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The RadResponder Network

The RadResponder Network. Overview. April 10, 2013. RadResponder Network. Rapid, accurate characterization is the key to saving lives after a radiological emergency More Data. Better Data. Faster Data. RadResponder Network. Cold war mind set

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The RadResponder Network

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  1. The RadResponder Network Overview April 10, 2013

  2. RadResponder Network Rapid, accurate characterization is the key to saving lives after a radiological emergency More Data. Better Data. Faster Data

  3. RadResponder Network Cold war mind set • Massive attack. Everybody’s dead anyway. Except Wyoming. • It’s the fed’s responsibility. Post cold war • Different threats: Nuclear Power Plants, RDD’s, IND’s • Enormous variability in impacts and fallout patterns • A 10KT ground based IND is survivable

  4. RadResponder Network Quick Decisions, Big Implications • Shelter in place? • Evacuation Routes? • Force Protection?

  5. RadResponder Network Accepted: Rapid, accurate characterization is the key to saving lives after a radiological emergency. But… • So what? Don’t we know that already? • Haven’t we spent the last 30 years building this capability? • Agencies: FRMAC, EPA, DOE, FEMA, CDC • Organizations/Program: NREP, CRCPD, IAB • Systems, Tools, and Vendors: Too many to count…

  6. RadResponder Network Fukushima March 11th, 2011

  7. RadResponder Network

  8. RadResponder Network Fukushima Lessons Learned • Individual organizations have excellent capabilities: equipment, training, logistics, systems… • But no single organization can manage the entire response • Poor coordinationamong federal assets • No practical coordination amongfeds, states, and locals • No practical coordination between feds and industry • Waiting until the response phase to address these problems means that you’ve already lost

  9. RadResponder Network Sidebar: A complex interconnected world means complex interconnected risks happening more often and with greater impacts • TMI: 1979 • Chernobyl: 1986 • WTC Attacks: 2001 • Katrina: 2005 • Deepwater Horizon: 2011 • Fukushima: 2011 • Hurricane Sandy: 2012

  10. RadResponder Network View from FEMA’s CBRNE Office • No one response organization can shoulder the entire responsibility • State and locals are on the ground first, and the Feds might not get there for days • Trying to establish inter-agency coordination after the fact is already too late

  11. RadResponder Network Intractable Problem • Increase readiness through regular, large scale, multi-jurisdictional inter-agency exercises and drills…. • …when there is not enough money, time, or coordination to do it at a level where it matters. • Or just form another working group! • $$$

  12. RadResponder Network Filling the Gap – RadResponder • State and Locals will be on the scene first • Need to provide them with tools and capabilities to work together and with their federal partners • Base the tools on existing, tested capabilities (e.g. DOE’s RAMS system, the FRMAC) • Must be able to use the tools in their day-to-day operations, trainings, and exercises

  13. RadResponder Network RadResponder Design Principles • Free with no startup costs • Always available & controlled by end users • Works with whatever equipment users already have • Easy to deploy, learn, and maintain • Incorporate training and support from the beginning • Stay focused on data sharing and partnerships • Provide open device and integration options • Employ Standard formats and terminology • Tightly integrate with existing federal capabilities

  14. RadResponder Network RadResponder Components

  15. RadResponder Network RadResponder Infrastructure

  16. RadResponder Network RadResponder is available now and it is free

  17. RadResponder Network 2012-Today • Beta Release: June 2012 Amber Waves Exercise • Fall 2012 • Working groups, lessons learned, technical work • First external systems integration – New Jersey DEP • First commercial device integrations • DOE RAMS Integration • DOE Tablet Integration (i.e. RadResponderPro) • January 2013: Inauguration Support (33rd CST)

  18. RadResponder Network Today • 110 emergency response organizations nationwide • Federal, S&L’s, NPP’s, National Guard etc. • ~400 registered users • Continuing Technical Work

  19. RadResponder Network Moving Forward • Continue Rollout and Account Signup • Outreach (NREP, CRCPD, etc.) • Deployment Support • MiniEx’s – Network of Networks • System and Device Integrations • CDP/CTOS courses and training modules

  20. RadResponder Network Next Steps • Get an Account (https://www.RadResponder.net) • Participate in an orientation webinar • Watch the training videos • Contact us for support… • Getting your people and gear setup correctly • Integrating with your existing systems • Linking up with your regional partners • Scheduling and executing a regional MiniEx

  21. Contacts/Resources SUPPORT EMAIL • support@radresponder.net WEB ADDRESSES • RadResponder Website: https://www.RadResponder.net • Document Repository: http://sdrv.ms/T1Dl29 • YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/officialradresponder • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RadResponder

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