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Team or joint decision-making involves team members working interdependently to make decisions to achieve a common goal. It is dependent on many factors, including: Individual or organisational...

Command support and its related support sectors are critical to resolving incidents. An incident commander cannot manage a complex and rapidly developing incident alone. Effective and structured...

​There are many factors that influence teamwork and these are represented in the basic team performance model below. It illustrates how team factors such as individual experience and operational...

Mutual trust between team members is essential for effective communication and co-operation, which drive co-ordination, as they both affect shared situational awareness and...

This section should be read in conjunction with the control measure: Organisation at an incident It is the responsibility of fire and rescue services to ensure commanders are sufficiently trained,...

Incident commanders should understand and recognise the effects of acute stress in themselves and others, and understand how stress may affect their ability to command an incident.  People differ...

Stress may lead to: Impaired situational awareness: Impairments such as a narrow focus and becoming easily distracted may result in difficulties with scanning the scene. People may struggle to...

The incident commander may need to access technical advice to help them make decisions and set tactical priorities. Any person providing technical or specialist support attends an incident to provide...

The command team comprises the incident commander and any other personnel that are operating in a commanding role, for example, command support, operations commanders and sector commanders. Fire...

Managing and supervising personnel on the incident ground is an essential part of the safe system of work used by the fire and rescue service. The incident command system is a framework that...

As the incident progresses, or becomes more complex, it requires a more detailed and formal record of the significant findings of the risk assessment. This is referred to as analytical risk...

Competencies Standard of evidence 1 Identify the human factors that may increase the vulnerability of a driver The student displays a calm and professional manner at all times...