Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Military Affairs [Emergency Management] › Chapter WEM 8 - Mutual aid box alarm system standards and procedures › Section WEM 8.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1)
			 "Aiding unit" means a MABAS member unit furnishing equipment, personnel or
			 services to a stricken unit.
(2)
			 "Apparatus guidelines" means apparatus defined and incorporated into the MABAS
			 general operating procedures.
(3)
			 "Chief officer" means the highest ranking officer within a fire, rescue or
			 emergency medical services unit.
(4) "Emergency" means an occurrence or
			 condition in a stricken unit's territorial jurisdiction which results in a
			 situation of such magnitude or consequence that it cannot be adequately handled
			 by the resources of that unit, so that it determines the necessity and
			 advisability of requesting mutual aid.
(5) "Emergency medical services system" means
			 the method for establishing a system for the appropriate management for the
			 medical treatment and transport of the public in pre-hospital or interfacility
			 settings or from facilities or institutions providing health services under ch.
			 Trans 309 and ch. DHS 110.
(6)
			 "Fire department" has the meaning given in s.
			 66.0314(1)
			 (c), Stats.
(7) "Incident command system" has the meaning
			 specified in s.
			 323.02(9),
			 Stats., and follows the guidelines of the National Incident Management System,
			 also known as NIMS.
(8) "Local
			 governmental unit" has the meaning given in s.
			 19.42(7u),
			 Stats., and also includes a tribe or band.
(9) "MABAS, or 'Mutual Aid Box Alarm System'
			 box card" means a printed form containing details of departments, specialized
			 personnel and equipment to respond to a given geographical area, target hazard
			 or specialized response within a community.
(10) "MABAS, or 'Mutual Aid Box Alarm System'
			 division" means the geographically associated MABAS member units which have
			 been grouped for operational efficiency and representation of those MABAS
			 member units.
(11) "MABAS or
			 'Mutual Aid Box Alarm System' executive board" means a statewide oversight
			 board comprised of one designated representative from each MABAS
			 region.
(12) "MABAS or 'Mutual Aid
			 Box Alarm System' interdivisional card" means a MABAS box card designated for
			 interdivisional mutual aid, listing a MABAS division's equipment available to
			 respond based on the type of equipment and location.
(13) "MABAS or 'Mutual Aid Box Alarm System'
			 member unit" means a local governmental unit including but not limited to a
			 county, city, village, town, tribe or band, emergency medical services
			 district, or fire protection district, having a fire department recognized by
			 the state of Wisconsin which is a party to the MABAS agreement and has been
			 appropriately authorized by the governing body to enter into such an
			 agreement.
(14) "MABAS or 'Mutual
			 Aid Box Alarm System' region" means the WEM regional areas as identified by the
			 Adjutant General under s.
			 323.13(2)
			 (a), Stats.
(15) "Mutual Aid Box Alarm System", or MABAS,
			 means a definite and prearranged plan whereby an aiding unit provides response
			 and assistance to a stricken unit in accordance with the system established and
			 maintained by MABAS member units, as amended from time to time. Management
			 oversight of the system is handled by the MABAS executive board.
(16) "National Incident Management System" or
			 'NIMS'," means a system mandated by Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5
			 that provides a consistent nationwide approach for federal, state, local and
			 tribal governments, the private sector, and nongovernmental organizations to
			 work effectively and efficiently together to prepare for, respond to, and
			 recover from domestic incidents, regardless of cause, size, or
			 complexity.
(17) "Stricken unit"
			 means a MABAS member unit or a non-participating local governmental unit which
			 requests aid in the event of an emergency.
(18) "Tribe or band" has the meaning given in
			 s.
			 66.0314(1)
			 (fe), Stats.
(19) "WEM" means the division of emergency
			 management with the department of military affairs.
(20) "WEM duty officer" means an individual
			 on-call 24 hours a day and 7 days a week, as identified by WEM's duty officer
			 roster.