Terrorism Awareness Hazardous Materials Awareness Disaster Preparedness

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Terrorism AwarenessHazardous Materials
Awareness Disaster Preparedness

• Miami-Dade County

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Objectives

• Define terrorism and discuss threat
• Identify potential targets and types of terrorism
• Define and discuss other Hazardous Materials
• Discuss personal protection strategies

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Defining Terrorism

• FBI Definition the unlawful use of force
  against persons or property to intimidate or
  coerce a government, the civilian population, or
  any segment thereof, in the furtherance of
  political or social objectives.

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Possible terrorist goals

• Cause fear and panic
• Make a statement about their political or social
  objectives
• Kill or injure people

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Threat Assessment

• Desire
• Plan
• Financing of Plan
• Locating correct device
• Obtain
• Delivery
• Target
• Access to the target

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Terrorism in perspective

• Plane hijackings
• MIA 1,200 commercial flights a day
• Nationwide 35,000 40,000 per day
• Anthrax scares
• 680 million pieces of mail delivered every day
• Fear is disproportionate to actual risk

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Clues to potential targets

• Occupancy or Location
• Symbolic or historical
• Public buildings or assembly areas
• Controversial buildings
• Infrastructure systems

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Any clues.

• Unusual containers
• Location of the event address, neighborhood,
  occupancy
• Big media event

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Clues continued.

• Explosions
• Unusual fires
• Incidents involving firearms
• Non-trauma mass casualty incidents
• Non-seasonal illnesses

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Any clues present?

• Unusual signs and symptoms
• Presence of dead animals
• People reporting unexplained odors

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Suspicious Indicators

• Unauthorized persons
• Entering restricted areas
• Working on ventilation systems, water lines,
  infrastructure
• Packages/vehicles
• Cant be accounted for
• Be aware of your surroundings

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Biological
Nuclear
Chemical
Incendiary
Explosives
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Potential Probability vs. Impact
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Biological Agents

• Bacteria
• Rickettsia
• Viruses
• Toxins

Anthrax Bacillus
Smallpox
Ebola
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Limitations

• Most cannot penetrate skin must be
  inhaled/ingested/injected
• Sunlight can kill many of them
• Dont survive well in heat and humidity
• Pose a threat to person creating them

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Protection and Prevention

• Wash hands with soap and warm water
• Wear protective gear if needed
• Gloves
• Mask
• Seek medical attention if you feel sick

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Nuclear Agents
Radiation Dispersal Device vs. Nuclear
Detonation
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Limitations

• Difficult to get weapons grade nuclear material
• Requires very specialized handling and packaging
• High rates of exposure are required to be lethal
• Can be detected

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Incendiary Agents

• Mechanical ? Electrical ? Chemical

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Chemical Threat

• Nerve Agents
• Blister Agents
• Blood Agents
• Choking Agents
• Irritants

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Limitations

• Need large amounts in open venues
• Harder to smuggle in
• Sensitive to meteorological conditions
• High temperature or humidity
• Wind speed

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Explosives
Embassy Bombings
Oklahoma City Bombing
USS Cole Bombing
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Bomb Threats

• If made by phone
• Keep the caller on line
• Gather as much information as possible
• Notify 911
• Ask your employer about disaster plans
• Evacuation procedure
• Search procedure

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Hazardous Materials
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Hazardous Materials
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Hazardous Materials

• In your home
• Cleaners
• Medications
• Detergents
• Fuels
• Paint

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Hazardous Materials

• In your home

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Hazardous Materials

• In your business
• 29 CFR 1910.1200 (OSHA)
• Hazard Communication Program
• Labeling
• Material Safety Data Sheets
• Training

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Hazardous Materials

• In your community
• Emergency Planning
• Community Right to Know Act

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Your response

• Move away from hazard
• Notify 911
• Provide emergency responders with as much
  information as possible

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Your response

• Gas/Vapor
• Get people outside/upwind
• Shut down ventilation system
• Shelter in place if appropriate
• Powder/liquid
• Cover it if possible
• Cordon off area
• Self decontaminate

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Your response

• Designate a staging area
• Identify people who were in the immediate area
  who may have been exposed
• Account for people in building
• Are there people who require assistance?
• Is anyone missing?

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Your response

• Self-decontaminate
• Carefully remove any contaminated clothing
• Bag or contain the contaminated items
• Rinse with water and soap

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Suspicious Packages/Letters

• Unknown vs. Suspicious
• Isolate/Evacuate
• Decontaminate
• Call 911

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Suspicious Packages/Letters

• Mail room location
• Protective gear

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If you receive a suspicious package

• Isolate substance
• Evacuate area
• Seal off room
• Perform self-decontamination
• Call for assistance
• Instruct others
• Deny entry
• Gather information

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Scene Assessment

• Delay Entry
• Evaluate the area
• Identify the hazards

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Emergency Operations Plan

• 9-1-1

It Begins With A Call
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The Response
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Disaster Preparedness
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Assemble a Disaster Kit

• Food and water for all members of your family
• First Aid supplies including prescription
  medications
• Flashlights, batteries, battery operated radio
• Identification, important papers and money

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Create an Emergency Communications Plan

• Make sure every household member has this contact
  list which should include
• Home phone number
• Work phone number
• Pager and cell phone numbers
• Choose an out of town contact in case local lines
  are overwhelmed

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• WHAT ELSE CAN YOU DO?
• Join a Community Emergency Response Team
  (CERT)
• Specially trained neighborhood teams that prepare
  for and respond to disasters

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Mental Health
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Summary

• Be aware
• Be safe
• Be prepared

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Sources of Information

• Local Office of Emergency Management
• Local Emergency Planning Council
• Florida Division of Emergency Management
• Federal Department of Homeland Security
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
• Other Federal Agencies
• NWS, EPA, CDC, USCG
• American Red Cross

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Questions?

• For more information contact
• Miami-Dade
• Office of Emergency Management
• 9300 NW 41st Street
• Miami, FL 33178
• [phone]
• www.miamidade.gov/oem