Chapter 8 - Command And Control Flashcards
What does control and command include
Leadership
Decision making
Coordination.
What is coordination ?
When command and control is communicated to all responders and outside agencies tasks, timely, correctly to complete a incident/operation
When are Health and Safety obligations best achieved?
When everybody involved completes their activities safely.
Police threat assessment methodology is referred to in what mnemonic and name each Component?
TENR
Threat—is assessed —any act or individual that my cause harm etc hinder police damage property
Exposure- is managed including the potential to harm to people security of places and things.
Necessity-to intervene—later or now
Response -proportionate based on the threat exposure necessity
This chapter uses the term control and command it is important that distingish control and command one is horizontal the other is vertical inditify which is which?
Control-horizontal goes across multiple organisations
Command vertical goes up and down within police
When an Incident controller is appointed they are in control of all agencies does that mean the controller can command people from other agencies?
No although overall control he can coordinate by communicating to other agencies who will then direct their staff
Control is exercised at 4 levels name them ?
Incident
Local
Regional
National
Give a definition of command?
The authority that lawfully exercises over assigned staff by virtue of rank or assignment.
It includes authority,accountability,to use appropriate resource and the welfare responsibility morale discipline of assigned staff.
Control and command consists of 3 essential elements?
Leadership
Decision making
Control
In any command role, it is important that what are done with the design making and decisions made?
That they are recorded in a decision log
What is the command and control model used within the NZ Police?
CIMS model
Coordinated Incident Management System
What does CIMS allow for?
A multi agency response
The police control and command system will be utilised in a variety of environments including what 6?
BAU Rising tide incidents Critical incidents Major critical events Planned operations Spontaneous operations
In the principles of control and command unity of command means there can be how many people in charge?
1 —but there must be a chain of command
Span of control it is recognised there is a limit to the number of units that can be under someone control what is that number?
2-7 direct reports
