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National Policing Improvement Agency PROFESSIONAL PR ACTICE This PDF file contains interactive links to help you navigate the document quickly. Clicking on any of the items in the main list of Contents will take you directly to the page listed. Or click on any item in the list of Contents at the start of each section. To immediately access items cross-referred within this document, and any web links shown, click on those items appearing in colour. To return to the main list of Contents, simply click on the title line at the foot of each page. National Policing Improvement Agency PROFESSIONAL PR ACTICE GUIDANCE ON EMERGENCY PROCEDURES 2009 Produced on behalf of the Association of Chief Police Officers by the National Policing Improvement Agency NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED This guidance contains information to assist policing in the United Kingdom. It is not protectively marked under the Government Protective Marking Scheme. GUIDANCE ON EMERGENCY PROCEDURES This document has been produced by the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) on behalf of the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO). It will be updated according to legislative and policy changes and re-released as required. The NPIA was established by the Police and Justice Act 2006. As part of its remit the NPIA is required to develop policing doctrine, including guidance, in consultation with ACPO, the Home Office and the Police Service. Guidance produced by the NPIA should be used by chief officers to shape police responses to ensure that the general public experience consistent levels of service. The implementation of all guidance will require operational choices to be made at local level in order to achieve the appropriate police response. 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NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED Guidance on Emergency Procedures © ACPO NPIA 2009 NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED CONTENTS Foreword . 7 Section 1 INTRODUCTION . 9 1.1 The Aim of this Guidance . 11 1.2 Key Definitions . 12 1.2.1 Emergency . 12 1.2.2 Major Incident . 13 1.2.3 Critical Incident . 13 1.2.4 Summary of Definitions of Incidents . 14 1.2.5 Sudden Impact Incident . 14 1.2.6 Rising Tide Incident . 14 1.3 Progression of an Emergency or Major Incident . 14 1.4 Response Process . 16 1.4.1 Reaction Phase . 16 1.4.2 Rescue Phase . 17 1.4.3 Retrieval and Investigation Phase . 17 1.5 Recovery Process . 18 1.5.1 Relief Phase . 18 1.5.2 Remediation Phase . 18 1.5.3 Regeneration Phase . 19 1.6 Business Continuity Management Process . 19 1.7 Roles and Responsibilities . 19 1.7.1 Overall Principles . 19 1.7.2 Common Objectives . 20 1.7.3 Police Roles and Responsibilities . 21 1.7.4 Decision Making . 22 1.7.5 Information Sharing . 22 1.8 Command and Control . 23 1.8.1 Regional and National Coordination . 24 1.8.2 Gold Commander . 25 1.8.3 Strategic Coordinating Group . 26 1.8.4 Gold Support (Strategic Coordination Centre) . 28 1.8.5 Silver Commander(s) . 29 1.8.6 Tactical Coordinating Group . 31 1.8.7 Silver Control and Silver Support . 31 1.8.8 Bronze Commanders . 33 1.8.9 Planning for Specialist Operational Roles . 35 1.9 Business Continuity Management . 36 1.10 Command Support Functions . 36 1.10.1 Planning . 37 1.10.2 Information . 37 1.10.3 Resources . 38 1.10.4 Logistics . 39 1.10.5 Finance . 39 1.10.6 Legal . 40 1.11 Police National Mobilisation Plan . 40 NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED Guidance on Emergency Procedures © ACPO NPIA 2009 NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED CONTENTS Section 2 RESPONDING TO AN EMERGENCY OR MAJOR INCIDENT . 41 2.1 Threshold for Activation . 43 2.1.1 Initial Assessment . 43 2.1.2 Initial Responders . 44 2.2 Scene Management . 46 2.2.1 Forward Command Post . 46 2.2.2 Cordons . 47 2.2.3 Imposing and Enforcing Cordons Legal Issues . 48 2.2.4 Inner Cordon . 49 2.2.5 Outer Cordon . 49 2.2.6 Scene Access Control Point . 50 2.2.7 Traffic Management . 50 2.2.8 Rendezvous Point(s) . 50 2.2.9 Site Traffic Control . 51 2.2.10 Marshalling Area and Strategic Holding Areas . 51 2.3 Rescue . 51.