Acronyms

Question 1

AA

Answer 1

Assembly Area

An area where resources are organised and prepared for deployment. Managed by Logistics.
May have facilities for response personnel well-being and for equipment maintenance.
Usually set up at an established facility away from an
incident.

Question 2

CIMS

Answer 2

Coordinated Incident Management System

Pronounced: Sims

Framework used in NZ for managing incidents regardless of scale, hazard or complexity.

Question 3

IC

Answer 3

Incident Controller

The person in charge of an incident. Directs response activities and fulfils management functions.

Question 4

IMT

Answer 4

Incident Management Team

The group of incident management personnel that supports the Controller.
Includes the Controller, the managers of Planning, Operations, Logistics, PIM and Welfare; it also may
include a Response Manager, risk advisors, and technical
experts.

Question 5

AP

Answer 5

Action Plan

Describes how the response will be managed and agencies will integrate. Owned by the Controller, developed by Planning.

Question 6

CC

Answer 6

Coordination Centre

Facility to support Controller in coordinating all or part of a response.
May be activated to support any level of incident. Types of CC (and the scope of their responsibility) include:
* Incident Control Point (incident)
* Emergency Operations Centre (local)
* Emergency Coordination Centre (regional)
* National Coordination Centre (national)

Question 7

ICP

Answer 7

Incident Control Point

Single location where an Incident Controller and members of their IMT coordinate and manage response operations at an incident level response.

Question 8

EOC

Answer 8

Emergency Operations Centre

See Coordination Centre

Question 9

ECC

Answer 9

Emergency Coordination Centre

See Coordination Centre

Question 10

NECC

Answer 10

National Coordination Centre

See Coordination Centre

Question 11

CCP

Answer 11

Casualty Clearing Point

A location where casualties are moved from the inner cordon for secondary triage and treatment. If required, ambulances are loaded here for onwards movement of casualties to medical facilities.

Question 12

CDEM

Answer 12

Civil Defence Emergency Management

Defined in s2, Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002

Question 13

MCDEM

Answer 13

Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management

Pronounced: Mac-Dem

NZ Government ministry responsible for administering the CDEM Act 2002.

Question 14

SFP

Answer 14

Safe Forward Point

A safe location near the incident; used mainly as a meeting place for personnel. Managed by Operations.

Question 15

SOP

Answer 15

Standard Operating Procedure

Written practices adopted by an agency. SOPs describe how actions or functions are performed.

Question 16

PIM

Answer 16

Public Information Management

Pronounced: Pim

The function that, during an incident, prepares, distributes, and monitors information to and from the media and the public.

Question 17

NCMC

Answer 17

National Crisis Management Centre

“The Bunker” under the Beehive. Used for coordinating all-of-government responses. Distinct from agencies’ individual NCCs

Question 18

SMEAC

Answer 18

Briefing format

Situation
Mission
Execution
Administration and Logistics
Command and Communications