Workshop and TTX Summary Tana Alert, MEP US EPA, Region 9

“Simple Truth” FSE  Purpose: exercise plans and multi- agency coordination during a biological event  Scenario: aerosolized delivery of anthrax spores in Las Vegas, NV  US EPA deployed to FEMA RRCC, NV EOC and Las Vegas, NV

ESF 8 & 10 Follow-Up Exercise ESF 8 & 10 Follow-Up Exercise  Public Health and Environmental agencies interested in coordinated response and transition to recovery efforts  Focus: enhance coordination of prevention and preparedness within Nevada

Participating Agencies Local AgenciesState Agencies Clark County Emergency Management Agency NV Division of Emergency Management Las Vegas Valley Water DistrictNV Division of Environmental Protection Southern Nevada Water AuthorityNV State Health Division City of North Las Vegas, WaterNV National Guard Southern Nevada Health DistrictAZ Division of Emergency Management Federal Agencies US EPA, Regions 8, 9, 10 Department of Defense, DCO, Region 9 FEMA, Region 9

1 st Day - Workshop Topics  Response Considerations following a Wide Area Anthrax Attack –Donn Zuroski, EPA FOSC –EPA duties and response considerations; important to understand capabilities of all agencies involved in response  Clark County’s Disaster Response –Irene Navis, Emergency Management –Key functions in emergency mgmt and homeland security; Member of Bio-Watch and participated in bio-hazard TTX & full-scale exercises  Bio-Hazard Response Overview –Dan Mackie, NV State Health Division –Epidemiological perspective to bio-hazard events, including the history and prophylaxis. 1. Lessons Learned from Previous Bio- Hazard Responses – Fred Stroud, EPA ERT 2. Evolution of Bio-Response Since 2001 – Leroy Mickelsen, EPA CMAT 3. Water Utility Emergency Response to Airborne Contamination,  1:30-2:30 Facilitated Discussion (cont.)  2:30-4:30 Work Groups: Data Management & Risk Communication  4:30-5:00 Workgroup Debriefing  5:00-5:30 Hot Wash

Workshop Topics  Lessons Learned from Previous Bio- Hazard Responses –Fred Stroud, EPA ERT –Sampling methods and decontamination options at US Capitol Hart Building & AMI in FL  Evolution of Bio-Response since 2001 –Leroy Mickelsen, EPA Consequence Advisory Team –Reviewed the challenges of wide-area remediation and BOTE in ID

Workshop Topics  Water Utility Emergency Response to Airborn Contamination –Bruce Mackler, EPA; Kirk Medina, City of N. Las Vegas Water –Drinking water utility concerns; WARN MOAs  Data Management –Randy Nattis, EPA FOSC –Environmental Database, Data Management Plan

2 nd Day - Facilitated Discussion  Local & State overview of “Simple Truth” lessons learned  Objectives: –Hazardous Materials Decontamination –Protection of Water Supply –Data Management –Risk Communications

Mod 1: Operational Coordination  Unified Command, Unified Coordination, Multi-Agency Coordination (MAC) –Action Item: training on resource request process from local to state to federal  Sampling and Lab Capabilities –Action Item: test CST capabilities in an operational exercise

Mod 2 – Decon & Clean-Up  Decon critical infrastructure priority –Action Item: establish decon priority- setting guidance to assist Unified Command –Align guidance with critical infrastructure planning

Mods 3, 4, 5  Mod 3 - Safety of Water Supply  Mod 4 – Risk Communications  Mod 5 – Data Management

Risk Communication Work Group  Created Plan Template –Purpose: consistent, aligned message based on science, SMEs and credible spokespeople –Organization /Info Flow: IC → JIC → Public –Strategies for Public and Responders –Key Messages: what’s risk, protective actions –Specialized messages –Contacts –Resources

Data Management Work Group  Phase 1 – delineation: where’s the plume?  Phase 2 – clearance: high quality data  Strengths: compatibility amongst agencies’ databases, trigger points between delineation and clearance  Improvement: where in NIMS/ICS is sampling, need SMEs, HIPAA concerns

3 rd Day – Training & Tour  ICS for Executives  EPA-ERT site tour

Workshop & TTX Strengths  Recovery phase focus  Unified Command discussion  Request to continued engagement  Collaboration between local, state and federal agencies  Increased awareness for coordination and capability development

Workshop & TTX Areas of Improvement  Unified Command training  Invite other representatives: –private sector representative (casinos and utilities) –wastewater –law enforcement

Reference Documents  Arizona Recovery Framework  Denver UASI All-Hazards Regional Recovery Framework  Workshop presentations and Players Handbook posted on RRT9 website

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