Scottish Government

This document is part of section 5 of Preparing Scotland
ISBN 978 0 7559 5905 1
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Contents

1. Introduction

2. Objectives for a combined response

3. Scottish emergency management framework
Local management
Operational level
Tactical level
Strategic level

4. The emergency services immediate response
Initial response of the emergency services
Initial control
Incident officers
Immediate actions:
Police
Fire and Rescue Service
Scottish Ambulance Service
Medical Incident Officer
Maritime and Coastguard Agency

5. Managing the scene of a localised emergency
Cordons:
Inner cordon
Outer cordon
Traffic management cordon
Incident control post
Forward control point
Rendezvous point
Marshalling area
Casualty clearing stations
Maritime emergencies
Aircraft emergencies

6. Multi-agency management of emergencies

7. Mutual aid

8. Public information and media liaison
Public Communications Group
At or near the scene if a Public Communications Group is not required
At a national level

9. Assistance provided through Strategic Co-ordinating Group partnerships

10. Military assistance

11. Scottish Government response

12. Emergency services communications
General
Airwave interoperability
Communications management
Airwave safe distances
Resilient Telecommunications Network
National Emergency Alert for Telecommunications ( NEAT)
Access Overload Control ( ACCOLC)
RAYNET

13. Investigation and inquiries
General
Evidence

Annex 1: Definitions 36

Annex 2: Roles and responsibilities of key responders 38
Police
Fire and Rescue Service
Scottish Ambulance Service
NHS Boards
Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Scottish Environment Protection Agency
Local authorities
The armed forces
Category 2 responders and others
Voluntary organisations