Rapid and Planned Response Analysis for The Art Gallery of New South Wales-NSW Sydney

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Rapid and Planned Response Analysis
Analysis of the disaster event
This disaster review assesses a case occurrence involving The Art Gallery
of New South Wales-NSW Sydney. The facility is holding a prestigious fine art and
precious painting exhibition. The Gallery is hosting public viewing for paintings
undertaken by older persons. Various groups arrived at an interval of 20 minutes
at 10 am and at 10.20 am. At 10.25, it is reported that a suspicious person
arrived in the gallery, carrying a backpack and having a thick jacket. The
suspicious person arrived with the second group of people entering the gallery.
Inside the gallery, the person produces a weapon and huddles towards the older
people and gallery staff into a corner of the exhibition room. He says he will kill
everyone if his demands are not met.
Relevant stakeholders
Response emergency plan with the various configuration and capacities of
institutions and local jurisdictions is necessary to coordinate effectively and to
ensure that all parties are familiar with the attack siege staged. Orchestrating an
exemplary response team requires planning and coordination of command
structure and effective communications protocol. Stakeholder engagement is
essential as it involves interactions with identified groups and provides an
avenue for aiding smooth operations and managing emergencies (Mojtahedi &
Oo, 2017).
In disaster and emergencies such as this case, it entails individuals and
organizations that have immense contribution and input towards mitigating
emergencies and disasters. Stakeholders to be involved in this context entails,
emergency services from the fire brigade team, ambulances and recovery
agencies, hospital caregivers due to the elderly persons, managers of the critical
infrastructure who are well conversant with the design of the architecture of the
building and those of the electricity cooperation who are crucial in case of any
electrical misconduct during the rescue operations. Further, involving providers
of utility services such as water is essential due to the nature of the occupancy
and people involved in the emergency context (Math, Nirmala, Moirangthem &
Kumar 2015).
Disaster risks reduction is a critical step which requires a multi-hazard
approach and an inclusive risk-informed model for decision making through open
exchange and dissemination of information. Having this response team is critical

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towards managing any eventuality during the process of rescuing the hostages
(Chmutina, Rose, Shrestha & Bhatta, 2018).
Effective evacuation plan needs to have partnerships among the key
stakeholders, hence involving both government and nongovernment
stakeholders in the operation is essential. Evacuation plan at the local regional
and state officers is critical in the evacuation process. Each department involved
need to have key roles such as those involved in potential evacuees from the
vulnerable person in this case. Further involving the volunteer’s organizations
such as the non-governmental organizations is essential in the overall recovery
and evacuation process. Thus, there is a need for effective planning and
immediate response from the normal first responders who entail the police, fire
rescuers, emergency medical and evacuations operations teams. Essential roles
entail coordinating other volunteers, providing on-ground information and
relevant data of the needed resources and security to the nearby businesses
(Sitas et al., 2016). Thus there is a need for close collaboration with these
stakeholders to facilitate adequate risks reduction management process in the
case analysis.
Management of resources
Disaster management is defined as the ability of an organization and
effective management of resources and duties towards dealing with all
humanitarian details of the emergency context to lessen the impact of the siege
or disaster. There are various resources which are essential in disasters such as
these. These resources which are critical entail people, facilities, communication,
and warning technology gadgets materials, and supplies, special expertise and
information concerning threads and possible hazards which the person causing
terror might be having. There is a need for further assessment of the building to
assess fire exit points and alarm warning systems in case there will be fire.
Establishing an evacuation stand by the team is essential as they will guide the
people trapped inside on safe exit points if the opportunity presents itself.
Thus as the concerned personnel, conducting needs assessment for the
needed resources is essential for planning resources. Resources come from the
employees of the gallery, safety and protection systems, communication
equipment in the building such as CCTV and other external emergency services
especially the ambulances to manage any critical care for the elderly who are
trapped inside the building.

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Availability of resources needs to be established immediately. These
essential resources include the presence of medical staff and trained personnel
on the administration of first aid services and cardiovascular resuscitation
process. These resources depend on the established logistics which is crucial in
the management of the resources and to get them where and when they are
needed. A critical assessment of the safety of employees is crucial as they are
direct contact with the attack. All this information is essential during the needs
assessment phase to enable critical counter-attack mechanisms (Sakić et al.,
2018).
The needs assessment identifies the key specific aspects of resources
which are required such as the number of resources needed when it will be
needed, the capability involved, cost and time availability. Resources are critical
during a disaster attack, especially at the gallery building. The emergency
response results and the safety of the hostages are vital in the process.
As the Commissioner of police, assessing human resources is essential for
effective staff emergency response. The team capable of emergency might be
limited in terms of employees trained for ensuring evacuation efforts hence the
need for the critical analysis. Further, an assessment of the facility in terms of
space available in the building and the structural design of the gallery is
essential. Other emergency exits to the building need to be assessed and other
key resources. Assessment of the Gallery systems such as the CCTV is essential
as it can provide an effective counter mechanism plan to the building. The type
of equipment available is essential for ensuring smooth operations and to offer
an effective alert system and offering communication for adequate preparation
and counter interaction plan. Assessing the materials and supplies such as
water, safety equipment, and protective gears is essential for the emergency
response team. All these factors need to be put into context thus allowing for
effective management and application of resources towards managing the siege
situation in the gallery room.
Factors affecting disaster response plan
The disaster response plan is an essential aspect which is critical in
disaster management. It entails critical elements of evacuation, offering first aid,
assessing any damage and restoration process. Emergency response in this
situation is geared towards maintaining the lives of the hostages, improving
health and supporting the morale of the affected population. The key focus
entails ensuring people are safe, prevention for need disasters and meeting the