Lesson 1Security and law enforcement coordination: curfew considerations, asset protection at critical sites, and civil disturbance preventionExamines coordination between law enforcement, EOC, and partners to manage curfews, protect critical assets, and prevent civil disturbance. Includes crowd management, evidence preservation, and balancing security with civil liberties in Zambia.
Curfew design, exemptions, and enforcementProtection of critical sites and key assetsCivil disturbance prevention and crowd controlJoint operations centres and intel sharingBalancing security needs and civil rightsLesson 2Health surveillance and public health interventions: acute injury surveillance, communicable disease prevention, potable water testing, and mass casualty coordinationExplores rapid health surveillance, acute injury tracking, and outbreak prevention. Addresses potable water testing, vector control, vaccination, risk communication, and coordination for mass casualty incidents and surge public health needs in Zambia.
Rapid injury and illness surveillance systemsCommunicable disease and outbreak preventionPotable water testing and boil-water advisoriesVector control and environmental health checksMass casualty coordination and surge planningLesson 3Operations days 2–7: debris clearance, temporary power restoration, water and sanitation, field medical clinics, and public safety patrolsCovers core field operations during days 2–7, including debris clearance, temporary power, water and sanitation, field medical support, and public safety patrols, emphasising coordination, safety, and prioritisation of scarce resources in Zambia.
Debris clearance priorities and safety controlsTemporary power restoration and generator safetyEmergency water supply and basic sanitationField medical clinics setup and staffingPublic safety patrols and community reassuranceLesson 4Logistics and supply chain continuity: fuel prioritisation, distribution points, warehousing, tracking supplies, and mutual aid requestsAddresses logistics planning to keep response operations supplied. Discusses fuel prioritisation, distribution points, warehousing, inventory tracking, mutual aid, and coordination with private suppliers to stabilise supply chains in Zambia.
Fuel prioritisation for critical operationsPoints of distribution setup and managementEmergency warehousing and cold chain needsSupply tracking, inventory, and reportingMutual aid requests and resource typingLesson 5EOC organisation and staffing: ICS structure, unified command, key positions, and partner representation (fire, police, public works, public health, hospitals, port, chemical facility liaisons)Describes how the EOC is structured and staffed using ICS and unified command. Reviews key positions, shift planning, and representation from fire, police, public works, health, hospitals, ports, and chemical facilities for coordinated action in Zambia.
EOC activation levels and triggersICS roles and responsibilities in the EOCUnified command and multiagency coordinationPartner representation and liaison functionsStaff scheduling, handoffs, and documentationLesson 6Hazmat incident response: chemical facility damage assessment, plume monitoring, evacuation/shelter-in-place thresholds, and multi-agency hazardous materials teamsCovers hazmat response after landfall, including chemical facility damage checks, plume modelling and monitoring, and criteria for evacuation or shelter-in-place. Explains multi-agency hazmat teams and public protective action messaging in Zambia.
Chemical facility damage assessment stepsPlume modelling, monitoring, and validationEvacuation versus shelter-in-place criteriaDecontamination zones and responder safetyMulti-agency hazmat team coordinationLesson 7Search, rescue, and medical triage priorities for first 24 hours: urban/rural SAR coordination, air/boat ops, and medical surge triageFocuses on the first 24 hours of search, rescue, and medical triage. Covers urban and rural SAR coordination, air and boat operations, triage categories, field treatment, and rapid transport to appropriate medical facilities in Zambia.
Urban search and rescue task force operationsRural and remote search coordination methodsAir and boat operations safety and controlField triage systems and tagging protocolsMedical surge reception at hospitals and clinicsLesson 8Decision-making and information flow: common operating picture, sitrep cadence, tasking, and escalation pathwaysDetails how leaders build and maintain a common operating picture, set sitrep cadence, and manage tasking. Explains escalation pathways, decision logs, and information sharing between EOC, field incident command, and partner agencies in Zambia.
Building and updating a common operating pictureSitrep cadence, formats, and distribution listsTasking workflows and tracking completionEscalation pathways and decision thresholdsInformation sharing with partners and public
