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Some Examples of CST Use

Some Examples of CST Use. Respond: Suspicious Liquids/ Powder Hospital Emergency room personnel ill Space Shuttle debris screening Hurricane Katrina Maritime searches. Pre-deploy: Special Events Subway and building Air Monitoring “Hammer” Team for Governmental VIPs. Assist:

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Some Examples of CST Use

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  1. Some Examples of CST Use Respond: • Suspicious Liquids/ Powder • Hospital Emergency room personnel ill • Space Shuttle debris screening • Hurricane Katrina • Maritime searches • Pre-deploy: • Special Events • Subway and building Air Monitoring • “Hammer” Team for Governmental VIPs • Assist: • Detection equipment operator-level training • Assist in design and execution of WMD terrorism related training exercises • Participate in combined civilian responder - military WMD exercises • Assist in vulnerability analysis and response planning for WMD terrorism

  2. PRE-POSITIONING Decreases response time • Prudent enhancement to security • Provides critical information • Detection in minutes –vs- hours • No cost (federal funding) • CRITERIA – one or more of the following • Specific or credible threat information • Heightened Alert Level • Events with national attention • Large gatherings of people • Heightened Security for Protests/ Demonstrations • Heightened Security Events with Federal or State VIPs

  3. VaNG RESPONSE CST IRF CERFP LOCAL AUTH T A G V A VaNG JOC COUNTY EMC Incident Command The Guard Response OTHER STATE AGENCIES VDEM Local Emergency

  4. PA NJ 2 4 MD 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 DE OH DC WV VA 60, 150 & 250 Mile Radius NC Fort Pickett SC CST Response Timeline First 2 Hours: 1st Responder Actions 2 hrs to Initial Hazmat operational VDEM Notification CST “Open Source” Notification CST Alert ? INCIDENT IRT OPERATIONAL Initial Lab Results Recall/ Load out IRT DEPLOY “GOLDEN HOUR” LIFESAVING 2nd Entry (Sampling) 3rd Entry (Sampling) SRT DEPLOY SRT OPERATIONAL 1st Entry (Recon) Location Road Distance Est. Drive Time Richmond, VA 65 miles 1 hr 32 min Norfolk, VA 116 miles 3 hrs 12 min Virginia Beach, VA 133 miles 2 hrs 50 min Alexandria, VA/ DC 167 miles 3 hrs 12 min

  5. Navy Technical Escort Unit 52nd Ordnance Group (EOD) DOD CBRNE Response CapabilitiesFEMA Region 3 AMC USAMRIID CSD SBCCOM USAMRICD CCST DTRA NMRI JTF-CS Medical (Army &Navy) Radiological Advisory Medical Team (RAMT) Marine Corps EOD WMD Civil Support Team (National Guard) Radiation Control Team (RADCON) NGCERFP 10 Civil Support Teams within 8 Hours of the NCR 3 NG CERFPs within 8 Hours of NCR

  6. CST SUMMARY • Operate only within the United States • Assigned to the Governor for State response • Work for the local Incident Commander • Full time team available 24/7/365 • Rapid recall & deployment in under 4 hours • Federally funded - No cost to the State • Pre-deploy to conduct environmental monitoring for events • Assist with training, exercises, assessments • Comply with civil standards, (NIOSH/OSHA/NFA) • 100% Hazmat Technicians w/ WMD specialization • Work in environments contaminated with toxic or weaponized industrial chemicals and materials, as well as chemical, biological and radiological warfare agents • Seeking opportunities to work with responders, emergency managers and law enforcement

  7. WE CAN DO MORE! Highly Trained Well Resourced Want to Work • Immediate Response • Pre-deployment • Special Events • Natural Disasters Governor’s HD Asset - Capabilities Beyond WMD

  8. SUMMARY You have been informed on the 34th Civil Support Team QUESTIONS?

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