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DEVELOPING A MULTIAGENCY TABLETOP EXERCISE
David Y. Whitaker
Memphis Fire Department
Memphis International Airport
Memphis International
Airport
FAR 139 Tabletop
Exercise 2004
Administrative Issues
Cell-phone, radio, and pager etiquette
Laser pointers
Breaks
Restrooms
Smoking areas
Refreshments
Agenda
0800-0900
0910-0930
0930-1130
1130-1200
Opening Remarks
Introductions
Guest Speakers
Tabletop Introduction
Virtual Tabletop
Closing Remarks &
Questions
Introductions:
Name
Title
Organization
Review of the AEP
Clarity
of current plans, policies,
and/or procedures.
Consistency of plans, policies,
and/or procedures across
agencies or jurisdictions.
Determining who has the
authority to take a specific action
(e.g., order an evacuation) or the
procedure required to act.
Review of the AEP (cont.)
Adequacy
of coordination or
cooperation between agencies.
Sharing of information among
agencies.
Ensuring that the AEP has been
updated or new policies or
procedures have been developed
to address new issues.
Tabletop Introduction
Training-based
tabletop which
will include a review of current
procedures.
Audience – Please follow along
in the AEP.
More than one annex of the
AEP may be used at any given
time.
Tabletop Introduction (cont.)
Time
shifting will be used.
Scenario information may be
incomplete.
Debates will be held to a
minimum.
Inter-agency coordination is
strongly recommended.
Tabletop Introduction (cont.)
Laser pointers may been used
when the left screen displays an
overhead image.
Everyone
may participate!
Questions?
Weather
Heavy rains in the past week.
Current conditions: Light thunderstorms
with light to moderate rain.
Winds SW @ 15 knots gusting to 25.
Temperature: 45 degrees.
Friday, 5:20 PM
Evening bank of air carrier
arrivals has just started.
Runways 18R and 18L are used
for arrivals.
Runways 18C and 27 are being
used for air cargo and military
departures.
5:20 PM
There are already 3
international flights being
processed in the FIS.
“Holiday weekend”
Homeland Security Advisory
System:
High Threat - “Level Orange”
Initial Notification
5:25 pm
French Air Flight #2004 was
en-route from Paris (CDG) to
Dallas –Forth Worth (DFW)
when several passengers
became combative with the
flight attendants. The a/c was
40 miles north of MEM at
30,000 feet.
Emergency Request
5:28 PM
The
pilots are unable to contact
any flight attendants and they are
hearing lots of screaming from the
main cabin to include several
passengers shouting in a foreign
language.
The only thing that is understood is
several people screaming “AZF!”
French
Air #2004 requested emergency
landing from FAA ATC.
Descends at 3000 feet and is cleared to
land on Runway 18R.
Flight Info
French
Air #2004 has 260 SOB’s
(2 pilots, 8 flight attendants and
250 passengers)
French Air #2004 is an A340-200
with 2 hours fuel remaining.
French Air has an alliance with a
local airline but there are no
international gates available.
Combative Passengers
FAA
/ ATC
Airport Communications
Airport Police
Airport Operations
FBI
TSA
Airline
Mayday
FAA
Tower Controller attempts
several times to contact French Air
Flight #2004 but there is no
response.
A/C continues on course to
Runway 18R.
There is no change in transponder
codes.
5:32 PM
Disposition
View from Station 40
5:34pm
MFD (Station #40) first on scene at 5:34pm
Airport Ops on scene at 5:35pm
Airport Police and ARFF units on scene at
5:37pm
No one is able to contact the pilots.
Emergency slides have been deployed on
the right side of the a/c.
Egress is slow due to the winds and the
evacuated passengers are very disoriented.
SERP
Hazards
Construction Material – Aluminum,
Titanium, Magnesium, Plastic,
Rubber, Composites, ect.
Biological – Body Parts, medical
shipments, chemicals
Haz-Mat – Jet Fuel, Dangerous
Goods
Safety
Personal
Protective Equipment; SCBA,
Proximity, Chemical, or Structural Suits.
Personnel
and Equipment
Accountability; Report thru IMS, no
freelancing.
Two-In
/ Two-Out; OSHA Requirement,
5:41 PM
Paramedics
EMT’s
start triage.
advise Mother will not
leave Incident area. She is
searching for her lost child.
Medical
1st
Ambulance
2nd Ambulance
3rd Ambulance
4th Ambulance
5th Plus
M.C./Triage
Triage
Treatment
Transport
Transporting
METTAG
•Priority I
•Critical, in need of immediate care /
transport
•Priority II
•Serious, but care and transport is
delayed until AFTER all Priority I’s are
transported.
METTAG (cont.)
• Priority III
• Emergency transportation is not
necessary
• Priority 0
• Move to morgue after all viable
souls have been treated and
transported.
M
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A
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Heliport
Level
to within 10*
300’ from Patient Location
Day 100’ x 100’
Night 200’ x 200’
One light on each corner and 5th in
wind
6:02 PM
Medical
advises Command that
there are 170 casualties:
Priority 1 – 40
Priority 2 – 60
Priority 3 – 70
6:11 PM
90
Fatalities:
10 crew members
71 passengers in the main cabin
9 occupants of vehicles
6:15 PM
Thunderstorms
have started.
Evacuation is complete.
All of the fires have been
suppressed.
Airport Command Center is
opened with minimal staffing.
Mass Casualty
Airport
Communications
Airport Operations
Memphis Fire Department
Airport Police
EMA
Memphis Police
Mutual Aid - Law Enforcement
Mutual Aid - Fire Department
Mass Casualty (cont.)
Airline
FBI
Customs
and Border Protection
Airport Maintenance
Media / Public Relations
Hospitals / Hospital Wing
American Red Cross
FAA / NTSB
6:03 PM
All
of the major networks are at the
corner of Shelby Drive and
Airways Blvd and are requesting
access to the scene.
Several news choppers are
attempting to over fly the accident.
Local news media want a briefing
on the cause of the accident.
6:05 PM
Approximately
1000 gallons of Jet
A have leaked from the right wing
onto Shelby Drive.
An unknown quantity of Jet A may
have entered the storm water drains
on Shelby Drive along with the
rainwater.
6:08 PM
News
media and concerned
citizens have overwhelmed the
Airport Communications Center
phone lines rendering them
unusable for outgoing calls.
Cell sites in the area have been
overwhelmed by usage. Cellular
phones become unusable on scene.
6:15 PM
Several
clergyman are attempting
to access the scene to provide “last
rites” to the victims.
6:30 PM
Local
Airline Management briefs
the ACC that they are setting up a
Family Assistance Center for
French Air.
“Golden Hour”
Opportunity
to minimize early and
late deaths in the hour following
the trauma by aggressive
resuscitation and surgical
intervention.
5:32pm – 6:32 pm
40 Priority 1’s triaged, transported
and medical treatment started?
6:35 PM
Rescue
workers are complaining of
dehydration, hunger and a number
of them are emotionally distraught.
Many of the walking wounded are
emotionally distraught. Some of
the walking wounded are delirious
since they cannot locate family
members.
6:55 PM
Medical advises they needs French
speaking interpreter to
communicate with injured Patients.
8:30 PM
The Medical Examiner has released
the 90 fatalities for transport.
Removal
Morgue
of deceased victims
Review AEP
New procedures for TSA
New procedures for handling fires
at fuel storage areas
Updated contact and resource info
Questions?
Comments?
Last Thought….
The world is a dangerous place to live,
not because of the people who are evil,
but because of the people who don’t do
anything about it.
Albert Einstein
DEVELOPING A MULTIAGENCY TABLETOP EXERCISE
David Y. Whitaker
Memphis Fire Department
Memphis International Airport