www.trainingandexercising.com | Major incident awareness Major incident awareness Short Version 1.0

www.trainingandexercising.com | Major incident awareness 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) This module complements: Remote pre-learning for Control Room courses Business continuity/resilience desktop exercising Airwave training and live exercising

www.trainingandexercising.com | Major incident awareness 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

www.trainingandexercising.com | Major incident awareness Command level - Summary

www.trainingandexercising.com | Major incident awareness Command level - Detail Gold 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). Strategic Command levels Gold is the individual in overall charge of the organisation’s response Role not rank A collection of Gold’s = Strategic Coordinating Group 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. Tactical Command may be escalated to a control room Liaison at scene 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 Operational Operational command of a function or area

www.trainingandexercising.com | Major incident awareness Command meetings Key decision makers on/off scene Battle rythym Appropriate authority & expertise

www. trainingandexercising www.trainingandexercising.com | Major incident awareness Incident phases RESTORATION RECOVERY CONSOLIDATION RESPONSE Response: 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.

www. trainingandexercising www.trainingandexercising.com | Major incident awareness Incident phases ACTIONS Response Consolidation Recovery Restoration of Normality TIME

www. trainingandexercising www.trainingandexercising.com | Major incident awareness Incident phases Metropolitan Police Service London Ambulance Service Local Authority and voluntary sector London Fire Brigade ACTIONS Response Consolidation Recovery Restoration of Normality TIME

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.

Outer Cordon Inner Cordon Scene Access Point 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.

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

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

Outer Cordon Inner Cordon Scene Access Point JESCC 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.

Outer Cordon Inner Cordon MARSHALLING AREA Inner Cordon Scene Access Point JESCC Marshalling area = for emergency services assets in attendance e.g. ambulances, pump ladders (Fire), specialist resources.

Outer Cordon Inner Cordon MARSHALLING AREA Inner Cordon Scene Access Point SCENE ACCESS CONTROL (SAC) CENTRE JESCC 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.

= = = = = = = = Traffic Cordon Outer Cordon Inner Cordon MARSHALLING AREA Inner Cordon Scene Access Point = = SCENE ACCESS CONTROL (SAC) CENTRE JESCC 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.

For more information and background go to: www.leslp.gov.uk or here = = = Traffic Cordon = = Outer Cordon = MARSHALLING AREA Inner Cordon Scene Access Point = = SCENE ACCESS CONTROL CENTRE JESCC For more information and background go to: www.leslp.gov.uk or here

www.trainingandexercising.com | Major incident awareness 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? T 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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