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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hi Mike<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Definition of MIP’s.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>When the number of calls being received by the Communications Centre exceeds what can be handled under normal circumstances, an Operational Plan known as ‘Multiple Incident Procedure’ shall take effect.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Occurrences likely to lead to multiple incident procedure are:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>· Adverse weather, including tornadoes and heavy rain.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>· Guy Fawkes Night fires.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>· Civil Defence emergencies.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>An attempt shall be made to dispatch at least one appliance to each call. During multiple incidents it is likely that the number of calls will exceed the appliances available. Priority shall be given to calls involving life, then property. Others will have to wait until a suitable response is available.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Radio Messages Reduction of radio traffic<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Upon declaration of MIPs, the Shift Manager shall ensure that all turnouts are transmitted via pager only.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The only radio messages required during MIPs will be:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>· MSU status messages ( Includes Arrival Messages)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>· Assistance messages<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>· Stop messages<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>NO Situation Report (SitRep) messages are to be used.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Note: ROUTINE and PRIORITY buttons must be used to make contact with the Comcen.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>On those occasions where a multi-pump response occurs during MIPs a verbal arrival message (in addition to the standard MSU status) is to be transmitted. This is to advise responding appliances of incident conditions, and requires no acknowledgement from the Comcen</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times-Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> thelist-bounces@radiowiki.org.nz [mailto:thelist-bounces@radiowiki.org.nz] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mike Trump<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, 26 December 2010 10:50 a.m.<br><b>To:</b> thelist@radiowiki.org.nz<br><b>Subject:</b> [TheList] MIPS??<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Hi Guys,<br>A few times in the last couple of weeks, the Comms centre in ChCh has implemented MIPS (Multiple Incident Protocol System).<br>Can someone that is currently with the Fire Service please define this protocol.<br>There was no such thing as this when I was in the Fire Service. <br>Reason I ask this is because there has been another decent earthquake in Christchurch and there are pumps all over the place attending to<br>PFA systems that have been triggered by the shaking.<br><br>Cheers,<br>Mike T. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><hr size=1 width="100%" noshade style='color:#ACA899' align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>No virus found in this message.<br>Checked by AVG - <a href="http://www.avg.com">www.avg.com</a><br>Version: 10.0.1170 / Virus Database: 426/3338 - Release Date: 12/25/10<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><hr noshade="noshade" size="1"><p class="avgcert" align="left" color="#000000">No virus found in this message.<br>
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