ID
6-508-1240
Name
Mobile Field Force
Status
Published
Version
1.4
Updated
11/19/2019 11:27:43 AM
Original Release
06/19/2018
Last Major Release
11/19/2019
Description
The Mobile Field Force (MFF) is a mobile team capable of providing a fast and effective platoon- or squad-size tactical force for a wide variety of policing functions and missions
Resource Category
Law Enforcement Operations
Primary Core Capability
On-scene Security, Protection and Law Enforcement
Secondary Core Capability
Resource Kind
Team
Overall Function
The MFF is a pre-designated team that:
1. Provides crowd management and crowd control, including:
a. Saturation patrols
b. Area search
c. Perimeter control
d. Staffing for traffic control points
e. Security at critical facilities
f. Demonstrator and protestor escort
g. Protective front-line formations
2. Maintains order and preserves the peace
3. Arrests law violators
4. Promotes traffic safety and enforces vehicle and traffic laws
5. Provides support for:
a. All-hazards risks and events
b. Natural disasters
c. Fires
d. Terrorist incidents
e. Crime scene protection
Composition and Ordering Specifications
1. Discuss logistics for deploying this team, such as working conditions, length of deployment, security, lodging, transportation, communications, and meals, prior to deployment
2. Discuss arrangements related to arrest authority, such as deputation, before deployment
3. Requestor and provider discuss arrest and prisoner control process
4. Requestor orders a medic and ambulance separately, if necessary
5. Requestor and provider discuss communications system requirements, such as 800 MHz requirements or need for secure channels
6. Discuss use of chemical agents and munitions, and less-lethal munitions
| Supporting Core Capabilities |
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| None |
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| Component | Notes | |||||||||
| Minimum Personnel Per Team | Not Specified |
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| Management And Oversight Personnel Per Team | In a Type 1 MFF, one of the three MFF Supervisors may act as deputy MFF Leader. |
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| SUPPORT PERSONNEL PER TEAM | 1. Each MFF may include one or more qualified rifle officers and chemical agent or munitions deployment officers. 2. The logistics specialist is not a NIMS typed position. |
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| Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Equipment Per Team Member | 1. The following regulation addresses PPE: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 1910.132: Personal Protective Equipment. 2. Requestor and provider should discuss necessary equipment the team brings. |
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| Additional Equipment Per Team | The type and number of cameras and bullhorns should be part of ordering specifications discussions. |
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| Communications Equipment Per Team | Consider alternate forms of communications, such as satellite phones, based on the mission assignment and team needs. |
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| Transportation Equipment Per Team | Not Specified |
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| Notes |
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| References |
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| Reference |
| FEMA, NIMS 509: Mobile Field Force Leader |
| FEMA, NIMS 509: Mobile Field Force Supervisor |
| FEMA, NIMS 509: Mobile Field Force Officer |
| FEMA, National Incident Management System (NIMS), October 2017 |
| Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 1910.132: Personal Protective Equipment, latest edition adopted |
| Published Versions | ||
| Version | Publish Date | Document Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1.4 | 11/19/2019 11:27:43 AM | |
| 1.3 | 9/28/2018 5:08:47 PM | |
| 1.2 | 6/19/2018 11:13:39 AM | |
| 1.1 | 6/19/2018 9:53:53 AM | |
| 1.0 | 6/18/2018 10:58:28 PM | |