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Chapter 40 - Equipment and Supplies
Equipment/Supply Mobilization
Refer to the National Interagency Standards for Resource Mobilization for examples of equipment
and supply resources. Equipment and Supply requests will be processed using IROC. Refer to the
Alaska Interagency Catalog of Fire Supplies and Equipment for a list of supply items stocked in the
Alaska Incident Support Cache (AKK) on Ft. Wainwright and the State Forestry Fire Warehouse
(SFK) in Fairbanks.
All incident requests placed to Alaska Incident Support Cache (AKK) must have a four (4) digit
interagency FireCode assigned.
Equipment/Supply Demobilization
Equipment and Supply release information must be promptly relayed using IROC.
National Interagency Support Cache Ordering Procedures
Refer to the National Interagency Standards for Resource Mobilization.
NFES Items in Short Supply
Cache Managers will identify shortages of critical equipment and supply items within Alaska and
report them to AICC.
Refer to the National Interagency Standards for Resource Mobilization for more information.
Field Office Replenishment During Fire Season
Refer to the National Interagency Standards for Resource Mobilization.
Field Office Replenishment Outside of Fire Season
Refer to the National Interagency Standards for Resource Mobilization.
Incident Replacement of NFES Items
Refer to the National Interagency Standards for Resource Mobilization.
Local Unit Incident Replacement: Type 3 and Type 4 Incidents
Refer to the National Interagency Standards for Resource Mobilization.
Incident to Incident Transfer of Equipment and Supplies
Refer to the National Interagency Standards for Resource Mobilization.
Alaska Incident Support Cache (AKK) Ordering Procedures
The Alaska Incident Support Cache (AKK) is located on Ft. Wainwright. There are satellite caches in
Galena and Fort Yukon.
Supply requests for NIICD radio systems and kits, AFS radio systems and kits, AFS incident laptop
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computers, and RAWS will be placed to AICC. AFS and USFS dispatch offices will place requests
for other cache supply items directly to AKK, excluding Paracargo. See Paracargo Delivery of
Supplies and Equipment and AICC website for Paracargo Ordering Procedures document. All
requests must include an interagency FireCode.
AKK will arrange vehicles to mobilize or demobilize cache supplies. An equipment “E” request is
not required unless the vehicle will be kept at the incident.
DOF Cache Ordering Procedures
The main State Fire Warehouse (SFK) is in Fairbanks. The Palmer Supply Facility (PAK) is in
Palmer. DOF dispatch offices will place directly to their respective supporting warehouse via a
supply resource order. NFDC will place orders to the SFK. Kenai/Kodiak. Mat Su/Southwest and
Copper River Area offices will place orders to the PAK.
If the SFK is unable to fill a supply request for a state incident, DOF dispatch centers will place the
request to AICC in IROC, who will forward the request to the AKK. Fire Cache restock orders will
flow directly between the AKK and the SFK. (The PAK will re-stock their cache by placing orders
to SFK). Complex Incident Management Teams will place requests for cache items directly to the
warehouse. The SFK will determine if the order will be filled by SFK or PAK.
Alaska Specific Supply Items
Satellite Phone Kit
The Alaska Incident Support Cache (AKK) and the DOF State Fire Warehouse (SFK) both stock
satellite phone kits.
Infrared Camera Kit
The Alaska Incident Support Cache (AKK) and the DOF State Fire Warehouse (SFK) each stock
three palm infrared cameras.
Aerial Sphere Dispenser
The Alaska Incident Support Cache (AKK) stocks three Aerial Sphere Dispensers. The DOF has
two Aerial Sphere Dispensers; one is located at the State Fire Warehouse (SFK), and one is located
at the Palmer Supply Facility (PAK). Additional Aerial Sphere Dispensers may be available from
the BLM Alaska Fire Service.
Mobile Cache Support Vans
Both the DOF State Fire Warehouse (SFK) and Palmer Supply Facility (PAK) each have one
Mobile Cache Support Van Type 2 and Mobile Cache Kit Type 3 available. The contents of the
Mobile Cache Support Van and Mobile Cache Kit are listed in the Alaska Interagency Catalog of
Fire Supplies and Equipment.
Fresh Food Boxes
Fresh food boxes should be ordered on a supply request through normal ordering channels. A State
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of Alaska (DOF) charge code is required to process requests for fresh food boxes.
Additional information regarding fresh food boxes can be found in the Alaska Interagency Catalog
of Fire Supplies and Equipment.
Please allow 24 hours for Fresh Food orders to be processed, 48 during high fire activity.
Alaska Medical Program Kits
The Alaska Medical Support Programs mobilize their personnel with medical kits. AICC and
ACDC both host these Medical Kits (Service – Miscellaneous – Medical – SMED) in IROC. When
a Fire Medic is ordered for an incident, the ordering dispatch will generate a Supply request for a
SMED to accompany the medic. This SMED request is typically a support request to the medic and
will be generated by AICC or ACDC in IROC, depending by which center the medic is dispatched.
Paracargo Delivery of Supplies and Equipment
The Alaska Smokejumper Paracargo (PC) program can be utilized to deliver equipment and supplies
to incidents throughout Alaska. Paracargo delivery is a fast and efficient way to deliver needed
resources to distant and remote areas when other means of delivery are impractical.
Primarily used to support remote incidents with standard fire supplies, PC can be utilized to deliver
specialty items such as barrel fuel, boats, 4 wheelers, etc. All orders must go through established
ordering channels.
Due to the impact upon Smokejumper initial attack capability, AICC may not be able to meet all
requests for paracargo delivery and will prioritize requests. Placing a request is not a guarantee of
delivery. State of Alaska (DNR) and the USFS may place supply and/or equipment requests to
AICC requesting paracargo delivery from Ft. Wainwright. AFS Zones will place direct to AKK but
will email a PDF of entire IROC supply order to the [email protected] email,
requesting paracargo delivery. All supplies will be filled by the AKK, must be placed through
IROC and utilize AKK specific catalog numbers where necessary.
A paracargo request must include:
1) Latitude and Longitude of the drop zone (A large fire may have more than one drop
zone. Include the drop zone name/designator and geographic location as applicable.)
2) Air to Air contact name and frequency
3) Air to Ground contact name and frequency
4) Delivery priority of items
For additional information, refer to the Alaska Interagency Catalog of Fire Supplies and Equipment
or contact the AICC Equipment Desk at 907-356-5687.
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National Interagency Incident Communications Division
ICS starter system(s) (NFES #4390) from NIICD may be prepositioned at AKK. The starter
system(s) will be ordered by AICC on a preposition order and reassigned in IROC when they are
assigned to an incident.
Requests for NIICD radio systems and kits will be placed to AICC through established ordering
channels. To ensure proper frequency coordination, the ordering office must include a Needed
Date/Time, Latitude and Longitude of the incident, shipping address, and receiving incident phone
number. For shipping purposes, a physical address which includes a street name and number, city,
state, and zip code is required.
Refer to the National Incident Radio Support Cache User’s Guide.
Radio Ordering
Refer to the National Interagency Standards for Resource Mobilization.
Incident Remote Automatic Weather Stations, (IRAWS) NFES #005869
The Alaska Interagency Support Cache (AKK) stocks four Remote Automatic Weather Stations.
They are ordered on a supply request through AICC.
For additional information refer to the National Interagency Standards for Resource Mobilization.
Smoke Monitoring Kit, NFES #005840
Refer to the National Interagency Standards for Resource Mobilization.
National Contract Mobile Food Services and National Contract Mobile
Shower Facilities
National contract caterers and showers are not available in Alaska. For AFS incidents, catering
needs can be met in a variety of ways from fresh food boxes or bulk food purchases and hired cooks
to incident-specific catering contracts. DOF has an existing contract cater available for their
incidents and will, through procurement, set up incident specific contracts if needed.
Currently, there are vendors that can offer mobile shower units in Alaska. All hires are done on
incident-only Emergency Equipment Rental Agreements (EERAs) for AFS. DOF has established
contracts through their On-Line Application System (OLAS).
Engines and Tenders
Refer to the Interagency Standards for Fire and Fire Aviation Operations for information on typing.
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Engines
See Tables 5, 6, and 7 for engine resources by type for the DOF, USFS and National Park Service.
Table 5. Alaska Division of Forestry Engines by Type.
Type
1
Type
2
Type
3
Type
4
Type
5
Type
6
Type
7
Fairbanks Area 7 6
Delta Area 1 3 2
Tok Area 1 1 2
Kenai- Kodiak Area 5 4
Mat-Su Area 1 6 6
Southwest Area 1
Valdez-Copper River
Area
2 2 1
Table 6. US Forest Service Engines by Type.
Type
1
Type
2
Type
3
Type
4
Type
5
Type
6
Type
7
Chugach National
Forest
2
Tongass National
Forest
2
Table 7. National Park Service Engine by Type.
Type
1
Type
2
Type
3
Type
4
Type
5
Type
6
Type
7
Denali National Park 1
Water Tenders
The Alaska DOF has both tactical and support water tenders available through cooperators and
contractors.
Fuel Tenders
The AFS has three 2,500-gallon Jet A fuel tenders (Type 3), one 4,400-gallon Jet A fuel tender
(Type 1) and one 2,500-gallon 100LL Avgas fuel tender (Type 3). Order on an “E” number as
Tender, Fuel specifying type and include the type of fuel needed in “special needs” in IROC.
National Emergency Rental Vehicle (NERV) Contract
Refer to the NERV website for the NERV Standard Operating Procedures, User Guides, Payment
Cover Sheet Instructions, and other information.
