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Orono Fire Needs Assessment <br />40 | Page <br /> <br /> 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 <br />Auto Aid Given 5 6 1 4 3 1 2 4 3 1 <br />Mutual Aid Given 22 10 13 20 13 12 12 12 6 7 <br />Auto Aid Received 12 5 5 3 4 5 4 7 6 7 <br />Mutual Aid <br />Received 5 11 11 4 9 8 8 12 6 5 <br /> <br />Mutual and automatic aid operations are an integral part of the response protocol for Hennepin <br />County. Without this system, most departments would not have enough resources to respond <br />properly to larger incidents without putting their personnel into high-risk situations. The best <br />use of mutual and automatic aid is dependent on the departments working well together. <br />Most departments do the following: <br />• Fire ground operations must be conducted in a similar manner and should be based on <br />common Standard Operating Guidelines. Most departments within Hennepin County use <br />BlueCard for managing Type 4 and 5 incidents. BlueCard is a national training program that <br />provides fire departments with a training and certification system that defines the best <br />standard command practices for common, local, everyday strategic and tactical emergency <br />operations conducted on NIMS Type 4 and Type 5 events. <br />• Firefighters must know how to work in concert with personnel from another agency, <br />based on common training programs and procedures. The western area of Hennepin County <br />uses the same fire training agency to initially train the new firefighters. <br />• Dispatch procedures should be in place that clearly define which response types and <br />locations are to receive Automatic Aid response. The box alarm system has been in use within <br />Hennepin County since 2010. <br />• Procedures for the request of and provision of mutual aid should be clearly established <br />in the Mutual Aid Agreement. Hennepin County Fire Chiefs Association has had a Mutual Aid <br />Agreement in place for all departments within Hennepin County since 2003. <br />• Personnel should be fully trained on mutual and automatic aid practices and remain <br />informed on any changes. <br />3.6.5 Community Risk Reduction <br />An aggressive risk management program, through proactive fire and life safety services, is a fire <br />department’s best opportunity to minimize the losses and human trauma associated with fires <br />and other community risks. “NFPA recommends a multifaceted, coordinated risk reduction <br />process at the community level to address local risks. This requires engaging all segments of