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Nebraska National Guard72nd Civil Support TeamCommander LTC Spencer Giles
CPT Bernadette McCrory, PhD, CPE Science Officer, Nebraska National Guard, 72nd Civil Support TeamMPH Student, UNMC, College of Public Health, Biostatistics
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Mission Statement
• Specialize in Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNE) agents.
• Identifies CBRNE agents/substances, assesses current and projected consequences, advises on response measures, and assists with appropriate requests for additional support.
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72nd Civil Support Team
Nebraskans Serving Nebraskans!What is HazMat?
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• Specialize in the detection and identification of unknown hazardous materials.• 22 Subject Matter Experts on CBRNE/ WMD hazard modeling, mitigation & health effects.•Can deploy individual sections or provide technical consultation.
General Information
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•Federally funded team with a 24/7 readiness (you can call us anytime for assistance).• Incident Command System (ICS) interoperable.•Work closely with the Nebraska Military Department, Nebraska Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Health Departments, and First Responders (Police and Fire), etc.
General Information
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Incident Occurs
- IC calls Local Emergency Manager / Local EOC, Requests CST
- State EOC contacts NEMA Assistant Director- NEMA Assistant Director contacts Director + Governor
- Governor approves activation, tells NEMA Director- NEMA Director tells the National Guard JOC
- JOC notifies the unit
- Local EOC contacts State EOC (NEMA) 1-877-297-2368
CST Activation
CST Deploys
This process took 4 minutes during Fairbury Incident.
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CST (WMD) Locations
CST Sector 6FEMA Region VII
CERFPHRF
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• Provides Command and Control of team• Provides guidance/recommendations to the Incident Commander
on response to a WMD incident• Provides recommendations for local, state, federal and DoD
follow-on support• Manage execution of reach back system support
Command Section
ADVON
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Operations Section
• Plume modeling for hazard prediction and battle tracking • Reach-back to Local, State, and Federal agencies • Advise on follow on resources• Recommend protective and follow on actions
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Hazard Plume Modeling
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Communications Section
• NIMS Type 2 Communications Vehicle • Mobile satellite telephone and internet connectivity• Provide communications support for the IC
– Interoperability between agencies (frequency patching)– Wireless down range camera with video display & recorder
• Secure and Secret communications capable
Unified Command Suite (UCS)
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Hot = Contaminated
Warm=Decon Corridor
Cold=No Contamination
• NIMS Type 1 HazMat Entry Team• Verify the perimeter of the exclusion zone (operational footprint)• Conduct reconnaissance in the Hot Zone (Radiation, atmospheric,
chemical)• Simple mitigation of on scene hazards • Collect samples (vegetation, solid, liquid, biological, air) / maintain
Chain of Custody• OSHA confined space / rope rescue certified • Collapsed Structure Awareness
Survey Section
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Medical & Analytical Section• On-scene identification of unknown materials. • Advise treatment protocols for CBRNE exposures.• Coordinate with hospitals.• Integrated into the Nebraska Lab Response Network (LRN). • Liaison for medical support through the National Response
Plan. • 1 Physician Assistant, 1 Paramedic, 1 EMT and 3 Laboratory
Operators. Medical Response Vehicle
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Medical & Analytical Section
• ISO 17025 accredited testing laboratory• Identify biological organisms (bacteria, rickettsia, viruses,
toxins).• Identify/detect gaseous and non-gaseous chemicals and
explosives.• Identify/detect alpha, beta, gamma and neutron radiation.
Analytical Laboratory System
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Thank you!
Nebraska National Guard 72nd Civil Support TeamNebraska Emergency Management AgencyNebraska Public Health LaboratoryUNMC College of Public Health PHAN & PHAN Student Section
"Excellence Is Never An Accident”-Major General Daryl BohacNebraska Adjutant General
Contact Information:CPT Bernadette McCrory, PhD, [email protected]
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72nd Civil Support Team2000 N 33rd StreetLincoln, NE 68503
Office: (402) [email protected]
Contact Information
EMERGENCY REQUESTNEMA
1-877-297-2368
DEPUTY COMMANDERMaj Ryan DuerkC (402) 326-1423
COMMANDERLTC Spencer GilesC (402) 326-1422
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