P1 Major Incident Analysis

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Introduction
Throughout this assignment I will be explaining Major Incidents (MI), the causes of those Major Incidents, the effects and impacts of Major Incidents and who is involved. To aid my explanation of Major Incidents I will be adding a few examples.
(P1 - Define the term ‘major incident’).
What is a Major Incident (MI)?
A Major Incident is a situation where there is a high risk to loss of life and requires the involvement of the Public and Emergency Services.
Many public services are required when there is a MI. This is because they have the suitable training and equipment to prevent the incident from escalating any further and to prevent any lives from being lost. Some of the public services that are involved include the Police, Fire …show more content…

(M1 - Investigate recent major incidents and identify their cause).
Different types of major incidents and their causes.
There are five different types of major incidents. These are technical, man-made, natural, health related, pandemic and epidemic and are described below:
Technological
Technical Major Incidents occur when there are failures in technological systems. This could include faulty components of an airplane, defective rail tracks, radiation emissions, computer failures and many more and usually happen at any time without warning. For example – The Air France Flight 4590 Disaster (Concorde). Some causes of a technological major incident could include, faulty wiring, design flaws, wear and tear of materials, improper maintenance and many more.
The Air France Flight 4590 Disaster (Concorde).
On the 25th July 2000, a Concorde plane caught on fire and crashed into a hotel shortly after take-off. There where various different reasons why the Concorde flight crashed, including; debris, engine failure, negligence, aviation regulations and insufficient parts. There were 113 dead casualties. 100 of these were passengers, 9 were crew members and 4 were on the ground. Adding to this, 12 walked away from the incident with just minor injuries. Many services were involved including the Police, Fire and Rescue and Ambulance services and the destruction …show more content…

For example, they could lose a limb. This then has a further effect on families and friends.
Effects on the public services:
Health - It has been more than 15 years since the 7/7 bombings, and one of the biggest effects for the members of the public services has been severe, long-term psychological effects, such as PTSD.
Media criticism - The 2011 inquest into 7/7 revealed that the emergency services did not do enough. There were a series of errors including a lack of coordination and communication between the services. This caused a lot of criticism from both the media and external sources, which both believed that the emergency services were not prepared and was not given the correct training to deal with such an incident.
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Natural
These are Major Incidents that cannot be predicted. They occur due to natural causes (which can be deemed as an act of God) and can lead to disastrous effects such as, lives being lost, property being lost or damaged and many more. These natural MI’s do not occur due to it being anyone’s fault as no person can cause them. This is because they are entirely caused by nature. A natural major incident could be caused by many natural factors, including earthquakes, floods, erupting volcanoes and many more, for example, the Boscastle

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