Once you have a red card-Look over your red card when you receive it. What shows as qualifications either Qualified or Trainee is what you can perform as.  Next to each qualification is an expiration date for that qualification.  When task books are initiated or certified or a new qualification is added that does not have a task book is completed a new card will be updated/printed and sent out for dispersal through your Training Officer.  You can only be made available and obtain a resource order for what is on your red card.

Process for making yourself available Nationally, Within GACC (Oregon and Washington), Local- Dispatch area.

1) Need Supervisor Approval

2) Email Rogue Valley Interagency Dispatch (RVICC) at orrvc@firenet.gov follow up with a phone call to RVICC Dispatch 541-618-2510.

3) In the email provide them with your name, what level of availability you are wanting, and qualification you are wanting to go out as, and if you are qualified or trainee. (You can only be available for qualifications that are on your red card) If you become no longer available after you have called or emailed RVICC please let them know immediately so changes can be made. 

Rentals:

Rental vehicles must be authorized by the ordering party and included on your resource order. Rental vehicles are NOT authorized if not stated on the resource order.

If rentals are provided by Dispatch, they must be returned clean and with a full tank of gas. Below is the only time Dispatch will provide a rental.

• Any single resource responding to an incident whose position requires a vehicle with 4x4 high ground clearance and HD tires to meet the needs of the assignment (3/4-ton and 1-ton trucks with e-rated or 10-ply tires only)