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Mutual Aid
Plymouth County Control Fire/EMS Mutual-Aid System
Under Chapter 48, Section 59A of the General Laws of
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts - a fire
Each fire department in the district submits a plan or "run card" (see link), and each run card is specifically designed by each town to meet their needs for fire, EMS and specialty incidents. Some run cards submitted divide the community into districts for specific response from the closest city or town. The coordination of outside departments through the Plymouth County Control is mostly effective as it enables the local fire dispatcher to remain available to handle additional local incidents and not become tied up looking for assistance. the concept of mutual-aid is common among fire services nationwide, and helps deal with simple single EMS incidents to large scale incidents requiring the response of multiple departments referred to as strike teams and task forces. No individual organization, regardless of size can effectively and sufficiently handle all the challenges it may face.
With events such as Sept. 11 and several local major
incidents requiring the assistance of several departments, the role and
demand on the individual mutual-aid centers has never been greater. The
Sheriff's Department works closely with the Plymouth County Fire Chiefs
Association for all issues regarding operation of the system. And
through this relationship, the department was able to receive Homeland
Security Funding to upgrade the fire mutual-aid radio network and
purchase a new state of the art mobile communications vehicle that will
assist local law enforcement and fire agencies.
Plymouth County Control Mutual Aid Structural Card CLICK HERE TO PRINT BLANK RUN CARD AND SAMPLE CARD
If you don't have Acrobat Reader click below:
Important: To print out the run card and sample card it is necessary to have Adobe Acrobat Reader loaded on your computer. The run card and sample have been captured as an Adobe Portable Document File (.pdf). As such, if you do not have Reader the file will not open up on your computer and you will not be able to print out a useable copy. If you do not or cannot load Reader, then we have provided a representation below of the sample and run card. If you need a paper copy of the run card, you can pick one up at the Communications Center at the Plymouth County Sheriff's Department.
Sample Card
Blank Card
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department
from one community is allowed to work within the jurisdiction of another
for rendering aid. Under executive order from the Governor in the Acts
of 1950 - Chapter 639 individual fire districts were created. Within
each fire district is a "Control Point" that coordinates the mutual-aid
activity for it's district. Plymouth County Control is the mutual-aid
control point for Fire District 2, coordinating mutual-aid responses
from one community to another; which includes 29 individual fire
departments, as well as private ambulance companies. The primary mission
for the mutual-aid center is as follows:
