International Conference on Disaster Reduction (ICDR) 28-29 November 2007 Mumbai , India

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. 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. 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. 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? 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 ? IsraTeam Ltd. (C)

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

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

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

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11. The Policy • Defining the Scenario Definition, Balancing between the threats, results and costs. • Defining the possibilities of response and the leading organization. • Reaction time of the first responders. • The involvement of the population • Law and rules • The Budget. 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 . 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. 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 IsraTeam Ltd. (C)

15. 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. Planning for the Population The family members are the Real First Responder IsraTeam Ltd. (C)

16. Public Participation Prepare the civilian population to be able to respond 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”. IsraTeam Ltd. (C)

17. Civilian’s masks IsraTeam Ltd. (C)

18. Protected spaces Sheltering in place IsraTeam Ltd. (C)

19. 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. IsraTeam Ltd. (C)

20. Escape Masks IsraTeam Ltd. (C)

21. Preparing Equipment

22. Search & Rescue Equipment IsraTeam Ltd. (C)

23. Protective gearLevel A Fully encapsulated suite - SCBA IsraTeam Ltd. (C)

24. Protective gearLevel B • Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus -SCBA IsraTeam Ltd. (C)

25. Protective gearlevel - C IsraTeam Ltd. (C)

26. Decontaminationof “hit point” IsraTeam Ltd. (C)

27. Collective decontamination Personal Decontamination shower Decontamination vehicle IsraTeam Ltd. (C)

28. Quarantine for infection diseases (SARS) IsraTeam Ltd. (C)

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

30. Combined Command Center IsraTeam Ltd. (C)

31. 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. IsraTeam Ltd. (C)

32. 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. IsraTeam Ltd. (C)

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

34. 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. IsraTeam Ltd. (C)