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Major incident awareness Short Version 1.0

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This module complements: 1. Remote pre-learning for Control Room courses2. Business continuity/resilience desktop exercising3. Airwave training and live exercising

This Short summarises relevant incident scene knowledge relating to:

Phases of a major incident Command Structure Cordon types and management Incident ‘points of interest’ and

locations Information management (overview)

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Major incident procedures

Principles are applied to routine incidents Declared by one or several emergency

services define Command structure and terminology

often used for major events

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Command level - Summary

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Command levels

Operational

Tactical

StrategicGold is the commander in overall charge of each

service, responsible for formulating the strategy for the incident. Each Gold has overall command of the resources of their own organisation, but delegates tactical decisions to their respective Silver (s).

Silver will attend the scene, take charge and be responsible for formulating the tactics to be adopted by their service to achieve the strategy set by Gold.

Bronze will control and deploy their resources within a geographical sector or specific role and implement the tactics defined by Silver. Sub Bronzes may be allocated to divide tasks

Gold is the individual in overall charge of the

organisation’s responseRole not rank

A collection of Gold’s = Strategic Coordinating Group

Command may be escalated to a control room

Liaison at scene

Operational command ofa function or area

Command level - Detail

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Command meetings

Key decision makers on/off scene

Battle rythym Appropriate

authority & expertise

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Incident phases

RESTORATION

RECOVERY

CONSOLIDATION

RESPONSEResponse: Activation of emergency services; search and rescue, evaluation etc. Local Authority delayed activation.

Consolidation: All emergency services in attendance, joint co-ordination of operations, control of the incident. Local Authority support to emergency services.

Recovery: Emergency service withdrawal, handover to local authority control and support to community.

Restoration of normality: the repair, re-building, of the community and it’s resources. Incident related operations are part of daily routine.

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Incident phases

TIME

ACTIONS

Response Consolidation Recovery Restoration ofNormality

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Incident phases

TIME

ACTIONS

Metropolitan Police Service

London Fire Brigade

London Ambulance Service

Local Authority andvoluntary sector

Response Consolidation Recovery Restoration ofNormality

Inner Cordon

Inner cordon provides immediate security of the hazard area and potential crime scene

A dynamic risk assessment will determine size e.g. hard cover, hazards, threat.

Scene Access Point

Outer Cordon

Inner Cordon

Outer cordon forms a secure area around the inner cordon with controlled access. Wider incident impacts and responder needs affect decisions on outer cordons e.g. egress of

ambulances, geography of area.

Scene Access Point

Outer Cordon

Inner Cordon

All rendezvous locations and the cordon size subject to regular hazard and dynamic risk assessment (usually by Fire or Police commander on scene)

Scene Access Point

Outer Cordon

Inner Cordon

Scene Access Point = coordinate attendance/access (controlled, logged & timed); often named an ‘RVP’ or Rendezvous Point

JESCC

Outer Cordon

Inner Cordon

JESCC = Joint Emergency Services Control Centre e.g. vehicles for Silvers at scene or meeting space. NB some Silver commanders may be remote from scene.

Scene Access Point

JESCC

MARSHALLING AREA

Outer Cordon

Inner Cordon

Marshalling area = for emergency services assets in attendance e.g. ambulances, pump ladders (Fire), specialist resources.

Scene Access Point

JESCC

MARSHALLING AREA

SCENE ACCESSCONTROL (SAC)

CENTRE

Outer Cordon

Inner Cordon

The Scene Access Control Centre (SAC) is coordinated by Police to facilitate entry through the outer cordon by non-emergency service personnel whose presence is required. NB bring

Identification.

Scene Access Point

JESCC

MARSHALLING AREA

SCENE ACCESSCONTROL (SAC)

CENTRE

Traffic Cordon

Outer Cordon

Inner Cordon

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Scene Access Point

Traffic cordons prevents unauthorised vehicle access to the area and assists entry and exit. Usually coordinated by Police initially and later by Local Authority Highways/Transport for

London/Highways Agency.

JESCC

MARSHALLING AREA

SCENE ACCESSCONTROL CENTRE

Traffic Cordon

Outer Cordon

Inner Cordon

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For more information and background go to: www.leslp.gov.uk or here

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Information management

TAR – Timely, Authoritative and Relevant What has happened and why? What have I been tasked with and why? What actions/effects do I want to deliver? Where can I best accomplish each action/effect? What resources do I need to accomplish each

action/effect? When and where do these actions take place in

relation to each other? What control measures do I need to impose?

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A R

Survey What do you see: numbers, area, key issues

Assess What does this mean: immediate priorities & tasks

Disseminate Who needs to know: upward & outward dissemination

Casualties Approximate Number

Hazards Present and Potential

Access Best route & RV Point

Location Exact Location with Map ref

Emergency Services Present and Required

Type Buildings; Trains; Aircraft – incident types

Safety Risk assessment; Health & Safety

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