EMERGENCY COMM DRILL SCHEDULED FOR DEC 5, 2009
November 6th, 2009 Posted in SPARCSSTX NAVMARCORMARS EMERGENCY EXERCISE
December 05 2009
TIMES 9:00 AM TILL 12:00 AM
1. FIRST HOUR OF EXERCISE
A. ACTIVATION OF STX MARS EMERGENCY NET. A TERRORIST HAS CAUSED AN EXPLOSION OF LARGE AMMONIA TANKS IN PORT ISABEL TEXAS. EMERGENCY NECOS ESTABLISHED WITH AN ALT STA TO RELAY TRAFFIC. COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE AREA ESTABLISHED AND NEEDS TO BE RELAYED.
2. SECOND HOUR OF EXERCISE.
A. CONTAINMENT OF FUMES AND TRANSPORT OF INJURED. ALL TRAFFIC TO BE RELAYED AS NECESSARY. SITUATION IS BEING STABLIZED AND PERSONEL IN PLACE.
3. THIRD HOUR OF EXERCISE.
A. SITUATION RETURNING TO NORMAL AND EMERGENCY BEING DOWNGRADED. AFTER ACTION REPORT TO BE FILED AND SECURING OF EMERGENCY NETS.
1. ****DRILL**** A terrorist has blown up ammonia storage tanks at a large food processing plant in Port Isabel Texas. The explosion has released 10,000 gallon liquid ammonia. Liquid ammonia is spreading over large sections of the city. Extensive casualties and extensive injuries due to breathing ammonia fumes. Need all available ambulances and fire departments from surrounding cities with ammonia breathing equipment. All hospitals in area to be put on alert to expect large number of casualties. Need police from surrounding cities to block all roads into Port Isabel and only let in emergency Scenarios personnel and vehicles. Need air ambulances to evacuate injured people to adjacent hospitals. Alert Coast Guard to patrol harbors and waterways to keep boat traffic from affected areas. Ammonia fumes should be dissipating in two to three hours then emergency personnel can check for more casualties. Enclosed is copy of Toxic Endpoint ****DRILL****
2. This will be a joint exercise with the following entities:
3. Cameron County EOC
4. City of Brownsville EOC
5. Port Isabel Police Department
6. U.S.Coast Guard (Port Isabel Station)
7. Area Hospitals
8. Area Police Departments
9. Area Fire departments
10. Mobile Mars/Shares Mobile Communications Van will be deployed.
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