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1. Environment

Version 2.1 by Tjalling Haije on 2025/07/07 07:39
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An overview of the environment, showing multiple hazard zones and FR teams. 

Complex incidents require additional manpower from first responders, which comes with its own coordination difficulties. Such incidents can be characterised by:

  • occurring in an urban or suburban environment,
  • a wide area to cover, which contains multiple hazard zones,
  • a variety of hazards that may apply, such as fires, dangerous gasses, and potential collapses,
  • exposure to weather conditions such as heavy rain and winds, fog, and dust,
  • involving multiple (inter)national first response teams.

Understanding and advancing first responders resilience to these challenging conditions is key to delivering a good response to complex incidents.