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Identify the possible environmental impacts of a Hazardous Materials Event impacting Philadelphia community, list the governmental entities having responsibility to oversee and or control/mitigate such impact, with their contact numbers, added to your “master” Incident Action Plan. Submit.
2. Take on the role as the Public Information Officer (PIO) and submit a press release pertaining to week 5 activities. Be prepared to answer questions from the media or community.
Some examples include -
Ask the PIO to provide a briefing that includes:
1. The situation status. 2. Additional road closures. 3. Evacuation routes. 4. Personal protective measures.
In addition, address the following:
- What is the local role in response to a hazardous materials incident?
- Who is responsible for cleanup operations?
- What is the role/responsibility of your organization and how does that impact or effect the state and federal systems?
- What is the definition of “Hazardous Materials”?
WEEK 5 Activity :
- January 19th at 23:00 PM (Local), an earthquake, magnitude 3.5, is experienced with an epi-center 5 miles from the response location. This is an unusual occurrence, with no prior recorded earthquakes in this area in recorded history.
- NDJ is an industrial concern in your county that has experienced significant impact from this event.
- NDJ processes industrial (electronics and specialty) and medical gases.
- As a result of the earthquake, several explosions were experienced in the plant.-
- Eight (8) employees remain unaccounted for at the present time.
- it’s a moonless night at 23:15 local.
- Temperature at 1.7 (C)/35(F)/humidity 50%
- Winds are from the West, at 5-7 mph
◦Gusts up to 25 mph
- There is a odor of rotten eggs in the area downwind from the plant.
- Attempts to locate a Responsible Agent for the plant are frustrated by the failure of telephone and data lines. Cell phone network is crashing, though you have “Public Service Priority” on your phones.
- Several employee who escaped are experiencing burning eyes and throats, and appear confused.
- The first medic unit reports 3 patients with symptoms of pulmonary edema.
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GENERAL MESSAGE (ICS 213)
1. Incident Name (Optional):
2. To (Name and Position):
3. From (Name and Position):
4. Subject:
5. Date:
7. Message:
8. Approved by: Name:
Signature:
Position/Title:
9. Reply:
10. Replied by: Name:
Position/Title:
ICS 213
Date/Time:
Signature:
6. Time
ICS 213
General Message
Purpose. The General Message (ICS 213) is used by the incident dispatchers to record incoming messages that cannot
be orally transmitted to the intended recipients. The ICS 213 is also used by the Incident Command Post and other
incident personnel to transmit messages (e.g., resource order, incident name change, other ICS coordination issues, etc.)
to the Incident Communications Center for transmission via radio or telephone to the addressee. This form is used to
send any message or notification to incident personnel that requires hard-copy delivery.
Preparation. The ICS 213 may be initiated by incident dispatchers and any other personnel on an incident.
Distribution. Upon completion, the ICS 213 may be delivered to the addressee and/or delivered to the Incident
Communication Center for transmission.
Notes:
• The ICS 213 is a three-part form, typically using carbon paper. The sender will complete Part 1 of the form and send
Parts 2 and 3 to the recipient. The recipient will complete Part 2 and return Part 3 to the sender.
•
A copy of the ICS 213 should be sent to and maintained within the Documentation Unit.
•
Contact information for the sender and receiver can be added for communications purposes to confirm resource
orders. Refer to 213RR example (Appendix B)
Block
Number
Block Title
Instructions
1
Incident Name (Optional)
Enter the name assigned to the incident. This block is optional.
2
To (Name and Position)
Enter the name and position the General Message is intended for. For
all individuals, use at least the first initial and last name. For Unified
Command, include agency names.
3
From (Name and Position)
Enter the name and position of the individual sending the General
Message. For all individuals, use at least the first initial and last name.
For Unified Command, include agency names.
4
Subject
Enter the subject of the message.
5
Date
Enter the date (month/day/year) of the message.
6
Time
Enter the time (using the 24-hour clock) of the message.
7
Message
Enter the content of the message. Try to be as concise as possible.
8
Approved by
• Name
• Signature
• Position/Title
Enter the name, signature, and ICS position/title of the person
approving the message.
9
Reply
The intended recipient will enter a reply to the message and return it to
the originator.
10
Replied by
• Name
• Position/Title
• Signature
• Date/Time
Enter the name, ICS position/title, and signature of the person replying
to the message. Enter date (month/day/year) and time prepared (24hour clock).
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Running head: PROJECT
1
Project
Student’s Name
Institutional Affiliation
PROJECT
2
Project
1: Identify the possible environmental impacts of a Hazardous Materials Event
impacting Philadelphia community
Philadelphia city has been identified as one of the metropolitan areas that have been
considered to have a higher than average unhealthy air conditions from 2014 to 2016 in
comparison to other cities (August 2019). In particular, Philadelphia has been identified to
have particle, smog and ozone pollution. Additionally, there have been other toxic elements
that have been registered in the city are benzene, carbon tetrachloride and 1, 3-butadiene.
2: list the governmental entities having responsibility to oversee and or control/mitigate
such impact, with their contact numbers, added to your “master” Incident Action Plan.
Submit.
Hazardous materials are defined and defined of their responsibilities primarily in the United
States by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S Occupational Safety and
Health Administration (OSHA) (Thoma et al., 2016). These entities are tasked with
responsibilities of dealing with any hazardous materials.
3. Take on the role as the Public Information Officer (PIO) and submit a press release
pertaining to week 5 activities. Be prepared to answer questions from the media or
community.
Referencing the earthquake activity that was registered in the region, the NDJ is defined as an
industrial concern once there is some emission of gases from the industry. Therefore, in the
event the sector is significantly affected, there will be significant air pollution which will
likely impact the population. Some of the early signs from the gases emitted are burning eyes
and throats and the individuals may appear confused. Currently, there have been three cases
PROJECT
3
that have been reported of three casualties who have been significantly affected. U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will have to get involved speedily to ensure the
worst affected regions are quarantine to reduce the number of people who get into the zone
(Tripathy et al., 2019). The most affected patients will be treated fast and later the others who
have registered minor infections. Mino...
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