Milan Area Schools Table Top Exercise Skip Lawver Director Center for Regional and National Security

CBRNE Table Top Exercise Milan School District

Situation Date: November 18, 2004 Time: 8:45 A.M. Conditions: An unusual weather front has developed over Michigan with temperatures at 40 degrees above zero, with a 8 mile an hour wind out of the East. Heavy rains are falling with a threat of street level flooding. Provided Information: All schools are open for students arrival. School buses are running on schedule. All teachers and support staff are reporting for work as scheduled.

Special Situation Time: 9:15 A.M. Secretary at Paddock Elementary School receives a phone call from an individual stating that he has placed a bomb at the school and that the bomb will explode within the hour. Secretary notifies the principal of the phone call and 911 calls are placed to the police department.

Special Situation - Continued A primary search of the building and grounds by the custodian has discovered a suspicious package near the gas meter. It is determined that the School will be evacuated according to plan. State Police Bomb squad has been notified and is enroot. Expected arrival time is 1 hour 45 minutes.

UPDATE The Catholic Church is unavailable for lodging students as there is a funeral luncheon and reception scheduled for 10:00 A.M. The Catholic Church is unavailable for lodging students as there is a funeral luncheon and reception scheduled for 10:00 A.M. The Community Center is unavailable as there is a quilt show set up and there is no available room. The Community Center is unavailable as there is a quilt show set up and there is no available room.

Evacuation issues Where Where Shelter in Place Shelter in Place Transportation Issues Transportation Issues

Special Situation Time: 9:30 P.M. Time: 9:30 P.M. Location: Milan Middle School Location: Milan Middle School Situation: The school secretary has received a phone call stating that a bomb has been placed at the school and that the device will detonate at 9:30 a.m. Situation: The school secretary has received a phone call stating that a bomb has been placed at the school and that the device will detonate at 9:30 a.m. Following procedure the principal and the police department are notified of the incident. Following procedure the principal and the police department are notified of the incident. A suspicious device is located near the gas main that leads into the building. A suspicious device is located near the gas main that leads into the building. It is determined that an evacuation of the school should be initiated. It is determined that an evacuation of the school should be initiated. State Police Bomb Squad has been notified and is responding to the scene. Expected arrival time is 1 hour and 30 minutes. State Police Bomb Squad has been notified and is responding to the scene. Expected arrival time is 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Situation Continued Milan High School Notified of evacuation plans and must provide shelter for additional students. Milan High School Notified of evacuation plans and must provide shelter for additional students.

Special Situation Up Date TIME: 11:00 A. M. TIME: 11:00 A. M. Milan Police/Fire Departments have been informed by CSX that a freight train has derailed North East of the intersection of Dexter and Wabash Streets. The train was carrying chemicals and release of chemicals has occurred and is blowing West. Milan Police/Fire Departments have been informed by CSX that a freight train has derailed North East of the intersection of Dexter and Wabash Streets. The train was carrying chemicals and release of chemicals has occurred and is blowing West.

Special Situation Up Date TIME: At 11:00 A. M. The emergency dispatch office receives a report of a train derailment and dispatches the local fire department and police unit.. The first units on the scene confirm a train derailment and advise the dispatch office that all responding units will be held for quite some time. Some of the derailed cars have vapor clouds coming from their domes. Within minutes, the leaking vapors are visible.

Police / Fire Information At 11:15 A.M. Fire Department Reports that the locomotive and the next 18 of the 87 total railcars has left the tracks. The derailed cars include six flatcars carrying lumber, four boxcars with unknown contents, three boxcars carrying tires; six tank cars with liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) UN 3310, two tank cars sulfuric acid UN 1831.

Milan Area Map Milan High School Train Wreck Simons School

Special Situation Time: 11:15 Time: 11:15 School’s main office secretary receives a frantic call from one of the teachers in the gym. The teacher reports that students in her class are having trouble breathing, and between her coughs, says that at least four students are vomiting. School’s main office secretary receives a frantic call from one of the teachers in the gym. The teacher reports that students in her class are having trouble breathing, and between her coughs, says that at least four students are vomiting. The secretary quickly calls for help and tries to contact the principal via the school’s intercom as he was not in the office at the time of the call. The secretary quickly calls for help and tries to contact the principal via the school’s intercom as he was not in the office at the time of the call.

Discussion Questions What are the immediate actions the school should take in the event of a CBRNE incident What are the immediate actions the school should take in the event of a CBRNE incident Who should take them?Who should take them? What are the schools priorities? Rank them.What are the schools priorities? Rank them. To emergency responders To emergency responders What type of information will the responding agencies need from the schoolWhat type of information will the responding agencies need from the school

Discussion Questions What type of communication system or policy does the school district have in place What type of communication system or policy does the school district have in place Inter-campus communicationInter-campus communication Campus to bus communicationCampus to bus communication

Discussion Question Are there any immediate protective measures the school should take (e.g., evacuation, shelter –in-place, etc)? Are there any immediate protective measures the school should take (e.g., evacuation, shelter –in-place, etc)? Who will make this decisionWho will make this decision

Discussion Question How will the school account for persons inside the school and on campus grounds How will the school account for persons inside the school and on campus grounds How long will the process take?How long will the process take? Who will do it?Who will do it?

Discussion Question How will the school disseminate timely information to the parents and the community How will the school disseminate timely information to the parents and the community Who will do it?Who will do it?

Discussion Question If the school evacuates: If the school evacuates: Are there enough busses to transport students?Are there enough busses to transport students? If needed, where will the school obtain additional busses?If needed, where will the school obtain additional busses? Where will students be taken?Where will students be taken? How will parents be notified?How will parents be notified? How will the school provide food, water and medication?How will the school provide food, water and medication?

Discussion Question Which local, state or federal agencies and private organizations are likely to respond? Which local, state or federal agencies and private organizations are likely to respond? How will the school coordinate and communicate with all of them?How will the school coordinate and communicate with all of them?

Discussion Question Do school personnel understand the concept of: Do school personnel understand the concept of: Incident Management Incident Management Incident CommandIncident Command Unified CommandUnified Command NIMSNIMS

Discussion Question Do school officials understand what happens in the “decontamination” process? Do school officials understand what happens in the “decontamination” process? To emergency respondersTo emergency responders Explain the “decon” procedure Explain the “decon” procedure Explain what will be expected of school staff. Explain what will be expected of school staff.

Discussion Question How will students be released to parents? How will students be released to parents? What are the notification procedures?What are the notification procedures? Where is the assembly area?Where is the assembly area? Does the School have Does the School have A designated assembly or staging area?A designated assembly or staging area? A planned and alternative evacuation route?A planned and alternative evacuation route?

Discussion Question Is there a plan or policy in place for after-incident or stress debriefing? Is there a plan or policy in place for after-incident or stress debriefing? To include school personnel?To include school personnel? To include response personnel?To include response personnel? To include parents/students?To include parents/students?