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Debriefing anDebriefing anEmergency Control GroupEmergency Control Group
August 20, 20099 Ontario Tornados
• 11 year old boy killed and several other children injured at a day camp
• Destroyed multiple buildings and homes
• Power lines down across the region
• Cell phone system out of service
• Fire paging system failed
• One reporter town overwhelmed by media
• State of emergency declared which lasted several days
• EMO present every day for more than two weeks
• Premier arrived for a media tour
• Mayor called for a debriefing
• Morning session for municipal and emergency services
• Afternoon session added local agencies– Hospital– Police Dispatch – Conservation Authority– Volunteer coordinators
• Established the purpose of the debriefing– Improve the municipality’s capabilities in
responding to future emergencies
• Not critical incident stress debriefing
• Pre-questions to consider
• Was the municipal emergency plan in place appropriate / adequate?
• Was there an annual table top exercises?
• Was there any pre-warning / advanced notification? If so, how was it received and shared within the group?
• Who made the decision to call the Emergency Control Group together? How was the decision communicated to the ECG team members?
• How effective was the communication between the site Incident Manager(s) and the Emergency Control Group? What back up communications are in place?
• Was there a business cycle established?
• Was the ECG prepared to deal with the media? Was the message coordinated between agencies?
• Was the Emergency Operations Centre adequate for the purpose?
• If this was a prolonged incident requiring 24 hour staffing over several days (e.g. ice storm of 1998) how would the ECG operate?
• What was one key lesson you learned from the experience?
• Rules– Highlight the successes– Identify challenges but never pointing out
individuals– Constructive comments only
• Engaging the group – ask questions
• Everyone had opportunity to speak
• Chronological stories
• Who, Where, What, When, Why, How
• Focused on IMS functions– Incident Manager
– Operations
– Planning
– Logistics
– Finance / Administration
– Safety
– Public Information
– Liaison and inter-agency communications
• Report looked at:– Initial actions – ECG notification, information flow– Initial EOC operations– EOC functionality (room, equipment, power, etc.)– IMS Functions– Volunteerism– Training– Recommendations
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