GGS 685 Capstone:Part V: On-Site Deployment

Charles ChungCaleb Gaw

Justin Miller6 December 2010

OVERVIEW• Purpose

– The objective of this assignment is to develop and recommend an On-Site Command Center for the Government of DC to be used in crisis scenarios that takes the key Geo-Spatial concepts that we have developed over the course of the semester and integrate them with the requirements laid out by FEMA and the Dept of Homeland Security

• Mobile Command Team (MCT) and MO– Our recommendation for an EMMCC

• Data Integration and Geo-Data Packets– How we will integrate our data to meet our

recommendations

• Scenario– Overview of a scenario where our MCT could

provide a critical role to First Responders

• Conclusion– A conclusion of our findings and recommendations

Mobile Command TeamCommander-in-Chief (CIC)

Trans. Comm.

Public Works Eng .

Energy

Fire Dept EMS

Public Health Med.

Oil/Haz. Material

Natural Hazard

Mgt

Safety Security

10 Member MCT1 CIC: •Responsible for all final MCT decisions and overall MCT mission8 Functional Area specialists: •Responsible for the Monitoring, Communication, Coordination, Data and On-Site Recommendations within their respective AOIs and Corresponding First Response Elements1 IT Assistant/Driver•Driver of Mobile Command Center and on-site MCT IT technician and assistant.

1. Notification of Incident – MCT Standup• Stand-up determined by DC

Emergency Command Center

2. MCT In-route• Specialists begin data

acquisition and initial reporting• Available resources assessed

3. MCT On-Site• Develop overview of situation• Establish C&C Protocol per

established scenario guidelines• Request of add. resources

4.Incident Duration• Assist First Responders per

required scenario guidelines• Provide Primary C&C• Provide Geo-Spatial Data

packs

5. Reporting• Reporting to DC Command

Center and Appropriate Units• Alert Reporting to DC Public

6. Stand-down• Situation Review and

Recommendations for next scenario

MCT MO

Additional Notes:•MCT is not to replace any current DC First Response Operations or Command Center, but augment current capacities with a dedicated on-site staff that will provide enhanced analysis and communications between all levels through out the duration of the situation

•If situation does not require specific needs of a particular Specialist, they will become a backup/secondary analyst for another specialist

MOBILE COMMAND TEAM

Title Specialist Backup For Situational Lead (Examples)

CIC Commander NA All

TRAN Transportation SEC Evacuation

COM Communications NA NA

ENG Public Works, Engineering and Energy

TRAN Bridge Collapse , Building Collapse, Power Grid Failure

FDMS Fire Dept and EMS OHZ Building Fire

MED Public Health and Medical Services FDMS Foodbore Disease, CBRNE Attack

OHZ Oil/Hazardous Material ENG Toxic Spill, Industrial Fire

NHZ Natural Hazard MED Hurricane, Flooding, Wild Fire

SEC Security and Safety NHZ Terrorist Attack, Rioting

IT Technician/Driver COM Coffee shortage

MOBILE COMMAND CENTER

Frontline Communications:• C-40 MCB M2-106• A straight truck designed

as a Command and Communications Center with a modular body of eleven workstations, a gallery and a restroom

C-40

• Additional Notes:– External 26” LCD for comm./situational monitoring with onsite personal– Can link with DC power grid and communications lines– 20KW Diesel Generator and battery bays for backup

C-40

• Additional Notes:– Capable of allowing for all primary specialists to work at independent

work stations as well as a briefing room with LCD display for CIC– All necessary equipment can be stored either internally or externally– Communications Link either via satellite or 4G network

• In addition to external comm. the C-40 maintains an independent data server for all onboard operations

• Significant storage both inside and externally for additional equipment

• Fully operational espresso maker as well as a lavatory with electric toilet

C-40

MOBILE COMMAND CENTER

Command Structure

TRANSPORTATION SPECIALISTPrimary Responsibilities• 1. Routing Specialist

– Emergency routing of inbound personnel/equipment– Emergency routing from site to: Hospital,

evacuation points,…– Coverage analysis, nearest facility analysis

• 2. Transportation Network Monitoring• 3. Data:

– Provided all necessary updates to Base-Layer transportation data

• 4. Provide required analysis for MCT• 5. Identification of possible HLZ• 6. Identification of alternative Evac points and

routes

Required Training• Extensive GIS Transportation, Network Analysis

and Coverage Analysis training• Transpiration Safety

Required Experience• Min 5 years working for state or federal DOT

Primary External Communications:• DDOT, VDOT, MDOT, WMATA

Required On-Hand procedures• FEMA/DC Emergency Routing/Evacuation

procedures• Emergency Vehicle Procedures and Guidance• DDOT/VDOT/MDOT/WMATA procedural

documents– Road/Rail/Metro closures– Emergency Situation procedures

Data Needs:• Real-time road/rail network

availability/closures/hazards• Base-Layer facilities• Base-Layer Imagery/Weather• Base-Layer DEM/Slope• CCTV of Road Network• DOT Resource Inventory/Location

– DOT vehicles (I.E. Snow Removal)– Barricades/ Road Cones…

COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALISTPrimary Responsibilities• 1. Provide/Maintain all comm./data links

with outside sources• 2. Provide/Maintain comm./data links with

GIS Database Server• 3. Provide/Maintain comm./data links with

on-site units• 4. External/Public Warnings

– “Alert DC”

Required Training• State/Federal Emergency Planning• State/Federal Emergency Management• State/Federal Emergency Comm. Protocols

Primary External Communications:• GIS Database HQ• DC Incident Command Center• FEMA/DHS Command Centers

Required Experience• FEMA/DHS Command Center• Previous experience working with other

Units• DC Emergency Command Center or other

Emergency Ops Center

Required On-Hand procedures• Comm. Equipment procedures/manuals• Comm. Protocol

Data Needs:• All data needs of other Specialists• Contact Info. to all emergency personal • Contact Info. to all on-call

specialists/experts

Equipment Needs• Comm. Vehicle

PUBLIC HEALTH/MEDICAL SPECIALISTPrimary Responsibilities• 1. Evaluation of incident medical needs and the

corresponding availability at local hospitals• 2. Monitoring of Local Hospitals for Mass-Public

Medical Incidents• 3. Planning and Coordination for Mass Casualty

incidents• 4. Coordination with DC Epidemiological Surveillance

and Investigation– CBRNE Detection– Foodborne Disease Surveillance Investigation– Bioterrorism Surveillance program– Isolation And Quarantine

Required Training• CBRNE Identification and Response• Mass Casualty Management• Hospital Management• USDA/FDA Emergency Planning and Response

Primary External Communications:• Hospitals (DC, N.VA, & MD)• DC Laboratories• USDA Emergency Center• FDA Emergency Center• BSL3 Lab

Required Experience• HHS/FEMA Command Center• Hospital Management

Required On-Hand procedures• CBRNE Identification and Response Procedures• Equipment Manuals for CBRNE equipment• USDA/FDA Identification and Response of

Foodborne Disease Procedures• FEMA/HHS/DHS Mass-Pandemic/Casualty

Response and Planning Procedures

Data Needs:• USDA/FDA database on Foodorne Disease• CBRNE reports from Test Sites and Hospitals• Libratory Results• Current Hospital Data

– Availability, Staffing, Capabilities

Equipment Needs• CBRNE mobile identification platforms• Foodborne Disease mobile identification platforms• Hazmat Suites for MCT

PUBLIC HEALTH/MEDICAL SPECIALISTEpidemiological Surveillance and Investigation

• Center for Policy Planning and Epidemiology, Division of Disease Surveillance and Investigation (DOH 825 North Capital ST, NE)o Foodborne Disease Surveillance Investigationo Bioterrorism Surveillance program (collecting data from eight of the major hospitals within the district)

» Bacillus Anthracis, Yersinia pestis, Fracisella tularensis, Clostridium botulinum

Public Health Laboratory Testing• BSL3 (Bio-Safely Level Three) lab at D.C. Village, 2-A Village, Lane, S.W.

CBRNE Detection• Fixed:

o Recommend a review of current stand-alone systems for coverage and accuracy for redeployment within DC to include all Hospitals, Fire Stations, Police Stations and Federal Buildings

• Mobile:o M8/M9 Chemical Detection papero M256A1 Chemical Agent Detection kito Colorimetric tubes with chip measurement system analyzero Ion Mobility Spectroscopy (IMS), M86/M90o Advanced Portable Detector (APD)o Technology vs. Training

o “Technology is not a strategy” –Margaret N Carter, Army War Collegeo Every Specialist will be fully CBRNE trained for detection, response and planning.

FIRE DEPT / EMS SPECIALSIT

Primary Responsibilities• 1. Coordination with Fire Dept. for response to

incident, including personnel and equipment• 2. Coordination with EMS units for evacuation of

injured persons to hospitals or evacuation points• 3. Identification of specialty emergency

teams/equipment needed• 4. Identification of on-site medical response area• 5. Urban Search and Rescue Operations

Required Training• Fire Emergency Planning and Response• On-site EMS Response Planning

Required Experience• Fire Dept or EMS• HHS Emergency Ops Center or DC Emergency

Command Center

Primary External Communications:• DC Fire Department• EMS service centers/organizations

Required On-Hand procedures• Fire Dept. Response Procedures• EMS Response Procedures

Data Needs:• Fire / EMS personal and equipment

locations and conditions• Fire/EMS onsite reporting

– Helmet mounted Cameras, EMS reports• City Supporting Infrastructure

– Fire-hydrant grid (availability and condition)

PUBLIC WORKS / ENGINEERING ENERGY SPECIALIST

Primary Responsibilities• Technical advice and evaluation• Coordinates engineering services• Debris Management• Utility Management

Required Training• Utilities management and planning• Search and Rescue

Required Experience• Utility Management• Civil Engineering• Emergency Planning

Primary External Communications• District Department of the Environment• MPD• Office of Property Management• DC Water and Sewer Authority• National Park Service

Required On-Hand Procedures• Debris Management Plan• Emergency Power Plan• Structural Assessment Plan

Data Needs• Blue Prints• Utility Lines• Energy/Utility Plants• Utility Trucks Inventory/Location

Equipment Needs• Utility repair equipment• Debris removal equipment

NATURAL HAZARD SPECIALIST

Primary Responsibilities• Monitor weather forecast• Monitor damages to infrastructures, public, private,

and government properties• Debris Management

Required Training• Population evacuation• Search and Rescue• Damage assessment

Required Experience• Natural Disaster Management• Weather forecasting• Emergency Planning

Primary External Communications• FEMA• DDOT• Fire Department/EMS

Required On-Hand Procedures• FEMA/DC Emergency Routing procedures

Data Needs• Transportation Network• Base-Layer Imagery/Weather• Base-Layer DEM/Slope• Weather Forecasts• DOT Resource Inventory/Location

– DOT vehicles (I.E. Snow Removal)

Equipment Needs• Snow plows• Chain Saws• Debris Removal equipment

OIL/HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST

Primary Responsibilities• Identify hazardous material• Monitor hazardous substances, pollutants, and

contaminants• Monitor potential spread and secondary effects• Plan response, control of material, and clean up

Required Training• Fire-related emergency protocols• Resource management• Evacuating the public

Required Experience• HAZMAT Identification• Controlling and clean up of HAZMAT • HAZMAT personnel management

Primary External Communications• Fire Department/EMS• Police• Hospitals

Required On-Hand Procedures• DC Comprehensive Hazardous/Toxic Materials

Emergency Response and Weapons of Mass Destruction• DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department

ICS/Standard Operating Guidelines for Hazardous Material Incidents/Weapons of Mass Destruction

Data Needs• Industry data• Gas station data• Storage areas of oil/hazardous materials• Base-Layer DEM/Slope• Hydrology network• Storm Sewershed data• Weather Data

Equipment Needs• CBRNE mobile identification platforms• HAZMAT suites• Vehicles to cleanup, store, and transport the materials

Ammonia Processing PlantReported Ammonia Spill of 100 gallons

SAFETY AND SECURITY SPECIALISTPrimary Responsibilities• Perimeter control• Traffic and Crowd Control• Force Protection• Evacuation• Bomb detection (K-9 Units)• Vehicle escort

Required Training• Crowd control• Evacuating the public• Situational containment• Intelligence collection and analysis

Required Experience• Police Procedures• Site management• Weapons and Tactical operations

Primary External Communications• Fire Department/EMS• FBI• Hospitals• DOT

Required On-Hand Procedures• MPD Enforcement Policies• MPD Field Operations

Data Needs• Real-time road/rail network availability/closures/hazards• Police onsite reporting• Police Personnel positions

Equipment Needs• Barriers• Weapons• K-9• Riot equipment

Car #3567Driver: Joe SmithPartner: Jack MillerAction: Traffic StopVehicle CameraDistrict: 1PSA: 103

MOBILE COMMAND CENTER

Data Integration and Geo-Data Packets

• WebEOC Professional 7 by ESi– Web-enabled, user-friendly, and locally configurable crisis information management

system (CIMS)– Secure real-time information sharing to help managers make decisions quickly.– Used by government at every level from city to federal agencies such as Departments of

Defense, Energy, Agriculture, and Health & Human Services.– Comply with the provisions and standards for Incident Command System (ICS)– Comply with the provisions of the Emergency Support Functions (ESF)– Integrate with other systems such as mapping applications and telephonic alert

notification systems– Works with IE 6.0 or higher, Safari 3.0.4, or Firefox 2.0.0.11

• WebEOC® Mapper Professional with ESRI ArcGIS Server 9.3– View live, dynamic, multi-user WebEOC board data on a map.– Combine WebEOC board data with other GIS data or services (i.e. WMS) on a single

map to gain a common operating picture.– Dynamically push and pull data in and out of WebEOC.– Configure the map with data from local and remote services on the fly using ArcGIS

Server services, OGC WMS services, and KML

COMMAND CENTER APPLICATIONS

• Automatically displays the most current information from WebEOC combined with GIS data layers and live feeds. • Updates automatically as the situation changes.• Users always have access to the latest information to enable them to make the best decisions.

• Provides a visual, easy-to-understand view of the entire incident. • Users can zoom in to explore details “on the ground” and update WebEOC entries directly from the map.

Common Operating PictureResult of geoprocessing operations

– Inventory, track, and deploy resources in a manner that complies with FEMA’s National Incident Management System (NIMS).

WEBEOC - RESOURCE MANAGER

• WebEOC - EMResource Interface– Communicate critical hospital bed count data to public health

officials and emergency operation center managers.– Provides real-time monitoring of healthcare resources for

everyone involved in emergency medical response.

• WebEOC - EMTrack Interface– First responders providing on-site triage and emergency

physicians in hospitals can provide patient-specific data to public health officials and emergency operations center managers.

– Enables WebEOC users to view EMTrack patient and evacuee treatment and location data on a WebEOC status board.

– Provides users with advance notification of incoming patients, alerting hospitals of critical patient status information necessary to prepare and respond with appropriate care teams.

WEBEOC TEAM MANAGER

— Maintain a record of qualifications, such as medical training, languages spoken, and certification programs.

― Attach a photograph to the member record.― Activate and deploy team members.― Track disbursements, travel details, and assigned equipment.― Maintain detailed time records for each team member.― Search and filter team member information.― Configure the data fields that will be displayed in certain screens.― Pre-populate a host of drop-down lists based on local operations and

nomenclature.― Create pre-defined templates for importing and exporting Team― Management data residing in the database.― Assign read/write permissions to specific functions and screens in WebEOC

Team Manager.

WEBEOC TEAM MANAGER

– Integrates WebEOC and Google Earth

– WebEOC status board data is automatically transferred to Google Earth, displaying any geocoded data records

– By selecting the link in the Places pane of Google Earth, or selecting the pushpin icon on the map, users are able to view WebEOC board data.

WEBEOC – KML INTERFACE

WEB SERVER HARDWARE REQUIREMENT

— Processors: Two - Quad Core Intel Xeon, 2.6GHz,— 2x6MB Cache— Memory: 4GB— Hard Drive: Two - 73GB SAS, 15K— Hard Drive Configuration: RAID1— NIC: GB NIC— CD-ROM: DVD ROM— Power Supply: Redundant Power Supply— Operating System: Windows Server 2003 or 2008 [32-bit,— 64-bit], Standard Edition,— Microsoft .NET 2.0 Framework— Note: IA64 is not supported.

DATABASE SERVER HARDWARE REQUIREMENT

— Processors: Two - Quad Core Intel Xeon 3.33GHz,— 2x6MB Cache,— Memory: 4GB— Hard Drive: Six - 73GB SAS, 15K— Hard Drive Configuration: RAID1 / RAID5— NIC: GB NIC— CD-ROM: DVD ROM— Power Supply: Redundant Power Supply— Operating System: Windows Server 2003 or 2008 [32-bit, 64-— bit], Standard Edition— Microsoft .NET 2.0 Framework— Note: IA64 is not supported— Database Software: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 or 2008— (CPU or CAL)

GEOSPATIAL DATA PACKAGE

• iPad like tablet pc with touch screen, Wi-Fi+4G, video conferencing, GPS enabled, 100GB internal storage, > 2 pounds, battery life for 10 hours.

• Google Earth application• Log in to WebEOC to enter

incident report.• MapPro WMS application

displays OGC compliant WMS.

DATA FLOW

MCT

MOBILE COMMAND CENTERON-SITE SCENARIO

DC Metro Incident

1. REPORT OF A INCIDENT AT THE SMITHSONIAN METRO STOP

• A train has derailed due to unknown track error, slamming into the side wall of the tunnel

• 854 people reported to be involved in the incident

• Possible Electrical Fire • Reports of “odd smell”

o Unknown if it is a gas leak or possible terrorist attack

• DC Command Center Initiates Standup of MCT

2. IN-ROUTE• TRAN

– Analysis of current DC road network for routing

– Review of situation with Metro

• COM– Establishes Com. Link with Data

Center and First Responders on-site

• MED– Evaluation of resource and staffing of

nearby hospitals

• FDMS– Assessment of responding units

reporting– ID of additional recourse on standby

• ENG– Acquiring Metro station building blue

prints– ID utility lines in area

• OHZ– Back up for ENG: Acquiring Gas Line

data for possible leak

• NHZ– Back up for FDMS

• SEC– Acquiring inventory and locations of

personal for site management

• IT– Drives to Site

3. ON SITE• TRAN

– Work with DDOT to secure appropriate road closures and rerouting of traffic to support EMS

• COM– Maintain Comm.– Compile Geo-Data Packets

• MED– Because of earlier traffic accident, all

non-critical individuals needing hospital car are being re-routed to Howard University

– Notify GWU of burn and smoke inhalation cases in-route

• FDMS– Request additional EMS for on-site

medical care

• ENG– Assessing Structure damage– Call in Civil Engineers for additional

structure support• OHZ

– Onsite personal ID leaks as natural gas, Washington Gas called in to repair

• NHZ– Back up for FDMS: ID of secondary

emergency response • SEC

– Work with TRAN to set up road blocks , escorts and onsite crowd control

• IT– Set up external LCD for onsite

personal observation of incident– Fixing Technical problems inside

command center

4. INCIDENT DURATION• TRAN

– Monitor traffic, Back up for COM as needed

• COM– Push Reports back to DC command

center– Publish public alerts through DC Alert

• MED– Coordinate with EMS for transfer of

individuals to appropriate hospitals– Work with FDMS for on-site medical

administration

• FDMS– Call in for additional resources:

stretchers, medical supplies and “Jaw’s of Life”

– Working with ENG on Search and Rescue

• ENG– Monitoring structural vulnerability– ID of alternate Metro Access points

• OHZ– Back up of ENG: Monitor and request

additional supplies for Civil Engineers

• NHZ– Back up for FDMS and MED: Manage

Supplies for on-site medical administration

• SEC– Because of nearby rally on the N.

Mall, direct all attendees away from site

• IT– Maintain Geo-Data Packets and tablet

devices

5. INCIDENT CONCLUSION• TRAN

– Notify DDOT when roads can be opened

– Helping Metro establish extra transportation for Metro riders

• COM– Providing incident reporting back

to appropriate agencies– Update public on incident

• MED– Coordinate patient transfer to

other specialty hospitals in the area

• FDMS– Review all individuals not taken

to hospital are OK’d for release

• ENG– Coordinate debris clean up /area

safety– ID of neighboring structural damage

• OHZ– ID secondary affects due to gas leak

• NHZ– Back up ENG: Help with debris clean

up and calling in heavy lifting equipment

• SEC– Coordinate the establishment of

parameter for inbound Accident Investigators

• IT– Insure return of all Tablets and

Equipment– Drives to nearest bar with best happy

hour and large enough parking space

CONCLUSION

• Mobile Command Vehicle

• EMMCC Command Structure

• Intelligence Data Structure and Distribution

SOURCES

• U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Target Capabilities List: A companion to the National Preparedness Guidelines, (http://www.fema.gov/pdf/government/training/tcl.pdf )September 2007

• Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, http://www.dcema.dc.gov/dcema/site/default.asp?dcemaNav_GID

• DC GIS Data Clearinghouse/Catalog, http://dcatlas.dcgis.dc.gov/catalog/• Frontline Communications: http://www.frontlinecomm.com/index.cfm• Emedicine, CBRNE –Chemical Detection Equipment,

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/833933-overview• WebEOS, http://www.esi911.com• DC Government, http://www.dc.gov