OPS 005 Major Incident Procedure Flashcards
Safety Critical
What is a major incident
An event or situation requiring a response under one or more of the emergency services’ major incident plans.
Safety Critical
Personnel attending the scene of an incident, which they consider may be significantly large or complex enough to constitute a major incident should base their decision on whether it may involve:
- The rescue and transportation of a large number of casualties.
- The large scale combined resources of the Police, Fire and Ambulance Services.
- The mobilisation and organisation of emergency support service, to minimise the impact of a large scale incident on the community.
- The handling of a large number of enquirers likely to be generated both from the public and the news media usually made by the Police.
- Large scale damage to the environment or disruption to the community.
- Large number of casualties - Large scale combined resources, Police Fire & Ambulance services - Emergency support services required - Handling of large number of enquiries - Large scale damage to the environment or disruption?
Take what action?
If answer is “YES” to most or all of these then send:
assistance message :- MAJOR INCIDENT
Follow with Informative message in METHANE format.
Safety Critical
Describe informative in METHANE format:-
M- Major incident declared?
E- Exact Location
T- Type of incident e.g. Explosion, building collapse
H - Hazards present, potential or suspected
A- Access routes that are safe to use
N- Number, type, severity of casualties
E - Emergency services now present and those required
What are the OIC operational priorities?
- DRA and formulate a plan
- Communication with other services
- Consult Police and set up RVP and inform Fire Control of Location
- Implement correct ICS structure
Upon arrival of a higher ranking officer the IC must give a full briefing which should include:
- Full description of the operational situation including number and location of casualties
- Action that has been initiated
- Hazards identified
- All messages that have been transmitted from the incident
- The positions of working crews, jets and equipment
- The positions of appliances, identified access routes and marshalling areas.
- Immeadiate intentions
- Availability of water supplies
- All relevant special risk information
- Liaison with other emergency services (JDM)
- Any other relevant information.
Definition of a Major Incident
The Civil Contingencies Act 2004
” An event or situation, which threatens serious damage to human welfare in a place in the UK, the environment of a place in the UK, or war or terrorism which threatens serious damage to the security of the U.K.”
The Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Programme (JESIP) provides further definition:
An event or situation requiring a response under one or more of the emergency services major incident plans
What are the expected sequence of actions to facilitate a multi Agency Joint Response?
- Co-location - an agreed location where joint response is managed in the early stages. (FCP)
- Communication - the sharing of jargon free meaningful information.
- Co-ordination - the integration of priorities, resources, decision making and response activities to avoid potential conflicts, prevent duplication and promote a successful outcome.
- Joint understanding of risk - hazards and threats will be seen, understood and treated differently by different emergency services.
- Shared situational awareness - a common understanding of the Immeadiate consequences of the emergency incident with an appreciation of capabilities.
What is FRS role at a Major Incident?
- Rescue people trapped by fire, wreckage, or debris.
- Prevent further escalation of an incident by extinguishing fires, rescuing people and undertaking other protective measures.
- Deal with released chemicals or other contaminants in order to render the incident site safe or recommend exclusion zones.
- Assist other agencies with the removal of flood water.
- Assist Ambulance with casualty handling and Police with body recovery.
- liaising with police to establish and monitor inner cordon
- mass decontamination in consultation with NHS.
Who has overall responsibility at Major incidents?
Police have overall control, however Fire Incident Commander has legal responsibility for command no control of firefighting and rescue operations.
Fire fighters remain under the control of Fire IC even when assisting other services.
What is a cordon?
To guard the scene
To protect and control the public
To prevent unauthorised interference with evidence or property
To facilitate the operations of all agencies
What is an RVP?
An RVP will be established outside the outer cordon and will be under the control of the Police. All services will be directed here.
What is and Outer Cordon?
Outer cordons seal off an extensive area around the inner cordon, creating a safe environment between the inner and outer cordons for responders to work in.
The Police will control all access and exit points to the outer cordon.
What is NCAF
National Co-ordination Advisory Framework
National Resilience Assets Should the incident be of a very large scale, or require specialist resources, support of NR assets and advice may be requested through NCAF. Capabilities include -Mass Decon -HVP -USAR -DIM -ELS
