WHO ARE WE?

1. The use of the Incident Control System (Australasian Interagency Incident Management System) in Emergency Management

2. WHO ARE WE? • 650 staff. • 70,964 volunteers. • 2069 Brigades. • 50 Zones/Teams/Districts. • 140 Local Government areas. • Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW including bush fires, structure fires, motor vehicle accidents, search and rescue and other emergencies.

3. AN OVERVIEW OF THE INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM • It is a system to integrate personnel, equipment, communications, procedures and facilities into a common organisational structure. • It provides clear delegation of responsibilities to effectively accomplish stated objectives.

5. HISTORY • Origin from a Military System • Adapted by Forestry Service in US as National Interagency Incident Management System (NIIMS) • Introduced to Fire Agencies in Australia in early 1980s • In 1991 Formalised as Australian Inter-service Incident Management System (AIIMS)

6. LEGISLATION The State Emergency and Rescue Management Act 1989 • Displan defines the Combat Agencies for various incidents: • Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything not listed below) • NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and inland waters, rescue) • State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue) • Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District) • VRA (rescue) • Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue) • Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines) • Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill) • NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)

8. NSW COORDINATED FIREFIGHTING MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH • NSW Rural Fire service • NSW Fire Brigades • National Parks • State Forests • and Support Agencies

9. AIIMS (ICS) • Adopted in 1991. • Gradually adopted by most fire combat agencies in Australia and New Zealand. • Other agencies criticised it as being to Fire Service centric. • In 2002 an extensive review was commenced by AFAC to make it more generic without compromising its structure.

10. ICS IS A FLEXIBLE CONCEPT • It is used for a small incident where the Incident Controller manages all functions directly. • Up to the largest incident which involves the creation of an Incident Management Team and the filling of all support positions.

11. ICS PRINCIPLES • Universal Application. • Flexible. • Not just for Emergency Services. • Management by Objectives. • Span of Control. • Principal Functions (Incident Control,Operations, Planning and Logistics, Safety, Media Liaison and Management Support).

12. ICS can be used in a variety of circumstances by different combat agencies.

13. Urban Search and Rescue

14. Maritime disasters

15. Terrorist events and large scale building collapse

16. Large scale meteorological events

17. Tsunami and other tidal events

20. Aviation and aerospace disasters

22. ICS PRINCIPLES • FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION • INCIDENT CONTROL • OPERATIONS • PLANNING • LOGISTICS

23. ICS PRINCIPLES cont. • SAFETY ADVISOR • MEDIA LIAISON including Community Liaison • MANAGEMENT SUPPORT

24. All Personnel in Key Functions Identified by Tabards and supporting Personnel by Brassards

25. ICS PRINCIPLES • Management by objectives. • Making a correct appreciation will result in appropriate objectives. • These objectives must be communicated. • Objectives are reviewed throughout the operation.

28. LIAISON AND SUPPORT AGENCIES • NSWFB • National Parks • State Forests • Police/DEOCON • DEMO • Bureau of Meteorology

29. LIAISON AND SUPPORT AGENCIES (Cont’d) • State Emergency Service • NSW Ambulance • St John Ambulance • Water Authority • Electricity Authority • Telstra • NSW Agriculture • RTA • Railways • DOCS

31. Thankyou