INVOLVED-Strategic response arrangements - PN699

Question 1

Name the 7 core structures that make up the brigades SRA

Answer 1

Commissioners group (CG)
Duty assistant commissioner AC1
Gold commander fire GC
Brigade coordination centre BCC 
Brigade coordinating manager BCM
Gold support team GST
Continuity management team CMT

Question 2

The SRA is managed according to the brigades gold command structure, which sets out three distinct response levels, name them.

Answer 2

Strategic -gold
Tactical - silver
Operational - bronze

Question 3

Who ideally would take the decision to activate the brigades SRA?
And what may coincide with it..?

Answer 3

Collectively by the CG

A major incident

If it’s an MTA then other senior officers could do it, ie DAC or above

Question 4

What meeting would take place when the brigade has been alerted of significant event or potential major incident?

For the majority of significant events or major incidents what else would be set up?

Answer 4

CCG meeting asap

The BCC

Question 5

For any event that could disrupt one or more of the brigades critical activities, what should be activated?

Answer 5

Corporate business continuity plan

Question 6

Who would determine when and how to stand down the SRA?

Who would take on the role of brigade coordinating manager?

Answer 6

CCG would do this based on incident information, impact assessments of brigade critical activities and key services

The duty DAC

Question 7

What is the role of the golf commander and who is this?

Answer 7

(Fire) - act as the commissioner’s representative at multi agency meetings (eg strategic coordinating group meetings) as fire gold and liaise closely with the CCG, duty AC1, the brigade coordinating manager, TCG and the CMT to ensure organisational priorities and needs are understood, resources and met.