Emergency Management #CIMS

Question 1

The components of emergency management are referred to as the ‘4Rs’. They are:

Answer 1

● risk reduction
● readiness (to respond)
● response, and
● recovery.

Question 2

Common response objectives that provide guidance to responders are;

Answer 2

• preserve life (including ensuring responder safety)
• prevent escalation of the emergency
• maintain law and order
• care for the sick, injured, and dependant
• provide essential services
• preserve governance
• protect assets, including buildings and their contents
• protect natural and physical resources
• provide animal welfare, and
• preserve economic and social activity

Question 3

CIMS structure is based on the following principles:

Answer 3

1) Common structures, roles, and responsibilities
2) Common terminology
3) Modular and scalable
4) Responsive to community needs
5) Integrated response coordination
6) Consolidated action planning
7) Integrated information management and communications
8) Resource Coordination
9) Designated response facilities
10) Manageable span of control

Question 4

What should be adopted when a lead agency cannot be readily identified

Answer 4

Unified Control - When the control of an incident is shared between two or more agencies by agreement through a combined decision-making body.

Question 5

What is a fundamental responsibility of lead agencies

Answer 5

Integration of support agencies into the response

Question 6

What are the 7 functions of CIMS

Answer 6

Control
Intelligence
Planning
Operations
Logistics
Public Information Management
Welfare

Question 7

What are the five CIMS response levels

Answer 7

National
Regional
Local
Incident
Community

Question 8

Scaling Responses in CIMS (Expanded or Contracted)

A decision to scale a response should be based on?

Answer 8

• safety of the response personnel, the public, and property
• size and complexity of the incident, and the extent of response required, and
• span of control

Question 9

In a single incident CIMS what would be the likely functions to merge

Answer 9

Planning and Intelligence

Operations and Welfare

Question 10

When is an EOC activated

Answer 10

• When there are several incident level responses at different sites,
• When off-site coordination and support are required, or
• To coordinate multi-agency or multi-incident responses

Question 11

What are the four types of Coordination Centre CC

Answer 11

• Incident Control Point (ICP)
• Emergency Operations Centres (EOCs)
• Emergency Coordination Centres (ECCs)
• National Coordination Centres (NCCs)

Question 12

The IMT plan and manage changeovers, and need to ensure:

Answer 12

• outgoing personnel leave once they have briefed their replacements
• changeovers:
− increase personnel safety and reduce risk
− do not disturb response operations, and
− are staggered to ensure continuity of response operations.

Question 13

CIMS Functions - Control is responsible for

Answer 13

Coordinating and controlling the response element

Question 14

CIMS Functions - Intelligence is responsible for

Answer 14

The collection and analysis of response information, especially (but not limited to) that relating to the status, hazards and the context of the incident

Question 15

CIMS Functions - Planning is responsible for

Answer 15

Planning is the function responsible for overseeing the development of Action Plans. Planning is also responsible for:
• developing long-term plans and contingency plans,
• assisting with planning the transition to recovery,
• convening and conducting planning meetings, and
• forecasting medium-to-long term resourcing requirements that will need to be provided by Logistics and supporting agencies.

Question 16

CIMS Functions - Operations is responsible for

Answer 16

Operations is responsible for the day-to-day coordination of the response, detailed task planning, and the implementation of the Action Plan. Operations is also responsible for volunteer coordination, and liaising with other agencies

Question 17

CIMS Functions - logistics is responsible for

Answer 17

Logistics is responsible for providing and tracking resources to support the response and the affected communities, and providing logistics advice to other CIMS functions

Question 18

CIMS Functions - Public Information management is responsible for

Answer 18

Public Information Management (PIM) is responsible for informing the public about the incident and the response (including actions they need to take), media liaison and monitoring, and community liaison. On the Controller’s direction PIM also issue warnings and advisories.
Welfare
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Question 19

CIMS Functions - Welfare is responsible for

Answer 19

Welfare is responsible for managing the consequences of an incident on individuals, families/whānau, and communities. The Welfare Manager also advises on the Welfare resources, organisational structure, and facilities

Question 20

Which agency is responsible for the inquiry sub function under the Directors Guideline

Answer 20

The New Zealand Police (Police)

Question 21

An action plan for incident management should.

Answer 21

• integrates all of the agencies into a cohesive response
• increases situational awareness between agencies
• coordinates activities towards a common goal, and
• reduces risk, duplication, and conflicting actions.

Question 22

New Action Plans should not be developed at arbitrary periods, such as the start of a new shift. New Action Plans are only developed

Answer 22

• when the objectives in the original Action Plan are achieved
• if the situation changes significantly and the original Action Plan objectives cannot be achieved, or
• the objectives are changed by the Controller