WMB Incident Commander

Question 1

rding 2 WM’s who is in charge of an incident

Answer 1

1. the watch manager on whose ground the incident occurs will assume command.
2. where a temporary and a substantive watch manager are in attendance at the same incident the substantive watch manager will assume command
3. Should the watch manager from the station’s ground not be in attendance then it will be the first watch manager in attendance who should take command

At incidents that attract a watch manager as incident commander, the ‘Stop’ message should not be transmitted until the watch manager has attended and completed an assessment of the incident in line with Policy Number 341 - Decision making model (DMM).
3.The watch manager on whose ground the incident occurs will assume command, unless a watch manager of equal rank is in attendance prior to their arrival.

Question 2

Responsibilities of IC

Answer 2

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On arrival at an incident the IC will wear the white ‘Incident Commander’ tabard.
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Assess the incident, establish priorities and decide upon an overall operational plan using the DMM.
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Undertake an initial Dynamic Risk Assessment (DRA) and subsequent reviews of that DRA. Following the DRA a Tactical Mode must be declared. This process will be continuous throughout the incident.
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Ensure that personnel are aware of the Tactical Mode at all times.
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Develop an effective organisational incident command structure and communications network.
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Decide on the appropriate safe systems of work that are to be employed on the incident ground.
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All briefings should be based on the DMM.