Annex C - Law Enforcement Response Plan

PURPOSE

To provide emergency response during a CSEPP event within the Response Zone (RZ).
To provide compliance with appropriate federal and state worker protection rules and regulations pertaining to a HAZMAT response.
To allow the use of "C" level Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when responding to a CSEPP event.
To allow first responders to operate up to the AEGL-1 Risk Envelope (RE-1) with duty PPE.
To allow first responders to operate in the RE-1 up to the AEGL-2 Risk Envelope (RE-2) using modified "C" level CSEPP PPE.
When modeling indicates plume passage, Safety Officer will determine appropriate level of PPE to allow first responders to operate in the RE-1.

CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS

In order to provide basic emergency services in the RZ during a CSEPP event, Law Enforcement resources will be activated. If required, a task force will be made from single resources. A task force may be created from assets provided by the following departments:

AGENCY	STAGING LOCATION
(1.) Hermiston Police Department	Hermiston Fire Station #2
(2.) Umatilla Police Department	Hermiston Fire Station #2
(3.) Stanfield Police Department	Stanfield Fire Station

Staging will be located at a distance greater than 9.2 miles (15 Kilometers) measured from the center of K Block. (See Attached Staging Area Map) If the WebPuff Risk Envelope indicates that a staging area will be at risk, the Operations Section will direct the threatened resources to relocate to a safe location.

Missions for the Law Enforcement resources will be assigned by Operations Section. Single resources or Task forces will be dispatched in response to potentially life threatening situations in the RZ.

Generally, missions will be generated by calls to the county E-911/Dispatch Centers from citizens in distress. Calls to the E-911 centers which meet the risk criteria (Immediately Threatening to Life and Health) will be relayed to Operations Section as per the CSEPP Communications Plan. Operations Section will plot the location of the incident in relation to the Risk Envelope. If the location is not inside the Risk Envelope or can be completed prior to the arrival of the plume tip, a Law Enforcement resource will be assigned the mission with appropriate PPE.

When a resource departs on a response mission, it will be tracked throughout the mission cycle by Operations Section. The Law Enforcement resources will plan and execute the mission utilizing the Response Mission SOP (See Appendix 1). At any time during the mission, the resources will terminate the mission if any Abort Criteria is met. (See Appendix 2) Additionally, if changing conditions on the UMCD or new threat analysis indicate a risk to the Law Enforcement resources, the Safety Officer or Operations Section will immediately cancel the operation.

IMPLEMENTING PROCEDURES

Following notification of a chemical agent incident (CAI), all law enforcement members will report to their duty stations.
When resources are assembled, they will be briefed on the incident and mission and then proceed to their appropriate staging area.
At completion of initial situation and mission brief, members will: review SOPS to include work rules, mission abort criteria, perform pre-operations checks of AP2Cs, don and test all personal pro-tective equipment (PPE), inspect all vehicles and conduct a communications check.
Direct and continuous communications will be established and maintained with their immediate supervisor.
Law enforcement resources will deploy to the emergency response location along a designated route. If working in an RE-1 area they will have monitoring devices operating.
If agent is detected in an RE-1 area, law enforcement resources will immediately notify their imme-diate supervisor and depart the area.
Once the law enforcement resources are on site, members will immediately begin providing emer-gency services.
At completion of the initial mission, resources will begin rest operations, if required by work rules; resupply; debrief/review mission; and prepare to conduct new operations as directed by Operations Section.

Appendix 1 - Law Enforcement SOP

When law enforcement resources are assembled their supervisor will provide situation and mission briefings ________
Review worker safety rules and respiratory compliance plans ______
Review mission abort criteria ________
Review agent characteristics and exposure symptoms ______
Develop and brief on operational action plan _________
Inspect all vehicles and support equipment ________
Perform operational verification checks on AP2C hand held units_______
Conduct communications checks _______
Conduct initial medical screening ________
Check all PPE and put on if needed ______
Insure medical support is available ________
Ensure decontamination support is available ________
Report departure on mission _______
Report critical observations en route to response location _____
Report arrival at response site and initial situation assessment ______
Initiate emergency response operations ________
Request additional resources, if required ______
Provide periodic situation reports until mission is complete ____
Track work rule compliance _______
Track respiratory compliance plan ______
As rapidly as possible, complete the emergency response mission ______
As rapidly as possible, complete the emergency response and depart the area _______
At completion of mission,decon i f needed _______(1)
At completion of mission, conduct medical screening _______(1)
Conduct after action debrief with division Safety Officer/Commander ________
Prepare for additional missions ________

Appendix 2 - Law Enforcement Abort Criteria

Loss of communication between resources and immediate supervisor.
Any confirmed detection of chemical warfare agent.
Failure of any team member's PPE ensemble
Exceeding work rule limits or respiratory compliance plan regulations.
Loss of personnel or equipment that would prevent completion of the mission.
Unfavorable change in plume direction.
Abort notification from ICP

Appendix 3 - Law Enforcement Communications Plan

The communications required to support law resource operations must be reliable and redundant to insure worker safety and the accurate, efficient and speedy transmission of collected data to multiple sites.

Law enforcement resources will operate with a minimum of two frequencies/channels (talk groups) to provide:
1. Resource to their division Supervisor/Safety Officer to report monitoring results, work rule and respiratory compliance data, coordinate support (ambulances/ mobile decon assistance /logistic items/ law enforcement swat teams/ wreckers, etc.), receive situation updates, brief new missions and provide command guidance. (See Annex E, Communications for Specific Frequencies.) and,
2. To provide internal task force communications between vehicles and personnel when dismounted to control convoy and on scene response operations.

Prior to departure from the staging area, the law resource will conduct a communications check of all mobile and hand held radios and the Wi-Fi/IRIS.

The Safety Officer will monitor communications between the law resources. (see Annex E, Communications for Specific Frequencies.) If the Safety Officer becomes aware of a threat to any law resources due to a shift in weather conditions; unrelated hazardous conditions (tornado warning, downed power lines, dam failure, conventional hazmat event, ongoing terrorist activities, etc.); or escalation of the event at UMCD, he can immediately order a halt to all operations over the operations channels.

All positive agent readings will be immediately reported to the Operations Section and Incident Commander via the CSEPP operations channel. (See Annex E, Communications for Specific Frequency.)

The Safety Officer will receive positive monitoring reports via radio and Wi-Fi/IRIS.

Appendix 4 - Law Enforcement Staging Map