Another Thought: Re: [emergency] Re: Question Regarding The EM TC

[Rex Brooks <rexb@starbourne.com>]

Hi again, Wayne,

Just a note: there are message-specific rules for each message in the 
EDXL-RM set of pre-defined messages, and you have to check these. I was 
speaking across the whole range or set of pre-defined messages.

However, since you were specifically asking about RequestResource I 
should also habve noted that RequestResource:MessageID, 
RequestResource:SentDataTime, RequestResource:MessageContentType, 
RequestResource:OriginatingMessageID, RequestResource:ContactInformation 
and RequestResource:ResourceInformation elements MUST be present.

RequestResource:IncidentInformation or RequestResource:IncidentID are 
not required.

Cheers,
Rex

Hi Wayne,

There is no restriction for using EDXL Resource Messaging at any time.
The MessageID, SentDateTime and MessageContentType elements are
required. There is an optional IncidentInformation element which is
typically used to associate an EDXL-RM message with an incident.

The reason for this, as I recall is that logistics are often arranged
before and after a specific disaster, so it would have been onerous to
require all RM messages to cite an incident.

Cheers,
Rex



Mary McRae wrote:
> Hi Wayne,
>
> I'm sure Elysa was just swamped and didn't have an opportunity to 
> respond. I'm going to forward your message to the TC and I'm sure 
> someone will be more than happy to speak with you!
>
> Please feel free to ping me again if you don't hear from someone in a 
> few days.
>
> Regards,
>
> Mary
>
> Mary P McRae
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> Technical Committee Administrator
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> Standards are like parachutes: they work best when they're open.
>
>
>
> On May 7, 2010, at 9:42 AM, Wayne Kewitsch wrote:
>
>> Dear Ms. McRae:
>>
>> I’m a first year student in the National Fire Academy’s Executive 
>> Fire Officer program. Part of the program requires the completion of 
>> an applied research project. My project involves inter-dispatch 
>> notification during mutual/automatic aid requests. I found the EDXL 
>> information online and am wondering if EDXL is capable of making 
>> resource requests on a regular basis vs. solely on a disaster basis. 
>> I left a phone message for Ms. Jones but never received a return call.
>>
>> Who would you recommend I speak with regarding my questions?
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> **Wayne Kewitsch** | **Assistant Fire Chief** | **Richfield Fire 
>> Department** | 6700 Portland Ave.| Richfield, MN 55423 | 
>> 612.243.4501(ph) | 612.866.0297(fax)
>>
>

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