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Chapter 10 - Emergancy Management Flashcards

1
Q

For the purpose of CIMS an incident is described as what?

A

An incident involving more than 1 agency.

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Most CIMS incidents are emergencies but what are some of the other non Emergency incidents that CIMS may be used?

A

Concerts
Large pull gatherings
Sports events

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In CIMS an emergency is described as ?

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A situation that causes a risk to life,health,property or the environment that requires a coordinated responses.

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4
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The components of emergancy management are referred to as 4Rs what are they?

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Risk reduction
Readiness (to respond)
Response
Recovery

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5
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At what level does CIMS become involved?

A

Response —and therefore must be factored into rediness.

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6
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Risk reduction in responses (4R)incorporates what?

A

Policy health codes resource management act.

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7
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What are common response objectives?

A

Preserve life,prevent escalation,maintain law and order, care for sick and injured, provide essential services,preserve governance, protect assets, including buildings and contents,protect natural and physical resources, provide animal welfare, preserve economic and social activity.

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Who is the lead agency in a CIMS incident? And can the lead agency change throughout an operation ?

A

The lead agency is the one with the expertise and experience relating to the incident under protocols and legislation.

And the lead agency can change depending on the developing situation.

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When a lead agency cannot be identified what can happen?

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Agencies can have joint unified control. by agreement through a combined decision making body.

Command appointments for each establish agreed:
Concept of Ops
Single action plan

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10
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The CIMS structure divides tasks into 7 category’s (responsibilities) to enable multiple organisations to coordinate resources effectively what are they?

A

Control

Intelligence-planning-operations-logistics-PIM -Welfare

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Under the the incident controller there may be a (IMT) incident management team this consists of 3 positions name them?

A

Response manager, Risk advisor , technical experts

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There may be another member when the IMT is meeting taking a record of what is being discussed in this person part of the team.

A

No

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13
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There are 5 levels of response name them?

A 
National
Regional
Local
Incident
Community
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14
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Section 41 civil defence emergancy management plan 2015. Makes police among other functions responsible to coordinate inquiries to assist family and next of kin make contact with each other and trace missing persons and notify next of kin.

True or false

A

True

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15
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Who sets the objectives and the intent o of an operation and what form does this get put into —usually by other people.

A

Incident controller —incident action plan-documented

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16
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Action plans are not usually changed unless situation has been amended or changed for unforeseen circumstances? True/false

A

True

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17
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Scaling Responses (CIMS):

A decision to scale the response structure needs to be based on the:

A

Safety: of response personnel, public, property

Size and complexity: of incident and extent of response required

Span of control:

18
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CIMS: Lead and Support Agencies.
Lead agency responsible for: ?

Support agency responsible for: ?

A

Lead Agency: ensure arrangements and plans in place prior to incidents where they will lead

Support Agency: assist in development of these.

Integration of support agency is fundamental responsibility of lead agencies.

19
Q

The Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) is activated at what level of response and when:

A

Local level

  • several incident level responses at different sites
  • off site co-ordination and support needed
  • to co-ordinate multi agency/incident response
20
Q

There are Four types of Coordination Centres (CC):
Match them with with the corresponding response level and name?

National ,regional ,local, incident,community

ICP,ECC,NCC,EOC

A 
ICP = incident level (1 per incident) Incident control point. 
EOC= Local level—Emergency operation centre
ECC= regional level- Emergency coordination centre
NCC= National level- National coordination centre
21
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Managing changeovers:
Change overs are a major factor in incident management effectiveness and efficiency. The IMT plan and manage changeovers, what do they need to ensure ?

A
  • outgoing personnel leave once briefed replacements
  • do not disturb response operations
  • staggered to ensure continuity of response ops
22
Q

Every response (CIMS) has an executive oversight known as Governance. Who carries out the Governance role?

And who is authority delegated out to?

A

Senior agency managers
Political leaders
Chief executives

Ultimate responsibility for response but delegates authority and operational control to controller

23
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What may Governance provide?

A

Terms of reference
Delegation of authority
Directives that state required response achievement
(Preferably in written form) = basis of action plan

24
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What does the action plan outline?

A

Integrates all agencies into cohesive response
Increases situational awareness between agencies
Coordinates activities towards common goals
Reduces risk, duplication, conflicting actions

Controllers document
Drafted by others on behalf
Controller determines intent and sets objectives
The Planning function ensures AP meets Controller’s intent and objectives.

25
Q

Who should have Retention of Emergency Plans ?

And senior police should acquaint themselves with the plans -senior police are defined in the chapter at what rank?
A. Constable and above
B. Sergeant and above
C. S/Sergeant and above
D Inspector and above
A

District HQ, stations, other/adjoining as necessary
Copies in strategic locations for access

Police district emergency plans to emergency mgmt office of each regional CDEM group.

B. Sergeant and above

District commanders provide district plan to Coordinator Operations PNHQ

26
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How long is an action plan cover?

A

The duration of the incident or operational period defined by the controller.

27
Q

Police emergency planning from CDEM chapter:
Who must develop and maintain emergancy management plans to provide for and form the basis for police action to cope with an emergancy requiring coordinated response?

And who must it be made in conjunction with?

A

District commanders

Partner agencies

28
Q

Who must District Commanders provide a copy of their district plan to? for reference purposes should the scale of the disaster prevent their district from responding adequately.

A

Coordinated Operations: Emergency management,response and operations PNHQ

29
Q

What is the role of Police in a state of emergancy

A

Reducing crime
Enhancing community safety
Also tourism and major transport accident emergencies.

Protecting life and property-assisting the movement of rescue, medical,fire, other essential services, assisting coroner-coordination of search and rescue

30
Q

If an emergency or potential emergency requires significant and coordinated response beyond normal police services who from the police leases with what agency?

And within what time frame?
A.Within 5 days
B.immediately
C. As soon as possible
D. After careful consideration but not more than 3 days.
A

District commander
District CDEM group/office or EOC

C. ASAP

31
Q

If local or CDEM group response is established who must the District Commander advise?—through what channel?

And within what time frame?
A. Within 2 working days
B. ASAP
C. immediately
D. Within 72 hours
A

Commissioner —through the National manager :response and operations and national manager NCCC

C immediately

32
Q

Any request made for a declaration of local state of emergency (SoE)by police and others must go through What processes?

And only who can declare a Local SoE

A

Relevant CDEM group processes.

Person/s nominated by CDEM group plan.

33
Q

Id a SoE request is refused who may the matter be referred to ?

And what channels?

A

Commissioner

Through National Manager “response an operations group PNHQ

34
Q

There are two type of declaration of state of emergency name them?

A

State of National Emergency

Local state of emergency

35
Q

Often a declaration of SoE is not required however when when would it be required ?

A

When Specific powers are required—for example requisitioning

36
Q

Who has the power to issue a warrant under the CDEM act which authorises police with certain powers to prevent or limit the emergency?

A

District court judge

37
Q

For the DC judge to issue a warrant giving police powers what two condition must be met before signing?

A

A SoE must have been declared
Or
Director ,Controller or a person authorised by CDEM group that an imminent threat of an emergancy exists.

38
Q 
Under section 79 CDEM act state the period the warrant  Under sect 78 “power of entry to gain information” ,is valid for and must not exceed what time period?
A.5 days
B. 10 days
C. 15 days
D.20 days
A

10 days

39
Q

If documentation is seized under section 80CDEM act who must they be delivered to ?

And if they are no longer required what happen with the documents

A

Director/controller or person authorised by the CDEM group.

Returned to whom the documents were seized .

40
Q 
Powers of compulsion under the CDEM actsect 86-91 allow police to power to 
86 Evacutaion of premises and places 
87 entry on premises
88closing of roads and public places
89 removal of vehicles aircraft vessels 
90 requisitioning powers 
91 power to give direction

A person exercising these powers under section 93 must what?

A

Produce evidence of identity

Or give a general explanation of authority under which they are acting and the powers they are exercising.

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