19/15 Response Planning in CDEM

Director's Guideline for Civil Defence Emergency Management Groups [DGL 19/15]

Planning is a key part of a successful emergency response. It unifies all functions and agencies to proactively manage hazard consequences.

This is no easy task during emergencies. Emergencies are often dynamic, high-stakes situations, with short timeframes and incomplete information. To be successful, responders must have proactive and cohesive plans. They must manage the flow of communications and seek key information. Robust planning processes and trained planning staff help create a successful response.

This guideline gives a consistent approach to response planning in CDEM-led emergencies. It gives an overview of the Planning function. Including how it is applied in a CDEM context. And it has templates and suggested processes to make this information more accessible.

It describes:

planning sub-functions, and planning team composition
quick and detailed planning processes and the hazard and environment analysis process
planning tasks during readiness and response.

It also provides practical templates and checklists.

This guideline expands on National CDEM Plan and Coordinated Incident Management System (CIMS). While a range of CDEM practitioners can use the guideline, it is particularly relevant to:

Controllers
Response Managers
CDEM Planning Managers, and members of the Planning team
CDEM Intelligence Managers, and other function managers in a coordination centre, and
those developing training for the Planning and Intelligence functions.

Response Planning in CDEM: Director’s Guideline for Civil Defence Emergency Management Groups [DGL19/15] (.pdf, 4,592kb)
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