1. Nov. 2007 IsraTeam Ltd. (C)1 International Conference on Disaster Reduction (ICDR) 28-29 November 2007 Mumbai, India The methodology to build a response plan for Disaster Reduction and CBRNE-Terrorism By B. General. (res.), Abraham (Avi) Bachar President & CEO, IsraTeam 98 Ltd.

2. Nov. 2007 IsraTeam Ltd. (C)2 Presentation Objectives:  Understanding the nature of mass casualty terror event,  To propose a method for building a proper response plan, that will enable us to mitigate a Mass Casualty Terror event when occurs.

3. Nov. 2007 IsraTeam Ltd. (C)3 Presentation topics: Nature of the threat. “The Golden Hour”. Method for building a proper response plan. New Concept of Operation C4 System Training and Implementation.

4. Nov. 2007 IsraTeam Ltd. (C)4 Nature of CBRNE Events Surprise. Lack of control – Chaos. Multiple event. Mass casualties. Collapse of infrastructures. Collapse of command and control systems. Behavior of the civilian population?

5. Nov. 2007 IsraTeam Ltd. (C)5 Time – Saves Lives “ The Golden hour ” Do we have the time, the understanding and the capability to: To understand the situation ? To provide information and instructions to the public? To wait for the first responders to arrive and the capabilities to treat the injured ?

6. Nov. 2007 IsraTeam Ltd. (C)6 Methodological Process for Building the Response Command & communication Training & Exercising Equipping & Infrastructure

7. Nov. 2007 IsraTeam Ltd. (C)7 The threats Explosives – Suicide Bombers, Trucks, Airplanes. Chemical – Chemical agents, Hazardous Materials. Biological – Contagious, Non Contagious. Radiological – Dirty bombs. Nuclear device Main target of terrorism is- to terrorize the Democratic - Western way of life Terror against Transportation. Infrastructure, Petrochemical industry and crowded places

8. Nov. 2007 IsraTeam Ltd. (C)8 CBRNE Threat Spectrum Least Greatest Most Likely: High Yield Explosive Most Dangerous: Nuclear Weapons ----------------------------------------- Probability Of Occurrence HYE Biological Toxins Industrial Chemicals Biological Pathogens Radio- Isotopes Chemical Weapons Nuclear Weapons

9. Nov. 2007 IsraTeam Ltd. (C)9 Suicide Bombings (or rather explosive assassins…) Public Transport – Haifa, Dec 2, 2001 9

10. Nov. 2007 IsraTeam Ltd. (C)10

11. Nov. 2007 IsraTeam Ltd. (C)11 1. Defining the Scenario Definition, Balancing between the threats, results and costs. 2. Defining the possibilities of response and the leading organization. 3. Reaction time of the first responders. 4. The involvement of the population 5. Law and rules 6. The Budget. The Policy

12. Nov. 2007 IsraTeam Ltd. (C)12 New Concept of Operation Public Participation: Preparing the civilians so they can respond immediately. Preparing the “first liners” to be able to respond and to save lives without any further instructions. The “first responder” preparing through: knowledge, deployment, procedures, training, availability and quality of the equipment.

13. Nov. 2007 IsraTeam Ltd. (C)13 Concept of Operation continue… Preparing government agencies and essential infrastructures to mitigate crisis. Operate daily an Integrated command and control systems (vs. transition from routine to emergency). Train each emergency organization - separately and ensemble – multiple organizations exercise.

14. Nov. 2007 IsraTeam Ltd. (C)14 The Combined Doctrine Establishment of the combined doctrine – by the leading organization Defining the basic principles Population involvement Defining responders tasks and schedule. First Responders: Police, Fire Fighters, EMS, Hospitals Command, Control & Communication rules Determining required standards

15. Nov. 2007 IsraTeam Ltd. (C)15 Planning Guidelines for Organizations Establishing units and organizations (or reorganizing the existing organizations) according to the policy, scenario definition and the combined doctrine. In the last decade in Israel, the organizational structure in the units were changed 3 times, due to changes in the threats and the scenario definition.

16. Nov. 2007 IsraTeam Ltd. (C)16 Public Participation The main key to handling a Mass Casualty Event is to keep the civilian population aware of possible threats, well prepared and acutely part of the response. The family members are the Real First Responder Planning for the Population

17. Nov. 2007 IsraTeam Ltd. (C)17 Prepare the civilian population to be able torespond immediately through: Knowledge and instructions. “Sheltering in place”. How to cope without any orders. Develop community leadership and strength the capability to handle such an event (volunteers). “Helping the people to help themselves”. Public Participation

18. Nov. 2007 IsraTeam Ltd. (C)18 Civilian’s masks

19. Nov. 2007 IsraTeam Ltd. (C)19 Protected spaces Sheltering in place

20. Nov. 2007 IsraTeam Ltd. (C)20 The “First Liners” Prepare the “first liners” of the municipality and infrastructure for mass causality event to be able to respond immediately through: Knowledge and understanding the threats Basic Procedures to follow when there is no communication/orders Proper Equipment Training.

21. Nov. 2007 IsraTeam Ltd. (C)21 Escape Masks

22. Preparing Equipment

23. Nov. 2007 IsraTeam Ltd. (C)23 Search & Rescue Equipment

24. Nov. 2007 IsraTeam Ltd. (C)24 Protective gear Level A Fully encapsulated suite - SCBA

25. Nov. 2007 IsraTeam Ltd. (C)25 Protective gear Protective gear Level B Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus -SCBA

26. Nov. 2007 IsraTeam Ltd. (C)26 Protective gear level - C

27. Nov. 2007 IsraTeam Ltd. (C)27 Decontamination of “hit point”

28. Nov. 2007 IsraTeam Ltd. (C)28 Collective decontamination Personal Decontamination shower Decontamination vehicle

29. Nov. 2007 IsraTeam Ltd. (C)29 Quarantine for infection diseases (SARS)

30. Nov. 2007 IsraTeam Ltd. (C)30 Combined Command, Control & Communication systems - Emergency Management Command & Control System – Information Flow

31. Nov. 2007 IsraTeam Ltd. (C)31 Combined Command Center

32. Nov. 2007 IsraTeam Ltd. (C)32 Implementation and Training Provide knowledge, instructions and keep the civilian population well informed. Instruct and train the “first liners”. Provide the best equipment needed for each task (protective gear, decontamination facilities etc.). Train the organizations and professional units according to the combined doctrine. Conduct table-top exercises, field training and exercises with all operational elements.

33. Nov. 2007 IsraTeam Ltd. (C)33 Conclusions: The goal of this presentation is to support the emergency management planning – to underscore the fact that responders are dealing with individuals = human beings, not with an "incident". And that the public and all services must work together for the benefit of the public– than we will have protection for our State, City and Infrastructure.

34. Nov. 2007 IsraTeam Ltd. (C)34 Thank you for your attention. B. General. (res.) Avi Bachar Emergency Special advisor HFC President & CEO IsraTeam Ltd.

35. Nov. 2007 IsraTeam Ltd. (C)35 Brig. General (res.) Abraham Bachar, MA, President & CEO ISRATEAM Ltd Specializes in comprehensive organizational design. responsible for overall integration and coordination of the teams' activities. Experienced mostly in organizational relations between emergency response agencies. Last military position - Chief of Staff, Home Front Command, IDF. MA degree in communal policy and public administration. Recognized internationally and Israeli authority in the field of crisis management.