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THREAT ASSESSMENT 4-3/020.00
Your Departmentally issued Air Purifying Respirator (APR-gas mask) with the NBC filter cartridge shall

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not be used in an unknown chemical environment or in a potentially oxygen deficient atmosphere.
REMEMBER, TREAT ALL UNKNOWN AGENTS AS LETHAL UNTIL PROVEN OTHERWISE and act accordingly.

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DEFINITIONS 4-3/030.00
Weapons of mass destruction are generally referred to as a

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chemical, biological, radiological / nuclear, or large explosive (CBRNE) weapons.

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JURISDICTION / RESPONSIBILITIES 4-3/040.00A terrorist attack utilizing weapons of mass destruction will directly impact both the Los Angeles County Sheriff and Fire Departments. The Incident Command System (ICS)

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shall be implemented during weapons of mass destruction incidents involving both Departments. A joint or unified command will be formed and command officers from both Departments will be named.

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SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT 4-3/050.00
Patrol personnel are being trained and equipped to provide force protection in the

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decontamination reduction zone (orange warm zone).
SEB is capable of providing force protection in provide exclusion zone (red hot zone) force protection.

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SHERIFF’S STATION PERSONNEL 4-3/050.10
Initial responsibilities will be to isolate/contain the affected area (Crime Scene), request additional resources

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and evacuate the immediate area if possible without endangering oneself. A downwind evacuation is in reality a rescue. The Fire Department conducts rescues, not the Sheriff’s Department.

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SHERIFF’S STATION PERSONNEL 4-3/050.10
Once the Fire Department arrives, collocate your command post in

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the blue zone (cold zone).

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SHERIFF’S STATION PERSONNEL 4-3/050.10
CBRN decontamination occurs in what zone?

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reduction zone (orange zone). If additional assets are required it is coordinated with EOB.

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EMERGENCY OPERATIONS BUREAU 4-3/050.30
The Emergency Operations Bureau (EOB) is responsible for

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mobilizing and coordinating law enforcement resources for the operational area. The EOB shall activate the Incident Management Team and the Department Operations Center when necessary to support these incidents.

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SHERIFF’S HEADQUARTERS BUREAU 4-3/050.40
The Sheriff’s Incident Commander will notify

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Sheriff’s Headquarters Bureau (SHB) of any WMD Incident.

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ARSON / EXPLOSIVES DETAIL 4-3/050.50
The Arson / Explosives Detail is trained and equipped to execute their normal missions in and around chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) weapons. The Arson / Explosives Detail shall be

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notified of any CBRN incident involving or potentially involving explosives, explosions or improvised explosive devices

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SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT BUREAU 4-3/050.60
The Special Enforcement Bureau is trained and equipped to execute their normal missions in and around chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) weapons.

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A Special Weapons Team (SWT) may be requested to respond to CBRN incidents involving traditional SWT situations

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AERO BUREAU 4-3/050.70
The Aero Bureau shall be notified of incidents involving the release of chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear weapons when the contamination may have become airborne.

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The Aero Bureau is then responsible for notifying the FAA whenever air operations could be affected by these hazardous materials.

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TACTICAL RESPONSE FORCES 4-3/050.80
Are capable of working and providing force protection in the

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warm decontamination orange Zone. Contact via EOB.

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HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SQUAD 4-3/060.10
The Fire Department’s Hazardous Materials Squad is responsible for

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rescues.

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HEALTH HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISION 4-3/060.20
Health HazMat, or their designated representative, is the only County agency with authority to declare a

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hazardous materials incident over and the incident area cleaned.

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TERRORISM EARLY WARNING GROUP 4-3/070.00
Shall be notified. Will work in conjunction with

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EOB to obtain necessary resources.

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CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES 4-3/080.00
The California Office of Emergency Services (OES) shall be notified by

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the Emergency Operations Bureau of any threatened release or actual release of a chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear weapon as soon as possible.

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 4-3/090.00
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the lead federal agency for investigating

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terrorism incidents involving chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosives weapons.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 4-3/090.10
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) coordinates

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federal response to terrorism incidents.

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FIRST RESPONDER CONSIDERATIONS 4-3/100.00
Evacuate and Isolate for

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660 feet minimum in all directions (including up).
Responders should stay uphill, upwind, upstream and avoid low lying areas.

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INCIDENT COMMANDER WMD CHECKLIST
4-3/110.00
The Incident Commander at the scene of an incident involving a weapon of mass destruction incident is primarily responsible for the safety of

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citizens, all public safety personnel, and containment of the crime scene.

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FORCE PROTECTION OPERATIONS POLICY
PPE is level A - D.

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A - being the highest.

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Examples of force protection missions include

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public order/crowd control, securing the area from secondary attack, searching for secondary devices, containment of the scene and suspect identification and arrest.

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FORCE PROTECTION OPERATIONS POLICY
The only Sheriff’s Department personnel who may enter the Exclusion Zone are the

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Arson / Explosives Detail, the Emergency Operations Bureau’s Hazardous Materials Specialists and under certain circumstances the Special Enforcement Bureau.

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FORCE PROTECTION OPERATIONS POLICY
Also, any law enforcement mission into the Exclusion Zone must be approved by

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the Fire Department’s Hazardous Materials Group Supervisor as he is in charge of that zone.

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FORCE PROTECTION OPERATIONS POLICY
National Pharmaceutical Stockpile: NPS
FP for NPS ground transportation should ideally be provided by .

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the CHP. If it becomes necessary to strengthen this security, LAPD Metro or LASD SEB (SWAT Teams) may be utilized

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4-3 APPENDIX C AVON GAS MASK FILTER
The Departmental issued AVON DPF12 NBC Canisters protect against biological and radiological particulates and the following chemicals*:

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May be as low as 15 minutes.