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ROLE OF CSEPP

ROLE OF CSEPP. CA95. OBJECTIVE. Identify the major emergency planning steps to protect individuals in the event of a chemical warfare agent accident. CA96. CSEPP. Established to provide a consistent framework for emergency planning for states and communities at all 8 installations

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ROLE OF CSEPP

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  1. ROLE OF CSEPP CA95

  2. OBJECTIVE • Identify the major emergency planning steps to protect individuals in the event of a chemical warfare agent accident CA96

  3. CSEPP • Established to provide a consistent framework for emergency planning for states and communities at all 8 installations • Each community potentially affected by a chemical warfare accident is responsible for deciding how to prepare for possibility of a release of chemical warfare agent • Defines comprehensive scope for decisions and defines elements that State and local decision-makers should address CA97

  4. CSEPP • Jointly managed by the Army and FEMA • FEMA has authority, responsibility, and accountability for working with State and local governments to develop off-post preparedness • Army maintains original role for chemical stockpile storage and disposal and for on-post emergency response CA98

  5. SIGNEDMEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING1997 • Identifies specific Army and FEMA responsibilities • Defines areas where each agency can provide expertise • Outlines where cooperation between agencies will result in more efficient use of personnel and material resources CA99

  6. BASIC GOAL OF EMERGENCYMANAGEMENT PROGRAM • Protection of people • stimulate prompt and effective actions by public critical to achieving goal • select basic protective actions • other activities help implement protective actions once selected CA100

  7. CSEPP PROTECTIVE ACTIONS • Two basic protective actions • evacuation • sheltering-in-place • People take these actionsto protect themselvesafter receiving warning Evacuation Shelter-in-place CA101

  8. EMERGENCY PLANNING • Seeks to anticipate possible emergencies and resources needed at time of emergencies • Identifies available resources and resource shortfalls so deficiencies can be eliminated or reduced Emergency planning is crucial for effective protective actions CA102

  9. CRITICAL COMMAND ANDCONTROL FUNCTION • Provide timely and accurate public alert, notification, and information to get quickest public response • Other functions (e.g., medical assistance, mass care) can be provided initially by local resources and augmented later CA103

  10. EMERGENCY RESPONSE • Emergency response officials must quickly decide which protective actions are appropriate for different portions of affected area • make complex decision within tight time constraints • Emergency response plan should strive to simplify decision process and reduce time devoted to decision process • careful analysis and pre-established criteria for selecting appropriate protective action needed before emergency situation CA104

  11. EMERGENCY RESPONSE • Decision-making process normally responsibility of elected officials; normally county commissioners • may be shared with other agencies or department heads County commissioner(s) normally responsible for emergency response decisions CA105

  12. PZ Wind direction PAZ IRZ Plume pathway Source of release EMERGENCY PLANNING ZONES CA106

  13. IMMEDIATE RESPONSE ZONE(IRZ) • Most critical for protective action decisions because of close proximity to accident • Less than 1 hour to respond during windspeed of 3 meters per second (6.7 mph) • Approximately 10 km (6 miles)from stockpile storage location • boundaries adjusted for political boundaries, natural features, and population distribution IRZ Approx. 10 km Stockpile Storage Location CA107

  14. PROTECTIVE ACTION ZONE(PAZ) • Less than 5 hours to respond during windspeed of 1 to 2 meters per second(2.2 to 4.4 mph) • Approximately 18 to 35 km (11 to 22 miles) from stockpile storage location • Public officials would likely have time to confer on appropriate protective action decisions PAZ IRZ Approx. 18-35 km Stockpile Storage Location CA108

  15. PZ PAZ IRZ Stockpile Storage Location PRECAUTIONARY ZONE (PZ) • Can be established • in case of catastrophic accident • as host area for evacuees • Offers advantages of time, distance, and multiple options CA109

  16. PROTECTIVE ACTION DECISIONS • Choices must be weighed against realistic considerations • time • weather conditions • highway conditions • public’s general state of readiness • Chemical Event Emergency Notification System greatly helps in selecting protective actions • allows community officials to react quickly CA110

  17. ALERT AND NOTIFICATION • System must be reliable and capable of instantaneous activation Alerting phase: Attract attention of public Notification phase: Communicate protective action information CA111

  18. NOTIFICATION METHODS • EAS as part of commercial broadcast radio stations • Combination of broadcast over radio, television, and cable television Broadcast of warning CA112

  19. IRZ NOTIFICATION METHODS • Combination of indoor and outdoor warning • Outdoor electronic sirens with voice capabilities • Indoor alerting devices Tone alert radio Omni-directional siren CA113

  20. PAZ NOTIFICATION METHODS • Primary systems • electronic broadcast media • EAS • Supplemental systems • sirens for selected urban residential areas • indoor warning for selected institutions and public congregation facilities Media broadcast Warning for institutions CA114

  21. TRAFFIC AND ACCESS CONTROL • Quick control of access into affected areas • Mass evacuation, control of traffic crucial to timeliness and efficiency of evacuation CA115

  22. EVACUEE SUPPORT • Various activities designed to process and accommodate evacuees • Plan for receiving potentially contaminated • train evacuation and mass care personnel to recognize signs and symptoms of agent exposure • 2 primary components: • reception - process of receiving and registering evacuees, determining needs, and assigning appropriate resources • mass care - providing shelter, food, family reunification, limited medical care, and social services CA116

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