Chapter 8 - Command and Control / Emergency management Flashcards
When responding to an incident, who has primary responsibility (to ensure risk is managed appropriately)?
Incident controller
What is at the core of determining how Police intervene or deploy?
TENR
What must the response be to any given situation?
- considered
- timely
- proportionate
- appropriate
TENR - Threat
Threat is assessed.
This means:
Any individual / act / anything
that is likely to cause harm
Or
Have the potential to hinder Police
In the performance of their duties.
TENR - Exposure
Is managed - including the potential for harm (physical or otherwise)
To people
Or
The security of places or things
TENR - Necessity
To intervene IMMEDIATELY is considered
Is there a need to intervene now / later / not at all?
TENR - Response
Any response is
- proportionate and
- based on a considered assessment of THREAT / EXPOSURE / NECESSITY
What must be considered when responding to a situation?
Consider the impact on
- Police
- our partners
- the focus of our attention (victims / offenders / communities)
- any 3rd parties impacted
Who does command & control / Emergency management apply to?
Safety first
All employees - whether holding the office of Constable or not.
What is Control?
Operates horizontally across agencies
What is command?
Operates vertically within an agency
What is CIMS?
Coordinated Incident Management System
What is the model used by Police for command and control?
CIMS
(Coordinated Incident Management System)
What are the 3 essential elements of Command & Control?
- Leadership
- Decision making
- Control
as well as
- behaving lawfully & ethically
- with a prevention & victim focus
What is vitally important for the Controller / Commander to ensure?
Ensure that key decisions are recorded / documented in the Decision Log
What is the Controller / Commanders role?
To provide
- Leadership
- Make decisions - within their authority
- to ensure their directives are implemented (by exercising control)
Who has accountability?
Accountability remains with the Controller / Commander
But -
various elements of
- leadership
- decision making
- control
CAN BE DELEGATED
When must TENR (and assessment/management of health & safety) be applied?
Must be applied at all levels - as Police escalate their response.
From initial incident to major sustained operations.
Who controls an incident?
When a controller is appointed - they are in control of the incident.
HOWEVER - can only “command” staff within their own agency.
What does “control” refer to?
The responsibility for coordinating and directing the response to an incident.
What does “control” do?
- Sets priorities and objectives AND determines how best to implement them
- includes authority to assign tasks to another agency AND to coordinate that agencies wider actions (so that it integrates with the wider response)
What does Control NOT include?
- ownership / administrative responsibility / management of another agencies resources.
Does “Control” operate horizontally between response agencies?
YES
What can Command and Control apply to?
Used to respond to incidents and operations ranging in scope and size.
Can range from:
- Policing a local community event
- Critical incident
- Major Critical event - including natural or man-made disasters.
- Anything which requires the mobilisation of Police / Multiple agencies.