CIMS Functions
Incident Controller
Overall accountability for the response including safety of all people involved. The controller also holds legal and financial responsibility.
Planning
Creates the initial action plan (AP) after the Incident Controller outlines the priorities. The planning team also creates long term and contingency plans.
Intelligence
Gather information about the incident, analyse it and disseminate it to other responding agencies. Ongoingly seek and update information
Logistics
Source all resources required for the response including personnel
Operations
Implement the agreed plan
Safety
Ensure actions taken are not hazardous to the responders or the public.
Public Information
Liaise with media for all releases of information to the public. They also host visiting dignitaries such as Mayors and other Politicians
Welfare
Support for affected people and animals.
Liaison Role
The organisations that make up the Group have arrangements in place to ensure that iwi views and values are understood and integrated into all work that is undertaken, from strategic decision making to day-to-day operations. These arrangements extend to the work undertaken by these organisations as a member or partner of the Group. The sum of these organizational arrangements provides a comprehensive iwi liaison arrangement for the Group.
In addition to the broad integration of iwi views and values into the work undertaken by the Group, the Group also has several arrangements in place to help build the resilience of iwi and marae. These arrangements acknowledge the important contribution that iwi and marae make to the overall resilience of communities.