Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
imported>Howard C. Berkowitz (New page: {{subpages}} In the United Kingdom, the national emergency management and international operations responsibility is in the '''Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms (COBR or COBRA)''' for ...) |
imported>Howard C. Berkowitz No edit summary |
||
| Line 4: | Line 4: | ||
| title = Central Government Arrangements | | title = Central Government Arrangements | ||
| publisher = UK Cabinet Office | | publisher = UK Cabinet Office | ||
| date = 22 May 2010}}</ref> | | date = 22 May 2010}}</ref> The basic operating paradigm for civilian emergencies is the [[Incident Command System]], with various scaling levels up to nationwide impact. <ref>{{citation | ||
| url = http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CBIQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fncdr.nat.gov.tw%2Fiwerr%2Fdoc%2Fpdf%2FS2%2520PDF%2Fs2-1%2520Arbuthnot.pdf&ei=JDoYTOn3OcOblgfOnumoAw&usg=AFQjCNGSjTH85ANbjSLNZNsJhCWGWsjm_g | |||
| publisher = International Workshop on Emergency Response and Rescue | |||
| year = 2005 | |||
| title = Multi-Agency Incident Command in the UK | |||
| author = Kevin Arbuthnot }}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
Revision as of 20:54, 15 June 2010
In the United Kingdom, the national emergency management and international operations responsibility is in the Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms (COBR or COBRA) for the most serious situations, and a Lead Government Department for lesser problems.[1] The basic operating paradigm for civilian emergencies is the Incident Command System, with various scaling levels up to nationwide impact. [2]
References
- ↑ Central Government Arrangements, UK Cabinet Office, 22 May 2010
- ↑ Kevin Arbuthnot (2005), Multi-Agency Incident Command in the UK, International Workshop on Emergency Response and Rescue