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S-MAC - Strategic Multiagency Coordination

A coordination entity that operates at a high level during complex or large-scale incidents. It focuses on providing strategic guidance, resource prioritisation, and policy direction to ensure an effective response across jurisdictions and agencies.

Section

The ICS organisational element having responsibility for a major functional area of incident management (e.g., Operations, Planning, Logistics, and Finance/Administration). The Section is organisationally situated between the Branch and the Incident Command.

Shelter-in-Place

A common procedure implemented in the event of a chemical or radioactive release.  People and response personnel take immediate shelter, sealing up windows and doors, and turning off air ducts. 


Simulation Cell

It is an effective and flexible tool for control of emergency management exercises. It allows exercise participants to interact, via simulation, with a wide variety of nonplaying organisations and officials.

Single Resource

An individual, a piece of equipment and its personnel complement, or a crew/team of individuals with an identified work supervisor that can be used on an incident.


SitMan - Situation Manual

The primary reference material provided to all the participants. It is a textual background for the facilitated exercise and discussion.

SitPic - Situational Picture

a comprehensive and visual representation of the current situation during an emergency or disaster. It integrates information from various sources and presents it in a way that enables decision-makers, responders, and agencies to quickly understand the state of the incident, the resources available, and the immediate needs.

SiTRep - Situational Report

Confirmed or verified information regarding the specific details relating to an incident.


Situational Awareness

This refers to the understanding and interpretation of information about an incident or event in real-time, which allows responders and decision-makers to make informed, effective decisions. In the context of emergency management, situational awareness is crucial for coordinating responses, allocating resources, and ensuring the safety of responders and the public.

SMART

SSpecific: Define clear tasks

MMeasurable: Ensure success can be tracked

AAchievable: Ensure the objective can be realistically accomplished with available resources

RRelevant: Ensure the task is directly related to the critical needs of the situation

TTime-bound: Set a clear deadline

SMART: Refers to a goal-setting framework used to ensure that objectives are clear, achievable, and measurable during an incident or project.

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