Managing critical incidents and large-scale event security

Content: Cover
 Half Title
 Title Page
 Copyright Page
 Dedication
 Table of Contents
 Preface
 Authors
 1: Introduction to Critical Incident Management
 The Complex Nature of Critical Incidents and Large-Scale Special Events
 Managing Chaos, Uncertainty, and Complexity
 Chaos
 Uncertainty
 Complexity
 The Three-Dimensional Model of Critical Incident Management
 The Incident Command System
 The Three Spheres of Critical Incident Management
 Before, During, and After
 Incidents versus Events
 Three Types of Incidents
 Order, Predictability, and Simplicity
 References
 2: Risk Analysis
 Risk Mitigation How Do We Determine Risk?How Do We Determine the Consequence Factor?
 How Do We Determine the Probability Factor?
 Threats, Hazards, and Vulnerability
 Passive Vulnerability Assessments versus Active Red Team Assessments
 Risk Analysis: Threat + Vulnerability × Consequence
 Mitigation Options
 Cost-Benefit Analysis and Trade-Offs
 Catastrophic Errors versus Nuisance Errors
 References
 3: Planning and Organizing at the Operational Level
 Operational Command for Spontaneous Incidents
 Why Police Officers Don't Like the Incident Command System
 Incident Command System: Does One Size Fit All? The Four Cornerstones of Critical Incident ManagementCommunications
 Collaboration
 Coordination
 Command
 The Stages of a Critical Incident Response
 The Fundamental Principles for Planning Events
 Murphy's Law and Contingency Planning
 Nine Steps of Pre-Event Operations Planning
 Step 1: Conduct a Threat Assessment
 Step 2: Meet with Event Organizers and Stakeholders
 Step 3: Conduct a Site Survey (Vulnerability Assessment)
 Step 4: Develop a Site Plan
 Step 5: Develop a Crowd Control Plan
 Step 6: Determine Necessary Resources
 Step 7: Develop an Organizational Chart Step 8: Assign Specific PersonnelStep 9: Conduct Training and Rehearsals
 References
 4: Planning and Organizing for Tactical Response
 Command or Control?
 Specialists and Generalists
 Mixed Teams
 The Fundamentals of Tactical Response to Critical Incidents
 Perimeters
 Personal Protective Equipment
 Decontamination Procedures
 Tactical Response to Non-CBRN Incidents
 References
 5: Strategic Planning-A Systems Approach
 Strategy or Tactics?
 A Systems Approach to Strategic Planning
 Systems, Subsystems, and Meta Systems
 Stakeholder Analysis SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) AnalysisRisk Analysis
 Cost-Benefit Analysis
 Types of Strategies
 Early Intervention Strategies
 Strategic Planning: Before, During, and After
 References
 6: Organizing and Planning Training Exercises
 The Link between Planning and Training
 The Importance of Training and Exercising
 The Key Components of an Effective Emergency Operations Plan
 Integrating the Emergency Operations Plan
 The Importance of Top Leadership
 Communicating the Emergency Operations Plan
 Coordination and Collaboration with Various Stakeholders