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Major incident awareness Short
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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

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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 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

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Command meetings
Key decision makers on/off scene
Battle rythym
Appropriate authority & expertise

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| 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.

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| Major incident awareness Incident phases
ACTIONS
Response
Consolidation
Recovery
Restoration of
Normality
TIME

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Metropolitan Police Service
London Ambulance Service
Local Authority and
voluntary sector
London Fire Brigade
ACTIONS
Response
Consolidation
Recovery
Restoration of
Normality
TIME

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. 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)

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

14. 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.

15. 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.

16. 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.

17. = = = = = = = = 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.

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Traffic
Cordon = =
Outer
Cordon =
MARSHALLING
AREA
Inner Cordon
Scene Access Point = =
SCENE ACCESS
CONTROL CENTRE
JESCC
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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? T A R

20. 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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