Emergency response to chemical and biological agents

Emergency Response to Chemical and Biological Agents......Page 1
A New Ballgame for Hazardous Materials Teams......Page 3
Background......Page 6
Dedication......Page 12
Table of Contents......Page 13
The Weather......Page 16
The Order......Page 17
Introduction......Page 23
Duty on Chemical Units in the U.S. Army......Page 25
General Practices in Dealing with Chemical Agents......Page 28
Domestic Preparedness CB Helpline......Page 29
Chem/Bio Hotline......Page 30
Antidotes, Pretreatment, and Decon......Page 31
Basic Behavior of Chemical Agents......Page 34
To Decontaminate or Not To Decontaminate......Page 35
Types of Chemical Agents......Page 40
Blister Agents Vesicants......Page 41
Blister Agent Distilled Mustard HD......Page 42
Blister Agent Ethyldichloroarsine ED......Page 43
Blister Agent Lewisite L......Page 44
Blister Agent Mustard/Lewisite Mix HL......Page 45
Blister Agent Nitrogen Mustard HN-1......Page 46
Blister Agent Nitrogen Mustard HN-3......Page 47
Blister Agent Phenyldichloroarsine PD......Page 48
Blood Agent Arsine SA......Page 49
Blood Agent Hydrogen Cyanide AC......Page 50
Nerve Agents......Page 51
Nerve Agent Sarin GB......Page 53
Nerve Agent Soman GD......Page 54
Nerve Agent VX VX......Page 55
Pulmonary Agent Diphosgene DP......Page 56
Pulmonary Agent Phosgene CG......Page 57
Introduction......Page 58
Anthrax......Page 63
Botulism......Page 64
Brucellosis......Page 65
Cholera......Page 66
Plague......Page 67
Q Fever......Page 68
Ricin......Page 69
Smallpox......Page 70
Trichothecene Mycotoxins/T-2......Page 72
Tularemia......Page 73
Vaccines......Page 74
Background and history......Page 76
Planning for response......Page 78
Hazardous Materials Response Worksheet......Page 91
The Status of Hazardous Materials Response in the United States......Page 94
U.S. Marine Corps Chemical Biological Incident Response Force......Page 97
Chemical Detection and Identification Equipment......Page 99
Biological Detection and Identification Equipment......Page 101
Recently Procured Equipment......Page 102
Department of Defense Chemical/Biological Rapid Response Team......Page 112
National Guard Rapid Assessment and Initial Detection Teams......Page 113
Army Technical Escort Unit......Page 115
Federal Bureau of Investigation Hazardous Materials Response Unit......Page 125
Department of Energy Nuclear Emergency Search Team......Page 132
Department of Health and Human Services Metropolitan Medical Strike Teams......Page 133
Tampa Fire Department Hazardous Incidents Team......Page 138
Los Angeles Fire Department Hazardous Materials Squads......Page 143
City Of Sacramento Fire Department Hazardous Materials Response Teams......Page 148
Gainesville Department of Fire/Rescue Hazardous Materials Response Team......Page 157
Hicksville Fire Department Hazardous Materials Response Team......Page 163
Toronto Fire Department Hazardous Materials Response Team......Page 166
Seattle Fire Department Hazardous Materials Response Team......Page 170
Brampton Department of Fire and Emergency Services Hazardous Materials Response Team......Page 177
Los Angeles County Hazardous Materials Response Team......Page 184
Southtowns Haz Mat and County of Erie Haz Mat Teams......Page 195
Harford County Hazardous Materials Response Team......Page 198
North Carolina Regional Haz Mat Response Teams......Page 203
Wilmington Hazardous Materials Response Team......Page 208
Allegany County Hazardous Incident Response Team HIRT......Page 211
PCR Chemicals, Gainesville, Florida......Page 216
TEAM-1 Environmental Services, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada......Page 221
The Boeing Company, Seattle, Washington......Page 226
The Puget Sound Urban Search and Rescue Team......Page 235
The Training and Handling of Urban Search and Rescue Canines......Page 241
A Mass Casualty Incident in Washington......Page 247
Introduction......Page 258
Terrorist Actions in the United States: Fact or Fantasy?......Page 259
Manuals Used by Hazardous Materials Response Personnel......Page 279
The Internet......Page 281
Telephone Hotlines......Page 293
Appendix I: Material Safety Data Sheet for Mustard Gas HD......Page 313
Appendix II: Selected Laws Related to Terrorism......Page 322
Appendix III: Sample Jurisdiction Emergency Operations Plan......Page 329
Appendix IV: Certificate of Training ? Medical Management of Biological Casualties......Page 338
Bibliography......Page 340