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ICPEM Annual Conference 2014 ICPEM Academic Interests Group The Australia Disaster Management Platform Organisational Resilience BS65000 New Scotland representative - David Dalziel Seeking nominations - ICPEM Award of Excellence 2014

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2 The Presidents Message You may remember that last year I commented on having spoken at a Disaster Management 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 became 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 NATOled 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, coordinating 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.

3 ICPEM presentation to high-level Chinese delegation On 18th November, a presentation was made by the ICPEM to a visiting delegation representing The Office of Civil Air Defence, Hubei Province, China. Xu Xiaojin, Vice Director, The Office Of Civil Air Defense Of Hubei Province Chen Wen, Researcher, The Office Of Civil Air Defense Of Hubei Province Chen Suzhen, Deputy Director General, Hubei provincial organs of peoples Air Defense Office Xiao Hongjuan, Director, The Office Of Civil Air Defense Of Huanggang Cheng Guanjin, Deputy Director, The Office Of Civil Air Defense Of Jingzhou Stephen Elliott-Hunter, ICPEM Director of Communications, and ICPEM Member, Graham HillHowgate made presentations covering the institute, UK resilience arrangements, the National Resilience Capabilities Programme, Joint Emergency

Services Interoperability Programme and the fire services National Resilience programme. The presentations, which took place overlooking The Tower of London, were concluded by the presentation to each delegate of a certificate marking the event, and an ICPEM CD-ROM containing the presentations and a very wide selection of publicly available documentation and other material covering all aspects of UK resilience, planning, preparations and information.

Stephen Elliott-Hunter presents Vice Director Xu with his certificate and CD

4 A view from the Chair I am certain that we have all sat at home on a wet, cold winters evening and watched a second rate disaster movie being screened on the television. Such feature films tend to involve a lone but visionary scientist who can see a cause and effect pattern emerging across the globe with he or she fighting against a highly sceptical establishment who will not take any action until it is too late. He or she is normally, in addition, facing a deadly problem in their local area to add some additional drama to the plot. The effects may range from devastating earthquakes to tsunamis and fire-storms through to electrical storms in the atmosphere. I sometimes feel that watching News 24 is becoming more and more like watching one of those B movies. This year we have already seen wild fires blazing out of control and destroying acres of woodland in both Australia and the United States. I spent a weekend stranded on Bryher in the Scilly Isles after the ferry services were suspended for 2 days following a Met Office alert for high winds and storms which locals explained had only happened twice in the past 30 years. The body count in the Philippines is grew and grew as Super Typhoon Haiyan savaged the region. Many thousands lost their homes and the typhoon moved off towards Vietnam and threatened other coastal regions around the South China Sea. 13 high intensity tropical storms had already been recorded in the Western Pacific by then and it was still very early in the season. Haiyan was off the scale when compared with previous such storm events. Those who deny climate change must now be marginalised and the real threat firmly acknowledged. It is disappointing that scientists are unable to present a clear view of the situation and create a united front. The press does not help by sensationalising the news. The public are confused. But the evidence is now there for all to see and the situation will get worse as time goes on. As to the man-made threat, the Westgate shopping mall incident in Nairobi was surely a wake-up call as to the threat we now face from the Al Shabab group. I am sure that there will be much analysis and many lessons to be learned from the Kenyan episode which illustrated the difficulty in dealing with such an attack in terms of concentrating sufficient firepower quickly enough to take the momentum out of such tactics. Just as it appeared that Al Qaeda had been successfully decapitated over the past few years, this new group emerges and seems to be growing. We are in an era of volatility, uncertainty, chaos and ambiguity (VUCA). The emergency planning profession, its skills and expertise will be in demand over the coming years and I am concerned that austerity measures have already weakened our national resilience capabilities. No doubt our 2014 conference will have much to say on this issue. 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 UKs 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 management 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.

New Scotland Representative - David Dalziel QFSM MA FICPEM FInstLM David retired as the Chief Officer of Grampian Fire and Rescue Service in July 2013 after 8 years in that role. He held a number of senior appointments in Strathclyde and Grampian and was Chair of the Chief Fire Officers Association Scotland and a member of the Ministerial Advisory group on fire and rescue matters as well as being the professional advisor to The Scottish Fire Conveners Forum and local government. He was vice chair of Grampians Strategic Coordinating Group and chaired their 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 Fire Service Medal in 2004 for his contribution to international training, incident command and firefighter safety. He has a Masters degree in management and is an Associate Lecturer at the Cabinet Office Emergency Planning College. In addition to his regional role in the Institute, David is the UK Chair of the Blue Light Special Interests Group of the ICPEM. Lets 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 Worldwide To foster international communication and cooperation in all aspects of civil protection and emergency management To promote the highest standards of study and research into all aspects of emergencies and disasters

6 Membership matters I A special plea is made for members to keep their contact details and preferences up to date. We make every effort to keep records accurate, to ensure that members receive all relevant communications. Email and the website will be the main means of getting information to members, so it is vital that email addresses are spot on. You can download an update form from the website under the Membership tab. Membership matters II Subcriptions are the life-blood of the institute and they can be paid by; Standing Order Direct Debit PayPal Cheque Bank transfer

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Membership matters - III PLEASE NOTE - LINKS TO THE MEMBERS AREA OF THE ICPEM WEBSITE WILL ONLY WORK IF YOU ARE LOGGED IN - Please contact the webmaster if you do not have a user name and password Membership matters - IV Members are able to have an @icpem.net email address if they think it might be useful. Just send a request to the webmaster Membership matters V Have a think about this.. Join the ICPEM and save money! If you join the ICPEM, as a Member, it will cost 50. This membership will result in you qualifying for a 20% discount, for example, off delegate fees for the 2014 Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience Europe conference. So, you could benefit from a years 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

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7 To mark Remembrance Day this year, the Institute of Civil Protection and Emergency Management (ICPEM), joined with two other organisations, by having a cross placed in the Field of Remembrance, near Westminster Abbey. The involvement of the ICPEM in this event continues the tradition begun many years ago, by the Institute of Civil Defence and Disaster Studies (ICDDS). The ICPEM was formed with the merger between the ICDDS, and the Institute of Emergency Management. The Field of Remembrance is a memorial garden organised annually by The Royal British Legion. For several days before and after Remembrance Sunday, the lawn of St. Margaret's Church, Westminister, London. UK, is marked out with 250 plots for military and allied organisations, to place a wooden token of remembrance in the ground. The lawn is situated between Westminster Abbey and the Houses of Parliament. The plot remembers the nearly 7,000 civil defenders who died during World War 2, the 1,900,000 who served in the nations armed forces during that conflict as well as those who served in the Civil Defence Corps and the Auxillary Fire Service between 1949 and 1968. It also recalls the service of those who are involved in Civil Protection, for the benefit of their communities, to this day, under a wide variety of names. Tokens of remembrance representing the ICPEM, Civil Defence Association and Civil Aid were placed in the plot by Sir Neil Thorne, OBE, TD, DL, Hon. FICPEM. Sir Neil was a president of the ICDDS and is now an Honorary Fellow of the ICPEM. The badge of the Institute of Civil Defence (ICD), was again incorporated as that organisation had kept the flame of involvement going for very many years (the ICD name was later changed to the ICDDS).' (Report by John Lawal Hon. FICPEM. Photograph courtesy Christine John)

8 ICPEM Visit to the Metropolitan Police Service Specialist Training Centre (MPSSTC) On the evening of Thursday, 12th September 2013, 11 members of the institute and one guest visited the Metropolitan Police Service Specialist Training Centre (MPSSTC) at Gravesend, Kent, UK. Here, police officers are given training every year in public order control measures and riot containment. The group was hosted by PC Kerry OConnor, whose explanations were fulsome, entertaining and, above all, thoroughly enlightening. We began with a briefing and dinner in the MPS canteen and then had the chance to examine some of the equipment used in public order incidents, including a CS gas launching rifle and an armoured personnel carrier. We were particularly impressed by a demonstration of the Taser and an description of exactly how it functions and under what circumstances it is used. The MPSSTC has a shooting range, but we were not allowed to go in, as, at the time of our visit, officers were energetically practising with a range of firearms. The group then progressed to the outside environment, where the centre has a reconstruction of an urban street in order to practice crowd control and anti-riot tactics. We witnessed a street corner demonstration that rapidly became ugly and descended into three separate riots, which officers in riot gear ably contained. The training session lit up the night time gloom with the flames of petrol bombs as the riot squads performed amid a hail of missiles and the sound of swearing and breaking glass. We were particularly impressed when a Molotov cocktail, hurled at the line of policemen, missed its target and set fire to the roof of the training centre. A nimble policeman rapidly scaled the heights and put the flames out before any damage could be done. Officers also receive practical training in how to ensure that the petrol bombs do not set fire to their clothes. We also visited the mock-ups of a London Underground station and a sports stadium that the MPS has created at Gravesend. The former helps officers to learn how to contain unruly behaviour on the platform and in trains, 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.

The demonstrations that we witnessed showed us very clearly that Londons police are skilled in their public disorder containment tactics and are instructed in how to defuse tension. They also showed that the police are the best rioters. Trained officers produced the disorder with the same professionalism that their colleagues used to dispel it! On a darker note, the opportunity to chat to officers during a tea-break between riots revealed to us that morale is currently not good in the Metropolitan Police Service. We left the MPSSTC with a sense that we had gained a valuable insight into policing tactics at times of public tension and disorder in London. We are grateful to the MPS for having allowed us to visit their training centre, to PC OConnor for his good humour, insights and dedication, and to his colleagues for having accepted our presence so readily. We also thank John Lawal for meticulously organising the visit and ensuring that it went smoothly, which it certainly did. Report and photographs by David Alexander FICPEM Please note: More visits are being arranged for members and guests. Contact John.Lawal@icpem.net Paradoxes & Perceptions Four essays on disaster by Professor David Alexander David Alexander is Professor in the Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction at University College London. He is also a Founding Fellow of the ICPEM and our Academic Advisor. The essays represent his experience of more than thirty years studying disasters and are both interesting and accessible. We hope that you find them useful. David Alexander was formerly Chief Senior Scientist at the Global Risk Forum in Davos, Switzerland (2011-2), Ministerial Contract Professor at the University of Florence in Italy (2005-11) and Professor of Geography at the University of Massachusetts (1981-2002). He is the author of several books, including "Natural Disasters", "Confronting Catastrophe" and "Principles of Emergency Planning and Management". He is Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction and co-editor of 'Disasters'. He teaches emergency planning and management and has research interests in this field and in earthquake epidemiology. Click the cover to download the essays

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

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11 ICPEM Annual Conference 2014 Routes to Business and Community Resilience: Enhancing the National Security Agenda Conference Chair: Richard Gordon, MBE, MA, Director of the Disaster Management Centre, Bournemouth University 0845 Registration 0930 Opening address by the Conference Chair 0945 1st session An international perspective TBC A Dutch perspective on enhancing business and community resilience. 1100 1130 Alastair McAslan, OBE, FCPEM Director, Strathfillan Consultancy, previously Director of Torrens Resilience Inst., Adelaide, Australia. An Australian perspective on enhancing business and community resilience. Coffee 2nd session UK approach to resilience and the threat from global terrorism Dennis Coutts, MBE, MA (Invited) Director of Training and Resilience, Serco, at the Emergency Planning College. Government approach to training for resilience. Sir David Veness, CBE, QPM, MA (Invited) Honorary Professor of International Relations at the University of St. Andrews. The enduring threat from global terrorism. Lunch 3rd session specific threats Galatas Ioannis, MD, MA (Editor-in-Chief, CBRNE-Terrorism Newsletter. CBRNE hardening or soft targets airports, shopping malls and luxury hotels. Dr Dinos Kerrigan-Kyrou, BA, PhD, Dartmouth Strategic Studies Group. Threats to the critical infrastructure. Tea 4th session roles of business and academia Jeff Little, OBE, MBA, CGIA, FSyl, FICPEM Former CEO, National Security Inspectorate, UK The role of business in enhancing the national security agenda. Professor David Alexander, PhD, FICPEM Professor of risk and disaster reduction at University College London. An academic perspective on enhancing business and community resilience.

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1630 Concluding remarks by the Conference Chair 1645 Close (CPD certificates will be available)

12 The Australia Disaster Management Platform (ADMP) 2013 The University of Melbourne and IBM are collaborating on developing completely new IT technologies that represents a step-change in the worlds ability to manage disasters, save lives and protect communities. This innovative, integrated, open-standards based whole-systems disaster-management platform is a major undertaking which partners will design and implement in stages over the next few years. The platform will enable all those involved in the planning for, responses to and the recovery from multi-hazard disasters (including communities) to make swift, effective decisions, based on comprehensive, accurate, real-time information. The concept of the platform is central to the ADMP as it will draw on vast amounts of geo-spatial and infrastructure information from multiple data sets (including many sets already in existence), bring these together, 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. This practical information will then be communicated at appropriate levels of detail, to the wide spectrum of people involved making emergency decisions from the central coordinating agencies who are charged with directing activities, to on-ground emergency services personnel, through to the local community members trying to decide whether to evacuate or not and if so how. The ADMP is also a collaboration platform. It will leverage the significant related expertise in the University of Melbourne and IBM Research Australia. There are many other groups around Australia and the globe also researching and designing disaster-management IT tools, (often in isolation), so the ADMP will become a platform that enables quality, disaster-management innovators to plug in and be part of an open-standards based system of systems, not unlike the way in which an iPad enables myriad apps to connect and interact. In the initial stages, the researchers will undertake a pilot that utilises the buildings and related information of selected urban Melbourne areas. The researchers will develop compelling proofs of concepts by studying how to provide decision-support that facilitates speedy and efficient evacuation during emergency situations. Full information on this project can be found here, at http://admp.org.au/

The ADMP, a multi-hazard platform to support preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation to assist people in making decisions related to disaster management.

13 Capability & delivery layers to be developed in the Australian Disaster Management Platform Organisational Resilience BS65000 ICPEM member and Northern Ireland representative Alan Elwood has been coopted onto the BSI Committee considering Organisational Resilience. He joins the committee with colleague Rupert Johnston, also of Risk and Resilience Ltd. This is an interesting advancement in the field and it is great that the institute has people at the core of this development in standards and guidance. The concept of resilience is one that many people and organisations talk about and the trend now seems to be one of giving people and teams titles with the word in it. It is perhaps unclear what that term actually means in a doctrinal sense and even less so in a practical sense so this attempt to resolve these issues is to be welcomed. With various other standards already in place (ISO 22301 Business Continuity Management, ISO 31000 Risk Management etc) and more on their way (BS11200 Crisis Management) perhaps one of the key questions to be answered through resilience is how these should be integrated. Alan is keen to hear the views of any institute members so if you have some thoughts contact him on alan.elwood@ icpem.net

3D Visualisation and Interaction Provides unprecedented situational awareness to decision makers, responders and the public about the evolution of a disaster, the response and the decision processes. Optimisation and Decision Support Enhances the cognitive abilities of decision makers and responders by taking a holistic view of disasters that integrates strategic, tactical, and operational response, as well as recovery (ultimate objective). Simulation and Forecasting Provides visibility of potential future scenarios, achieving appropriate compromises between speed and accuracy. Behavioural Modelling Builds understanding of how communities, responders and decison-makers react in emergencies to inform the optimisation algorithms. Data Acquisition and Fusion Handles data management, including the aggregation and fusion of information coming from multiple, heterogeneous sources. Sensing and Monitoring Collects information and monitors situations in the field. Infrastructure & Geospatial Modelling Brings together data on Australias infrastructures including electrical and transportation networks, land (forests /rivers), and cities (including buildings and occupancies) in an integrated set of maps.

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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 creation of single police and fire services that came into effect from April 1st 2013 SCGs have now been replaced by 3 Regional Resilience Partnerships [RRP] covering the North, East and West of Scotland respectively. The new RRPs are coterminous with the command areas formed under the single national police force, Police Scotland and the national fire and rescue service. Each Regional Resilience Partnership includes a number of Local Resilience Partnerships, 13 in total across Scotland. The new arrangements, including the recently created national police and fire services in Scotland, received their first major test dealing with the tragic police helicopter crash in Glasgow on the 31st October 2103 where nine people lost their lives and many received serious injuries. An article on that incident will appear in the Spring 2014 edition of Alert. The East of Scotland Regional Resilience Partnership covers the former Central Scotland, Fife, Lothian & Borders area. The Emergency Planning College has arranged a webinar (that is planned for February 20th 2014) to provide much more detail on the new Scottish Resilience arrangements.

Visit the UK Emergency Planning College website here for more details. You can access the Ready Scotland website here The West of Scotland Regional Resilience Partnership covers the former Strathclyde and Dumfries and Galloway area.

The North of Scotland Regional Resilience Partnership covers the former Highlands & Islands, Grampian and Tayside areas.

15 Welcome to new members and fellows of the institute since the last edition (at 4/12/13) We would like to welcome all our new members, in particular those setting out on their studies which hope will lead to a long and successful career in the wider resilience world. Admissions Emmanuel Nouton Harry Griffiths Jocelyn Dunne Emmanuel Danquah Rebecca Lewis Brittany Pummell Philip Muthoni Baptiste Auriol Jean Ozenne Christopher McFaul Asley Pueschel Ruth McManus Jacon Watson Henry LLewellin Douglas Danda Patronella Nyamunokora Kai Gatkouth Daniel Perkins Roberto Demidio Cass Flack-Dalziel Jamie Hogg Alan Heaton George Charlton Dr. Nibedita Ray-Bennett Paul Stanford Stuart Cornish David Dalziel Wolverhampton University Advancements Chris Shaw Jim Maltby Dr. Mike Rennie to Member to Fellow to Fellow Grade Student Student Student Student Student Student Student Student Student Student Student Student Student Student Student Student Student Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Fellow Corporate BSc - Disaster Man. & Emerg. Planning/BSc Int. Disaster Management BSc - Disaster Man. & Emerg. Planning/BSc Int. Disaster Management BSc - Disaster Man. & Emerg. Planning/BSc Int. Disaster Management BSc - Disaster Man. & Emerg. Planning/BSc Int. Disaster Management BSc - Disaster Man. & Emerg. Planning/BSc Int. Disaster Management BSc - Disaster Man. & Emerg. Planning/BSc Int. Disaster Management BSc - Disaster Man. & Emerg. Planning/BSc Int. Disaster Management BSc - Disaster Man. & Emerg. Planning/BSc Int. Disaster Management BSc - Disaster Man. & Emerg. Planning/BSc Int. Disaster Management BSc - Disaster Man. & Emerg. Planning/BSc Int. Disaster Management BSc - Disaster Man. & Emerg. Planning/BSc Int. Disaster Management BSc - Disaster Man. & Emerg. Planning/BSc Int. Disaster Management BSc - Disaster Man. & Emerg. Planning/BSc Int. Disaster Management BSc - Disaster Man. & Emerg. Planning/BSc Int. Disaster Management BSc - Disaster Man. & Emerg. Planning/BSc Int. Disaster Management BSc - Disaster Man. & Emerg. Planning/BSc Int. Disaster Management Civ. Safety & Security Inst. Lifelong Learning (University of Leicester) Fingerprint Trg & Development Manager, Metropolitan Police Service Safety, Health & Environmental Manager, Gateshead Housing Grp Manager- Response & Resilience, Scottish Fire & Rescue Service Force EPO, Surrey Police Inspector EPU, Metropolitan Police Service Senior EM Planner, Sellafield Lecturer in Risk Management, University of Leicester Senior Civil Contingencies Officer, Brighton & Hove Council Head of Emergency Preparedness Unit, Metropolitan Police Service Retired Chief Fire Officer / Associate Lecturer at the Emergency Planning College, UK

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16 The Institutes Award of Excellence 2014 Now is the time to consider nomination(s) for the Institutes Annual Award of Excellence 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. Nominations can be considered on a wide range of contributions in the United Kingdom or internationally including; Promoting study and research Active operations Promoting education and training Displaying the highest standards of professional practice or development Promoting public safety and protection of lives The development of professional emergency management The facilitation of the interchange of ideas regarding the theory and practice of emergency management The development and/or delivery of vocational and academic courses at under and post-graduate level Nominators and nominees do not need to be current members of the Institute. Full details for nominations, can be found here on the Institutes website and must be submitted for consideration by the Award Committee by 1st March 2014

17 High award for civil protection head On September 26, a Swiss delegation headed by Mr. Willi Scholl, Director of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Population, paid a working visit to the ICDO Secretary-General to discuss current and future cooperation. On this occasion, Mr. Scholl was made 'Knight of the International Order of Civil Defence'.

The International Civil Defence Organisation (ICDO) is an intergovernmental organisation which objective is to contribute to the development by States of structures ensuring the protection and assistance of population and safeguarding property and the environment from natural or man-made disasters. It has existed since 1972.

The ICPEM is an affiliate member of The ICDO You can find out more about the ICDO here

(all images in this article Copyright 2013 ICDO)

Live global emergency event monitoring The Hungarian National Association of Radio Distress-Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE) operates 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. All events processed by RSOE EDIS are displayed near real time - for the sake of international compatibility - according to the CAP protocol on a secure website. To ensure clear transparency all events are categorized separately by CAP directory (e.g. earthquake, fire, flood, landslide, nuclear event, tornado, volcano). This is an unrivalled resource for those wishing to understand the global perspective, but which can also be used for localised information, updates and situational awareness. Click the image to find out more

18 Editors note Communiqu 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 emergency professionals, academics and business, in order to provide an informed and influential voice on all aspects of civil protection and emergency management, and to be an independent and collaborating forum from which emergency professionals, academics and business will collectively champion civil protection and emergency management. Sounds very grand, but in principle is very simple; network, collaborate, share and speak with authority and influence. No-one has all the answers, but together we can work better, change more, influence more and ultimately protect and save more lives and property. We hope that all readers will consider submitting articles for both Communiqu, the newsletter of the institute and Alert, its bi-annual journal Observations or suggestions regarding any aspect of our communication streams will be appreciated. Just contact the Director of Communications at pr@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 nationally and internationally and academic articles are peer reviewed, following a double blind refereeing process. The Journal has been facilitating discussion and scholarly debate since 1985 and its pages have featured extensive analysis, considered views, lessons learned and insights into current and future issues. The AJEM has been instrumental in documenting and tracking trends in emergency management and provides access to information and knowledge for the research and practitioner communities. The Journal is scholarly yet practical and each edition has a balance of academic and practitioner papers as well as commentary on the diverse topics in emergency management. AJEM is available free to subscribers in PDF and HTML versions. To find out more about the AJEM, click here 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 and we extend our activity with Facebook and Twitter. You can find out more by clicking on the logo

19 Membership policy changes Joining the ICPEM gives members the opportunity to network with experienced practitioners & academics in the fields of civil protection, emergency management, resilience & associated disciplines. The Institute aims to keep members informed of news & events through various media, including its journal, Alert, and newsletter, Communiqu, occasional specialist research papers, the web site, special interest groups & conferences. All membership applications are individually assessed by or on behalf of the Executive Council. With four grades of membership, a fee structure aimed at serving the interests of members, and promoting early career engagement, the Institute benefits from the involvement of a wide range of practitioners and academics, and strong links to academia. Members are encouraged to submit articles for publication in Alert, the Institute journal . Student Free membership is available to Student Members who must be no less than 18 years old and have not attained the age of 21, and are undertaking full or part-time educational study within emergency management or related domains at the under or post-graduate level. Associate Associate Members shall have attained the age of 21 years and, whilst not possessing the qualifications or experience to attain the grade of Member, must be studying, practicing or professionals in the emergency planning or disaster management disciplines or have a direct interest in the objectives of the Institute. Associates are entitled to use the post-nominal designation AICPEM. Member Member grade is for those practising or professionals in the emergency planning or disaster management disciplines. Members are entitled to use the post-nominal designation MICPEM. Fellow Fellows may be appointed subject to reaching the age of 25 and; having been a Member of the Institute for one year and whose experience and background are such that the Executive Council considers such an individual warrants the appointment of Fellow; or whom the Executive Council considers should be admitted in this grade given their background and experience. Fellows are entitled to use the post-nominal designation FICPEM. If you would like to know more about joining the ICPEM, membership grades, advancement or Corporate Membership, please visit the membership page by clicking the button

20 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 Yorkshire in the year 2000. Since then it has become one of the largest voluntary air observation organizations in Europe with over 200 members and over 70 aircraft belonging to operational units in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. As the organization grew in size it became the equivalent of the USAF Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol, commonly referred to as the US Civil Air Patrol. The two organizations now keep in regular contact and exchange ideas to enhance operational effectiveness. The Mission is To promote for the benefit of the public, and the preservation and protection of people and property, the use of aerial observation over land and water to identify situations where people and property are at risk and then reporting such incidents to and working with the statutory emergency services and other such bodies as deemed appropriate. The Civil Air Patrol is financed entirely from membership subscriptions and charitable donations. Expenditure is kept to an absolute minimum and is largely restricted to essential administration and insurance fees. Any surpluses are used to pay for essential equipment such as cameras, satellite navigation receivers and safety equipment. Cost sharing between members flying the same aircraft is encouraged. An application to gain an exception to the Air Navigation Order (ANO) to permit members to be reimbursed for the cost of their fuel, the same exception that permits a businessman to be reimbursed by his employer for using his aircraft for business travel, is under consideration. Operational experience and the development of new ideas are shared with other, similar organizations such as Channel Islands Airsearch, the Swedish Volunteer Air Corps and, further afield, the US Civil Air Patrol and the Canadian Civil Air Search and Rescue Association. In the United Kingdom the Civil Air Patrol has no connections and is not associated in any way with a group called Air Search and a second group called Highland Air Search. The UK Civil Air Patrol is entirely voluntary with pilots and observers providing their time and their aircraft free of charge. Although it is not yet recognized as an emergency service it is available to the emergency services to provide an air search capability when other air assets, military and police, are not available. The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is also available to the local government civil contingencies unit, the Environment Agency and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency to assist in the response to natural disasters such as significant flooding. As an independent organization the Civil Air Patrol cannot be placed under the control of any other organization. The final decision to embark on a simple air observation flight or, if qualified, to respond to a request for specific airborne assistance rests with the individual pilot. Once authorised by the UCP the pilot must decide if the aircraft is serviceable, the weather within limits for the aircraft the pilots personal skills and if they are, in all respects, fit to fly. Although the CAP cannot be tasked by other agencies such as the police and Her Majestys Coastguard it looks to these agencies for coordination so that, where possible, the aircraft is in the right place at the right time and, more importantly, there is no conflict with any other aircraft taking part in the same operation.

21 We are a friendly group of volunteers that have a depot in the market town of Aylsham, in Norfolk, UK. We meet regularly every Saturday morning to work on the equipment or on an event that is already booked into our diary. At any time the pager could sound and we will respond to the emergency as required. The Civil Protection Volunteers were formed in the mid 1980s with roots in the Civil Defence, Royal Observer Corps, set up to help the local community out in the event of nuclear attack and were trained in the art of make do, self sufficiency, radiation observation and what to do after the bomb, but with the changing political map in Europe and America more emphasis was put on Civil Protection in times of Natural Disaster so we as a group have had to change the roles we carry out for the Emergency Services and Local Government. With the introduction of the Civil Contingencies Act we again had to modify our thinking to ensure that we helped comply with the volunteer roles laid down by Central Government and so we continue to change whilst the needs change. Our main tasks are for the District Councils of North Norfolk and Broadland although this is under review so this could see more change The first depot was opened in 1986 at Frettenham with a second Depot being established in North Walsham a few years later. These were amalgamated in 1999 with a move that saw us establishing the existing unit in Aylsham. Originally the volunteers were managed by the Emergency Planning Officer for Broadland and North Norfolk Councils but just over four years ago the status of the group changed and we now are managed by a committee of the volunteers

Lowland Rescue provides Search & Rescue support to the emergency services alongside Mountain Rescue, Cave Rescue, RNLI and others. Lowland Rescue teams work From Hill to High Water in over 30 counties of the UK (and all of Northern Ireland). Our mandate is identical to the better-known Mountain Rescue, and the two bodies work closely. They both search for, and bring to safety, anyone in need of help. Lowland Rescue teams are set up for individual Police services, but because of common training and expertise can work together on large-scale or cross-border searches without a problem. Teams vary, but as well as foot-team search specialists, many teams have Search Dogs, medical response units, water rescue teams, mountain bike and boat search crews and close affiliations with other response agencies such as 4x4 Response, St John Ambulance and Red Cross. ALSAR (The Association of Lowland Search & Rescue), which is the body coordinating the individual Lowland Rescue teams, is a member of the UKSAR Operators Group and are reciprocal associate members of Mountain Rescue England & Wales.

22 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. Todays modern economies and improving living standards rely more and more on the development and security of a countrys critical infrastructure. However, how would a country stand should there be an attack, from natural or 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, integrating 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 is seen by the terrorist as a soft target, that is, maximum effect with minimal chance of interdiction. The potential effects in terms of damage, the hugely detrimental economic impact, disruption of normal daily life and resulting publicity, can far outweigh the terrorist organisations commitment in both manpower and risk. Man made and natural disasters such as industrial accidents, earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, storms, pandemics, solar flares and volcanic ash clouds pose an even greater danger to civil society. The European Commission has adopted a communication on Critical Infrastructure Protection in the fight against terrorism, enhancing European prevention, preparedness and response in the event of terrorist attacks involving critical infrastructures. The European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection (EPCIP) considers measures that will enhance the level of protection of infrastructure against external threats, with the Operator Security Plan for all infrastructures designated as European critical. The full site can be found here ICPEM 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 demanding and complex role of delivering a robust defence against the threat posed from international terrorism. ICPEM members qualify for a 20% discount using the code CTD20 which needs to be quoted at time of booking Bringing together the worlds foremost experts from government, armed forces, security services, law enforcement, and academia, Counter Terror Expo is the only event to deliver a heavily researched, extremely relevant, and uniquely high level centrepiece conference, alongside extensive learning through an issue specific workshop programme. Counter Terror Expo is supported by a world-beating showcase exhibition exposing the very latest technology and techniques available, and is the globally renowned event at the very top of the must attend list for counter terrorism professionals; enabling them to share real-life experience, debate strategies, brainstorm issues, shape policy, and define effective counter terrorism measures. For full event information please visit www.counterterrorexpo.com

23 A 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 globe touching millions, the effects lasting for some, a lifetime. Casualties - 5,924 dead, 27,022 injured, 1,779 missing Evacuation centres - A total of 21,379 families (103,604 persons) are being served inside 386 evacuation centers. While 832,278 families (3,885,327 persons) who are not in evacuation centers, are also being served. Damaged houses - There are currently 1,177,194 houses (585,134 totally / 592,060 partially) tallied in the affected provinces. Roads - As of 6:00 p.m., November 13, all bridges and roads that were previously affected are now passable. Airports - Operations in Tacloban airport are still limited. As of November 13, all airports under CAAP control are now operational. Seaports - A total of 16 barges are now operating and travelling from Matnog, Sorsogon Port to Allen, Northern Samar, while seacraft taking off from Bulan Port, Sorsogon to Allen, Northern Samar are solely for mercy missions Cost of damages - A total of 801,989,884.93 USD worth of damages (410,989,857.20 USD to infrastructure and 390,999,002.91 USD to agriculture) were reported in Regions IV-A, IV-B, V, VI, VII, VIII, and Caraga. Power interruptions - 127 towns unrestored Water supply Palawan Busuanga town proper is functional. Coron is implementing a rationing system. Capiz Metro Roxas and Municipal Water Districts have resumed services, but water supply remains limited Antique 40% of municipal water districts operational Iloilo 70% of municipal water districts operational Leyte supply is sufficient as of 15 November 2013. 22 towns and 3 cities have access to water Western Samar 7 towns and 1 city have access to water Eastern Samar 11 towns have access to water Prepositioned and deployed assets A total of 35,381 personnel, 1,351 vehicles,112 seacraft, 162 aircraft, and other assets / equipment from National and Local Agencies, Responders and Volunteer Organizations were deployed to strategic areas to facilitate response and relief operations. Cost of assistance A total of 23,403,747.39 USD worth of relief assistance was provided to affected families in Regions IV-A, IVB, V, VI, VII, VII, X, XI, and Caraga:

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

24 The Institute of Civil Protection and Emergency Management Proposed 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 influential 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 Institutes principal 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 considering the best approach to assist us to successfully meet the academic challenges set by the Institutes 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 universities 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 Academics 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.

25 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 Institutes webmail and website, also Teleconference and or Video Conference. 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 Moores report on the Academic Summit Meeting, mentioned above: Some within the Institute would prefer to see a smaller group of universities and other organisations forming, to quote from Professor Alexanders 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 intellectual 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 creating a virtuous circle of (i) advanced thinking informing (ii) the development of improved operational procedures, 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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Chair - Brigadier (Rtd) Jeff Little, OBE MBA CGIA FICPEM Vice-Chair (External Affairs) - Les Chapman, BEng MBA CMarTech FIMarEST FICPEM AFNI Vice-Chair (Internal Affairs - Designate) - Gordon MacDonald, MSc FICPEM General Secretary (Designate) - Gary Silver MSc Prof GCE FICPEM FEPS MIfL Registrar & Assistant Treasurer - Malcolm Parker BSc (Hons) FICPEM Treasurer - Alan Clark, FICPEM Director of Communications & Webmaster - Stephen Elliott-Hunter, FRSA MInstLM FICPEM Director of Training and Development - Roger Gomm, QPM FCMI FInstLM FICPEM Director of Recruitment & Professional Development - Mike Lees, MSc DipHEP PGCE FBCI FEPS FICPEM MIRM MIHM MIfL Librarian & Archivist - John Lawal, Hon FICPEM Member Services - Richard Cocks, SBStJ MSc FRSPH FICPEM MEPS Academic Advisor - Professor David Alexander, BSc PhD FRGS FGS FICPEM Legal Advisor - Charlotte Waters, Fisher Scoggins Waters LIP Alert Editor - Dave Dowling, MEd BSc(Sons) MIFireE MCMI MICPEM TechOISH Regional Representatives International - Lina Kolesnikova, MSc MA PgD FICPEM Republic of Ireland - Ian Patrick Murphy CMIOSH FICPEM NQEMT/CFR-A OFA(I) CFR(I) N.Cert SHW N.Cert GTT NQEMT N.Dip SHWW (1st Hons) MSc RCDM Northern Ireland - Alan Elwood, MICPEM Scotland - David Dalziel, QFSM MA FICPEM FInstLM Wales - Don Norris, C. Chem MRSC DMS MCMI CEM FICPEM Contact ICPEM Membership enquiries:- Malcolm Parker E: membership@icpem.net Media enquiries: - E: pr@icpem.net Alert enquiries: - E: alert@icpem.net Postal address: Institute of Civil Protection and Emergency Management, PO Box 16248, Birmingham, B30 9EJ, UK. PLEASE NOTE: To email any of the above, just click on their name

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