Re-evaluate this plan as technology evolves and circumstances dictate Meeting Schedule The SIEC meeting schedule will be established by the SIEC Chairman. TICP Maintenance and Update The Governing Body has the responsibility to review this document annually. Requests for modifications or additions to this document should be submitted to the TICP Point of Contact. Updates to this document can be recommended by any of the Districts or participating agencies. Agency Responsibilities and Rights Agencies will retain the following rights and responsibilities: Agencies are responsible for considering and, if agreeing to, complying with MOUs and Agreements developed within region in coordination with their respective jurisdictions. Authorized representatives of agencies participating in this plan have the authority to request the use of equipment, including systems and mobile assets, in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Where applicable, agencies will be responsible for consistently maintaining, testing, and exercising connectivity to interoperable communications. Agencies retain the to decide when and where to participate in interoperable communications. For example, agencies will retain the right to accept or decline a patch to a gateway system to provide interoperable communications during an incident. Coordination and Assignment of Communications Assets In response to incidents which cross over political jurisdictions, there will potentially be competing demands and priorities for interoperable communications assets. When the same resources are requested for two or more incidents, resource assignments should be on the priority levels below: Disaster, large scale incident, or extreme emergency where imminent danger exists to life or property, and requires mutual aid or interagency communications Other incidents requiring the response of multiple agencies Pre-planned events requiring mutual aid or interagency communications Incidents involving a single agency where supplemental communications are needed for agency use Drills, tests and exercises In the event of multiple simultaneous incidents within the same priority, the resources should be allocated according to the following:
Re-evaluate this plan as technology evolves and circumstances dictate Meeting Schedule The SIEC meeting schedule will be established by the SIEC Chairman. TICP Maintenance and Update The Governing Body has the responsibility to review this document annually. Requests for modifications or additions to this document should be submitted to the TICP Point of Contact. Updates to this document can be recommended by any of the Districts or participating agencies. Agency Responsibilities and Rights Agencies will retain the following rights and responsibilities: Agencies are responsible for considering and, if agreeing to, complying with MOUs and Agreements developed within region in coordination with their respective jurisdictions. Authorized representatives of agencies participating in this plan have the authority to request the use of equipment, including systems and mobile assets, in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Where applicable, agencies will be responsible for consistently maintaining, testing, and exercising connectivity to interoperable communications. Agencies retain the to decide when and where to participate in interoperable communications. For example, agencies will retain the right to accept or decline a patch to a gateway system to provide interoperable communications during an incident. Coordination and Assignment of Communications Assets In response to incidents which cross over political jurisdictions, there will potentially be competing demands and priorities for interoperable communications assets. When the same resources are requested for two or more incidents, resource assignments should be on the priority levels below: Disaster, large scale incident, or extreme emergency where imminent danger exists to life or property, and requires mutual aid or interagency communications Other incidents requiring the response of multiple agencies Pre-planned events requiring mutual aid or interagency communications Incidents involving a single agency where supplemental communications are needed for agency use Drills, tests and exercises In the event of multiple simultaneous incidents within the same priority, the resources should be allocated according to the following: