3.530 Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear or Explosive Incident Plan Flashcards
Who is designated as the lead agency for all WMD/CBRNE incidents?
FBI (PDD39)
“The primary responsibility for the control or removal of hazardous material rests with…”
the owner, user, shipping agent, carrier or other individual in whose custody the material has been placed for shipment or use.
However, in the event of an incident or accident resulting in the loss of control of the hazardous material by the responsible party, the department must be prepared to take action and seek assistance in accordance with this procedure.
When a CBRNE incident results in multiple casualties (in excess of 20), what plan will be implemented?
The “Clark County Mass Casualty Plan”
Who will become the lead investigations when the incident is
intentional or may possibly be intentional?
The ARMOR section and other CAHRT members
On a CBRNE incident, what are the responsibilities of the first arriving patrol officer?
- Stay upwind from the scene and stay away from any contaminated areas without proper protective equipment.
- Use the best information available from the “Emergency Response Guide Book” to set up a security perimeter and establish the designated contaminated area.
- Evaluate the situation and update dispatch with the following:
a. Location
b. Type of hazardous material (if known)
c. Carrier, make and type
d. Injuries
e. Need for additional assistance
f. Wind direction
Department members will not conduct rescues without utilizing?
proper protective equipment and being trained in its use.
CBRNE Incident Plan, who is the lead agency?
The FBI is designated as the lead agency for all WMD/CBRNE incidents (Presidential Decision Directive 39 - PDD39).
First supervisor on scene of a CBRNE event will?
- Establish a command post (at a safe distance upwind from the scene).
- Assign second or third unit arriving at the command post to check the immediate area for possible secondary devices. The officer(s) conducting the check should not touch suspicious objects. The locations which have been thoroughly checked should be marked so the explosive detector dogs or Bomb Squad can eliminate those not marked as threats.
- Review established security perimeter and ensure no personnel are deployed in a designated contaminated area without proper protective equipment.
- Determine the need for an outer perimeter depending upon circumstances of the incident.
- Coordinate the evacuation of the area downwind of the spillage or suspected spillage, with the ARMOR section or fire department, in accordance with the Table of Isolation and Evacuation Distances found in the Hazardous Materials Guidebook. Department members will NOT conduct rescues without utilizing the proper equipment and being trained in its use.
- Request Communications Bureau to make notifications.
ARMOR personnel will conduct sampling, testing, mitigation
and evidence collection using the FBI’s__________ process for hazardous materials evidence collection as a guideline
12-step
Officers should approach any scene of an explosion as?
a possible criminal act
Incidents involving hazardous materials or WMD can have rapid and far-reaching effects. Necessary measures should be taken to:
- Secure the area from the public.
- Attempt to make a preliminary identification of the hazardous substance(s), if possible. This should be done from a safe distance without placing the member in any danger.
- Assist the fire department in removing injured persons from the area by ensuring ingress and egress routes are available for the necessary responding emergency vehicles. Members should
not expose themselves to a known contaminated area without the proper protective equipment. - Isolate those who may have had contact with hazardous materials, for further examination.
- Keep personnel out of smoke, dust, or fumes.
- Detour vehicular traffic around the scene to prevent contact and dispersion of hazardous contaminants.
- Prohibit eating, drinking, or smoking in the area. Food or drink that may have been in contact with the material involved will not be consumed.
- Limit activities at the scene to those who are competent in the field.
CAHRT
The Composite All Hazards Response Team is made up of all supporting agencies or LVMPD sections of the ARMOR task force.
The area lieutenant/incident commander will assume command of all LVMPD police operations until relieved by who?
a senior command officer
What must a senior officer do in order to assume command?
verbally assume command
Area lieutenant/incident commander will:
- Assume command of field operations.
- Review established perimeter(s), confer with the ARMOR supervisor and ensure no personnel have been deployed in a designated contaminated area without the proper protective equipment.
- Determine need for police investigation and request appropriate detail (i.e., Traffic Bureau if vehicle accident is involved).
- Appoint an officer as media liaison until the department’s designated information officer can respond.
- Appoint an officer as liaison at the fire department command post to ensure coordination of rescue efforts and crime scene preservation.
- Appoint a site safety officer to take custody of any weapons and equipment from contaminated police personnel once it has been decontaminated by the assigned decontamination team. The site
safety officer will provide instruction to the decontamination personnel on making weapons safe before they attempt decontamination. The supervisor will be responsible for inventorying the equipment for safekeeping or destruction if it cannot be fully decontaminated.
