PN 0971 Joint emergency services interoperability principles - JESIP Flashcards
Decision making in incident management follows a general pattern of:
Hint S, D, A
- Working out what is going on (situation).
- Establishing what you need to achieve (direction),
- Deciding what to do about it (action), all informed by a statement and understanding of overarching values and purpose.
One of the difficulties facing commanders from different responder agencies is how to bring together…
Hint: AI, DP, ED
the available information, reconcile potentially differing priorities and then make effective decisions together.
Joint Decision Model (round the clock then bullseye)
Hint:
• GI&I
• AT&R; DWS
• CPP&P
• IO&C
• TA&R
• (middle) WT,SL,RH
• Gather information and intelligence
• Assess threats and risks; develop a working strategy
• Consider powers, policies and procedures
• Identify options and contingencies
• Take action and review what happened
• Working together, saving lives, reducing harm
All joint decisions, and the rationale behind them, should be recorded in a…
‘joint decision log’.
When using the joint decision model, the first priority is to…
Gather and assess information and intelligence.
Responders should work together to build shared situational awareness, recognising that this requires…
continuous effort as the situation, and responders’ understanding, will change over time.
Understanding the risks is vital in establishing shared situational awareness, as it enables responders to answer the three fundamental questions of…
‘what, so what and what might?’
Once shared situation awareness is established, the …???… should be agreed as the central part of a joint working strategy.
preferred ‘end state’
A working strategy should set out…
what a team is trying to achieve, and how they are going to achieve it.
The strategic command teams from each agency should then review and amend their single-agency strategy to be consistent with the…
Hint: JS
joint strategy.
Achieving desired outcomes should always come before strict adherence to the stepped process outlined in the…
JDM, particularly in time critical situations.
In some circumstances it may be necessary to follow the decisions made by a specific agency commander due to…
the particular risks and issues being faced and their knowledge and experience.
A detailed and well-practiced understanding of the joint decision model will help commanders to…
think clearly and in an ordered way when under stress.
The joint decision model can be used for both…
‘rapid onset’ and ‘rising tide’ emergencies.
Failing to make a decision and consequently doing nothing has potential…
life-threatening consequences.
