The establishment of an operational area command by the authorities should be routine

An operational area command (OAC) is not necessarily established close to the scene of an accident by the authorities, even in the case of major accidents. The threshold for establishing such a command should be lower.

The Ministry of the Interior ensure that an operational area command (OAC) is set up by the public authorities in the case of long-term or exceptional multi-authority tasks.

An OAC is the only effective arrangement for managing a situation involving multiple authori-ties/actors.

An operational area command (OAC) is not necessarily established close to the scene of an accident by the authorities, even in the case of major accidents. The threshold for establishing such a command should be lower.