The New Zealand Coordinated Incident

Management System (CIMS)

An Introduction

CIMS

• A structure to manage emergency incidents

• Defines rules for the organisation involved

Key components of Emergency Management

• Reduction• Readiness• Response• Recovery

Where can CIMS be used?

Planned events Unplanned events

Official visits Road accidents

Concerts Natural disasters

Sports events Search and rescue

CIMS focuses on where organisations meet

CIMS Principles

• Common terminology• Modular organisation• Communications• Incident Action Plans• Span of control• Incident facilities• Resource management

Lead Agency

• Authority for control• Determined by

statuteagency protocolsagreements

Lead Agency Examples

Incident Lead AgencyHouse Fire NZ Fire ServiceEarthquake Ministry of Civil Defence/

Civil Defence Emergency Management Group

Civil Disturbance

New Zealand Police

Marine Pollution Maritime New ZealandRural fire Rural Fire Authority

Support Agency

• Contributing services or resources to a lead agency

Command, Control and Coordination

Four Key Components

• Control• Planning / intelligence• Operations• Logistics

The foundation on which CIMS is built

Incident Management Diagram

Responsibilities of the IC

• Assume control• Establish ICP• Protect life and property• Establish CIMS structure• Appoint, brief, and task staff• Initiate IAP planning cycle• Liaise with outside organisations

Operations

• Manage operational activities• Provide input to the IAP• Set the operational structure• Identify resources• Implement IAP

Planning / Intelligence

• Gather and disseminate information

• Analyse incident data• Identify resource requirements• Prepare IAP• Maintain resource status and

location

Logistics

Provide and maintain:• Personnel• Materials• Facilities• Services

Incident Facilities

Incident Action Plan

• Management structure• Objectives, strategies and tasks • Critical elements• Communication and information

flow• Safety plan

Outlines objectives and management of incident and describes:

Multi-Incident Response

Advantages of CIMS

• Common incident management structure

• Systematic information management

• Standardised key management principles