Wayland Patch 6/3/11: State System Helps Keep Emergency Response 'Organized and Appropriate'. People throughout Massachusetts and across the country are watching as tornado-devastated towns begin the recovery and rebuilding process, and they aren’t doing it alone. In addition to the many civilian volunteers, firefighters and emergency personnel from across the state are lending helping hands. Unlike those civilian volunteers, however, there is a strict and well-organized process for getting emergency personnel in place after a crisis. Wayland Fire Chief Robert Loomer explained that the emergency responders that arrive to help in emergencies are not there by chance – they have been specifically requested and assigned as part of state mobilization plan that is based on a military model.