Template:Incident Report
From PCSAR
This is a template for pages that are the post-event report for incidents. Include it by saving a blank page with
{{Subst:Incident Report}}
If you do, what you'll then get is this:
File number
How is this report identified? E.g., give the Tasking Agency and its file number.
Summary
Include a short summary of what happened and what the response was. Just enough to help the reader decide if this is the right incident or whether they want to read more.
Status
What is the status of this report? Draft? Final?
Purpose of report
The purpose of an incident report is to record
- what happened
- what were the response factors
- the outcomes
- lessons learned, strengths and weaknesses, and areas requiring attention.
- recommended actions for improving service delivery
The report is used by the Pincher Creek Search and Rescue Society's Board in its governance of the organization. It is used by Pincher SAR in planning and prioritizing future work. Statistics are used to understand trends and patterns. The report is shared with Pincher SAR's Tasking Agencies and partner organizations to help improve future responses.
Information sources
Where did the information for this report come from?
Preparation
What relevant plans were in place prior to the incident? What plans could have been used if they existed? What similar incidents have there been? How did the community and our SAR group identify the risks and then treat them (avoided, reduced, shared, and/or retained)?
Subject's narrative
Tell the story from the subject's point of view. What were the root causes? How did it start? What did they do? How were they affected by the emergency response? What preparations, equipment and skills did they bring to the situation? (used for risk assessment, public education)
Responders' narrative
Tell the story from PCSAR's point of view. What was the initial information? What were the major response efforts? What were the major changes in the incident? What were the major difficulties? How was the key information received different from the actual facts? (suitable for a case study)
Impacts
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Recovery
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Statistics
Affected area
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Times
List the time line for statistical purposes. When did the incident start? How long did it go on? When was the first organized response? When was PCSAR first notified? How long was PCSAR activated?
Resources
How many people were involved in the response? Total person-hours? Total costs? What major equipment/facilities? Break down by PCSAR, other individual organizations, tasking agencies, and spontaneous volunteers. What was the type of involvement? (e.g. heads-up)
See also
Link to/attach additional information of relevance. Sit-reps. Incident Action Plan updates. ICS roles. Detailed Event Log. Critique report. etc.
Follow-up actions
post-incident action items and follow-up process
Conclusion
Summarize the conclusions of the report. What went well. What to change for next time.
This section will be prepared based on comments received through the critique process.
