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Strategic co-ordinating groups

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Strategic actions

Fire and rescue services should:

Identify, train, exercise and equip personnel to operate in a strategic co-ordinating environment, in line with National Operational Guidance: Incident command
Ensure that strategic commanders are familiar with co-ordinating group establishment and ways of working, and that they can support the establishment and continuation of a co-ordinating group for as long as is necessary
Ensure that strategic commanders who are sent to a co-ordinating group have an appropriate level of authority to make decisions on behalf of their organisation

Tactical actions

At the strategic co-ordinating group, commanders should:

Delegate appropriate actions to tactical incident commanders to deliver the groups’ objectives

Tactical incident commanders should:

Carry out delegated actions to deliver co-ordinating groups’ objectives

TRAINING SPECIFICATION

Knowledge and understanding

Control measure element	Learning outcome
Strategic co-ordinating groups and regional resilience partnerships	The purpose and benefits of strategic level co-ordinating groups and regional resilience partnerships The process and systems used to instigate strategic level co-ordinating groups and regional resilience partnerships

NOS knowledge and understanding

You need to know and understand:
You need to know and understand: 2026
K Current, relevant legislation, policies, procedures, codes of practice and guidelines in relation to emergency response K Principles of Integrated Emergency Management (IEM) K Principles of effective response and recovery K Roles and responsibilities of partner organisations involved in response and recovery K How partner organisations are organised; their broad structures, methods of communication and decision making processes K How to engage effectively in the political decision making process K How to establish the policy and strategic frameworks within which the tactical (silver) level will work K The financial arrangements which need to be in place for responding to emergencies
Respond to emergencies as a part of a multi-agency response at the strategic (gold) level
K 1 Current, relevant legislation, policies, procedures, codes of practice and guidelines in relation to emergency response K 2 Principles of Integrated Emergency Management (IEM) K 3 Principles of effective response and recovery K 5 Roles and responsibilities of partner organisations involved in response and recovery K 6 How partner organisations are organised; their broad structures, methods of communication and decision making processes K 9 How to engage effectively in the political decision making process K 10 How to establish the policy and strategic frameworks within which the tactical (silver) level will work K 14 The financial arrangements which need to be in place for responding to emergencies
You need to know and understand: 2069
K Current, legislation, policies, procedures, codes of practice and guidelines in relation to emergency response K Current, legislation and organisational requirements in relation to health, safety and welfare K Emergency plans and arrangements K The principles of Integrated Emergency Management (IEM) K The principles of command, control and co-ordination K Others who should be involved in reviewing tactical options K Roles and responsibilities of partner organisations involved in response and recovery at local, regional and national level
Respond to emergencies at the tactical (silver) level
K 1 Current, legislation, policies, procedures, codes of practice and guidelines in relation to emergency response K 2 Current, legislation and organisational requirements in relation to health, safety and welfare K 3 Emergency plans and arrangements K 4 The principles of Integrated Emergency Management (IEM) K 5 The principles of command, control and co-ordination K 10 Others who should be involved in reviewing tactical options K 13 Roles and responsibilities of partner organisations involved in response and recovery at local, regional and national level
You need to know and understand: 2102
K Current, relevant legislation, policies, procedures, codes of practice and guidelines in relation to emergency responses K Relevant emergency plans and arrangements K Principles of effective response and recovery K Principles of command, control and co-ordination and potential flexibility between levels of response K Roles, responsibilities and information needs of organisations involved in response
Respond to emergencies at the operational (bronze) level
K 1 Current, relevant legislation, policies, procedures, codes of practice and guidelines in relation to emergency responses K 3 Relevant emergency plans and arrangements K 4 Principles of effective response and recovery K 5 Principles of command, control and co-ordination and potential flexibility between levels of response K 8 Roles, responsibilities and information needs of organisations involved in response

Practical application

Control measure element	Learning outcome
Use strategic co-ordinating groups and regional resilience partnerships	As tactical incident commander demonstrate the ability to: Carry out delegated actions to deliver co-ordinating groups’ objectives As strategic incident commander demonstrate the ability to: Delegate appropriate actions to tactical incident commanders to deliver co-ordinating groups’ objectives Ensure that tactical commanders both remote and on-scene are familiar with co-ordinating group establishment and ways of working, and that they can support the establishment and continuation of a co-ordinating group for as long as is necessary Ensure that tactical commanders who are sent to a co-ordinating group have an appropriate level of authority to make decisions on behalf of their organisation

Control measure element

Learning outcome

Use strategic co-ordinating groups and regional resilience partnerships

As tactical incident commander demonstrate the ability to:

Carry out delegated actions to deliver co-ordinating groups’ objectives

As strategic incident commander demonstrate the ability to:

Delegate appropriate actions to tactical incident commanders to deliver co-ordinating groups’ objectives
Ensure that tactical commanders both remote and on-scene are familiar with co-ordinating group establishment and ways of working, and that they can support the establishment and continuation of a co-ordinating group for as long as is necessary
Ensure that tactical commanders who are sent to a co-ordinating group have an appropriate level of authority to make decisions on behalf of their organisation

NOS performance criteria

You must be able to:
You must be able to: 2002
P Agree policy and strategic frameworks within which the tactical (silver) level will work P Confirm the establishment of effective two way communication with the tactical level in accordance with organisational requirements P Delegate to the tactical level in accordance with organisational requirements
Respond to emergencies as a part of a multi-agency response at the strategic (gold) level
P 3 Agree policy and strategic frameworks within which the tactical (silver) level will work P 4 Confirm the establishment of effective two way communication with the tactical level in accordance with organisational requirements P 17 Delegate to the tactical level in accordance with organisational requirements
You must be able to: 2046
P Review tactics with key personnel involved in command, control and co-ordination in accordance with organisational requirements P Confirm actions to implement tactics are carried out, taking into account impacts on individuals, communities and the environment in accordance with organisational requirements P Determine priorities for allocating available resources in accordance with organisational requirements P Anticipate future resource needs, taking account of possible escalations of emergencies in accordance with organisational requirements P Obtain and provide technical and professional advice from suitable sources to inform decision making in accordance with organisational requirements
Respond to emergencies at the tactical (silver) level
P 5 Review tactics with key personnel involved in command, control and co-ordination in accordance with organisational requirements P 6 Confirm actions to implement tactics are carried out, taking into account impacts on individuals, communities and the environment in accordance with organisational requirements P 7 Determine priorities for allocating available resources in accordance with organisational requirements P 8 Anticipate future resource needs, taking account of possible escalations of emergencies in accordance with organisational requirements P 11 Obtain and provide technical and professional advice from suitable sources to inform decision making in accordance with organisational requirements
You must be able to: 2086
P Work in co-operation and communicate effectively with other responders in accordance with organisational requirements P Identify resources required and deploy them to meet the demands of responses in accordance with organisational requirements P Communicate resource constraints to relevant persons, or find suitable alternatives in accordance with organisational requirements P Liaise with relevant organisations as required for effective responses in accordance with organisational requirements P Identify where circumstances warrant a tactical (silver) level of management and engage with the tactical level in accordance with organisational requirements P Implement the tactical (silver) plan, within geographical areas or functional areas of responsibility in accordance with organisational requirements
Respond to emergencies at the operational (bronze) level
P 5 Work in co-operation and communicate effectively with other responders in accordance with organisational requirements P 7 Identify resources required and deploy them to meet the demands of responses in accordance with organisational requirements P 8 Communicate resource constraints to relevant persons, or find suitable alternatives in accordance with organisational requirements P 11 Liaise with relevant organisations as required for effective responses in accordance with organisational requirements P 12 Identify where circumstances warrant a tactical (silver) level of management and engage with the tactical level in accordance with organisational requirements P 13 Implement the tactical (silver) plan, within geographical areas or functional areas of responsibility in accordance with organisational requirements

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NOS knowledge and understanding

Practical application

NOS performance criteria