Emergency Response to Terrorism
This week for our discussion post, I decided to discuss and analyze the emergency response to terrorism: module 4: scene control. This module discusses the roles of an incident command(IC) and the steps that are required when responding to a natural disaster, hazardous materials or a terrorist attack. The incident command is handled by the incident commander in which he/she makes all operational decisions, managing and implementing all resources, and tactical decisions. Incident commanders job is to make use to all resources such as personnel and equipment. Every responder goes through several steps when handling a response. Five common steps have been identified as the following: conducting sizeup, evaluating
This week for our discussion post, I decided to discuss and analyze the emergency response to terrorism: module 4: scene control. This module discusses the roles of an incident command(IC) and the steps that are required when responding to a natural disaster, hazardous materials or a terrorist attack. The incident command is handled by the incident commander in which he/she makes all operational decisions, managing and implementing all resources, and tactical decisions. Incident commanders job is to make use to all resources such as personnel and equipment. Every responder goes through several steps when handling a response. Five common steps have been identified as the following: conducting sizeup, evaluating