The Chief Fire Officers Association The professional voice

The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service SERVICE DELIVERY – OPERATIONAL RESPONSE NCCCG National Command & Control Co-ordination Group Roy Wilsher Chair 1

The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service NCCCG - Overview • Procedures to Manage and Co-ordinate National Response to Major Emergencies • Deployment of ND Assets & FRS National Assets • FRS Role in Multi-Agency Response to Major Emergencies • Delivered FRSNCC and National Mutual Aid • Current – National Co-ordination and Advisory Framework (NCAF), Strategic Holding Areas (SHA), Enhanced Command Support (ECS) • Future – Wider Command & Control Issues 2

The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service FRS National Co-ordination Centre • Original – Status and Location of IRUs • Wider Role – All Equipment and Trained Staff in ND Programme • Element of Co-ordination of Resources from Services • Log all Requests for National Support • Report OTR and Below Minimum • Link to EISG • Expanded Co-ordination? – Boats/Advisers/Rope Rescue 3

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The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service NCAF & EISG • NCAF – National Co-ordination & Advisory Framework • Co-ordination between FRSNCC & EISG & host FRS • Professional Advice to COBR, Minister, Director FRD • Capability Advisors • EISG – Emergency Information Support Group • Advice & Secretariat to Director FRD and CFRA • FRS Central Government Hub for Information • Cross Government & International Co-ordination & Support to ICS • Cross Government & FRD Strategic Advice to FRSNCC & Gold (SCG) 5

The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service Strategic Holding Areas • ND Planning Assumption 3 Simultaneous Events • Identification of Sites with LRFs • Graded for Facilities • FRSNCC Database • Wider than ND • Where, also When, How & Who to Establish – MOUs • Communications, Capabilities, Resources, Logistics & Welfare • Management/Command Structure at SHA 6

The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service Enhanced Command Support • Co-ordinate Resources into and out of SHA • Logistic Support to USAR, MD & HVP • Communications Link to IC, EISG, FRSNCC & Advisers • Mirrors ICS Command Support • Crew from Host FRS with Trained Command Support Officers • Primarily for National Emergencies & ND – Local Use for Skills 7

The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service OTHER • Fire. Control, Fire. Link and Legacy Comms • ICS Manual 3 rd Edition • Devolved Administrations • NVQ Command & Control / NOS Civil Contingencies • Training & Exercise • Decision Logging 8

The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service FUTURE • Manual – 4 th Edition • E – Version • NCAF, EISG etc • Logistics and Planning • Flooding Debrief & Reviews • General Command & Control • LTCM • Exercises • Olympics? 9

The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service Size of a Motorway Service Station Assistance and Resources Communications Strategic Holding Area Capability Resources Support Unit Site Coordination Relief Planning Enhanced Command Support Team Logistical Support Welfare - HR - Command Support Silver Rendezvous & Marshalling Bronze Incident 10

The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service EISG + Level 4 Assisting FRS + NCC + Assisting Resources FRS Gold Strategic Holding Area + * FRS Silver Incident Commande r ECS Silver Command Support Tactical Assisting Resources Bronze Sector * Functions 11