Transcript Document

Regional US&R Task
Force Mobilization
Tabletop Exercise
June 14, 2006
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Today’s Table Top Exercise?
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Overview
Exercise goals
Exercise objectives
Rules
Breakout sessions (3)
Three modules
Summary
Next step – Training
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Overview
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Participants are grouped based:
– Operational Area RTF’s (including future RTF’s)
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Strategic (Battalion Level)
Tactical (Company Officer Level)
– Observers
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All groups receive the same scenario
information
RTF Groups will move into breakout rooms to
address exercise questions.
RTF Groups present their responses in the
general forum.
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Overview (Cont’d)
• The exercise will progress through three
decision points/breakout sessions.
• Breakout sessions and the presentation
forum will be facilitated, observers input is
welcomed
• The exercise summary information will be
collected and an after action report
generated.
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Exercise Goals
• To provide a training environment utilizing
the group problem solving method.
• To allow participants to address issues at
the tactical and strategic levels of incident
management.
• To cause participants to understand issues
and priorities of other agencies
• Develop solutions!
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Exercise Objectives
Using a consensus approach participants will:
• Review procedures for deploying and managing
a Regional US&R Task Force
• Develop procedures for mobilizing and
organizing a response
• Develop procedures to manage an evolving
hazard/threat at an “all risk” incident, integrating
three levels of a US&R response
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Rules
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No idea is a bad idea
Be creative
Take risks
No criticism allowed
Select a scribe and a spokesperson
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Guidelines
• Assumption, confirmation and
position/location of your command
• Initial and ongoing situational analysis
• Operational communications
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Guidelines (Cont’d)
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Prioritize resource accountability
Develop Incident strategy(ies)
Tactics in support of the strategy(ies)
Identify shortages in logistical plan
– Assume distance is a factor
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Guidelines (Cont’d)
• Initial and subsequent incident
organizations
• Review, evaluate, and revise your
actions as necessary
• Don’t get “bogged down” you will only
have 30 minutes per break out
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Module 1
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Scenario
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Wednesday, June 14, 2006, 0900 Hours
Normal traffic and weather conditions
You are at your regular duty assignment
You begin hearing news flashes alerting
you that a large explosion has taken place
in downtown Los Angeles
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Scenario (Cont’d)
• The media is reporting a large explosion at the
U.S. Bank building in downtown Los Angeles of
unknown origin
• Initial reports indicate that it was a possible
truck bomb
• The media is reporting significant structural
damage and partial or complete collapse of the
bottom 10 floors
• Fires have broken out and several thousands
are reported injured
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Scenario (Cont’d)
• Your agency dispatches resources as part
of Mutual Aid request strike teams to Los
Angeles
• LA City Fire has committed its compliment
of US&R resources to the U.S. Bank
Incident and is requesting 3 additional
CATF’s
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Scenario (Cont’d)
• Region I, thru OES is sending CATF-2 (LA
County), CATF-4 (Riverside) and CATF-8
(San Diego).
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Scenario (Cont’d)
• Within the last two hours, as the events in
Los Angeles continue to unfold. There are
reports of another substantial explosion
located in the City of Santa Ana.
• Reports continue with the media in a
frenzy, that the second explosion was
located at the Federal Building on Civic
Center Dr.
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Scenario (Cont’d)
• The Santa Ana explosion has caused
significant structural collapse to three
office buildings with reports of several
people trapped.
• There are also reports that John Wayne
Airport has closed its main terminal due to
a suspicious package being found.
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Scenario (Cont’d)
• Your agency receives a call for an
immediate need response of your
Regional US&R Task Force or Heavy
Rescue (Type 1) or Medium Rescue
(Type 2) to the City of Santa Ana
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Breakout Session 1
• Question 1.1:
– How will your RTF or Heavy or Medium Rescue
respond?
• Lead group?, One mass caravan?
• Question 1.2:
– What information would you want prior to dispatching
or responding?
• Question 1.3:
– How does your department dispatch personnel to
form up your regional task force, heavy or medium
rescue. How long would the process take and what is
the request process?
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Breakout Session 1
• Question 1.4:
– How many and what units will your agency
respond with and are there any additional
units that may respond with your RTF?
• Question 1.5:
– What tactical and logistical considerations are
you beginning to address while enroute to this
incident?
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Breakout Session 1
Elect a spokesperson and a scribe.
You have 30 minutes to answer and develop and
discussion points of these issues.
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Module 2
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Scenario Update
• As you respond you receive reports that
this is obviously terrorist attacks over
multiple jurisdictions
• You hear reports of several wildland fires
starting in the interface areas of Orange
County. This is significantly drawing down
local resources
• Witnesses are saying they were
intentionally set
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Scenario Update
• Your agency’s resources arrive in Santa
Ana approximately 1 1/2 hours after being
dispatched.
• Orange County Fire and Santa Ana Fire
have set up a Unified/Area Command for
resource allocation
• You check into the staging location and
are immediately assigned to the Main St.
Incident.
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Scenario Update
• You will be assigned to one of three
collapsed buildings.
• Your building is a four story office building
that almost totally collapsed when a
massive truck bomb exploded in the area.
• Santa Ana Police, the FBI and the National
Guard have secured the scene and there
is no threat of a secondary device
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Scenario Update
• Chemical, Biological, Radiological and
Nuclear considerations have all been
addressed. This incident has been
identified as involving highly explosive
material only
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Scenario Update
• There are sounds of survivors.
• The building was reportedly occupied by
approximately 123 people of which 47 are
unaccounted for.
• The Area commanders have requested
additional Type 1 (Heavy) and Type II
(Medium) Rescues from Region 1
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Scenario Update
• There is also one Type 1 engine strike
team from Riverside County that has been
onscene for approximately one half hour.
• They have extinguished several small fires
and have performed surface victim
removal.
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Scenario Update
• The FEMA Task Force from Sacramento
(CATF-7) is being mobilized and should
arrive in approximately 12 hours
• FEMA Task Forces from LA County
(CATF-2) & LA City (CATF-1) have been or
are being deployed and are committed to
the incident in Los Angeles
• Orange County (CATF-5) is already
assigned to the courthouse building
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Breakout Session 2
• Question 2.1:
– What is your agencies 5 most critical initial actions?
• Question 2.2:
– How would you interface with the Strike Team, US&R
Medium Team, Heavy Team and/or RTF?
• Question 2.3
– What would be your US&R incident objectives?
• Question 2.4:
– What information would you communicate once
onscene?
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Breakout Session 2
• Question 2.5:
– Develop and display a SEMS compliant organization
chart that supports your US&R incident objectives.
Fill out ICS Forms 201, 202 and a 205 and a site
safety plan for this incident.
• Question 2.6:
– When does the planning cycle start? Who takes part
in it? What time frame would you set for your first
operational period?
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Breakout Session 2
Elect a different spokesperson and scribe.
You have 30 minutes to answer and develop any
discussion points.
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Module 3
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Scenario Update
• Your are informed by the IC that after you finish this
operational period your task force will “bed down” for
one operational period and will report again for US&R
duties the following shift
• The wildland fires in Orange County have almost all
been contained
• The package at John Wayne Airport was a false
alarm
• The Los Angeles incident is still very active and
additional FEMA teams are being requested
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Scenario Update
• The Courthouse incident has begun to stabilize
into a somewhat organized mode of operation.
• Approximately five hours have transpired and
you have successfully removed several
trapped victims with at least 27 still trapped
with an unknown life status.
• The advanced team from CATF-7 arrives on
scene (5 personnel)
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Breakout Session 3
• Question 3.1:
– What options are there for your agency to integrate
with or work in conjunction with a FEMA Task Force?
What info should be passed on (ICS 201 or IAP, etc)?
• Question 3.2:
– Diagram what you think a new organization chart
might look like when CATF-7 arrives.
• Question 3.3:
– What are your current priorities for your members?
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Breakout Session 3
• Question 3.4:
– What logistical challenges do you foresee in your next
operational period?
• Question 3.5:
– Would your priorities change in the next operational
period? Why/ Why Not?
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Breakout Session 3
Finally: Question 3.6:
Based on what we discussed today, what will your
agency do to prepare for a mobilization?
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Breakout Session 3
Elect a different spokesperson.
You have 30 minutes to answer and develop and
discussion points.
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Closing Comments
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Exchange information
After Action Report
Pre-drills for July MobEx
Regional RTF Meeting June 28th in
Pasadena
• Long Beach and Area E MOBEX!
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Next Steps
• Take what you’ve learned back to your
people
• Prepare for a full-scale deployment
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Thank You!!
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Please complete an evaluation of this
tabletop exercise!
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