These national principles improve and provide consistency in policy and decision-making and support a disaster-resilient Tasmania (and Australia). Click below to reveal details of the principles: Show
1. Unity of Command
2. Management by ObjectivesThe desired outcomes of the incident are determined by the incident controller by consulting as appropriate with the Incident Management Team and supporting agencies. 3. Scalability and FlexibilityIncident management structure must be adaptable to an all-hazards approach and be able to be scaled to effectively manage the complexity of the emergency event/incident. 4. Functional management
5. Span of control
Incident Action PlanIncident action planning (IAP) is a process that is essential to the management of an incident and describes the objectives and how they are going to be achieved by the incident controller. Supporting Agencies may develop their own plans which will link back to the controllers overall IAP. After consideration of all know factors affecting an incident, an Incident Action Plan is developed to manage the incident, and is used as a tool to communicate the incident objectives. An IAP is used to:
Features of an effective Incident Action Plan below:Incident Management FunctionsThe following are steps in the Incident management functions, click to reveal each step: 1. Control
2. Planning
3. Public information
4. Operations
5. Logistics
6. Finance
Incident Management StructureTo manage an incident, the Incident Controller will establish a management structure designed to perform the functions of control, planning, intelligence, public information, operations, investigation, logistics and finance. When establishing an incident management structure it is important to remember that the incident determines the size and nature of that structure. The structure should be adapted to the circumstances being dealt with and reflect the complexity and scale of the incident. At a small incident, or during the early phases of what may become a large or complex incident, the Incident Controller may manage all functions. It is by delegating functions to others that the Incident Controller creates an IMT. Therefore:
Examples below of an Incident Management Structure for a Level 1, 2 and 3 incident which reflect clearly defined roles:Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
What is an Incident Management Team?The Incident Controller, by delegating some or all of the functions, builds a team to assist in managing the incident. The Incident Management Team helps to ensure the control of the incident is properly planned, adequately resourced which provides safety and welfare to effected communities. When two or more agencies work or respond to an emergency an IMT must be formed. The following occurs:
What is an Incident Control Centre?An ICC is established to enable the RMA to effectively control their response to an incident. The Incident Controller and IMT operate from the ICC. They perform some or all of the functional roles depending upon the scale of the incident. What are the 5 major components of an incident management system?NIMS 2008 defined five NIMS Components: Preparedness, Communications and Information Management, Resource Management, Command and Management, and Ongoing Management and Maintenance.
Which of the following is an element of the incident action plan?Your Incident Action Plan should include Incident goals, objectives, strategies, and tactics. Operational resources, assignments, critical updates, a health and safety plan, maps, medical and communication information, roles and responsibilities, and more depending on the nature of the event.
What is the incident action planning process?The incident action planning process helps synchronize operations and ensure that they support incident objectives. Incident action planning is more than producing an IAP and completing forms—it provides a consistent rhythm and structure to incident management.
What are the characteristics of an IAP?An Incident Action Plan (IAP) is an oral or written plan containing general objectives reflecting the overall strategy for managing an incident. An IAP includes the identification of operational resources and assignments and may include attachments that provide additional direction.
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