Awareness & First Response
In most CBRNE situations, officers may only be able to establish this type of perimeter and wait for better-equipped responders.
What is an outer perimeter?
The initial supervisor or command officer is directed to establish this and assign a scribe.
What is command?
Officers are instructed to approach a chemical incident from these two directional advantages.
What are uphill and upwind?
The plan notes that these agents may produce delayed reactions: Anthrax, Plague, Q Fever, Smallpox, and Ricin.
What are biological agents?
he plan says CBRNE victims should be treated, identified, and transported here as soon as possible.
What is a hospital?
According to the plan, law enforcement functions are primarily these three things.
What are perimeter control, traffic control, and scene security?
The plan specifically says the scribe should prepare these two forms.
What are ICS Forms 201 and 202?
On arrival, officers should do this at a safe distance from the scene.
What is stage at a safe distance away from the scene?
Unlike chemical incidents, victims of a biological attack do not need to be immediately removed because doing so before isolation and observation may do this.
What is spread the biological agent?
Hospitals receiving victims should be notified in advance so these arrangements can be established before arrival.
What are security arrangements?
Every response to a CBRNE incident is to follow these federal frameworks and guidelines.
What are Department of Homeland Security guidelines, including the National Response Plan, NIMS, and ICS?
Personnel accountability is tied to this specific ICS form.
What is ICS Form 211?
The document says to visually observe the area, use binoculars if necessary, and identify these visible markers.
What are HAZMAT placards?
If possible during a biological incident, officers should shut down this system to help keep the agent from spreading.
What is the HVAC equipment?
Uninjured witnesses should be kept at an established location this far from the scene for debriefing and follow-up investigation.
What is a safe distance from the scene?
These two ranks are required to immediately respond to all suspected CBRNE incidents.
What are a supervisor and a command officer?
If it has not already been implemented, command should activate this system and be prepared to transition to Unified Command.
What is the Incident Command System?
For reference in a chemical incident, the plan names this guidebook used for hazardous materials identification.
What is the DOT Emergency Response Guidebook?
In a radiological or nuclear incident, the plan identifies this as the primary source of particulate radiation exposure.
What is inhalation?
Officers may restrain witnesses if they may have been exposed to a chemical agent, may have unknown internal injuries, or may have this.
What is information that could assist in the identification of suspects?
During initial responding officer considerations, this broad concern includes the officer’s approach and the security of firefighters, backup officers, and other responders.
What is assessing security?
The command officer is instructed to notify local hospitals and other medical facilities about the suspected incident, the agent involved, and the potential for these people.
What are self-evacuated victims?
The plan warns officers not to enter an area or structure where the chemical and this are unknown.
What are the oxygen levels?
The document states that these masks will provide inhalation protection in a radiological incident.
What are CBRNE APR masks?
The plan warns that suspects may still be at the scene and attempt to escape by posing as this.
What is a member of the general public?