5. How do the various elements of an emergency plan fit together?
The ORSEC system is made up of modular elements, which take into account the need to adapt the response to requirements, whether in terms of the resources deployed, the direction of operations, and so on.
Example: if the disaster is contained within your site, you will decide on all emergency measures, including calling in the external emergency services. Once the external emergency services are on site, you'll be in contact with their commanding officer, and you'll be their point of contact. This means that you play the role of internal DOS (Director of Emergency Operations).
The official term "DOS" is reserved for the authorities, but it is customary to refer to the emergency decision-maker for a given player as the "internal DOS", since he or she carries out the same tasks at his or her...
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How do the various elements of an emergency plan fit together?
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Loi ORSEC n° 2004-811 du 13 août 2004 for the modernization of civil security
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