Unit 15 Assignment 2 M3
Unit 15: Major Incidents
Assignment 2 (M3)
M3 – explain how UK agencies work together while following their legal duties
After a major incident has happened it is important that responding agencies communicate and work together to that they can resolve the incident quickly and efficiently this is done in the following ways.
Training days: these are organized training days where public services will simulate a major incident which allows the services to train and prepare for real major incidents and it also allows to show any problems or areas that need improvement this training can improve performance and response times.
Command and Control Procedures: these are there to ensure that all the public services can work effectively together during the major incident.
Liaison Officers: these are members of the public services who are responsible for communicating with the public services as well as sharing information with them.
Emergency Plans: these are a set of clear instructions on how agencies respond to a major incident each public service will have emergency plan of how to deal with and respond to different types of major incidents.
Command and Control, Gold, Silver and Bronze
Command and control is used by the public services to effectively control an emergency situation or incident and communicate between the other public services and responding agencies the command and control structure is split into three categories gold, silver and bronze.
Gold: Strategic Command
This level of command is the strategic command element that will oversee the operation. The gold command will operate at a site away from the scene as well as they are there to also support silver decisions who are on the ground and help with creating emergency plans to deal with the incident.
Gold commanders also are responsible for the allocation of personnel and resources they will also approve silvers plans and ideas on how to resolve the incident.
Silver: Tactical Command
The tactical
Assignment 2 (M3)
M3 – explain how UK agencies work together while following their legal duties
After a major incident has happened it is important that responding agencies communicate and work together to that they can resolve the incident quickly and efficiently this is done in the following ways.
Training days: these are organized training days where public services will simulate a major incident which allows the services to train and prepare for real major incidents and it also allows to show any problems or areas that need improvement this training can improve performance and response times.
Command and Control Procedures: these are there to ensure that all the public services can work effectively together during the major incident.
Liaison Officers: these are members of the public services who are responsible for communicating with the public services as well as sharing information with them.
Emergency Plans: these are a set of clear instructions on how agencies respond to a major incident each public service will have emergency plan of how to deal with and respond to different types of major incidents.
Command and Control, Gold, Silver and Bronze
Command and control is used by the public services to effectively control an emergency situation or incident and communicate between the other public services and responding agencies the command and control structure is split into three categories gold, silver and bronze.
Gold: Strategic Command
This level of command is the strategic command element that will oversee the operation. The gold command will operate at a site away from the scene as well as they are there to also support silver decisions who are on the ground and help with creating emergency plans to deal with the incident.
Gold commanders also are responsible for the allocation of personnel and resources they will also approve silvers plans and ideas on how to resolve the incident.
Silver: Tactical Command
The tactical