Evidence-based Analysis of Incident Command Structures in Operations Centres

Evidence-based Analysis of Incident Command Structures in Operations Centres aims to survey, compare and analyze the emergency management process and procedures, and organizational structures, implemented by federal, provincial, territorial, municipal, and select private sector EOC/ECCs to determine Best Practices.

Partners on the Project include Defence Research and Development Canada Centre for Security Science (DRDC CSS), Public SafetyCanada, Public Works Government Service Canada(PWGSC), DRDC DTPMM, CALIAN Group Ltd. And Emergency Solutions International (ESI).

Through interviews and questionnaires of municipal, provincial and federal Emergency Operation Centre/Emergency Coordination Centres (EOC/ECCs) representatives to deficiencies in coordination as a result of various incident command structures and EOC/ECC practices were determined. Objectives included surveying, comparing, and analyzing the emergency management processes and procedures, and organizational structures implemented by federal, provincial, territorial, municipal and select private sector EOC/ECCs in order to support improved coordination in a whole of Government (WoG) response to all hazard events. The long-term objective of the Emergency Management environmental scan will support the development of a community of practice and common training standards.

 

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December 22, 2020

Mark Gillan

About the author:

Mark leads the ESI team in conducting risk assessments, training, program, and plan review, exercise scenario development, exercise facilitation, and evaluation as well as compiling final After Action Review documentation and recommendations. Under Mark’s leadership, there have been six (6) Federal research and development projects conceived and executed by the ESI team. Service has been provided for various critical infrastructures, such as Port Saint John, Point Lepreau Generating Station, Canaport Liquefied Natural Gas, Saint John Energy, as well as corporations like Atlantic Potash, Mead Johnson Nutrition, and the Mosaic Company.