ER 004 (Major Incident Command, Emergency Planning and Extreme Events)

Question 1

What is the Alert Ready System

Answer 1

is an emergency alerting system that delivers critical and potentially life-saving alerts to Canadians through television, radio and compatible wireless devices.

Question 2

What is a Clear and Stage?

Answer 2

is a protocol executed through Communications that mirrors Emergency Calls Only, “EC Status” (LE-002 Communications). During a Major Incident or emergency, regardless of the geographical location in the Region, the Duty Inspector may authorize ALL units to clear and stage to strategic, pre-determined District locations. This protocol is intended to prevent self-deployment to Major Incidents and organizes a coordinated response of available units, if needed. The busy-code used for this protocol is “C1”.

Question 3

What is a cold zone

Answer 3

means the area located between the inner and outer perimeters of a site. This area is designated for authorized and emergency personnel only.

Question 4

What is a Public Safety (Policing) Emergency Alert (PSEA)

Answer 4

is a geographically targeted alert sent through the Alert Ready System to inform the public of an Extreme Event (ie. an active shooter) that would have a direct impact on saving lives.

Question 5

What incidents will have a Major Incident Commander?

Answer 5

(a) a natural disaster or extreme weather event requiring coordinated response and recovery;
(b) a non-criminal mass-casualty event requiring coordinated response and recovery;
(c) an incident that may require the activation of the Regional Emergency Operations Centre (REOC) or the York Region Emergency Plan in accordance with Section R Regional Emergency Operations Centre;
(d) major aircraft crashes (Procedure ER-300 Aircraft Crashes);
(e) a railway collision or derailments if the situation constitutes a danger to life or property (Procedure ER-301 Railway Collisions and Derailments);
(f) any incident which may require the coordination of resources, scenes and/or recovery efforts; or
(g) a Level I activation of the MISC to monitor an event that has occurred in another jurisdiction of close geographical proximity.
ER-001 events and any criminal Mass Casualty Events.