Gold–silver–bronze command structure explained

Gold	Strategic
Silver	Tactical
Bronze	Operational

A gold–silver–bronze command structure is a command hierarchy used for major operations by the emergency services of the United Kingdom.

Some practitioners use the term strategic–tactical–operational command structure instead, but the different categories are equivalent.^[1] In some cases, the national government (via the Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms) will assume ultimate control and act as a "platinum" level.^[2]

The effectiveness of elements of interoperability and communications with this structure have been called into question by the Pollock Report of 2013.^[3]

See also

• Emergency management
• Incident command system
• Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1999

External links

• Wiltshire Police: Major incident planning: Command structure
• London Emergency Services Liaison Panel: LESLP
• Suffolk County Council: Control of major accident hazards
• Government Office for the South East: Preparing for Emergencies – Response
• Government Office for the South East: Response: the National Picture
• Emergency Management Portal: Online resources for UK emergency managers

Notes and References

1. Web site: London Emergency Services Liaison Panel: Major Incident Procedure Manual 8th ed (accessed 5 Dec 2014) . 2005-10-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090808215238/http://www.leslp.gov.uk/ . 2009-08-08 . dead .
2. Book: Handbook of Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction and Management. Taylor & Francis Books. Alejandro López-Carresi. Ben Wisner. J.C. Gaillard. Ilan Kelman. Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK. 2012. 509. 42. 978-0-415-59065-5. Viewed 21 February 2018.
3. Web site: Emergency Planning College Occasional Papers New Series Number 6 . 2014-11-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141217075142/http://www.jesip.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Pollock-Review-Oct-2013.pdf . 2014-12-17 .