The command system
The command system is the part of the turnout service that admi-
nisters allocation of authority, resources, etc. and which controls
the turnout service. Consequently we shall here leave the turn
out service as a whole and focus on the control of the system. The
command system encompasses, among other aspects, leadership,
labour legislation, decisionmaking, technology, norms and proce-
dures. In other words everything that is necessary for a command
system to function.
The command system constitutes the tools necessary for ef-
fective control of the system. These tools, to a large extent, con-
cern knowledge. Through defining the command system on the
grounds of the need for leadership and the demands and requi-
rements of the situation, it is possible to allocate authority to in-
dividuals on a reasonable basis. The task here then is to leave no
gaps in the command structure, or allocate responsibility that is too
small or too great for the individual in question.
Command system levels
The purpose of the command system is to, with the help of resour-
ces, effectively provide the best possible assistance in diff erent ty-
pes of situations. The resources must be managed in such a way
as to accommodate both short and long term needs and demands.
The command system must be able to fulfil the expectations pla-
ced upon it as a whole, by both the system itself and parties out-
side it. As a step towards defining a method for handling such
expectations, we can, within the framework of the command sys-
tem, identify three general system levels.
- to execute tasks,
- to execute emergency response operations, and
- to provide municipal emergency services.
Note that the levels are not a description of the organization of
the system. They are a part of the model and they can help us
find a way to satisfy internal and external demands, expectations,
needs etc, when configuring the organisation.
The system level, to execute tasks, is based upon the need for the
system to be able to carry out one or more measures simultaneo-
usly or consecutively with respect to the assistance need. A task,
then, is made up of one or more measures. Note that at this level
there is a high degree of dynamism between the measures and