Operational Period Planning Cycle (Planning P) - FEMA
The Planning P is a graphical representation of the sequence and relationship of the meetings, work periods, and briefings that comprise the Operational Period Planning Cycle.
In the Planning P, the leg of the “P” describes the initial stages of an incident, when personnel work to gain awareness of the situation and establish the organization for incident management.
The Planning Section is responsible for producing the IAP and informing operations decision making through situational analysis, and adopting and executing applicable deliberate plans.
National Incident Management System (NIMS) Planning P
The leg of the P (lower portion) is where the planning cycle starts. This consists of the occurrence of an incident/event, notifications to responders, Initial Response and Assessment, Incident Briefing (using ICS form 201), and the Initial IC/UC Meeting.
The Planning “P” is a guide to the process and steps involved in planning for an incident. The leg of the “P” describes the initial response period: Once the incident/event begins, the steps are Notifications, Initial Response & Assessment, Incident Briefing Using ICS 201, and Initial Incident Command (IC)/Unified Command (UC) Meeting.
FEMA
This phase in the Planning “P” includes a meeting of the Command and General Staff, with each position making a determination as to what they forecast, how they prioritize their resource needs, and how they will achieve specific objectives.
_Content - Operational Planning P's - United States Coast Guard
The various steps in the Planning Process are illustrated in the Operational Planning "P." The "General" Operational Planning P is given in both normal and "expanded" (with explanations of each step).
Planning P lays out the sequential steps that successful IMTs use to manage an incident. The stem of the Planning P shows the processes in the initial stages of an incident while the circle part of the P shows the repeated processes that continue until the end of the incident
Through this unit, students will learn the purpose, timing, and structure of each of the meetings, briefings, and documents in the Planning Cycle (Tactics Meeting, Planning Meeting, Operational Briefing, and Incident Action Plan).
Planning models such as the Planning P are a common tool in emergency management literature. In this paper the authors present a SAR Planning P model that is reflective of the specific needs of SAR. Search is an emergency.