10. Emergency Management Flashcards
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002.
Definition of emergency: Under the CDEM Act, give the definition of ‘emergency’? (5)
An emergency is any situation that:
- is the result of anything happening (explosion, flood, earthquack, etc), and
- causes or may cause death, illness, distress, or
- endangers the safety of public/property, and
- emergency services cannot deal with it, or
- requires significant coordinated response.
CDEM Act 2002.
Comment: When a state of emergency is declared or is in force, a DCJ may issue a warrant to Police under s78(2) CDEM Act 2002 giving them the powers to do what? (3)
- To enter and search any premises (NOT a dwelling)
- To obtain information that is required urgently to prevent or limit the extent of the emergency.
- The person possessing info is refusing to hand over
(not exceed 10 days)
CDEM Act 2002.
While s78 of the act also gives you power of entry to obtain info that is required urgently, s80 covers your powers i.e. enter & search prems, use assistants to help, use reasonable force to effect entry, and search & seize any the info stated in the Warrant.
- What else does this s80 cover in terms of the information? (2)
- You can take COPIES or EXTRACTS of any documents (sought in the warrant) and
- You can direct the person in possession of the document/information to reproduce it into useable form.
CDEM Act 2002.
Comment Evacuation of premises and places:
- If a state of emergency is in force, sect 86 ‘Evacuation of Premises and Places’ allows you to do what? (2)
- Evacuate any premises or place including any public place; or
- Exclude any person(s) or vehicle(s) from any premises or place, including any public place.
CDEM Act 2002.
Comment Entry on Premises:
If a state of emergency is in force, s87 ‘Entry on Premises’ allows you to do what? (2)
- To enter or break into any premises or place if you believe on reasonable grounds that it is necessary to do so for;
- saving life, preventing injury, or rescuing or removing injured or endangered persons; or - permitting or facilitating any urgent measure for the relief of suffering or distress.
CDEM Act 2002.
Requisitioning Powers:
Under s90 CDEM Act, Police can requisition any
- building, vehicle, boat, animal, apparatus, implement, construction materials food, medical supplies etc.. and place it under their control
1. What would be the main reason for doing this? (1)
- If it’s deemed necessary to preserve human life.
CDEM Act 2002.
Comment Powers to give directions:
If a state of emergency is in force, s91 ‘Power to give directions’ -
- What direction may you give? (2)
- What then does subsection 2 allow you to do? (1)
- Direct any person to stop any activity that may cause or substantially contribute to an emergency
- Request any person either verbally or in writing to take any action to prevent or limit the extent of the emergency.
- May direct the owner of a structure (or the owners agent) to obtain an assessment of the effect of the emergency on the structure
CIMS - Coordinated Incident Mgmt System.
For the purpose of CIMS, an incident is defined as what? (1)
- An occurrence that involves one or more agencies.
CIMS - Coordinated Incident Mgmt System.
CIMS is generally used for emergencies incidents however it may also be used in non-emergency incidents such as what? (1)
- Large public gatherings and events
Emergency Management.
For the purposes of CIMS, what is an emergency defined as? (2)
- A situation that poses an immediate risk to life, health, property, or the environment, and
- Requires a coordinated response
Emergency Management.
The components of emergency management are referred to as the ‘4Rs’. What are they?
- Risk reduction
- Readiness (to respond)
- Response, and
- Recovery
Emergency Management.
In terms of the ‘4Rs’, at what level does CIMS apply? (1)
CIMS is applied during the ‘Response’ level, and therefore must be factored into readiness.
Emergency Management.
What are some of common ‘Response’ (4R’s) objectives? (10)
- Preserve life
- Prevent escalation
- Mantain law and order
- Care for injured/sick/dependant
- Provide essential services
- Preserve governance
- Protect assets
- Protect natural and physical resources
- Provide animal welfare
- Preserve economic/social activity
Emergency Management.
CIMS Principals: What are the 10 principles that the CIMS structure is based on?
- Common structure/roles/responsibilities - work effectively alongside each other.
- Common terminology - improves communication, allows faster and more effective response.
- Modular and scalable - flexible.
- Responsive to community needs
- Intergrated response coordination - organisation of responding agencies into a single, cohesive response.
- Consolidated action planning
- Intergrated info management and communication - common operating picture
- Resource coordination - Lead agencies monitors resources
- Designated response facilities
- Managable span of control - Optimum span of control 2 - 7
Emergency Management: CIMS principles.
Part of being ‘responsive to community needs’ means response personnel needs to communicate with communities to understand their needs and base response & recovery actions on these needs. Communities will actively participate in a response rather then wait passively for assistance, therefore what do we need to ensure happens with their response? (1)
- We need to ensure community response actions are coordinated with the official response.
Emergency Management: CIMS principles.
Manageable span of control - under CIMS principles, what does this mean?
- means the number of individuals or teams one person can manage effectively - the optimum span of control is between 2 & 7.
Emergency Management.
Lead Agency, Support Agency and Unified Control:
- The ‘Lead Agency’ has the mandate to manage a response to an incident, where does that mandate come from? (4)
- From legislation
- Protocols
- By agreement, and because
- It has the expertise and experience.
Emergency Management.
Lead Agency, Support Agency and Unified Control:
- What is it called when there are more than two lead agencies in a CIMS structure? (1)
- When would this commonly occur? (3)
- Unified Control structure.
- Occurs when the ‘lead’ agency cannot readily identified, or
- More than 1 agency has a mandate to manage a particular incident
- Lead Agency decides a joint approach will be more effective.
Response Management.
The CIMS function:
The CIMS structure divides tasks and responsibilities into 7 categories/functions, which allows multiple agencies to coordinate resources effectively and make it easier for their staff to work alongside each other.
- What are these categories/functions? (Refer page 21 Figure 3 CIMS Function)
- Control
- Intel,
- Planning,
- Operations,
- Logistics,
- PIM (Public Info Mgmt) and
- Welfare
Response Management.
Incident Management Team:
The Incident Management Team (IMT) assists the Controller (CIMS incident) by providing advice and specialist knowledge, and handling detailed work. Who may be included as part of the IMT? (3)
- Response Manager
- Technical Experts
- Risk Advisor