Major Incidents and the roles of different services.

... In every major disaster each one of the emergency services has their own specific role and responsibility. In this major disaster we will be telling you about a plane crash. The role of the fire service at a major disaster is firstly to control and extinguish any fires, and then to rescue any person or persons that may be in danger, or trapped, they must make sure that any danger is eliminated. The fire service is also to give any safety advice to other services at the scene, and to carry out a job of high importance which is to reduce and contain any risk of any further escalation. Once the disaster is under control and is easily manageable. The fire service also assists the police investigation by finding any trapped or severely damaged parts that could provide evidence. The role of the police is to preserve the scene and

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