| Gold | Strategic |
| Silver | Tactical |
| Bronze | Operational |
A gold–silver–bronze command structure is a command hierarchy used for major operations by the emergency services of the United Kingdom.
Some practitioners use the term strategic–tactical–operational command structure instead, but the different categories are equivalent.[1] In some cases, the national government (via the Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms) will assume ultimate control and act as a "platinum" level.[2]
The effectiveness of elements of interoperability and communications with this structure have been called into question by the Pollock Report of 2013.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "London Emergency Services Liaison Panel: Major Incident Procedure Manual 8th ed (accessed 5 Dec 2014)". Archived from the original on 2009-08-08. Retrieved 2005-10-05.
- ^ Alejandro López-Carresi (2012). "42". In Ben Wisner; J.C. Gaillard; Ilan Kelman (eds.). Handbook of Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction and Management. Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK: Taylor & Francis Books. p. 509. ISBN 978-0-415-59065-5. Viewed 21 February 2018.
- ^ "Emergency Planning College Occasional Papers New Series Number 6" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-12-17. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
External links
edit- Wiltshire Police: Major incident planning: Command structure
- London Emergency Services Liaison Panel: LESLP
- Suffolk County Council: Control of major accident hazards
- Government Office for the South East: Preparing for Emergencies – Response
- Government Office for the South East: Response: the National Picture
- Emergency Management Portal: Online resources for UK emergency managers