What does HOT stand for when assessing a suspicious item?

Hidden, Obviously suspicious, Typical of the environment

Your first call when you discover a casualty should usually be:

Control room on the radio (they'll coordinate 999)

Scene preservation means:

Keeping the scene as found, within reason, until police arrive

If a fire alarm sounds and you've not had a brief, what's the default action?

Treat it as real and follow the evacuation procedure

Crowd crush is most likely when:

A crowd density reaches 4-5 people per square metre and movement stops

A lost child report — your first 60 seconds?

Get a full description, alert control, lock the boundary if possible, reassure the parent

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Incident Response pillar

Incident Response

The first 90 seconds of any incident are yours. Scene preservation, 999 calls, fire alarm response, crowd safety, lost-child protocols and HOT principles for suspicious items.

13 free lessons in this pillar.

All Incident Response lessons

Types of incidents you'll meet
10 min · Day 56
Scene preservation basics
15 min · Day 57
Calling 999 / 112 — what to say
10 min · Day 58
Crowd dynamics and crush risk
10 min · Day 59
Fire alarm response and evacuation
15 min · Day 60
Medical emergency triage as a guard
10 min · Day 61
Lost child / vulnerable person protocols
10 min · Day 62
Suspicious package — HOT principles
15 min · Day 63
Bomb threat call procedure
10 min · Day 64
Working with emergency services on scene
10 min · Day 65
Refresher: HOT principles in 5 minutes
10 min · Day 2
Lost child: first 5 minutes
8 min · Day 13
Fire alarm: your first 60 seconds
8 min · Day 22