Personnel and other resources begin mobilizing when notified by the requesting jurisdiction or by an intermediary acting on its behalf, such as the state Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) coordinator.

At the time of notification, deploying personnel should be notified regarding:

• The date, time, and place of departure.
• Mode of transportation to the incident.
• Estimated date and time of arrival.
• Reporting location (address, contact name, and phone number).
• Anticipated incident assignment.
• Anticipated duration of deployment.
• Resource order number.
• Incident number.
• Applicable cost and funding codes.

When resources arrive on scene, they must be formally checked in.