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CBRN and Hazmat Incidents at Major Public Events

Planning and Response
2. Aufl.

von: Daniel J. Kaszeta
96,99 €
Verlag:	Wiley
Format:	EPUB
Veröffentl.:	18.11.2022
ISBN/EAN:	9781119743040
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	400

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CBRN and HAZMAT Incidents at Major Public Events Provides methods for planning and responding to any potential hazard at major public events, newly expanded and updated CBRN and HAZMAT Incidents at Major Public Events explains how to prepare for and react to accidental and deliberate incidents involving chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) materials at any High Visibility Event (HVE). Written by a leading expert with more than 30 years of highly specialized experience in CBRN defense and security, this comprehensive guide covers general planning and preparedness, training, procurement, security methods, tools and technology, incident response, and more. The fully revised second edition incorporates current best practices, new and evolving threats, and lessons learned from major events that have occurred over the past 10 years. New chapters discuss public affairs and crisis communication, CBRN forensics and investigations, and social, behavioral, and psychological issues related to crowd behavior and CBRN responders. More than a dozen all-new practical scenarios address various incidents such as radiological attacks, pandemic illness, industrial chemical accidents, and attacks with biological warfare agents. <ul><li> Helps readers train and manage a multidisciplinary safety and response team, including police, fire, security, medical, military, and civil protection personnel</li> <li> Provides procedures for early-stage planning, building response networks, and developing assessment schemes and training exercises </li> <li> Covers all key areas of incident response, such as initial response, detection and identification, threat assessment, law enforcement and military support, and consequence management</li> <li> Explains the operational environment and unique challenges of major CBRN/HAZMAT events</li></ul> CBRN and HAZMAT Incidents at Major Public Events: Planning and Response, Second Edition is an indispensable resource for leaders, managers, trainers, responders, and support personnel in emergency planning, law enforcement, security, emergency medicine, public health, state and local government, and military agencies that support civil authorities.

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List of Figures xiii Preface to the First Edition xvii Acknowledgments xxi Introduction to the Second Edition xxiii Part I: The Operational Environment Chapter 1: The CBRN and Hazardous Materials Threat 3 Adverse Effects 3 Categories of Threat Materials 7 Means of Dissemination 11 The Cause of the Problem: The Perpetrator 14 Nuisances, Hoaxes, and Communicated Threats 15 References 17 Chapter 2: The Major Events Operating Environment 19 Aspects of Events 19 Attendees—The Commonplace “Cast of Characters” 20 Public Transportation and Transport Infrastructure 23 Effects of Weather, Particularly in Urban Environments 24 Major Events Serve as a Multiplier for Terrorist Attacks 25 The Organizational and Bureaucratic Environment 26 References 30 Chapter 3: Social, Behavioral, and Psychological Issues 31 CBRN Materials, Fear, and Anxiety 32 Assessing Group Behavior 33 What Behavior do you Expect or Want? 35 How do we Apply this Knowledge? 36 References 39 Part II: Planning Chapter 4: Interagency Planning and Cooperation 43 Differences in Operational Perspectives 44 Fixing the Problems of Poor Cooperation 47 Incident Management Systems 48 Some Critiques of Incident Management Schemes 51 The Operations Center 52 AD Hoc Operations Centers 54 Best Practices –How to Make Operations Centers Work 54 References 57 Chapter 5: General Planning Considerations: Building Capability and Capacity 59 Establish Your Planning Threshold 59 Resilience 61 Examining and Building Capability and Capacity 62 The Synchronization Matrix as a Planning Tool 64 Addressing the Red Ink: Operational Deficits 66 Developing an Assessment Scheme 68 Best Practices for an Assessment Team 70 Lesson Learned: Do not get Too Hung up on Worst-Case Scenarios 73 References 74 Chapter 6: Buildings and Venues 75 Major Types of Venue 75 Reconnaissance: Site Surveys and Walkthroughs 80 Physical Characteristics: Air Flow and Ventilation 83 Hazardous Materials at or Near Venues 87 References 88 Chapter 7: Procurement: Buying Goods and Services 91 Interacting with Vendors in an Intelligent Way 92 Detection and Identification Hardware 94 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) 96 Decontamination 97 References 99 Chapter 8: Preparedness in the Medical Sector 101 References 101 Sizing up the Problem 102 Preparedness at the Field Level: The Concept of “Special Events Medical Services” 105 Preparedness at the Hospital Level: Getting Ready for Mass Casualty Incidents (MCI) in the CBRN/HAZMAT Arena 106 Preparedness at the Public Health Level: Biomedical Surveillance 108 Dealing with the “Worried Well” 109 Lesson Learned: Intensive Care Can be the Critical Shortfall 111 References 112 Chapter 9: Preparedness in the Law Enforcement, Security, and Intelligence Sectors 115 Understanding the Process of CBRN Terrorism 116 Anti-Terrorism: Preventing or Deterring an Attack 118 Preparing Police to Operate in CBRN Environments 121 Lesson Learned: Countersurveillance—Pretend Like you are the Bad Guys 124 Lesson Learned: Use the 1-2- 3 Rule 124 References 125 Chapter 10: Preparedness in the Firefighting, Rescue, and Hazardous Materials Disciplines 127 Adapting the Fire Service Response to CBRN/HAZMAT Incidents at Major Events 127 Responder Safety 129 Planning for Decontamination 129 Rescue in the Hot Zone: Who and How? 130 CBRN/HAZMAT Mitigation 133 Lesson Learned: Follow the Hart Team 135 References 136 Chapter 11: Preparedness and Response in the Private Sector and “Third Sector” 137 Private Versus Public Spaces 137 Private Security Personnel 138 Facility Management Staff 141 Charities, Volunteers, and “Unaffiliated Responders” 142 PPE for the Private Sector and Third Sector Responders 144 References 145 Chapter 12: The Military—Preparing for Military Support to the Civil Authorities 147 Understanding Military CBRN Philosophy 147 Relationship Between Military and Civil Authorities 149 Issues and Problems with Military Support 152 Some Ideas to Help Integrate Military Support 154 Lesson Learned: Civil Support Teams 155 Reference 155 Chapter 13 Other Preparedness Issues 157 Transportation and Logistics 157 Communications Technology 158 Financial and Administrative Preparedness 159 Legal Considerations 160 Language Support 162 Laboratory and Scientific Preparedness 162 Reach-Back 166 Lessons Learned: There’s Almost Always an International Context 168 References 168 Part III: Response Chapter 14: The First Hour 173 What to do in the First Hour 173 Assessment of Incidents 175 Essential Elements of Information (EEI) 175 Sizing up The Incident 177 What Not to do in the First Hour 182 Withdrawal as a Tactic 183 Lessons Learned from History 183 References 184 Chapter 15: Characterizing the Threat 185 Detection, Identification, Measurement, and Identification Equipment and its Use 185 Specifications of Sensors 191 Putting it Together: Writing Sensors into Operational Plans 192 Thinking out of the Box—Detection Using Non-Specialty Sensor Technology 194 Hazard Prediction Models 196 Lesson Learned: Leveraging Existing Detection Capabilities 196 References 197 Chapter 16: Medical Response 199 Dividing the Problem into Syndromes 199 Managing The Incident—Being Realistic in Chemical Scenarios 201 Field Care—Remember the ABCDD 203 Practical Incident Management Measures 204 Definitive Care 206 Lesson Learned: Treat the Patient not the Scenario 208 Mini-Chapter: Lessons from a Pandemic 209 References 212 Chapter 17: Decontamination 215 Why do Decontamination? 215 Decon at Major Events 217 Categories of Decontamination 218 Methods of Decontamination 220 Tactical Considerations 221 Lesson Learned: Large Volume Decontamination is Possible 227 References 227 Chapter 18: Public Affairs and Crisis Communication 229 The Audience: Who are we Talking to? 230 Principles of Communicating in a Crisis 231 Joint Information Centers 233 What Not to do 233 The Phenomenon of Bad Information 234 Lesson Learned: Conspiracy Theories and Disinformation will Multiply in a CBRN Environment 237 References 237 Chapter 19: Consequence Management and Other Response Measures 239 General Frameworks and References for Consequence Management 239 Lesson Learned: Victims from Other Countries 248 References 248 Chapter 20: Forensics and Investigations 251 CBRN Forensics as a Specialty 251 Collection and Preservation of Evidence: General Considerations 253 Integrity of the Evidence 255 Possible Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures 257 Lessons Learned 260 References 261 Part IV: Practical Scenarios Introduction to the Practical Scenarios 265 Scenario A Searching Arenas and Stadiums 267 Scenario B Screening People, Goods, and Vehicles 275 Scenario C Threats and Hoaxes 281 Scenario D Unattended Items and Vehicles 287 Scenario E Suspicious Powders and Crime Scene Issues 291 Scenario F Industrial Chemical Accidents 295 Scenario G Mystery Smells and Illnesses 299 Scenario H Chemical Warfare Agent Terrorism on Public Transport 305 Scenario I Large-scale Chemical Terrorism 311 Scenario J Attacks with Biological Warfare Agents 317 Scenario K Pandemic Illness 321 Scenario L Radiological Attacks 327 Scenario M Major Nuclear Power Plant Incident 333 Appendices Appendix A Example Threat Basis and Planning Threshold 339 Appendix B Template for a CBRN/HAZMAT Site Survey 343 Appendix C Example Task Lists, Capability Survey, and Capacity Survey 347 Appendix D Synchronization Matrix—Simplified Example 351 Bibliography 355 Index 365

Autorenportrait

Daniel J. Kaszeta is an Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute in London. He is widely regarded as a subject matter expert in the field and has written several books and numerous articles for a variety of publications. He has served in relevant roles in the US Army Chemical Corps, the US Department of Defense, the White House Military Office, and the US Secret Service. He was responsible for CBRN protection of the White House for 12 years and has highly specialized experience in major public events.

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Provides methods for planning and responding to any potential hazard at major public events, newly expanded and updated CBRN and HAZMAT Incidents at Major Public Events explains how to prepare for and react to accidental and deliberate incidents involving chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) materials at any High Visibility Event (HVE). Written by a leading expert with more than 30 years of highly specialized experience in CBRN defense and security, this comprehensive guide covers general planning and preparedness, training, procurement, security methods, tools and technology, incident response, and more. The fully revised second edition incorporates current best practices, new and evolving threats, and lessons learned from major events that have occurred over the past 10 years. New chapters discuss public affairs and crisis communication, CBRN forensics and investigations, and social, behavioral, and psychological issues related to crowd behavior and CBRN responders. More than a dozen all-new practical scenarios address various incidents such as radiological attacks, pandemic illness, industrial chemical accidents, and attacks with biological warfare agents. <ul><li> Helps readers train and manage a multidisciplinary safety and response team, including police, fire, security, medical, military, and civil protection personnel</li> <li> Provides procedures for early-stage planning, building response networks, and developing assessment schemes and training exercises </li> <li> Covers all key areas of incident response, such as initial response, detection and identification, threat assessment, law enforcement and military support, and consequence management</li> <li> Explains the operational environment and unique challenges of major CBRN/HAZMAT events</li></ul> CBRN and HAZMAT Incidents at Major Public Events: Planning and Response, Second Edition is an indispensable resource for leaders, managers, trainers, responders, and support personnel in emergency planning, law enforcement, security, emergency medicine, public health, state and local government, and military agencies that support civil authorities.