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<br />. <br /> <br />2.. WriLe, produce and distribuLe common procedures for ICS and each ICS <br />posiLion, and develop a statewide listing of agency resource designators. <br /> <br />3. Train agency personnel in use of Lhe Incident Command System. <br /> <br />Agencies: Colorado Incident Command System Board, local emergency response <br />agencies */* Office of Emergency Management, Colorado Stale Forest Service, Divisioo <br />of Fire Safety. <br /> <br />Estimated Costs: None for adopting ICS. $300 per orientation session plus $10 per <br />emergency worker for training. $3,000 for sLandard procedures and resource designators <br />printing and distribution. <br /> <br />Funding Sources: Combination of local, county, state and federal. <br /> <br />Schedule: Immediate and ongoing. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Issue C.7: Cross Training of Firefighters <br />Background: As development continues in Lhe rural areas of Colorado, fire <br />departments are faced wiLh a need to prepare for fires involving boLh structures and <br />wildlands. Equipment, firefighLer protective gear and tactics are not Lhe same for Lhe Lwo <br />types of fires. <br /> <br />To respond appropriaLely, individual firefighters and fire officers musL be trained to <br />recognize wildland and structure fire differences. This includes training and eqnipping <br />fire department personnel for wildland fire suppression, equipping and training forestry <br />personnel for defending improvements from wildfires, and joint operaLions. NoL enough <br />local fire officers have received adequaLe training LO manage complex interface indidents. <br />Improper actions can result in injury, or loss of life, property and natural resources. The <br />basic informatioo exisLs and some cross,training occurs, but training delivery systems are <br />insnfficient. <br /> <br />Action Element: A staLewide fire training system is needed which will: <br />1. Determine firefighter training needs for all areas of Lhe staLe. <br />2, Coordinate staLewide training standards wiLh federal and sLate wildfire agencies. <br />3. Use training standards for wildland and structure [trefighting. <br />4. Provide qualified instructors for areas where local instruCLOrs are not available, <br />5. ESLablish direct contact wiLh all fire departments to obtain commitment, follow, <br />up and tap Lheir expertise. <br />6. Hold regional academies for training in wildland and interface fire tactics. <br /> <br />7. Ensure incident command terminology is practiced among all firefighting <br />agencies and departments, <br />8. Include radio discipline as an integral part of all fire training. <br /> <br />Agencies: Division of Fire SafeLy, Colorado StaLe Forest Service */* county sheriffs' <br />departments, fire departments, federal wildftre agencies. <br /> <br />Estimated Costs: $240,000 annually plus $60,000 from training fees. <br /> <br />Funding Sources: State enhancement funding for Colorado State Forest Service and <br />Division of Fire Safety; fire agency funds; training fees. <br /> <br />Schedule: All iLems immediate and ongoing. <br /> <br />29 <br />