XXI ER-004 – Major Incident Command
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REPORTING REQUIREMENT |
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LEGISLATION |
Police Services Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.15, as amended, s. 31(1)(c). Adequacy & Effectiveness of Police Services, O. Reg. 3/99, ss. 21(1), 21(5), 24(2), 25(2)(a), 25(3). |
It is the policy of the Toronto Police Services Board that:
- The Chief of Police will ensure that the Service will provide the services of a major incident commander by using Service members, which will be available 24 hours a day;
- The Chief of Police will establish procedures that set out the circumstances in which a major incident commander will be deployed and set out a reasonable time period for deployment;
- The Chief of Police will develop and maintain a manual on major incident command that is available to each member providing these services;
- The Chief of Police will establish a selection process for members who provide this service, including ensuring that members who provide this service meet the requirements of the Adequacy Standards Regulation;
- The Chief of Police will ensure that every major incident commander has successfully completed the required training accredited by the Ministry of the Solicitor General (“the Ministry”) or has equivalent qualifications and skills as approved by the Ministry;
- The Chief of Police will ensure the ongoing training of members who provide this service; and
- The Chief of Police will ensure that appropriate equipment, in accordance with the Ministry’s designated equipment and facilities list, is available to members who provide this service and used by them.