Academics v PractitionersDifferent approaches to Emergency Planning Management

Tom Knox

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Saturday January 18th 2003

Jackson Street, Gateshead

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“Hostage…Knifepoint…Siege…Nightmare”

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The De-brief process

Firearms Teams?

Negotiators?

Uniform Responders?

Press/Media?

Jackson St. Retailers?

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Northumbria Police Incidents

Bridge Incidents

River Rescues

Dangerous Dogs

The Police Club

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Conclusion- Pollock Report – October 2013

“…Lessons from the events are not being learned to the extent that there is sufficient change in both policy and practice to prevent their repetition…Their prescriptions are often structurally focused, proposing new procedures and systems”.

“ But the challenge is to ensure…there is a change in organisational culture and personal practices. Such changes in attitudes, values, beliefs and behaviours are more difficult to achieve and take longer to embed”

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Embracing the Academic Approach to EPM

All theory no practice ?

Arrogance, remote ?

Out of touch ?

Perpetuate blame culture?

Distort truth for impact ?

Alienate those they could influence most ?

Often Independent

Subject matter expertise

Time and resources

Political influence

Ability and acumen

Stimulation and challenge

Threats Opportunities

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The Metropolitan Police Service

• Institutionally Racist

• Incompetent

• Dishonest

• Weak Leaders

• Indiscrete

• Political

• Criminal

• Inefficient

• Insular

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Population of 7.2 Million620 Square miles31,000 Officers50,000+ Staff

• Diverse

• London is the World

• Inclusive

• Professional

• Totally Committed

• Can-do attitude

• Award winning employer

• Resilient

• World renowned

• Constantly evolving

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Aftermath of 7/7 bombs

Surveillance Tulse Hill

Misidentified as Hussain Osman

Followed onto tube train

Shot 8 times and killed

Eye-witness reports

Media reporting

Met Police Strategy

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Human FactorsPsychological Needs Competence – want to improve

Autonomy – choice

Belong – contribute, be part of something

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Personal Experience

Tottenham High Street – August 2011

• Bradford Riots

• Drax Protests

• G8 Summit

• England Football

• Newcastle v Sunderland

• Twickenham RFU

• Student Protests

• London Riots

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Challenges For Emergency Planning Management

Unplanned, Significant Impacts that have Consequences for People…

Challenge to Practitioners ?

Challenge to Academics ?

It is hard to take someone to a place you have no intention of ever visiting yourself…

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Risks

Supply and demand Access and trespass Public safety

The clean up/crowd damageSanitation & water quality Reputation and relationships

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Embracing best Practice

Emergency Planning Cycle

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North Yorkshire Local Resilience Forum

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Tour de France 5th July - Ripon pipe burst07:00; report of 6” pipe burst in Ripon on the race route, 60 properties without water, YW attend site

08:30; NYCC Highways on site accessing highway, road surface had dropped by 30cm. Race due in 3 hours.

Key contacts made with Harrogate LRF Bronze Control excellent on ground working between LA’s and YW

Request to access race route agreed & actioned

YW valve operation to bring customers back on supply

Customers without supply provided with bottled water

12:00; an excavation on route had been made, backfilled and resurfaced

Customers supplies were then restored

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Recovery

Isolate burst

Temporary Repair

Talk to the Customers

Provide alternative supplies

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... 3am Sunday 6th July– Cable fault

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Pre-Olympic Worries

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JESIPInteroperability and the Blue Light Services

Joint training and learning

Joint Doctrine

Shared Situational Awareness - METHANE

Aspire for embedded practice

Joint Decision Model

Initial first responder communications

Transition Stage- Oct 1st 2014 to 31st March 2015

Inclusion of ALL Emergency responders…

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Selby Tyre Plant Fire – January 2014

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The JESIP Joint Doctrine

“For major and complex emergencies, it is a simple fact that no one service can initially appreciate all relevant dimensions of an emergency. This deeper and wider understanding will only come from meaningful communication between the emergency services and other emergency responders”.

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Better Together ?

No “us” and “them”

Mutual respect

Bring your piece of the jigsaw

Challenge existing culture and the Status Quo

Positive engagement- JESIP just the start…

Embrace passion and professionalism

Take responsibility for change

Turn a theory into best practice…

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Questions