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Command and Control
Levels of Command
Lessons from previous major incidents have shown that effective liaison and communication between services is vital during the incident response. The Emergency Services have a command and control system that has been developed and is commonly used for incidents. This system is flexible and can involve three levels of management. These are:
''What we intend to do’
The Strategic Commander is in overall charge of their respective service and will form the strategy and policy for the incident. They will have overall command of the resources for their organisation but tactical decisions will be delegated to the Silver Commander.
‘How we intend to do it’
The Tactical Silver Liaison Officer will be at the scene, they will be responsible for formulating the tactics to be used by their service to implement the strategy set by Gold. Silver will direct and support operations, monitor the process and keep the strategic level informed.
'Do it’
The Operational Commander controls and deploys the resources of their particular service in a particular location or role to implement the tactics formulated by the Tactical Commander.