CH 5 - Command & Control Flashcards
What is the definition of Control and its main objectives?
H CSDA
What is not included? O
- Control operates horizontally across agencies:
- Coordinating / directing the response
- Sets Priorities & Objectives
- Determines how best to implement them
- Assigns task to other agencies & coordinate other agencies wider actions
Does not include
- Ownership, administrative responsibility or the management of another agency’s resources
What is the definition of Command and its main objectives? V IAD
- Command operates vertically within an agencies:
- describes the internal ownership
- administrative responsibility and
- detailed direction of an agencies personnel and resources
What are the three essential elements of control and command?
LCD
- Leadership,
- control
- decision-making
What are the five (5) response levels of CIMS?
NRLIC
- National
- Regional
- Local
- Incident
- Communtiy
Control & Command
define the following principle:
LCDEV
WHAT =
- Leadership
- Coordination
- Effective decision making
- Behaving lawfully/ethically &
- Victim focused/Prevention
What are the eight levels of Command and Control?
PSNRLIFC
- Political -Government
- Strategic -Commissioner, Agency Chiefs, etc
- National -agency coordination centres, HQs, etc
- Regional -Regional agency offices
- Local -execution phase
- Incident -forward command, incident control
- Forward Commander
- Community
What is the principle in regards to subject matter experts?
Involve subject matter experts early!
What is the role of chief of staff in a major critical incident?
deals with day-to-day running of the Operatonal Staff planning process development of course of action
(thus freeing the Operations Contoller/Commander to deal with political and media pressures and focus on strategic resolution)
What is the New Zealand police critical incident appreciation process? AFCOP
- Aim
- Factors
- Courses of action
- Plan (outline)
What are factors? CFI
- Circumstances,
- facts,
- influences (that might contribute to the conduct of the operation)
What factors should be considered in a critical incident operation?
GTWR PLBM PLHICO
- Ground,
- time and space,
- weather and environment
- risks
- political considerations
- legislation
- budget
- media
- police role
- log
- health and safety
- intelligence
- community impact assessment
- offenders.
What information should an Outline Plan for a critical incident operation cover? SM E
- Situation and background
- Mission similar to the aim
- Execution what’s to be done, when, how, where, who by
What two major coordination and response operations will the NCCC generally take responsibility for? N2
- Significant national/international operations
- operations involving two or more Police districts
What are the principles of Operation Orders?
WCACT
- Written and record
- kept Clear and simple
- accurate as possible
- Capable of being executed
- sufficient time given
What are the various types of operation orders?
IWSMA
- operation instructions -for preparing the Ops order
- Warning orders giving preliminary notice of ops order
- operation orders using SMEAC
- movement orders when staff are moved
- administrative instructions -entirely Administrative