communiquéInstitute of Civil Protection & Emergency Management ‘Uniting Academics with Professionals to Promote Excellence in Civil Protection”

December 2013

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New Scotland representative - David Dalziel

Organisational Resilience BS65000

The Australia Disaster Management Platform

ICPEM Academic Interests Group

ICPEM Annual Conference 2014

Seeking nominations - ICPEM Award of Excellence 2014

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The President’s Message

“You may remember that last year I commented on having spoken at a Disaster Manage-ment Course in Surabaya in Indonesia; governments across the SE Asian region take the

issue of Disaster Management extremely seriously indeed - and they need to. Little did I know how much those skills and expertise would be demanded of them such a short time later.

Our Chair summarises the other major events that have been going on over the last few months - and we could all throw a few more into the mix. What emerges from it all - yet again - is confirmation that the work that we are engaged in continues to be hugely important. We therefore need to continue to grow the membership and influence the thinking across the arena - because, if nothing else, we can be certain that other events will hit the headlines in the coming year and many hundreds of thousands - if not millions - of people around the world will need our collective help.

I want to also add my thanks to the Executive Council for all of their hard work and dedication to the ICPEM, only some of which I have seen at close hand.

I am sure you will all understand the enormous amount of work that has to go on behind the scenes to run our organisation. Please support them in any way that you can.

I wish them - and you all - a very happy, peaceful and blessed Christmas, and a successful - if demanding - 2014

Major General (Rtd) Tim Cross, CBE

General Cross is a logistics expert who has dealt with numerous aid relief situations, including organising refugee camps in Macedonia and Kosovo. Born in 1951 he was commissioned into the British Army in 1971. In 1975 he completed an in-service degree and eight years later studied for his MSc in guided weapons at the Army Staff College at Camberley.

Serving in the Gulf as Commander Supply for 1 Armoured Division he was promoted Colonel in late 1992. He became the first Commander Logistic Support of 3 (UK) Division in preparation for the formation of the Royal Logistic Corps in April 1993. Two years later he was promoted Brigadier and after serving in the Balkans he be-came Director-General Defence Supply Chain in August 2000. He has served on many overseas tours including Northern Ireland, Cyprus and the Gulf. He spent considerable time in Bosnia on two occasions with the NATO-led Implementation Force (I-For) and the Stabilisation Force (S-For). In 1999, as a Brigadier commanding 101

Logistic Brigade, he was deployed to Macedonia, Albania, and Kosovo, and was the UK Joint Force Logistic Component Commander with the security force K-For. He worked alongside the international aid community in both countries, before moving his military force into Kosovo.

In December 1999, he was awarded the CBE for his work in the area, co-ordinating NATO, UNHCR, British, French, German and Italian troops and non-governmental organisations from other nations.

General Cross is married with three children and lists his hobbies as golf, walking, reading and writing.

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ICPEM presentation to high-level Chinese delegation

On 18th November, a presentation was made by the ICPEM to a visiting delega-tion representing The Office of Civil Air Defence, Hubei Province, China.

• XuXiaojin,ViceDirector,TheOfficeOfCivilAirDefenseOfHubeiProvince• ChenWen,Researcher,TheOfficeOfCivilAirDefenseOfHubeiProvince• ChenSuzhen,DeputyDirectorGeneral,Hubeiprovincialorgansofpeople’sAirDefenseOffice• XiaoHongjuan,Director,TheOfficeOfCivilAirDefenseOfHuanggang• ChengGuanjin,DeputyDirector,TheOfficeOfCivilAirDefenseOfJingzhou

StephenElliott-Hunter,ICPEMDirectorofCom-munications,andICPEMMember,GrahamHill-Howgatemadepresentationscoveringtheinstitute,UK resilience arrangements, the National Resil-ienceCapabilitiesProgramme,JointEmergency

ServicesInteroperabilityProgrammeandthefireservices National Resilience programme. The presentations, which took place overlooking The TowerofLondon,wereconcludedbythepresentationtoeachdelegateofacertificatemarkingtheevent,andanICPEMCD-ROMcontainingthepresenta-tionsandaverywideselectionofpubliclyavail-abledocumentationandothermaterialcoveringallaspects of UK resilience, planning, preparations and information.

StephenElliott-HunterpresentsViceDirectorXuwithhiscertificateandCD

A view from the Chair Iamcertainthatwehaveallsatathomeonawet,coldwinter’seveningandwatchedasecondratedisastermoviebeingscreenedonthetelevision.Suchfeaturefilmstendtoin-volvealonebutvisionaryscientistwhocanseeacauseandeffectpatternemergingacrosstheglobewithheorshefightingagainstahighlyscepticalestablishmentwhowillnottake

anyactionuntilitistoolate.Heorsheisnormally,inaddition,facingadeadlyproblemintheirlocalareatoaddsomeadditionaldramatotheplot.Theeffectsmayrangefromdevastatingearthquakestotsunamisandfire-stormsthrough to electrical storms in the atmosphere.

IsometimesfeelthatwatchingNews24isbecomingmoreandmorelikewatchingoneofthoseBmovies.ThisyearwehavealreadyseenwildfiresblazingoutofcontrolanddestroyingacresofwoodlandinbothAustraliaandtheUnitedStates.IspentaweekendstrandedonBryherintheScillyIslesaftertheferryservicesweresuspendedfor2daysfollowingaMetOfficealertforhighwindsandstormswhichlocalsexplainedhadonlyhappenedtwiceinthepast30years.ThebodycountinthePhilippinesisgrewandgrewasSuperTyphoonHaiyansavagedtheregion.ManythousandslosttheirhomesandthetyphoonmovedofftowardsVietnamandthreatenedothercoastalregionsaroundtheSouthChinaSea.13highintensitytropicalstormshadalreadybeenrecordedintheWesternPacificbythenanditwasstillveryearlyintheseason.Haiyanwasoffthescalewhencomparedwithprevioussuch storm events.

Thosewhodenyclimatechangemustnowbemarginalisedandtherealthreatfirmlyacknowledged.Itisdisap-pointingthatscientistsareunabletopresentaclearviewofthesituationandcreateaunitedfront.Thepressdoesnothelpbysensationalisingthenews.Thepublicareconfused.Buttheevidenceisnowthereforalltoseeandthe situation will get worse as time goes on.

Astotheman-madethreat,theWestgateshoppingmallincidentinNairobiwassurelyawake-upcallastothethreatwenowfacefromtheAlShababgroup.IamsurethattherewillbemuchanalysisandmanylessonstobelearnedfromtheKenyanepisodewhichillustratedthedifficultyindealingwithsuchanattackintermsofconcen-tratingsufficientfirepowerquicklyenoughtotakethemomentumoutofsuchtactics.JustasitappearedthatAlQaedahadbeensuccessfullydecapitatedoverthepastfewyears,thisnewgroupemergesandseemstobegrowing.

Weareinaneraofvolatility,uncertainty,chaosandambiguity(VUCA).Theemergencyplanningprofession,itsskillsandexpertisewillbeindemandoverthecomingyearsandIamconcernedthatausteritymeasureshavealreadyweakenedournationalresiliencecapabilities.Nodoubtour2014conferencewillhavemuchtosayonthisissue. See you there!

Jeff Little, OBE MBA CGIA FICPEM - Chair, ICPEM

Jeff Little left the British Army in 2007 after 33 years service following a wide and diverse first career seeing service in Hong Kong, Germany, the Middle East, USA, Gibraltar and throughout the UK. During his service as a military logistician and planner, he was involved in a wide range of crisis management situations at national and local levels including Operation Fresco - the fire fighters strike, the UK’s foot and mouth disease outbreak, the Gulf War of 1989/90 (Operation Granby), the Balkans War in 1995 including the siege of Sarajevo and the ensuing hostage situation, the massacre at Srebrenica and the planning for armed services involvement in a wide range of emergencies both at home and abroad. On leaving the forces, he studied emergency planning and disaster manage-ment at Coventry University and gained a diploma. He is presently studying for a further degree in security studies. He is a member of the Worshipful Company of Security Professionals (WCoSP), the Security Institute (SyI) and has recently become a member of the SSM1 Committee for Societal Security.

He has a keen interest in the work and equipment of the emergency services at the tactical and strategic levels. He was awarded an OBE in 1997 and achieved the City and Guilds Institute Gold Award (CGIA) in technology.

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New Scotland Representative - DavidDalzielQFSMMAFICPEMFInstLM

DavidretiredastheChiefOfficerofGrampianFireandRescueServiceinJuly2013after8yearsinthatrole.HeheldanumberofseniorappointmentsinStrathclyde and Grampian and was Chair of the Chief FireOfficersAssociationScotlandandamemberoftheMinisterialAdvisorygrouponfireandrescuemattersaswellasbeingthe professional advisor to The Scottish Fire Conveners Forum and local government.

HewasvicechairofGrampian’sStrategicCoordinatingGroupandchairedtheir Risk and Plans Committee and was the lead assessor on the Scottish Fire Services College Gold Command course.

A highly experienced incident commander, David was awarded the Queens FireServiceMedalin2004forhiscontributiontointernationaltraining,incidentcommandandfirefightersafety.HehasaMaster’sdegreeinmanagementandisanAssociateLecturerattheCabinetOfficeEmergencyPlanningCollege.

InadditiontohisregionalroleintheInstitute,DavidistheUKChairofthe‘BlueLight’SpecialInterestsGroupoftheICPEM.

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Let’s go global!

We would like to be able to bring to readers of Communique, and particularly our journal, Alert, articles, studies, reports and information from across the globe.

In this way, we can benefit from understanding the differences in approach, philosophy, equipment and techniques employed as we can all learn more. Disaster research, emergency events, exercises, studies, personal experiences; all these and others can be reported and of value to others.

Whether or not you are a member of the institute, we will be delighted to hear from you.

Our Mission Contact us on alert@icpem.net

“To bring together emergency professionals, academics and business, in order to provide an informed and influential voice on all aspects of civil protection and emergency management’

Our Objectives include:

To promote public safety and to protect the lives and property of citizens WorldwideTo foster international communication and cooperation in all aspects of civil protection and emergency managementTo promote the highest standards of study and research into all aspects of emergencies and disasters

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Have a think about this.. Join the ICPEM and save money!

IfyoujointheICPEM,asaMember,itwillcost£50.Thismembershipwillresultinyouqualifyingfora20%discount,forexample,offdelegatefeesforthe2014CriticalInfrastructureProtectionandResilienceEuropeconference.

So, you could benefit from a year’s membership of the ICPEM, attend a conference and still save money.

Bit of a win, win! Click here to find out more about joining the ICPEM

Corporate Membership of the ICPEM is available to departments and agencies of: centralgovernments,localauthorities,charities,publicutilities,companiesinindustryandcommerce,educationalestablishments,andnon-governmentalorganisationsbasedintheUKorinternationally,andwithrelevanceinthefieldsofcivilprotectionandemer-gency management. Pleaseclickheretofindoutmore

7To mark Remembrance Day this year, the Institute of Civil Protection and Emergency Management (ICPEM), joined with two other organisa-tions, by having a cross placed in the Field of Remembrance, near Westminster Abbey.

TheinvolvementoftheICPEMinthiseventcontinuesthetraditionbegunmanyyearsago,bytheInstituteofCivilDefenceandDisasterStudies(ICDDS).TheICPEMwasformedwiththemergerbetweentheICDDS,andtheInstituteofEmergencyManagement. TheFieldofRemembranceisamemorialgardenorganisedan-nuallybyTheRoyalBritishLegion.ForseveraldaysbeforeandafterRemembranceSunday,thelawnofSt.Margaret'sChurch,Westminister,London.UK,ismarkedoutwith250plotsformili-tary and allied organisations, to place a wooden token of remem-

branceintheground.ThelawnissituatedbetweenWestminsterAbbeyandtheHousesofParliament. Theplotremembersthenearly7,000civildefenderswhodiedduringWorldWar2,the1,900,000whoservedinthenation’sarmedforcesduringthatconflictaswellasthosewhoservedintheCivilDefenceCorpsandtheAuxillaryFireServicebetween1949and1968.ItalsorecallstheserviceofthosewhoareinvolvedinCivilProtection,forthebenefitoftheircommunities,tothisday,underawidevarietyofnames. TokensofremembrancerepresentingtheICPEM,CivilDefenceAssociationandCivilAidwereplacedintheplotbySirNeilThorne,OBE,TD,DL,Hon.FICPEM.SirNeilwasapresidentoftheICDDSandisnowanHonoraryFellowoftheICPEM.ThebadgeoftheInstituteofCivilDefence(ICD),wasagainincorporatedasthatorganisationhadkepttheflameofinvolvementgoingforverymanyyears(theICDnamewaslaterchangedtotheICDDS).'(ReportbyJohnLawalHon.FICPEM.PhotographcourtesyChristineJohn)

8ICPEM Visit to the Metropolitan Police Service Specialist Training Centre (MPSSTC)

OntheeveningofThursday,12thSeptember2013,11membersoftheinstituteandoneguestvisitedtheMetropolitanPoliceServiceSpecialistTrainingCentre(MPSSTC)atGravesend,Kent,UK.Here,policeofficersaregiventrainingeveryyearinpublicorder

control measures and riot containment.

ThegroupwashostedbyPCKerryO’Connor,whoseexplanationswerefulsome,entertainingand,aboveall,thoroughly enlightening.

WebeganwithabriefinganddinnerintheMPScanteenandthenhadthe chance to examine some of the equipmentusedinpublicorderin-cidents, including a CS gas launch-ingrifleandanarmouredpersonnelcarrier.

Wewereparticularlyimpressedbya demonstration of the Taser and an description of exactly how it func-tions and under what circumstances itisused.TheMPSSTChasashootingrange,butwewerenotallowedtogoin,as,atthetimeofourvisit,officerswereenergeticallypractis-ingwitharangeoffirearms.

Thegroupthenprogressedtotheoutsideenvironment,wherethecentrehasareconstructionofanurbanstreetinordertopracticecrowdcontrolandanti-riottactics.Wewitnessedastreetcornerdemonstrationthatrapidlybe-cameuglyanddescendedintothreeseparateriots,whichofficersinriotgearablycontained.Thetrainingsessionlitupthenighttimegloomwiththeflamesofpetrolbombsastheriotsquadsperformedamidahailofmissilesandthesoundofswearingandbreakingglass.

WewereparticularlyimpressedwhenaMolotovcocktail,hurledatthelineofpolicemen,misseditstargetandsetfiretotheroofofthetrainingcentre.Animblepolicemanrapidlyscaledtheheightsandputtheflamesoutbeforeanydamagecouldbedone.

Officersalsoreceivepracticaltraininginhowtoensurethatthepetrolbombsdonotsetfiretotheirclothes.

Wealsovisitedthemock-upsofaLondonUndergroundstationandasportsstadiumthattheMPShascreatedatGravesend.Theformerhelpsofficerstolearnhowtocontainunrulybehaviourontheplatformandintrains,and the latter helps them understand the complexity of policing crowds in stadia, and also helping with the evacuation of injured spectators through densely packed groups of people.

Paradoxes & Perceptions Four essays on disaster by Professor David Alexander

DavidAlexanderisProfessorintheInstitutefor Risk and Disaster Reduction at University CollegeLondon.HeisalsoaFoundingFellowoftheICPEMandourAcademicAdvisor.

The essays represent his experience of more than thirty years studying disasters and are bothinterestingandaccessible.Wehopethatyoufindthemuseful.

David Alexander was formerly Chief Senior ScientistattheGlobalRiskForuminDavos,Switzerland(2011-2),Ministe-rialContractProfessorattheUniversityofFlorenceinItaly(2005-11)andProfessorofGeographyattheUniversityofMassachusetts(1981-2002).Heistheauthorofseveralbooks,including"NaturalDisasters","ConfrontingCatastrophe"and"PrinciplesofEmergencyPlanningandManagement".HeisEditor-in-ChiefoftheInternationalJournalofDisasterRiskReductionandco-editorof'Disasters'.Heteachesemergencyplanningandmanagementandhasresearchinterestsinthisfieldandinearthquakeepidemiology.Clickthecovertodownloadtheessays

9ThedemonstrationsthatwewitnessedshowedusveryclearlythatLondon’spoliceareskilledintheirpublicdisordercontainmenttacticsandareinstructedinhowtodefuseten-sion.Theyalsoshowedthatthepolicearethebestrioters.Trainedofficersproducedthedisorder with the same professionalism that their colleagues used to dispel it! On a darker note,theopportunitytochattoofficersduringatea-breakbetween“riots”revealedtousthatmoraleiscurrentlynotgoodintheMetropolitanPoliceService.

WelefttheMPSSTCwithasensethatwehadgainedavaluableinsightintopolicingtacticsattimesofpublictension and disorder in London.

WearegratefultotheMPSforhav-ing allowed us to visit their training centre,toPCO’Connorforhisgoodhumour, insights and dedication, and to his colleagues for having accepted our presence so readily. We also thankJohnLawalformeticulouslyorganising the visit and ensuring that it went smoothly, which it certainly did.

ReportandphotographsbyDavidAlexanderFICPEM

Pleasenote:Morevisitsarebeingarrangedformembersandguests.ContactJohn.Lawal@icpem.net

Make a date - April 3rd 2014 ICPEM Annual Conference Routes to business & community resilience - Enhancing the national security agenda

Sir Ambrose Fleming Lecture Theatre, UCL, London, UK ICPEM AGM and Conference Dinner April 2nd - Union Jack Club, London

www.icpem.net

11ICPEM Annual Conference 2014Routes to Business and Community Resilience: Enhancing the National Security Agenda

Conference Chair: RichardGordon,MBE,MA,DirectoroftheDisasterManagementCentre,BournemouthUniversity

0845 Registration0930 OpeningaddressbytheConferenceChair

0945 1st session – An international perspective TBC ADutchperspectiveonenhancingbusinessandcommunityresilience. AlastairMcAslan,OBE,FCPEM Director,StrathfillanConsultancy,previouslyDirectorofTorrensResilienceInst.,Adelaide,Australia. AnAustralianperspectiveonenhancingbusinessandcommunityresilience.

1100 Coffee1130 2nd session – UK approach to resilience and the threat from global terrorism DennisCoutts,MBE,MA(Invited) Director of Training and Resilience, Serco, at the Emergency Planning College. Government approach to training for resilience.

SirDavidVeness,CBE,QPM,MA(Invited) HonoraryProfessorofInternationalRelationsattheUniversityofSt.Andrews. Theenduringthreatfromglobalterrorism.

1245 Lunch1345 3rd session – specific threats GalatasIoannis,MD,MA(Editor-in-Chief,CBRNE-TerrorismNewsletter. CBRNEhardeningorsofttargets–airports,shoppingmallsandluxuryhotels. DrDinosKerrigan-Kyrou,BA,PhD,DartmouthStrategicStudiesGroup. Threats to the critical infrastructure. 1500 Tea1515 4th session – roles of business and academia JeffLittle,OBE,MBA,CGIA,FSyl,FICPEM FormerCEO,NationalSecurityInspectorate,UK Theroleofbusinessinenhancingthenationalsecurityagenda.

ProfessorDavidAlexander,PhD,FICPEM Professor of risk and disaster reduction at University College London. Anacademicperspectiveonenhancingbusinessandcommunityresilience.

1630 ConcludingremarksbytheConferenceChair

1645 Close

(CPDcertificateswillbeavailable)

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The Australia Disaster Management Platform (ADMP) – 2013

TheUniversityofMelbourneandIBMarecollaboratingondevelopingcompletelynewITtechnologiesthatrepresentsastep-changeintheworld’sabilitytomanagedisasters,savelivesandprotectcommunities.Thisinnovative,integrated,open-standardsbasedwhole-systems disaster-management platform is a major undertaking which partners will designandimplementinstagesoverthenextfewyears.Theplatformwillenableall

thoseinvolvedintheplanningfor,responsestoandtherecoveryfrommulti-hazarddisasters(includingcommu-nities)tomakeswift,effectivedecisions,basedoncomprehensive,accurate,real-timeinformation.

TheconceptoftheplatformiscentraltotheADMPasitwilldrawonvastamountsofgeo-spatialandinfra-structureinformationfrommultipledatasets(includingmanysetsalreadyinexistence),bringthesetogether,facilitate discovery and then integrate and analyse the data to create real-time, practical information streams on disaster events and to develop simulation and optimisation models.

Thispracticalinformationwillthenbecommunicatedatappropriatelevelsofdetail,tothewidespectrumofpeopleinvolvedmakingemergencydecisions–fromthecentralcoordinatingagencieswhoarechargedwithdirectingactivities,toon-groundemergencyservicespersonnel,throughtothelocalcommunitymemberstryingto decide whether to evacuate or not and if so how.

TheADMPisalsoacollaborationplatform.ItwillleveragethesignificantrelatedexpertiseintheUniversityofMelbourneandIBM–ResearchAustralia.TherearemanyothergroupsaroundAustraliaandtheglobealsore-searchinganddesigningdisaster-managementITtools,(ofteninisolation),sotheADMPwillbecomeaplatformthatenablesquality,disaster-managementinnovatorstopluginandbepartofanopen-standardsbased‘system

ofsystems’,notunlikethewayinwhichaniPadenablesmyriadappstoconnect and interact.

Intheinitialstages,theresearcherswill undertake a pilot that utilises the buildingsandrelatedinformationofselectedurbanMelbourneareas.

The researchers will develop compel-lingproofsofconceptsbystudyinghow to provide decision-support that facilitatesspeedyandefficientevacua-tion during emergency situations.

Fullinformationonthisprojectcanbefound here, at http://admp.org.au/

TheADMP,amulti-hazardplatformtosupportpreparedness,response,recoveryandmitigationtoassistpeoplein making decisions related to disaster management.

Organisational Resilience BS65000

ICPEMmemberandNorthernIrelandrepresentativeAlanElwoodhasbeenco-optedontotheBSICommitteeconsider-ing Organisational Resilience.

HejoinsthecommitteewithcolleagueRupertJohnston,alsoofRiskandResil-ience Ltd.

This is an interesting advancement in the fieldanditisgreatthattheinstitutehaspeople at the core of this development in standards and guidance.

Theconceptof‘resilience’isonethatmanypeopleandorganisationstalkaboutandthetrendnowseemstobeoneofgiv-ing people and teams titles with the word init.Itisperhapsunclearwhatthattermactually means in a doctrinal sense and even less so in a practical sense so this attempttoresolvetheseissuesistobewelcomed.

With various other standards already in place(ISO22301BusinessContinuityManagement,ISO31000RiskMan-agementetc)andmoreontheirway(BS11200CrisisManagement)perhapsoneofthekeyquestionstobeansweredthroughresilienceishowtheseshouldbeintegrated.

Alan is keen to hear the views of any institutememberssoifyouhavesomethoughtscontacthimonalan.elwood@icpem.net

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Capability & delivery layers to be developed in the Australian Disaster Management Platform 3D Visualisation and Interaction

Provides unprecedented situational awareness to decision makers,respondersandthepublicabouttheevolutionofadisaster, the response and the decision processes. Optimisation and Decision Support

Enhancesthecognitiveabilitiesofdecisionmakersandre-spondersbytakingaholisticviewofdisastersthatintegratesstrategic, tactical, and operational response, as well as recov-ery(ultimateobjective). Simulation and Forecasting

Providesvisibilityofpotentialfuturescenarios,achievingap-propriatecompromisesbetweenspeedandaccuracy. Behavioural Modelling

Buildsunderstandingofhowcommunities,respondersanddecison-makers react in emergencies to inform the optimisa-tion algorithms. Data Acquisition and Fusion

Handlesdatamanagement,includingtheaggregationandfusion of information coming from multiple, heterogeneous sources. Sensing and Monitoring

Collectsinformationandmonitorssituationsinthefield. Infrastructure & Geospatial Modelling

BringstogetherdataonAustralia’sinfrastructuresincludingelectricalandtransportationnetworks,land(forests/rivers),andcities(includingbuildingsandoccupancies)inaninte-grated set of maps.

New resilience structure for Scotland

On November 1st this year, the Scottish Government introduced new resilience structures. Prior to this there were 8 Strategic Co-ordinating Groups, coterminous with police force boundaries in Scotland. The change was largely driven by the cre-ation of single police and fire services that came into effect from April 1st 2013

SCG’shavenowbeenreplacedby3RegionalResiliencePart-nerships [RRP] covering the North, East and West of Scotland respectively.ThenewRRP’sarecoterminouswiththecommandareas formed under the single national police force, Police Scot-landandthenationalfireandrescueservice.

EachRegionalResiliencePartnershipincludesanumberofLocalResilience Partnerships, 13 in total across Scotland.

The new arrangements, including the recently created national policeandfireservicesinScotland,receivedtheirfirstmajortestdealing with the tragic police helicopter crash in Glasgow on the 31stOctober2103whereninepeoplelosttheirlivesandmanyreceived serious injuries.

AnarticleonthatincidentwillappearintheSpring2014editionof Alert.

TheEmergencyPlanningCollegehasarrangedawebinar(thatisplannedforFebruary20th2014)toprovidemuchmoredetailonthe new Scottish Resilience arrangements.

VisittheUKEmergencyPlanningCollegewebsitehereformoredetails.

YoucanaccesstheReadyScotlandwebsitehere

The East of Scotland Regional Resilience Partnership covers the former Central Scot-

land,Fife,Lothian&Bordersarea.

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The West of Scotland Regional Resilience Partnership covers the former Strathclyde

and Dumfries and Galloway area.

The North of Scotland Regional Resilience PartnershipcoverstheformerHighlands&

Islands,GrampianandTaysideareas.

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Welcome to new members and fellows of the institute since the last edition (at 4/12/13)

Wewouldliketowelcomeallournewmembers,inparticularthosesettingoutontheirstudies which hope will lead to a long and successful career in the wider resilience world.

Admissions

Emmanuel NoutonHarryGriffithsJocelynDunneEmmanuel DanquahRebeccaLewisBrittanyPummellPhilipMuthoniBaptisteAuriolJeanOzenneChristopherMcFaulAsley PueschelRuthMcManusJaconWatsonHenryLLewellinDouglas DandaPatronella NyamunokoraKai Gatkouth

Daniel PerkinsRobertoDemidioCass Flack-DalzielJamieHoggAlanHeatonGeorge CharltonDr.NibeditaRay-BennettPaul StanfordStuart Cornish

David Dalziel

Wolverhampton University

Advancements

Chris ShawJimMaltbyDr.MikeRennie

Grade

StudentStudentStudentStudentStudentStudentStudentStudentStudentStudentStudentStudentStudentStudentStudentStudentStudent

MemberMemberMemberMemberMemberMemberMemberMemberMember

Fellow

Corporate

toMemberto Fellowto Fellow

BSc-DisasterMan.&Emerg.Planning/BScInt.DisasterManagementBSc-DisasterMan.&Emerg.Planning/BScInt.DisasterManagementBSc-DisasterMan.&Emerg.Planning/BScInt.DisasterManagementBSc-DisasterMan.&Emerg.Planning/BScInt.DisasterManagementBSc-DisasterMan.&Emerg.Planning/BScInt.DisasterManagementBSc-DisasterMan.&Emerg.Planning/BScInt.DisasterManagementBSc-DisasterMan.&Emerg.Planning/BScInt.DisasterManagementBSc-DisasterMan.&Emerg.Planning/BScInt.DisasterManagementBSc-DisasterMan.&Emerg.Planning/BScInt.DisasterManagementBSc-DisasterMan.&Emerg.Planning/BScInt.DisasterManagementBSc-DisasterMan.&Emerg.Planning/BScInt.DisasterManagementBSc-DisasterMan.&Emerg.Planning/BScInt.DisasterManagementBSc-DisasterMan.&Emerg.Planning/BScInt.DisasterManagementBSc-DisasterMan.&Emerg.Planning/BScInt.DisasterManagementBSc-DisasterMan.&Emerg.Planning/BScInt.DisasterManagementBSc-DisasterMan.&Emerg.Planning/BScInt.DisasterManagementCiv.Safety&SecurityInst.LifelongLearning(UniversityofLeicester)

FingerprintTrg&DevelopmentManager,MetropolitanPoliceServiceSafety,Health&EnvironmentalManager,GatesheadHousingGrpManager-Response&Resilience,ScottishFire&RescueServiceForce EPO, Surrey PoliceInspector–EPU,MetropolitanPoliceServiceSeniorEMPlanner,SellafieldLecturerinRiskManagement,UniversityofLeicesterSeniorCivilContingenciesOfficer,Brighton&HoveCouncilHeadofEmergencyPreparednessUnit,MetropolitanPoliceService

RetiredChiefFireOfficer/AssociateLecturerattheEmergency Planning College, UK

IfyouwouldliketoknowmoreaboutjoiningtheICPEM,membershipgrades,advancementorCorporateMembership,pleasevisitthemembershippagebyclickingthebutton

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The Institute’s Award of Excellence 2014

Now is the time to consider nomination(s) for the Institute’s Annual Award of Excel-lence which will be presented at the Annual Conference on 3rd April at University College London. The successful nominee will receive the Peter Davies Welsh Crystal Trophy and free membership of the Institute for one year.

NominationscanbeconsideredonawiderangeofcontributionsintheUnitedKingdomorinternationallyincluding;

•Promotingstudyandresearch•Activeoperations•Promotingeducationandtraining•Displayingthehigheststandardsofprofessionalpracticeordevelopment•Promotingpublicsafetyandprotectionoflives•Thedevelopmentofprofessionalemergencymanagement•Thefacilitationoftheinterchangeofideasregardingthetheoryandpracticeofemergencymanagement•Thedevelopmentand/ordeliveryofvocationalandacademiccoursesatunderandpost-graduatelevel

NominatorsandnomineesdonotneedtobecurrentmembersoftheInstitute.

Fulldetailsfornominations,canbefoundhereontheInstitute’swebsiteandmustbesubmittedforconsiderationbytheAwardCommitteeby1stMarch2014

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TheInternationalCivilDefenceOrganisation(ICDO)isanintergovernmentalorganisationwhichobjectiveistocontributetothedevelopmentbyStates of structures ensuring the protection and as-sistance of population and safeguarding property and the environment from natural or man-made disasters.Ithasexistedsince1972.

TheICPEMisanaffiliatememberofTheICDO

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High award for civil protection headOnSeptember26,a Swiss delegation headedbyMr.WilliScholl, Director of theFederalOfficefor the Protection of the Population, paid a working visit to the ICDOSecretary-Generaltodiscusscurrentandfuturecooperation.Onthisoccasion,Mr.Schollwasmade'KnightoftheInternationalOrderofCivilDefence'.

Live global emergency event monitoring

The Hungarian National Association of Radio Distress-Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE) op-erates the free Emergency and Disaster Information Service (EDIS) within the frame of its own website which has the objective to monitor and document all the events on Earth which may cause disaster or emergency.

AlleventsprocessedbyRSOEEDISaredisplayednearrealtime-forthesakeofinternationalcompatibility-accordingtotheCAPprotocolonasecurewebsite.To ensure clear transparency all events are categorized separatelybyCAPdirectory(e.g.earthquake,fire,flood,landslide,nuclearevent,tornado,volcano).

This is an unrivalled resource for those wishing to under-standtheglobalperspective,butwhichcanalsobeusedfor localised information, updates and situational awareness.

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The ICPEM Linkedin group now has over 900 members spread across the globe With a spread of practitioners, academics and the just generally interested, it is an interesting place for discussion and will have closer link to social media andweextendouractivitywithFacebookandTwitter.Youcanfindoutmorebyclickingonthelogo

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Editor’s note

Communiqué is now published to the wider world, beyond our membership. We would like to welcome our new readers and encourage you to have a look at our website at www.icpem.net

The institute aims to bring together emergencyprofessionals, academics andbusiness, in order to provide aninformedandinfluentialvoiceonallaspectsofcivilprotectionandemergencymanagement,andtobeaninde-pendentandcollaboratingforumfromwhichemergencyprofessionals,academicsandbusinesswillcollectivelychampion civil protection and emergency management.

Soundsverygrand,butinprincipleisverysimple;network,collaborate,shareandspeakwithauthorityandinflu-ence.

No-onehasalltheanswers,buttogetherwecanworkbetter,changemore,influencemoreandultimatelyprotectand save more lives and property.

WehopethatallreaderswillconsidersubmittingarticlesforbothCommuniqué,thenewsletteroftheinstituteandAlert,itsbi-annualjournal

Observationsorsuggestionsregardinganyaspectofourcommunicationstreamswillbeappreciated.JustcontacttheDirectorofCommunicationsatpr@icpem.net

The AJEM - Australian Journal of Emergency Management

The Australian Journal of Emergency Management (AJEM) is produced each quarter. Articles for AJEM are encouraged from contributors nation-ally and internationally and academic articles are peer reviewed, following a double blind refereeing process.

TheJournalhasbeenfacilitatingdiscussionandscholarlydebatesince1985andits pages have featured extensive analysis, considered views, lessons learned and insights into current and future issues.

TheAJEMhasbeeninstrumentalindocumentingandtrackingtrendsinemer-gency management and provides access to information and knowledge for the researchandpractitionercommunities.TheJournalisscholarlyyetpracticalandeacheditionhasabalanceofacademicandpractitionerpapersaswellascom-mentary on the diverse topics in emergency management.

AJEMisavailablefreetosubscribersinPDFandHTMLversions. TofindoutmoreabouttheAJEM,clickhere

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JoiningtheICPEMgivesmemberstheopportunitytonetworkwithexperiencedpractitio-ners&academicsinthefieldsofcivilprotection,emergencymanagement,resilience&associated disciplines.

TheInstituteaimstokeepmembersinformedofnews&eventsthroughvariousmedia,includingitsjournal,‘Alert’,andnewsletter,Communiqué,occasionalspecialistresearchpapers,thewebsite,special interest groups & conferences.

AllmembershipapplicationsareindividuallyassessedbyoronbehalfoftheExecutiveCouncil.

Withfourgradesofmembership,afeestructureaimedatservingtheinterestsofmembers,andpromotingearlycareerengagement,theInstitutebenefitsfromtheinvolvementofawiderangeofpractitionersandacademics,and strong links to academia.

MembersareencouragedtosubmitarticlesforpublicationinAlert,theInstitutejournal.Student

FreemembershipisavailabletoStudentMemberswhomustbenolessthan18yearsoldandhavenotattainedtheageof21,andareundertakingfullorpart-timeeducationalstudywithinemergencymanagementorrelateddomains at the under or post-graduate level.

Associate

AssociateMembersshallhaveattainedtheageof21yearsand,whilstnotpossessingthequalificationsorexpe-riencetoattainthegradeofMember,mustbestudying,practicingorprofessionalsintheemergencyplanningordisastermanagementdisciplinesorhaveadirectinterestintheobjectivesoftheInstitute.Associatesareentitledtousethepost-nominaldesignationAICPEM.

Member

Membergradeisforthosepractisingorprofessionalsintheemergencyplanningordisastermanagementdisci-plines.Membersareentitledtousethepost-nominaldesignationMICPEM.

Fellow

Fellowsmaybeappointedsubjecttoreachingtheageof25and;

• havingbeenaMemberoftheInstituteforoneyearandwhoseexperienceandbackgroundaresuchthattheExecutiveCouncilconsiderssuchanindividualwarrantstheappointmentofFellow;or

• whomtheExecutiveCouncilconsidersshouldbeadmittedinthisgradegiventheirbackgroundandexperi-ence.Fellowsareentitledtousethepost-nominaldesignationFICPEM.

IfyouwouldliketoknowmoreaboutjoiningtheICPEM,membershipgrades,advancementorCorporateMem-bership,pleasevisitthemembershippagebyclickingthebutton

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Emergency response volunteers

This is new to Communique, an opportunity to bring to greater notice, the work and background of organisations that turn out in emergencies to support the civil community, front-line emergency responders and provide additional expert skills that may be required. Readers may have heard of some of the organisations we will profile, others they might not. If you want to know more, contact the organisation directly, by clicking on their badge.

The Civil Air Patrol in the United Kingdom, also called Sky Watch, was formed in York-shireintheyear2000.SincethenithasbecomeoneofthelargestvoluntaryairobservationorganizationsinEuropewithover200membersandover70aircraftbelongingtoopera-tionalunitsinEngland,ScotlandandNorthernIreland.

AstheorganizationgrewinsizeitbecametheequivalentoftheUSAFAuxiliaryCivilAirPatrol, commonly referred to as the US Civil Air Patrol. The two organizations now keep in regular contact and exchange ideas to enhance operational effectiveness.

TheMissionis“Topromoteforthebenefitofthepublic,andthepreservationandprotec-tionofpeopleandproperty,theuseofaerialobservationoverlandandwatertoidentifysituationswherepeopleand property are at risk and then reporting such incidents to and working with the statutory emergency services andothersuchbodiesasdeemedappropriate”.

TheCivilAirPatrolisfinancedentirelyfrommembershipsubscriptionsandcharitabledonations.Expenditureiskepttoanabsoluteminimumandislargelyrestrictedtoessentialadministrationandinsurancefees.Anysurplus-es are used to pay for essential equipment such as cameras, satellite navigation receivers and safety equipment. Costsharingbetweenmembersflyingthesameaircraftisencouraged.AnapplicationtogainanexceptiontotheAirNavigationOrder(ANO)topermitmemberstobereimbursedforthecostoftheirfuel,thesameexceptionthatpermitsabusinessmantobereimbursedbyhisemployerforusinghisaircraftforbusinesstravel,isunderconsideration.

Operational experience and the development of new ideas are shared with other, similar organizations such as ChannelIslandsAirsearch,theSwedishVolunteerAirCorpsand,furtherafield,theUSCivilAirPatrolandtheCanadian Civil Air Search and Rescue Association.

IntheUnitedKingdomtheCivilAirPatrolhasnoconnectionsandisnotassociatedinanywaywithagroupcalledAirSearchandasecondgroupcalledHighlandAirSearch.

TheUKCivilAirPatrolisentirelyvoluntarywithpilotsandobserversprovidingtheirtimeandtheiraircraftfreeofcharge.Althoughitisnotyetrecognizedasanemergencyserviceitisavailabletotheemergencyservicestoprovideanairsearchcapabilitywhenotherairassets,militaryandpolice,arenotavailable.TheCivilAirPatrol(CAP)isalsoavailabletothelocalgovernmentcivilcontingenciesunit,theEnvironmentAgencyandtheScot-tishEnvironmentProtectionAgencytoassistintheresponsetonaturaldisasterssuchassignificantflooding.

AsanindependentorganizationtheCivilAirPatrolcannotbeplacedunderthecontrolofanyotherorganiza-tion.Thefinaldecisiontoembarkonasimpleairobservationflightor,ifqualified,torespondtoarequestforspecificairborneassistancerestswiththeindividualpilot.OnceauthorisedbytheUCPthepilotmustdecideiftheaircraftisserviceable,theweatherwithinlimitsfortheaircraftthepilot’spersonalskillsandiftheyare,inallrespects,fittofly.AlthoughtheCAPcannotbetaskedbyotheragenciessuchasthepoliceandHerMajesty’sCoastguarditlookstotheseagenciesforcoordinationsothat,wherepossible,theaircraftisintherightplaceattherighttimeand,moreimportantly,thereisnoconflictwithanyotheraircrafttakingpartinthesameoperation.

“Weareafriendlygroupofvolunteersthathaveadepotinthemarket town of Aylsham, in Norfolk, UK. We meet regularly every Saturday morning to work on the equipment or on an eventthatisalreadybookedintoourdiary.Atanytimethepager could sound and we will respond to the emergency as required.

TheCivilProtectionVolunteerswereformedinthemid1980’swithrootsintheCivilDefence,RoyalObserverCorps,setuptohelpthelocalcommunityoutintheeventofnuclearattackandweretrainedintheartofmakedo,selfsufficiency,radiationobservationandwhattodoafterthebomb,butwiththechangingpoliticalmapinEuropeandAmericamoreemphasiswasputon“CivilProtection”intimes of Natural Disaster so we as a group have had to change the roles we carry out for the Emergency Ser-vices and Local Government.

With the introduction of the Civil Contingencies Act we again had to modify our thinking to ensure that we helpedcomplywiththevolunteerroleslaiddownbyCentralGovernmentandsowecontinuetochangewhilsttheneedschange.OurmaintasksarefortheDistrictCouncilsofNorthNorfolkandBroadlandalthoughthisis under review so this could see more change

Thefirstdepotwasopenedin1986atFrettenhamwithasecondDepotbeingestablishedinNorthWalshamafewyearslater.Thesewereamalgamatedin1999withamovethatsawusestablishingtheexistingunitinAylsham.OriginallythevolunteersweremanagedbytheEmergencyPlanningOfficerforBroadlandandNorthNorfolkCouncilsbutjustoverfouryearsagothestatusofthegroupchangedandwenowaremanagedbyacommitteeofthevolunteers”

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Lowland Rescue provides Search & Rescue support to the emergency services alongside Mountain Rescue, Cave Rescue, RNLI and others.

LowlandRescueteamswork‘FromHilltoHighWater’inover30coun-tiesoftheUK(andallofNorthernIreland).

Ourmandateisidenticaltothebetter-knownMountainRescue,andthetwobodiesworkclosely.Theybothsearchfor,andbringtosafety,anyoneinneedofhelp.

LowlandRescueteamsaresetupforindividualPoliceservices,butbecauseofcommontrainingandexpertisecanworktogetheronlarge-scaleorcross-bordersearcheswithoutaproblem.

Teamsvary,butaswellasfoot-teamsearchspecialists,manyteamshaveSearchDogs,medicalresponseunits,waterrescueteams,mountainbikeandboatsearchcrewsandcloseaffiliationswithotherresponseagenciessuchas4x4Response,StJohnAmbulanceandRedCross.

ALSAR(TheAssociationofLowlandSearch&Rescue),whichisthebodycoordinating the individual Lowland Rescueteams,isamemberoftheUK-SAR Operators Group and are reciprocal associatemembersofMountainRescueEngland & Wales.

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CIPRE Conference & exhibition,

Guoman Charing Cross Hotel, London, UK, 12/13th February 2014 Supported by the ICPEM, the Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience Europe conference and exhibition will bring together leading stakeholders from industry, operators, agencies and governments to collaborate on securing Europe.

Today’smoderneconomiesandimprovinglivingstandardsrelymoreandmoreonthedevelopmentandsecurityofacountry’scriticalinfrastructure.However,howwouldacountrystandshouldtherebeanattack,fromnaturalor man-made disasters, on its key infrastructure?

Click here for further conference information…

The conference will look at developing existing national or international legal and technical frameworks, inte-grating good risk management, strategic planning and implementation.

Attacks on critical infrastructure sites are a favoured target for terrorist groups, for good reason. They offer what isseenbytheterroristasasofttarget,thatis,maximumeffectwithminimalchanceofinterdiction.Thepotentialeffects in terms of damage, the hugely detrimental economic impact, disruption of normal daily life and resulting publicity,canfaroutweightheterroristorganisationscommitmentinbothmanpowerandrisk.Manmadeandnaturaldisasterssuchasindustrialaccidents,earthquakes,tsunamis,floods,storms,pandemics,solarflaresandvolcanic ash clouds pose an even greater danger to civil society.

TheEuropeanCommissionhasadoptedacommunicationonCriticalInfrastructureProtectioninthefightagainstterrorism, enhancing European prevention, preparedness and response in the event of terrorist attacks involving criticalinfrastructures.TheEuropeanProgrammeforCriticalInfrastructureProtection(EPCIP)considersmea-sures that will enhance the level of protection of infrastructure against external threats, with the Operator Secu-rity Plan for all infrastructures designated as European critical.

ThefullsitecanbefoundhereICPEM members qualify for a 20% on conference delegate fees

Counter Terror Expo is the critically acclaimed, highly specialised event for those who are tasked with the de-manding and complex role of delivering a robust de-fence against the threat posed from international ter-rorism.

ICPEMmembersqualifyfora20%discountusingthecode“CTD20”whichneedstobequotedattimeofbookingBringing together theworld’s foremostexperts fromgovernment, armed forces, security services, lawenforce-ment, and academia, Counter Terror Expo is the only event to deliver a heavily researched, extremely relevant, anduniquelyhighlevelcentrepiececonference,alongsideextensivelearningthroughanissuespecificworkshopprogramme. CounterTerrorExpoissupportedbyaworld-beatingshowcaseexhibitionexposingtheverylatesttechnologyandtechniquesavailable,andisthegloballyrenownedeventattheverytopofthemustattendlistforcounterterrorismprofessionals;enablingthemtosharereal-lifeexperience,debatestrategies,brainstormissues,shapepolicy,anddefineeffectivecounterterrorismmeasures. • For full event information please visit www.counterterrorexpo.com

23A snapshot of disaster - NDRRMC situation report on the effects of typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), @ December 9, 2013 (6:00 am)

This is just to put into perspective, one event on the face of the globetouching millions, the effects lasting for some, a lifetime.

Casualties-5,924dead,27,022injured,1,779missing

Evacuation centres-Atotalof21,379families(103,604persons)arebeingservedinside386evacuationcen-ters.While832,278families(3,885,327persons)whoarenotinevacuationcenters,arealsobeingserved.

Damaged houses-Therearecurrently1,177,194houses(585,134totally/592,060partially)talliedintheaf-fected provinces.

Roads-Asof6:00p.m.,November13,allbridgesandroadsthatwerepreviouslyaffectedarenowpassable.

Airports-OperationsinTaclobanairportarestilllimited.AsofNovember13,allairportsunderCAAPcontrolare now operational.

Seaports-Atotalof16bargesarenowoperatingandtravellingfromMatnog,SorsogonPorttoAllen,NorthernSamar,whileseacrafttakingofffromBulanPort,SorsogontoAllen,NorthernSamararesolelyformercymis-sions

Cost of damages-Atotalof801,989,884.93USDworthofdamages(410,989,857.20USDtoinfrastructureand390,999,002.91USDtoagriculture)werereportedinRegionsIV-A,IV-B,V,VI,VII,VIII,andCaraga.

Power interruptions-127townsunrestored

Water supply

Palawan–Busuangatownproperisfunctional.Coronisimplementingarationingsystem.Capiz–MetroRoxasandMunicipalWaterDistrictshaveresumedservices,butwatersupplyremainslimitedAntique–40%ofmunicipalwaterdistrictsoperationalIloilo–70%ofmunicipalwaterdistrictsoperationalLeyte–supplyissufficientasof15November2013.22townsand3citieshaveaccesstowaterWesternSamar–7townsand1cityhaveaccesstowaterEasternSamar–11townshaveaccesstowater

Prepositioned and deployed assets

Atotalof35,381personnel,1,351vehicles,112seacraft,162aircraft,andotherassets/equipmentfromNa-tional and Local Agencies, Responders and Volunteer Organizations were deployed to strategic areas to facilitate response and relief operations.

Cost of assistance

Atotalof23,403,747.39USDworthofreliefassistancewasprovidedtoaffectedfamiliesinRegionsIV-A,IV-B,V,VI,VII,VII,X,XI,andCaraga:

Out thoughts go out to all those affected by and working to resolve this and all other life-changing crises around the globe

The Institute of Civil Protection and Emergency ManagementProposed Formation of an ICPEM Academic Interests Group

In beginning this short article I thought it would be helpful to set the scene and provide the background to the creation of an ICPEM Academic Interest Group within the Institute.

Background - There are a number of key drivers associated with the requirement for such a group; the primary driver being focused on meeting the stated aim of the Institute which is:

‘To bring together emergency professionals, academics and business, in order to provide an informed and influen-tial voice on all aspects of civil protection and emergency management’

Allied to the above are the following ICPEM strategic plan objectives, which in part underpin the Institute’s princi-pal aim:

• To advance education in the science or art of civil protection• To promote the highest standards of study and research into all aspects of emergencies and disasters• To promote, and assist in, the education and training of all members of the emergency management community

including the wider business continuity profession• To disseminate recognised research and information which could beneficially influence public and private

emergency management practices

Clearly, a strong academic theme flows through the ethos and business of the Institute and we have been consid-ering the best approach to assist us to successfully meet the academic challenges set by the Institute’s Aim and Objectives.

The next, and by no means insubstantial driver, presented itself on the 13th June 2013, when, in conjunction with the University College London, the Institute co-hosted the First Academic Conference on Teaching and Research in Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience.’ The aim of this event was to bring together representatives of the uni-versities in the UK and Europe that offered courses or conducted research relating to risks, hazards, disasters and resilience. The event was attended by 75 academics, together with some practitioners; forty-five universities in the United Kingdom were represented, along with 10 universities in Europe, and according to the organiser, Professor David Alexander, more than 100 people from 80 universities have expressed an interest in the future outcome.

The overall objectives for the Conference were as follows:-

• to improve communication and collaboration between UK higher education institutions that work in this field• to explore common ground in teaching and research on hazards, risks, disasters, safety, security, resilience and

kindred subjects, and• to investigate whether we can strengthen our mutual position by acquiring a common voice.

A post-conference report was produced by Professor Alexander, following the closure of the Conference, and Tony Moore kindly responded to the report on behalf of the Institute, a copy of which appeared in the last issue of Alert. Consequently, the Executive Council felt that it would have been helpful had there been a recognised group of Aca-demics within the Institute who could have been consulted on this issues.

The reasoning for the need for such a group lies with the foregoing, but also that fact that currently we have six ICPEM Fellows who are academic professors and a large number of members who are pursuing or have completed academic courses of learning in civil protection, emergency management and resilience and related fields. It is clear, therefore, that the Institute has a solid knowledgebase allowing it to offer academic opinion, direction and advice and, as such, can do much to help raise the academic profile of the aforementioned disciplines.

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Consequently, the Executive Council proposed that an Academic Interest Group be formed, comprising both academics and practitioners.

Current Position - To assist in moving the formation of an ICPEM Academic Interest Group forward, Gordon MacDonald has agreed to take the role of interim Chair and Gary Silver the role of group secretary. We have held an initial scoping meeting and considered the following topics, which we offer to members for comment:

Membership of the Group, (we anticipate ICPEM Academics, Practitioners and Pracademics)

Purpose of the Group:

• Firstly, should be to support the transfer of academic excellence into a product that the Practitioner not only understands and can utilise, but also has confidence in

• Secondary to that would be:• the review and production of academic papers on behalf of the Institute• the provision of an academic referee service for peer review of articles to be submitted to learned

journals• the provision of an academic referee service for members• the provision of academic input, content and accreditation of courses on behalf of the Institute • provide input into editorial advisory boards as required

• Means of Communication: through the Institute’s webmail and website, also Teleconference and or Video Con-ference.

• Meetings: Initially, we would not see this Group as having more than 2 formal face to face meetings in a year.

Before closing, I include a paragraph from Tony Moore’s report on the Academic Summit Meeting, mentioned above:

• Some within the Institute would prefer to see a smaller group of universities and other organisations form-ing, to quote from Professor Alexander’s report, a ‘collaborative group among academics with the intention of fostering a common identify for our field, promoting its aims and ideals” to which the Institute would add “providing an exchange of knowledge in order to improve operational effectiveness and efficiency in the field.’ The feeling amongst some Institute members is that this link between academia and practice in Europe will distinguish it from the aims of the ANDROID initiative.

• Others may envisage a much more ambitious role for the proposed group in terms of providing some intel-lectual leadership in the development of doctrine. Doctrine provides the foundation on which new operational procedures are developed, tested, applied, monitored, reviewed, and, in due course, revised. A systematic audit of the effectiveness of operational procedures feeds back into the review of doctrine (lessons learned), thus cre-ating a virtuous circle of (i) advanced thinking informing (ii) the development of improved operational proce-dures, leading to (iii) more effective operational capabilities, which, when applied in the field (iv) provides the information needed for advanced thinking.

In essence, for the Institute to achieve either or both of the aspirations above, it will need the good offices of its own academic group, which, formed by its own membership will provide the academic excellence sought by the discipline.

Therefore, and in summary, we now invite comment on further development and offers from the membership to join this exciting new group, which has the capability to provide a focused and organised academic input into the discipline. Gordon MacDonald

Members can contact Gordon MacDonald or Gary Silver using the links on the back cover

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President MajorGeneral(Rtd)TimCross,CBEHonFICPEMDeputy President TonyMoore,FICPEMPresidents Emeriti ProfessorEricDykes,HonFICPEM BillBlake,FICPEMFRCITFCILT(ChairofTrustees)

Chair-Brigadier(Rtd)JeffLittle,OBEMBACGIAFICPEMVice-Chair (External Affairs)-LesChapman,BEngMBACMarTechFIMarESTFICPEMAFNIVice-Chair (InternalAffairs-Designate)-GordonMacDonald,MScFICPEMGeneral Secretary(Designate)-GarySilverMScProfGCEFICPEMFEPSMIfLRegistrar & Assistant Treasurer - MalcolmParkerBSc(Hons)FICPEMTreasurer-AlanClark,FICPEM

Director of Communications & Webmaster-StephenElliott-Hunter,FRSAMInstLMFICPEMDirector of Training and Development -RogerGomm,QPMFCMIFInstLMFICPEMDirector of Recruitment & Professional Development - MikeLees,MScDipHEPPGCEFBCIFEPSFICPEMMIRMMIHMMIfLLibrarian & Archivist-JohnLawal,HonFICPEMMember Services-RichardCocks,SBStJMScFRSPHFICPEMMEPSAcademic Advisor -ProfessorDavidAlexander,BScPhDFRGSFGSFICPEMLegal Advisor-CharlotteWaters,FisherScogginsWatersLIPAlert Editor-DaveDowling,MEdBSc(Sons)MIFireEMCMIMICPEMTechOISH

Regional Representatives

International-LinaKolesnikova,MScMAPgDFICPEMRepublic of Ireland-IanPatrickMurphyCMIOSHFICPEMNQEMT/CFR-AOFA(I)CFR(I)N.CertSHWN.CertGTT NQEMTN.DipSHWW(1stHons)MScRCDMNorthern Ireland-AlanElwood,MICPEMScotland-DavidDalziel,QFSMMAFICPEMFInstLMWales-DonNorris,C.ChemMRSCDMSMCMICEMFICPEM

Contact ICPEM

Membership enquiries:-MalcolmParkerE:membership@icpem.netMedia enquiries:-E:pr@icpem.netAlert enquiries:-E:alert@icpem.net

Postal address:InstituteofCivilProtectionandEmergencyManagement,POBox16248,Birmingham,B309EJ,UK.

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The views or any information presented in any article contained within this edition of Communiqué do not necessarily representthoseoftheICPEMoraresupportedbytheinstitute.

Publicationdoesnotentitletheauthorofanycontributionorphotographtoafeeunlesspreviouslyarranged

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