| Position and function |
Needed? |
Assigned to |
| Incident Commander (IC) |
Yes
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| Resource coordinator |
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| 24-hour planning coordinator |
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| On-scene controller(s) |
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| Safety officer |
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| Fire brigade: |
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Responder accountability
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Search and rescue
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Control and conventional hazards
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Establishment of the safety perimeter
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On-site triage and first aid until relieved
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Responder contamination control
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Public registration, monitoring and decontamination
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Evacuation of inner cordon area
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| Emergency medical service (EMS): |
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On-site first aid and triage (relieve fire brigade)
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Coordination with medical transport
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Coordination with receiving hospitals
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Establishment of a temporary morgue area
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Ensure protection guidelines are followed by medical personnel
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| Law enforcement/security team: |
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Establishment of a security permimeter
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Security at facilities/areas outside the security permieter:
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Incident command post (ICP)
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Receiving hospital
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Staging area
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Public information centre (PIC)
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Security at public registration, monitoring/decontamination, triage/first aid areas and during transport to hospital
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Management of evidence until relieved by FEMT
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| Forensic evidence management team (FEMT): |
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Establishment of strategy for scene examination and evidence recovery
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Establishment of protocols for evidence management outside the scene (e.g. in hospitals)
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Establishment/maintaining the forensic evidence management area
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Management of evidence:
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On the scene
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Outside the scene (e.g. hospitals, morgues)
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| Public information officer (PIO)/team: |
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Preparation for immense media attention
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Coordination of local and national response to inquires
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Development of press releases
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Establishment of public information centre (PIC)
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| First responder monitor / radiological assessor/team (to support functions below):
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Protection of first responders
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Defining the inner cordoned area
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Triage/first aid area
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Public monitoring/decontamination area
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Response contamination control area
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Forensics evidence management team (FEMT)
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Local receiving hospitals
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Law enforcement/security team
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Facility holding/processing suspects
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