Elements and Performance Criteria
- Assist with planning complex large animal incident operation
- Review information relating to the large animal incident to plan the operation
- Assess risks, feasibility and likelihood of success of available options for managing animal/s at the incident scene
- Assess required resources to undertake animal incident operation based on available information
- Contribute to an incident action plan in consultation with team members
- Support large animal incident operation
- Communicate nature of large animal incident and incident action plan to stakeholders
- Contribute to team briefing on specific roles, responsibilities and operational activities
- Provide advice about animal behaviour and techniques for handling, extrication and/or containment of large animals to improve effectiveness of operation
- Monitor team activities and feedback and adjust plans, in collaboration with others, to deal with contingencies
- Liaise with internal and external agencies or organisations to ensure effectiveness of operations
- Manage safety at the incident scene
- Maintain safe systems of work to ensure ongoing safety to self, animal/s and others
- Monitor equipment and personnel required for safe operations
- Support and collaborate with veterinary services to stabilise, restrain, treat and manage the welfare of animal/s
- Coordinate the capture, containment and movement of loose animal/s to safe holding areas
- Ensure incident zones, animal routes and escape routes are monitored and maintained at all times
- Monitor safety and adapt plans to address changing circumstances and incident escalation
- Assist with extricating large animal/s
- Assist with the preparation, manoeuvring and movement of animal/s to a secure location in readiness for release
- Release large animal or animals in a planned location to be treated or monitored during recovery phase
- Check that animals in temporary shelter or evacuation sites are monitored and managed according to workplace procedures
- Ensure arrangements for deceased animals are made promptly in a dignified and safe manner
- Conclude operation
- Support team debriefing activities
- Contribute to media communications and public relations as appropriate for incident and according to workplace procedures
- Collate available information about the incident and operation to maintain comprehensive records
- Evaluate information to develop recommendations for continuous improvement purposes