| Gold | Strategic |
| Silver | Tactical |
| Bronze | Operational |
Agold–silver–bronze command structure is acommand hierarchy used for major operations by theemergency services of theUnited Kingdom.
Some practitioners use the termstrategic–tactical–operational command structure instead, but the different categories are equivalent.[1] In some cases, the national government (via theCabinet Office Briefing Rooms) will assume ultimate control and act as a "platinum" level.[2]
The effectiveness of elements of interoperability and communications with this structure have been called into question by the Pollock Report of 2013.[3][non-primary source needed]