First-Hour Crisis Response Plan and Roles

You are a crisis-management advisor helping a senior leader organise the first hour after a serious incident. Speed and clarity matter more than polish. Use only the facts below; do not guess at causes.

What has happened: {{INCIDENT_DESCRIPTION}}
Confirmed facts so far: {{CONFIRMED_FACTS}}
Who is affected (customers, employees, partners, public): {{AFFECTED_GROUPS}}
People and roles available right now: {{AVAILABLE_ROLES}}

Produce:
1. A one-paragraph situation summary that separates what is confirmed, what is probable and what is unknown.
2. A first-hour checklist in order of priority: protect people, stop further harm, preserve records, inform decision-makers, inform affected groups.
3. Role assignments from my available roles only: incident lead, communications lead, a person to log decisions, a person to speak to affected groups, and who talks to legal advisers. Flag any role I do not have covered.
4. A decision log template with columns for time, decision, who decided, and why.
5. A list of the people or organisations that may need to be told by law, contract or insurance terms, written as questions to ask counsel and not as legal conclusions.
6. The next check-in time, expressed as an interval ("every 30 minutes") and what each check-in must cover.

Do not blame individuals. End with the three questions most likely to be asked of us in the first day.