Assigned to APPROP FOR COMMITTEE
ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Fifth Legislature, Second Regular Session
FACT SHEET FOR S.B. 1711
fire incident management fund; appropriation
Purpose
Establishes the Fire Incident Management Fund (Fund) and appropriates $6,100,000 from
the state General Fund (state GF) in FY 2023 to the Fund to provide and secure an incident
management platform for fire and law enforcement agencies.
Background
The State Treasurer must: 1) authenticate writings and documents; 2) receive and keep in
secure custody all monies that belong to the state that are not required to be kept by some other
person; 3) file and keep documentation delivered when monies are deposited into the treasury;
4) deliver a confirmation to each person depositing monies into the treasury; 5) pay warrants drawn
by the Arizona Department of Administration; and 6) keep separate accounts of the different funds
and appropriation monies (A.R.S. ยง 41-172).
S.B. 1711 appropriates $6,100,000 from the state GF in FY 2023 to the Fund.
Provisions
1. Establishes the Fund, administered by the State Treasurer and subject to legislative
appropriation.
2. Appropriates $6,100,000 from the state GF in FY 2023 to the Fund.
3. Requires Fund monies to be used to provide hardware and software that:
a) enables the statewide deployment of a secure incident management platform to fire and
law enforcement agencies;
b) provides a standardized incident command and management platform based on federal
emergency management agency standards that enable diverse incident management; and
c) provides a collaboration and communications solution.
4. Requires the incident command and management platform to ensure the following:
a) clearly defined chain of command;
b) the use of common terminology;
c) the safety of first responders and others;
d) the achievement of response objectives; and
e) the efficient use of resources.
5. Requires the collaboration and communications solution to:
a) identify the location, status and assignment of assigned resources;
b) allow status updates, tracking and management of an incident; FACT SHEET
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c) allow secure messaging and file sharing to all users involved in an incident;
d) allow the sharing of collaborative maps, building floor plans and images between public
safety agencies;
e) allow collaboration and information sharing between disparate agencies during a mass
casualty incident;
f) define a federal emergency management agency or national incident management systems
based organizational structure for the management of incidents;
g) provide the ability to print standard integrated computer solutions forms for tracking and
cost reimbursement;
h) provide enhanced telemetry-based firefighter safety monitoring;
i) work in areas without internet access in a disconnected mode; and
j) provide a seamless and connected platform for notification, response and rostering.
6. Exempts the appropriation from lapsing.
7. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Prepared by Senate Research
February 4, 2022
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