Become a Member

If your agency would like to become a member of ILEAS, the application process has been computerized and is now on the ILEAS website. Access to the application process is via a secured password. The only paper that an agency needs to submit is a signed copy of the mutual aid agreement.

The following is a checklist of steps necessary to complete the process:

• If you don’t already have a password, contact the ILEAS office at 217-328-3800 to get a password assigned. Only two per agency are allowed. This password is different than the password to general information on this site.  ILEAS staff will guide you through this process.

User Registration

• The first time a user signs on with a password, he/she must register themselves. They can go back later and change the information, but cannot proceed the first time without completing the registration process.

Department Information

• Once the user registers himself, then he should complete the department information section online.  This department resource tool is extremely important and is the foundation for the mutual aid alarm calls.  Please keep this information up to date.

Mutual Aid Agreement

• Print the Mutual Aid Agreement. Gather the appropriate signatures. Some jurisdictions submit the agreement to their legislative board (council, trustees, etc.) and some do not. The decision is yours – but all signatures must be obtained. This agreement cannot be altered or conditioned. By policy and legal review, everyone must sign the same agreement.

National Incident Managment (NIMS)

• The Federal Government will be requiring any agency receiving federal grant funds must have adopted NIMS as its method of managing emergencies. Print out the NIMS resolution and review it. This is only a “template” for you to follow. The bottom line is that prior to receiving any funds from any ILEAS grant, you must self-certify on the secured membership side of the website that your agency has formally adopted NIMS.

Submission

• The completed and signed mutual aid agreement should be submitted to:

Please keep a copy on file at your facility.

Changes and Amendments

• If there are significant changes to any information, the user can make those immediately on the web page.