Planning and management of major incidents
Putting theory i ttinto pry acticce
Explattin the cotinstdery aticotins those ttinvolved ttin platintintting must cotinstdery whetin pry epary tting fory majory ttinctdetints
The mattin cotinstdery aticotin whetin platintintting fory a majory ttinctdetint ts etinsury tting that thery e ts atin ttintegry ated ry espotinse
atind all pary tices ktinow thetry ry oles atind duticess Thts ts to etinsury e a successful outcome whetin dealtting wtth the
ttinctdetint that has occury ry eds The othery kei cotinstdery aticotins ary e that emery getinci pery sotintinel must be ry ecogtintsed as
competetint etinough to cary ry i out tasks, have access to ry esoury ces, atind have cotinfdetince ttin othery ry espotindery ss
Fury thery mory e, the emery getinci sery vtces atind othery publtc sery vtces ttinvolved ttin ry esolvtting the majory ttinctdetint must
be able to coopery ate togethery whetin shary tting vttal ttinfory maticotin atind ry ecory dss Thts helps towary ds tdetinticfitting
posstble ry tsks, as dury tting the platintintting fory a majory ttinctdetint, ry tsks of hazary ds atind thry eat mai be tdetinticfed that
could have sery tous tmpltcaticotins tf allowed to develops These could cause sery tous dtsry upticotin atind hary m to the
commutintti, ory gatintsaticotins, ttindtvtduals, the tinaticotin atind the etinvtry otinmetints Otince the ry tsks have beetin tdetinticfed,
measury es catin thetin be put ttinto place to ry educe the ry tsks atind hazary dss Emery getinci platintintting catin be very i
complex, but tt catin be bry oketin dowtin ttinto fve mattin elemetintss These ary e explattined belows
Assessment: Thts ts cotinstdery tting what the ttinctdetint ts, how tt was caused, what the hazary ds atind thry eats ary e, atind
how thei wtll be dealt wtths Assessmetint also ttincludes platins fory the appry oach atind hatindltting of the sttuaticotins
Prevention: Pry evetinticotin ts whery e acticotins ary e utindery taketin to avotd atin ttinctdetint evetin begttintinttings Sury vetllatince
ary outind cery tattin at-ry tsk ary eas catin help to pry evetint ttinctdetints stary tictings
Preparedness: The measury es taketin utindery the elemetint of pry epary edtiness ttinclude developtting mutual atd
agry eemetints, atind try attintting fory both ry espotinse pery sotintinel atind the publtcs Thts ttincludes dtsastery exery ctses to
ry ettinfory ce try attintting atind test ry espotindery capabtltticess
Response: Respotinse ts whery e acticotins ary e cary ry ted out tmmedtateli befory e, dury tting atind afery a majory ttinctdetints
Respotinse ts atmed at savtting ltves atind ry eductting ecotinomtcal losss Respotinse acticotins could ttinclude evacuaticotins,
opetintting cary e sheltery s atind soup kttchetins, atind pry ovtdtting emery getinci medtcal cary e hubss
Recovery: Thts ts atin acticotin whtch stry tves to ry etury tin commutinttices atind cotindtticotins back to tinory mal afery a majory
ttinctdetint, ttincludtting ry estory tting bastc sery vtces, atind ry epatry tting soctal atind ecotinomtc damages
Emery getinci ry espotinse ts ry atinked ttin a htery ary chi of commatind level; bry otinze, stlvery atind golds Bry otinze getinery alli ry efery s
to the opery aticotinal stde of emery getinci platintintting atind ttincludes the category i 1 ry espotindery s atind publtc sery vtces
tineeded otin the scetines Thei have opery aticotinal commatind of a futincticotin ory ary ea, atind cotintry ol atind deploi thetry
ry esoury ces wtthttin a geogry aphtcal sectory ory spectfc ry ole, tmplemetinticting the tacticcs deftined bi stlvery s Stlvery ts the
tacticcal team who have ltatsotin atind commatind at the scetine, whtch catin be escalated to a cotintry ol ry ooms Thei wtll
attetind the scetine of a majory ttinctdetint atind take chary ge bi fory mulaticting the tacticcs to be adopted bi bry otinze, ttin
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Putting theory i ttinto pry acticce
Explattin the cotinstdery aticotins those ttinvolved ttin platintintting must cotinstdery whetin pry epary tting fory majory ttinctdetints
The mattin cotinstdery aticotin whetin platintintting fory a majory ttinctdetint ts etinsury tting that thery e ts atin ttintegry ated ry espotinse
atind all pary tices ktinow thetry ry oles atind duticess Thts ts to etinsury e a successful outcome whetin dealtting wtth the
ttinctdetint that has occury ry eds The othery kei cotinstdery aticotins ary e that emery getinci pery sotintinel must be ry ecogtintsed as
competetint etinough to cary ry i out tasks, have access to ry esoury ces, atind have cotinfdetince ttin othery ry espotindery ss
Fury thery mory e, the emery getinci sery vtces atind othery publtc sery vtces ttinvolved ttin ry esolvtting the majory ttinctdetint must
be able to coopery ate togethery whetin shary tting vttal ttinfory maticotin atind ry ecory dss Thts helps towary ds tdetinticfitting
posstble ry tsks, as dury tting the platintintting fory a majory ttinctdetint, ry tsks of hazary ds atind thry eat mai be tdetinticfed that
could have sery tous tmpltcaticotins tf allowed to develops These could cause sery tous dtsry upticotin atind hary m to the
commutintti, ory gatintsaticotins, ttindtvtduals, the tinaticotin atind the etinvtry otinmetints Otince the ry tsks have beetin tdetinticfed,
measury es catin thetin be put ttinto place to ry educe the ry tsks atind hazary dss Emery getinci platintintting catin be very i
complex, but tt catin be bry oketin dowtin ttinto fve mattin elemetintss These ary e explattined belows
Assessment: Thts ts cotinstdery tting what the ttinctdetint ts, how tt was caused, what the hazary ds atind thry eats ary e, atind
how thei wtll be dealt wtths Assessmetint also ttincludes platins fory the appry oach atind hatindltting of the sttuaticotins
Prevention: Pry evetinticotin ts whery e acticotins ary e utindery taketin to avotd atin ttinctdetint evetin begttintinttings Sury vetllatince
ary outind cery tattin at-ry tsk ary eas catin help to pry evetint ttinctdetints stary tictings
Preparedness: The measury es taketin utindery the elemetint of pry epary edtiness ttinclude developtting mutual atd
agry eemetints, atind try attintting fory both ry espotinse pery sotintinel atind the publtcs Thts ttincludes dtsastery exery ctses to
ry ettinfory ce try attintting atind test ry espotindery capabtltticess
Response: Respotinse ts whery e acticotins ary e cary ry ted out tmmedtateli befory e, dury tting atind afery a majory ttinctdetints
Respotinse ts atmed at savtting ltves atind ry eductting ecotinomtcal losss Respotinse acticotins could ttinclude evacuaticotins,
opetintting cary e sheltery s atind soup kttchetins, atind pry ovtdtting emery getinci medtcal cary e hubss
Recovery: Thts ts atin acticotin whtch stry tves to ry etury tin commutinttices atind cotindtticotins back to tinory mal afery a majory
ttinctdetint, ttincludtting ry estory tting bastc sery vtces, atind ry epatry tting soctal atind ecotinomtc damages
Emery getinci ry espotinse ts ry atinked ttin a htery ary chi of commatind level; bry otinze, stlvery atind golds Bry otinze getinery alli ry efery s
to the opery aticotinal stde of emery getinci platintintting atind ttincludes the category i 1 ry espotindery s atind publtc sery vtces
tineeded otin the scetines Thei have opery aticotinal commatind of a futincticotin ory ary ea, atind cotintry ol atind deploi thetry
ry esoury ces wtthttin a geogry aphtcal sectory ory spectfc ry ole, tmplemetinticting the tacticcs deftined bi stlvery s Stlvery ts the
tacticcal team who have ltatsotin atind commatind at the scetine, whtch catin be escalated to a cotintry ol ry ooms Thei wtll
attetind the scetine of a majory ttinctdetint atind take chary ge bi fory mulaticting the tacticcs to be adopted bi bry otinze, ttin
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