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TO: Mayor Richard Irvin
FROM: Natalie E. Wiza, Emergency Management Coordinator
DATE: November 12, 2024
SUBJECT:
Requesting the approval to readopt the Illinois Emergency Management Mutual Aid System agreement.
PURPOSE:
The Illinois Emergency Management Mutual Aid System Agreement (IEMMAS) is an agency-based agreement between local and county governments coordinated and maintained by the Illinois Emergency Services Management Association (IESMA). This IEMMAS agreement provides for mutual aid rendering between emergency management agencies that may need support, resources, and/or manpower in times of emergency or disaster, or other situations with the potential to overwhelm the local jurisdiction. The services provided are supported by highly trained emergency management professionals.
This agreement has been in place statewide since 2003, with over 150 local and county municipal jurisdictions participating, and the City of Aurora has maintained participation with this agreement since 2016.
BACKGROUND:
IEMMAS is an agency-based agreement between local and county governments coordinated and maintained by IESMA. This agreement provides for mutual aid to and between emergency management agencies. The agreement submitted for resolution has been updated from the 2016 version to reflect changes to the previous agreement have become obsolete or no longer reflect the way agency to agency support is provided in the emergency management profession. Based on lessons learned from other mutual aid organizations in the State of Illinois, language has been modernized and legal framework has been updated.
Without this agreement, the City of Aurora would have to wait until a State of Illinois Gubernatorial Proclamation is delivered before support can be requested and/or provided for an emergency or disaster. Very rarely does a Gubernatorial Proclamation occur; therefore, this agreement allows local and county jurisdictions to share support, resources, and manpowe...
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