It has been a rainy summer and there has been extensive flooding in
Allmänsta municipality. Because of the need to maintain a degree of
emergency preparedness, meet the need for assistance generally and execute
emergency response operations, the system command has decided to
prioritise the upkeep of basic societal functions and the rescue of victims.
At present several units are engaged pumping water from private property
(housing). A traffic accident between two cars occurs and the decision is
quickly made to stop the pumping operations and address the needs of the
accident – rescue of people is prioritised and the pumping out of private
housing is not considered a basic societal function. It is also important to
uphold a degree of emergency preparedness for potential incidents.
At the same time the municipal structure for providing rescue services
receives indications that a central telestation is under the threat of flooding.
This is a basic societal function that should be prioritised. A response
operation is also implemented to address this need. Note that the goal of the
respective operations will be different. Among other aspects, the time scale
of the traffic accident operation will be shorter than that of
the telestation.
Example 33