Decision Centre Emergency Management - VILT
A Decision Centre is the location where information is assembled and where strategic, operational and tactical decisions are made. The primary function of a common space for decision-making is to facilitate the gathering and sharing of information among responders and management.
Description
Decision Centers are functionally responsible for entities have jurisdictional or legislated decision-making authority, they may take the form of: Incident Command Posts, Area Command Posts, Service/Departmental/Agency Command Centers or an Emergency Operations Centre.
In any complex organization, it is critical that emergency management and response personnel understand how to communicate and share information efficiently across the organization in order to effectively manage situations and maintain public confidence. The purpose of decision centers is to provide the overarching facility with structure that brings all elements of situation management and response together.
Target Audience:
• Members of emergency management and health/safety program committees
• Emergency Management Managers, Coordinators, Administrators and Responders
• Personnel responsible for developing, maintaining and implementing emergency management or response within their organization (for example: Emergency Services, Private and Public Sectors, Indigenous, Governmental and Non-Governmental Organizations, etc.)
• Incident Commanders, Operations, Planning and Logistics Section Chiefs
Certification
Examination requiring 75% for award of Certificate of Completion
Prerequisites
Recommended pre-requisites are: Basic Incident Management/Command Centre Level 200 or Incident Management/Command System: Incident Action Planning Course