| CODE | CRM2002 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Introduction to Incident Command | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Criminology | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit provides training on and resources for personnel who require a basic understanding of the Incident Command System (ICS). The introduction to incident command course introduces the Incident Command Systems (ICS) and provides the foundation for higher level ICS training. This unit describes the features and principles, and organizational structure of the ICS. It also explains the relationship between ICS and a National Incident Management System. The study-unit is comprised of the following main areas: - Incident Command Doctrine: This will consist of the principle elements in an incident command structure and the description of all the various roles and responsibilities of the various players which need to be involved, especially those concerned with Planning, Logistics, Operations and Finance; - Organization on the Incident Ground: This will involve the actual setting up of the Incident area and will consist of the placing of inner and outer cordons, setting up of signage on the Incident Ground, tabard identification, multi-service operations on site, security and safety; - Incident Risk Management: This will introduce students to the concept of risk management and how this should be applied to the Incident. Special attention will be given to the use of analytical and dynamic risk assessment; - Incident Command Assessment: This will involve a final written assessment. Study-unit Aims: The objective is to enable participants to demonstrate basic knowledge of the Incident Command System (ICS). This will include: - Identifying an incident and analyzing what recourses are required; - Carrying out a detailed risk assessment on the incident ground; - Understanding how other organisations function and how they work together on an incident; - Setting up of the Incident Command Post; - Controlling the incident; - Understanding the importance of Planning, Logistics, Operations and Finance in the management of incidents, and working with these; - Maintaining the correct documentation on or about the Incident and using this for eventual report writing. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Understand the incident command environment; - Analyze and carry out risk assessment. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Implement the ICS; - Lead a team in an operational function; - Take decisions involving operational functions in crisis situations; - Deal with both minor and major scale incident response operations. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Cohen-Hatton, S. (2019). The Heat of the Moment – A Firefighter’s Story of Life and Death Decisions. London, Transworld Publishers. ISBN 9781784163884. - Dillo, B. (2014). Blackstone’s Emergency Planning, Crisis and Disaster Management (2nd Ed). London, Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198712909. - HM Government (2008). “Fire and Rescue Manual, Volume 2, Fire and Rescue Operations - Incident Command" (3rd Ed.) The Stationery Office (TSO). www.tsoshop.co.uk. - International Maritime Organisation. (recent edition) International Aeronautical & Maritime Search and Rescue Manual Vol III -Mission Coordination. International Maritime Organisation Publications Office, London, UK. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Reuben Lanfranco |
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