Cbrn and Hazmat Incidents at Major Public Events

Daniel J. Kaszeta is an Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute in London. He is widely regarded as a subject matter expert in the field and has written several books and numerous articles for a variety of publications. He has served in relevant roles in the US Army Chemical Corps, the US Department of Defense, the White House Military Office, and the US Secret Service. He was responsible for CBRN protection of the White House for 12 years and has highly specialized experience in major public events.

CBRN and HAZMAT Incidents at Major Public Events
 
Provides methods for planning and responding to any potential hazard at major public events, newly expanded and updated
 
CBRN and HAZMAT Incidents at Major Public Events explains how to prepare for and react to accidental and deliberate incidents involving chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) materials at any High Visibility Event (HVE). Written by a leading expert with more than 30 years of highly specialized experience in CBRN defense and security, this comprehensive guide covers general planning and preparedness, training, procurement, security methods, tools and technology, incident response, and more.
 
The fully revised second edition incorporates current best practices, new and evolving threats, and lessons learned from major events that have occurred over the past 10 years. New chapters discuss public affairs and crisis communication, CBRN forensics and investigations, and social, behavioral, and psychological issues related to crowd behavior and CBRN responders. More than a dozen all-new practical scenarios address various incidents such as radiological attacks, pandemic illness, industrial chemical accidents, and attacks with biological warfare agents.
* Helps readers train and manage a multidisciplinary safety and response team, including police, fire, security, medical, military, and civil protection personnel
* Provides procedures for early-stage planning, building response networks, and developing assessment schemes and training exercises
* Covers all key areas of incident response, such as initial response, detection and identification, threat assessment, law enforcement and military support, and consequence management
* Explains the operational environment and unique challenges of major CBRN/HAZMAT events
 
CBRN and HAZMAT Incidents at Major Public Events: Planning and Response, Second Edition is an indispensable resource for leaders, managers, trainers, responders, and support personnel in emergency planning, law enforcement, security, emergency medicine, public health, state and local government, and military agencies that support civil authorities.

List of Figures xiii
 
Preface to the First Edition xvii
 
Acknowledgments xxi
 
Introduction to the Second Edition xxiii
 
Part I: The Operational Environment
 
Chapter 1: The CBRN and Hazardous Materials Threat 3
 
Adverse Effects 3
 
Categories of Threat Materials 7
 
Means of Dissemination 11
 
The Cause of the Problem: The Perpetrator 14
 
Nuisances, Hoaxes, and Communicated Threats 15
 
References 17
 
Chapter 2: The Major Events Operating Environment 19
 
Aspects of Events 19
 
Attendees--The Commonplace "Cast of Characters" 20
 
Public Transportation and Transport Infrastructure 23
 
Effects of Weather, Particularly in Urban Environments 24
 
Major Events Serve as a Multiplier for Terrorist Attacks 25
 
The Organizational and Bureaucratic Environment 26
 
References 30
 
Chapter 3: Social, Behavioral, and Psychological Issues 31
 
CBRN Materials, Fear, and Anxiety 32
 
Assessing Group Behavior 33
 
What Behavior do you Expect or Want? 35
 
How do we Apply this Knowledge? 36
 
References 39
 
Part II: Planning
 
Chapter 4: Interagency Planning and Cooperation 43
 
Differences in Operational Perspectives 44
 
Fixing the Problems of Poor Cooperation 47
 
Incident Management Systems 48
 
Some Critiques of Incident Management Schemes 51
 
The Operations Center 52
 
AD Hoc Operations Centers 54
 
Best Practices -How to Make Operations Centers Work 54
 
References 57
 
Chapter 5: General Planning Considerations: Building Capability and Capacity 59
 
Establish Your Planning Threshold 59
 
Resilience 61
 
Examining and Building Capability and Capacity 62
 
The Synchronization Matrix as a Planning Tool 64
 
Addressing the Red Ink: Operational Deficits 66
 
Developing an Assessment Scheme 68
 
Best Practices for an Assessment Team 70
 
Lesson Learned: Do not get Too Hung up on Worst-Case Scenarios 73
 
References 74
 
Chapter 6: Buildings and Venues 75
 
Major Types of Venue 75
 
Reconnaissance: Site Surveys and Walkthroughs 80
 
Physical Characteristics: Air Flow and Ventilation 83
 
Hazardous Materials at or Near Venues 87
 
References 88
 
Chapter 7: Procurement: Buying Goods and Services 91
 
Interacting with Vendors in an Intelligent Way 92
 
Detection and Identification Hardware 94
 
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) 96
 
Decontamination 97
 
References 99
 
Chapter 8: Preparedness in the Medical Sector 101
 
References 101
 
Sizing up the Problem 102
 
Preparedness at the Field Level: The Concept of "Special Events Medical Services" 105
 
Preparedness at the Hospital Level: Getting Ready for Mass
 
Casualty Incidents (MCI) in the CBRN/HAZMAT Arena 106
 
Preparedness at the Public Health Level: Biomedical Surveillance 108
 
Dealing with the "Worried Well" 109
 
Lesson Learned: Intensive Care Can be the Critical Shortfall 111
 
References 112
 
Chapter 9: Preparedness in the Law Enforcement, Security, and Intelligence Sectors 115
 
Understanding the Process of CBRN Terrorism 116
 
Anti-Terrorism: Preventing or Deterring an Attack 118
 
Preparing Police to Operate in CBRN Environments 121
 
Lesson Learned: Countersurveillance--Pretend
 
Like you are the Bad Guys 124
 
Lesson Learned: Use the 1-2- 3 Rule 124
 
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