Tactics, command, leadership

Since the world is in a constant state of change, space cannot

be considered as a static condition where everything is standing

still. There are static elements in space, however, in the form of

buildings, roads, forests etc. Even legislation can, over a certain

period, be taken as relatively static. On consideration of the pre-

paratory work behind forming legislation, however, it becomes

apparent that there is more dynamism within the process than

first envisaged. More locally based regulations and norms can be

changed much more rapidly, even during the course of a response

operation. We can consider, for example, extensive flooding af-

fecting large areas of a municipality, where, during the course of

There is a fire in a storeroom for hazardous waste. To reduce the effect, the
fire brigade in Allmänsta applies a large quantity of extinguishing water.
Unfortunately the water carries hazardous waste with it from the store and
out into a nearby stream. The long term effect of water on the environment
must be dealt with at the same time as the fire must be extinguished. To
manage this problem, one requires a good understanding of how various
sections of space can affect one another in the short and long term.

Example 7