Characteristics
All Emergency Plan must be basic, flexible, known and exercised, and must have been tested and updated.
Basic
Every
Emergency Plan must allow a first emergency response to be offered to
all cases that are considered to be reasonably possible. This answer, should be complete in spite of its simplicity, or what is the same should work by itself. This implies that it must contemplate the tasks of rescue, classification, care and evacuation of the wounded.
Flexible
The
Plan's response to each of the facets contemplated must be flexible to
the needs of the moment, allowing a rapid transfer of resources to other
facets that may need it, other types of resources or simply more
resources. This means that if at any given moment there was
no fire in the critical area, the brigades should begin to rescue the
victims, supporting from the outset the tasks of classification and care
for the wounded.
Known
If the Emergency Plan is not known by the people who are initially going to respond to it, it can hardly be effective. This
is the well-known American concept of the "Plan de Papel", a beautiful,
well-bound plan that adorns the shelf and teaches visitors to impress
them, but who does not have any kind of answer, however, since it is
unknown to its actors . Therefore,
any Emergency Plan that must be considered must contemplate the way in
which it is made known to the people who will act on it as well as the
periodicity of these actions.
If a person is to perform an action, it is necessary, apart from this person's knowledge of his role in the Plan, to train him to be able to carry it out with the necessary efficiency.
UD1 EMERGENCY PLANS
1.- EMERGENCY SITUATIONS
Collective emergency.
It is a situation that causes several victims or that puts at risk the integrity of a certain number of people.
Disaster.
It is a situation that generates a high number of victims of diverse gravity and causes considerable material damages. For your attention you have to mobilize extraordinary resources.
Catastrophe.
Damage caused in a catastrophe exceeds the responsiveness of the system and external help is required to deal with the event.
1.2.- CIVIL PROTECTION
The Directorate General of Civil Protection and Emergencies, known as "Civil Protection", is ultimately responsible for the prevention and care of emergencies that could affect large numbers of people or cause serious material damage.
Goals:
· Prevent situations of serious collective risk or catastrophes.
· Protect people and property when such situations occur.
· Contribute to the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the areas affected by these situations.
