Conclusion
Summary of Emergency Response Plan
In chlorine spills, one of the hardest decisions is whether or not to evacuate people. Given the number of high rises in Chicago, it would be too difficult to move that dense of a population and it would probably be safe to stay in as long as the air inlets are closed and they are not located in basements. Thus, we will move towards focusing our efforts on low-lying buildings where chlorine can enter on vulnerable people as well as our high-risk members like pre-schoolers and those with lung diseases. Buses will bring these people towards evacuation shelters nearby where they can have food, water, and medical assistance. We anticipate that people will be back to normal in less than a day at the worst case. In the best case, the leak will be stopped very soon and people could be back to normal in just over an hour.
Reservations of Emergency Response Plan …show more content…
Because the site is in a very dense place, there needs to be strong communication between first responders in order to transport people out of danger effectively. Being disorganized could cause people to be exposed to more chlorine. Also, firefighters may need bigger firefighting equipment as backup in case the chlorine was exposed to gas and fire occurs. Lastly, our models will probably be different from real life. ALOHA does not take terrain into account and because chlorine lies low, buildings will redirect the movement of the gas. Previous case studies have shown chlorine is fairly hard to predict, which is why a helicopter is deployed so that it can be monitored in real time (Routley,
Summary of Emergency Response Plan
In chlorine spills, one of the hardest decisions is whether or not to evacuate people. Given the number of high rises in Chicago, it would be too difficult to move that dense of a population and it would probably be safe to stay in as long as the air inlets are closed and they are not located in basements. Thus, we will move towards focusing our efforts on low-lying buildings where chlorine can enter on vulnerable people as well as our high-risk members like pre-schoolers and those with lung diseases. Buses will bring these people towards evacuation shelters nearby where they can have food, water, and medical assistance. We anticipate that people will be back to normal in less than a day at the worst case. In the best case, the leak will be stopped very soon and people could be back to normal in just over an hour.
Reservations of Emergency Response Plan …show more content…
Because the site is in a very dense place, there needs to be strong communication between first responders in order to transport people out of danger effectively. Being disorganized could cause people to be exposed to more chlorine. Also, firefighters may need bigger firefighting equipment as backup in case the chlorine was exposed to gas and fire occurs. Lastly, our models will probably be different from real life. ALOHA does not take terrain into account and because chlorine lies low, buildings will redirect the movement of the gas. Previous case studies have shown chlorine is fairly hard to predict, which is why a helicopter is deployed so that it can be monitored in real time (Routley,