UNIT 15: PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT OF MAJOR INCIDENTS Jonathan Jackson Lesson One

Hello!!

 Hi everyone and welcome back!!

 Today we are going to have introduction lesson to Unit 15, which we will be doing up until Christmas!

 Dates, assignments and start the unit.

Firstly................

 How was your summer????

Unit 15 then..........

 What's this Unit 15 all about??

 Well it is actually an interesting unit.

   What Major Incidents are?

How do the Emergency services deal with MI?

Building Plans so Emergency Services can deal with MI?

In Pictures...............

Assignments

 There is going to be two assignments in this unit.

 The first is due in on the 9 th November.

 PowerPoint Presentation in groups of three and also produce a report.

 Assignment Brief

What is a Major Incident?

 Well a major incident is the same as a Disaster.

 It is a extreme event which causes large scale death or damage to an environment.

 It also requires the Emergency services to employ big scale response to deal with it.

Definition

 An event or situation which threatens serious damage to human welfare , the environment of a place or war and terrorism which threatens serious damage to the UK .

 It is a emergency which demands special arrangements by the emergency services.

Major Incident and an Emergency Situation 7/7 Attacks in 2005.

This event was a major incident.

• Mass Casualties/Serious Damage • Risk to the security of the UK.

• Mass disruption to Transport and Utilities.

• Big mobilisation of the emergency services and involved lots of different agencies.

Examples

 Major Incidents Hurricane Katrina Bhopal Gas Tragedy 1984 http://www.youtube.com/wat ch?v=Up5rbkS4CGI&feature =related

Group Work

 Divide up into Groups of Three.

(Use the Resources Provided.) I want you to think of different types of major incidents according to the definition.

Think about three examples that you can think of a major incident in the UK in the last ten years and why?

Major Incidents

 So why would a car crash on the A64 not be a major incident?

 In one of the major incidents why would MI be difficult for the emergency services deal with?

 7/7

Thanks everyone...........

 See you later this afternoon.