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Leadership and Emergency
Management
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ObjectivesUpon completion of this lesson, you will become familiar with:
1. Define leadership.2. List the types of leadership.3. Describe the qualities of leadership.4. Define emergency and list the types of
emergencies.
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Objectives5. List the phases of emergency.
6. Describe the effects of emergency.
7. Define emergency management and describe the emergency preparedness.
8. List the phases of emergency management
9. Describe the incident command system.
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Leadership Leadership is the ability to develop a vision that motivates others to move with a passion towards a common goal. So leadership is a process by which a person influences others to accomplish an objective and directs the organization in a way that makes it more cohesive and coherent.
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1. Autocratic leadership style
2. Democratic leadership style
3. Laissez-faire leadership style
Types of Leadership Style
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Autocratic Style
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• A leadership style where the leader makes all decisions independently or without consulting with others
• Advantages: good in certain circumstances, such as urgent tasks or military actions
• Disadvantages: poor decisions, poor level of employee motivation
Autocratic Style
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Democratic Style• A leadership style where a leader
encourages employee participation in decision-making
• Persuasive or consultative
• Advantages: better decisions, employee motivation
• Disadvantages: delayed decision, long consultation
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Democratic Style
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Laissez-faire Style
• A leadership style where employees are encouraged to make their own decisions within limits.
• Advantages: more freedom for employees
• Disadvantages: few guidelines, poor motivation, maybe a mess
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Laissez-faire Style
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Qualities of leadership
Key leadership qualities
positive self image Clear vision
Innovative ideas to problems
Quickly sense and respond to changes
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Emergency
Management
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Emergency
Any situation which require an immediate response, sometimes life or lives can be at risk due to the emergency situation.
Examples: Road traffic accident, Hard fall or high impact injuries, Drowning, Domestic fire
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Emergency
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Types of Emergencies
1. Natural Emergencies
2. Manmade Emergencies
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Natural Emergencies
A natural emergency is an adverse event resulting from natural processes.
Examples: Heart Attack, Snack bite, Fog,
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Natural Emergencies
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Manmade Emergencies
A manmade emergency is caused directly and principally by one or more identifiable negligent human actions.
Examples: Road traffic accident, Drowning, Bomb blast, Poisoning, Falling
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Man made Emergencies
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Phases of Emergency
1. Pre-Emergency Phase
2. Alert and Warning Phase
3. Emergency Phase
4. Recovery / Rehabilitation andRe-Construction Phase
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Pre-Emergency Phase
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Alert and Warning Phase
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Emergency Phase
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Rehabilitation and Re-Construction Phase
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Rehabilitation and Re-Construction Phase
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Effects of Emergency
1. Environmental Effects
2. Effects on Health
3. Economic Effects
4. Administrative Effects
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Environmental Effects• Transportation
• Structures
• Communication Systems
• Utilities
• Water Service
• Fuel Supplies
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Effects on Health• Casualties
• Disease Transmission
• Food, Shelter, and Primary health care
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Economic Effects• Destroy economies
• Economic activities are severely curtailed
• People must leave their jobs and devote their time to disaster-related activities.
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Administrative Effects• Disruption of formal organizations
• Disruption of local administration
• Effects on community leadership
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Emergency ManagementEmergency management seeks to promote safer, less vulnerable communities with the capacity to cope with hazards and disasters. Emergency management is the managerial function charged with creating the framework within which communities reduce vulnerability to hazards and cope with disasters.
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Emergency Preparedness• Identify hazards and assess risk.
• Assess capabilities and resources.
• Develop an emergency plan and procedures.
• Integrate the plan with the community plan.
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Emergency Preparedness• Conduct training.
• Public relations.
• Conduct Drills and Exercises.
• Develop Plan Audit Procedures.
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Scope of Operation
Affected region
City or area
Work Site
Scene
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Phases of Emergency Management
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IncidentCommander
OperationsSection
PlanningSection
LogisticsSection
Finance/Administration
Section
Information OfficerSafety OfficerLiaison Officer
A flexible system for managing people and resources
Incident Command System
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Incident Command SystemIncident
Commander
OperationsSection
PlanningSection
LogisticsSection
Finance/Administration
Section
Information OfficerSafety OfficerLiaison Officer
Squad Leader
RescueSpecialist
RescueSpecialist
RescueSpecialist
RescueSpecialist
RescueSpecialist
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Incident Commander
The Incident Commander (IC) is the person in charge at the incident who must be fully qualified to manage the incident. As incidents grow in size or become increasingly complex, a more highly qualified IC may be assigned by the responsible jurisdiction or agency.
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Incident Commander
The sole function of the IC is to manage the incident by assigning tactical resources and overseeing operations, delegating authority to others as required. The IC should not become involved in hands on activities.
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Incident Command Post
The Incident Command Post (ICP) is the location from which the IC oversees all incident operations. There is only one ICP for each incident or event.
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ObjectivesUpon completion of this lesson, you will become familiar with:
1. Define leadership.2. List the types of leadership.3. Describe the qualities of leadership.4. Define emergency and list the types of
emergencies.
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Objectives5. List the phases of emergency.
6. Describe the effects of emergency.
7. Define emergency management and describe the emergency preparedness.
8. List the phases of emergency management
9. Describe the incident command system.
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