Geoscience Reference
In-Depth Information
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Unique resources that are available through state authorities (e.g., National
Guard units).
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Unique resources that are available to state and local jurisdictions through
federal authorities (e.g., the National Pharmaceutical Stockpile, a national
asset providing delivery of antibiotics, antidotes, and medical supplies to the
scene of a WMD incident).
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Unique expertise that may be available through academic, research, or private
organizations.
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Trained and untrained volunteer resources and unsolicited donated goods
that arrive at the incident site.
Recovery
The basic EOP should already contain a Recovery Annex. However, different issues
may arise during a WMD incident that should be addressed in the terrorism annex.
A WMD incident is a criminal act, and its victims and their families may be eli-
gible for assistance under your state's crime victim's assistance law, if one exists.
Therefore, state crime victim's assistance staff should be included in the planning
process. In addition, injured victims of a terrorist attack, those put at risk for injury,
and the families of these persons may have suffered psychological trauma as a result
of the attack and may be in need of crisis counseling.
In the event of an incident involving chemical or biological agents or radio-
active materials, large areas or multiple locations may become contaminated.
Decontamination may be required before buildings can be safely reoccupied. While
decontamination is taking place, or until damaged areas are repaired or replaced,
persons must be relocated from residences and offices, and office equipment must
be relocated from office buildings.
Relocation after a terrorist incident tends to be of longer duration and entail
greater costs than relocation following a natural disaster. You need to take these
factors into consideration and make appropriate arrangements.
Urban Search and Rescue
Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) involves a rapid deployment of US&R task
forces to provide specialized lifesaving support to state and local authorities, includ-
ing locating and extricating, and providing on-site medical treatment to those
trapped in collapsed structures.
There are several US&R task forces throughout the country. They have the abil-
ity to deploy within six hours and to sustain themselves for 36 hours. Currently,
deployment plans rely on commercial air transport. Consequently, in incidents
where air traffic is curtailed, arrival of remote US&R task forces may be delayed.
