In every major disaster each one of the emergency services has their own specific role and responsibility. In this major disaster we will be telling you about a plane crash. The role of the fire service at a major disaster is firstly to control and extinguish any fires, and then to rescue any person or persons that may be in danger, or trapped, they must make sure that any danger is eliminated. The fire service is also to give any safety advice to other services at the scene, and to carry out a job of high importance which is to reduce and contain any risk of any further escalation. Once the disaster is under control and is easily manageable. The fire service also assists the police investigation by finding any trapped or severely damaged parts that could provide evidence. The role of the police is to preserve the scene and co-ordinate the other emergency services. The first job that we had set for the police at the major disaster was to cordon off the scene. The police also had to secure the immediate area in case the plane crash was due to a terrorist attack, and in the process of doing this also have to evacuate any nearby houses. The police also have the task of recovering casualty’s documents, find out exactly who is who, they must meet the coroner’s requirements in recovering any victims who died. Once the scene has been secured the police then have the job of collecting evidence from the scene and conducting a thorough investigation. The police must also find a place to look after the wounded; they must also set up the JESCC (Joint Emergency Services Control Centre)
