 S Whitnall Ave St Francis 107 Structure - Hydrant
2012-09-05 12:00:00 4165 Shawano Ave. Howard 112 Disaster
2012-09-04 10:07:10 2456 Glendale Howard 112 Structure - Hydrant
2012-08-21 20:10:00 829 HOLUMN ST. Deforest 115 Structure - Hydrant
2012-07-28 15:15:00 3425 Brooks Drive Township of Burke 115 Structure - Non Hydrant
2012-07-24 07:00:00 Western side of the City of Beloit Beloit 104 Disaster
2012-07-12 16:44:00 914 Questa Ridge Trail Verona 115 Structure - Hydrant
2012-07-07 19:44:00 235 Prairie Grass Rd Oregon 115 Structure - Hydrant
2012-07-07 17:10:00 1067 Storytown Road Oregon 115 Brush Fire
2012-07-04 17:15:27 W319 S9114 Laurens Parkway Mukwonago 106 Brush Fire
2012-05-28 19:00:00 Edgerton Edgerton 104 Structure - Hydrant
2012-04-22 09:01:00 W174 N9327 Joper Rd Menomonee Falls 106 Structure - Hydrant
2012-04-12 17:15:31 W142 N7393 Oakwood Dr Menomonee Falls 106 Structure - Hydrant
2012-04-12 01:16:00 5576 Guilford Road Fitchburg 115 Structure - Hydrant
2012-04-04 10:05:00 W124 N9451 Boundary Rd Menomonee Falls 106 Life Safety
2012-02-27 10:59:06 435 Lake Street Mukwonago 106 Structure - Hydrant
2012-02-18 17:13:00 5136 Lacy Road Fitchburg 115 Life Safety
2012-01-21 10:34:48 1900 Enterprise De Pere 112 Commercial - Hydrant
2012-01-11 14:59:53 E7556 State Highway 64 Sand Creek 117 Brush Fire
2011-12-01 03:14:00 5023 County Highway M Fitchburg 115 Commercial - Non Hydrant

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