CDEM and CIMS Flashcards
(21 cards)
What is the definition of an EMERGENCY under the CDEM act 2002?
An emergency is a situation
That is the result of any happening (natural or otherwise)
And causes or may cause loss of life or injury or illness, were endangers the safety of the public
And cannot be dealt with by emergency services
Or requires a significant and coordinated response
Police can exercise powers under the CDEM if what is in place?
A state of emergency
What are the primary powers police have under state of emergency?
Evacuate any premises
Enter or break into any premises within the emergency area to preserve life
Restrict public access to public places
Remove any vehicle impeding operations
Requisition resources to preserve life
Direct any person to stop activity?
Examine Mark disinfect or destroy property
If anybody fails to comply with a requirement under the civil defense emergency management plan, what can Police do?
Arrest them for obstruction
CIMS can be ______ depending on the size of the incident?
Scaled
What are the three incident levels in CIMS?
Single agency
Multi agency
Major incident
In a single agency response, what must the incident controller perform?
The incident controller must perform all roles of the CIMS functions
And more personnel become available, they may delegate functions
And potentially establish an IMT
In a multi agency response, an incident controller is likely to be supported by a ____?
Incident management team
The IMT functions are scalable, depending on the size of the emergency
An IMT for a major incident comprises of what key functions from top to bottom?
Control
Intelligence
Planning
Operations
Logistics
PIM
Welfare
There are three levels of incident, depending on the significance of the incident that has been responded to.
What are the three levels?
Local regional national
Where would an incident management team be based in an emergency response?
At the EOC
Emergency operation center
What does control do?
Control is responsible for coordinating the response.
They are the Head of the IMT
What does intelligence do on an IMT?
Collection and analysis of information relating to the incident
What does planning do on the IMT?
Planning is responsible for the development of action plans
Contingency
Transition to recovery
Planning meetings
Forecasting resourcing requirements
What is operations responsible for on the IMT?
The day-to-day coordination of the response - that is the people response
What is logistics responsible for on the IMT?
Logistics provides and tracks resources, supplies and equipment to support the response and affected communities
What does PIM do?
Public information management:
Media liaison and community liaison
Warnings and advisories
Following an emergency, people are encouraged to check on members of their family.
Who is responsible to coordinate inquiries to assist families to trace missing persons in Next of kin?
This took place following Christchurch, earthquake, and the recent floods.
NZ Police
There are certain characteristics that define CIMS. What are they?
Common structures
Common terminology
Interoperability
Management by objectives
(established by the controller)
When an incident takes place a____ is established to manage the response to the incident.
IMT
Incident management team
