JESIP • Major incident report

METHANE police meaning

Major incident scene report (JESIP standard). A straightforward operational memory aid for METHANE.

Short answer

The single agreed structure for the first resources on scene (and every responder agency) to pass a situation report to their control room at a major incident, establishing shared situational awareness across police, fire and ambulance. Trained to all UK emergency services since December 2013 under JESIP and recommended for use on all incidents, updated as the incident develops.

METHANE
Major incident scene report (JESIP standard)
MMajor incident declared? (Include date/time of declaration and which organisation declared)
EExact location — be as accurate as possible: street names, landmarks, building numbers, postcodes, GPS/what3words
TType of incident — e.g. road traffic collision, explosion, building collapse, flooding, HazMat
HHazards — present or suspected, and those that could potentially arise
AAccess — routes that are safe to use, any inaccessible routes, and rendezvous points (RVPs)
NNumber of casualties — numbers, type and severity of injuries
EEmergency services — which are present and those required

When officers use it

The single agreed structure for the first resources on scene (and every responder agency) to pass a situation report to their control room at a major incident, establishing shared situational awareness across police, fire and ambulance. Trained to all UK emergency services since December 2013 under JESIP and recommended for use on all incidents, updated as the incident develops.

Practical point: use the mnemonic alongside current training, procedures and the live facts.

Why Section includes this

Section is a fast UK police reference app for officers and student officers: offences, points to prove, PACE powers and operational mnemonics in one offline place.

What does METHANE stand for?

M = Major incident declared?, E = Exact location, T = Type of incident, H = Hazards, A = Access, N = Number of casualties, E = Emergency services.

CHALET — Legacy major incident scene report GOWISELY — Stop and search — information the officer must give (PACE s2 / Code A) IDCOPPLAN — Arrest necessity criteria ('ID COP PLAN') — PACE s24 / Code G

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