CSEPP PLANNING GUIDANCE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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LIST OF FIGURES
LIST OF TABLES
ACRONYMS
1. INTRODUCTION 1-1
1.1 PURPOSE
AND SCOPE 1-2
1.2 PROGRAM
OVERVIEW 1-3
1.3 DOCUMENT
OVERVIEW 1-6
2. PROGRAM
ORGANIZATION 2-1
2.1 AUTHORIZATION 2-1
2.2 FEMA/ARMY
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING 2-3
2.2.1 FEMA
Responsibilities 2-3
2.2.2 Army
Responsibilities 2-4
2.2.3 Joint
Responsibilities 2-5
2.2.4 Implementing
the MOU 2-5
2.3 APPROACH
AND PLANNING SEQUENCE 2-7
2.3.1 Approach 2-7
2.3.2 Planning
Sequence 2-8
3. TECHNICAL
BACKGROUND 3-1
3.1 PROPERTIES
OF CHEMICAL AGENTS 3-1
3.1.1 Physical
and Chemical Properties 3-1
3.1.2 Toxicity 3-4
3.1.3 Public
Health Impacts 3-4
3.1.4 Environmental
Impacts 3-5
3.2 CHEMICAL
STOCKPILE CHARACTERISTICS AND DISTRIBUTION 3-6
3.2.1 Distribution 3-6
3.2.2 Configurations 3-6
3.2.3 Storage
and Security 3-6
4. CHEMICAL ACCIDENT
OR INCIDENT RESPONSE AND ASSISTANCE
(CAIRA) 4-1
5. EMERGENCY
PLANNING ZONES (EPZs) 5-1
5.1 IMMEDIATE
RESPONSE ZONE (IRZ) 5-3
5.2 PROTECTIVE
ACTION ZONE (PAZ) 5-4
5.3 PRECAUTIONARY
ZONE (PZ) 5-5
5.4 METHODOLOGY
FOR DELINEATING ZONES 5-5
5.4.1 Hazard-Generated
Concentric Boundaries 5-5
5.4.2 Setting
the Actual Boundaries 5-8
6. CHEMICAL
EVENT ASSESSMENT AND EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION 6-1
6.1 CHEMICAL
EVENT ASSESSMENT 6-1
6.2 CHEMICAL
EVENT EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM 6-1
6.2.1 Non-Surety
Emergency Notification 6-2
6.2.2 Chemical
Event Emergency Notification 6-3
6.2.2.1 Limited
Area Emergency 6-3
6.2.2.2 Post
Only Emergency 6-3
6.2.2.3 Community
Emergency 6-4
6.2.3 Adaptation
of the Chemical Event Emergency Notification System 6-5
7. PROTECTIVE
ACTION DECISION MAKING 7-1
7.1 IMMEDIATE
RESPONSE ZONE (IRZ) 7-2
7.1.1 Available
Information and Time 7-2
7.1.2 Available
Options 7-2
7.2 PROTECTIVE
ACTION ZONE (PAZ) 7-3
7.3 PRECAUTIONARY
ZONE (PZ) 7-3
7.4 FINAL
CHOICES 7-3
8. PLANNING
CONSIDERATIONS 8-1
8.1 EMERGENCY
PLANS 8-3
8.1.1 Emergency
Plans Checklist 8-4
8.2 COMMAND
AND CONTROL 8-5
8.2.1 Command
and Control Planning Checklist 8-8
8.3 COMMUNICATIONS 8-10
8.3.1 Communications
Planning Checklist 8-11
8.4 CHEMICAL
EVENT EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION 8-12
8.4.1 Chemical
Event Emergency Notification Planning Checklist 8-13
8.5 PROTECTIVE
ACTION DECISION MAKING 8-13
8.5.1 Protective
Action Decision Making Planning Checklist 8-14
8.6 PROTECTIVE
ACTIONS AND RESPONSES 8-15
8.6.1 Protective
Actions and Responses Planning Checklist 8-17
8.7 PUBLIC
ALERT AND NOTIFICATION 8-17
8.7.1 Public
Alert and Notification Planning Checklist 8-19
8.8 TRAFFIC
AND ACCESS CONTROL 8-20
8.8.1 Traffic
and Access Control Planning Checklist 8-22
8.9 SPECIAL
POPULATIONS 8-23
8.9.1 Special
Populations Planning Checklist 8-26
8.10 EMERGENCY
SUPPORT OPERATIONS 8-27
8.10.1 Emergency
Support Operations Planning Checklist 8-28
8.11 EMERGENCY
MEDICAL SERVICES 8-29
8.11.1 Emergency
Medical Services Checklist 8-29
8.12 TRANSPORTATION 8-30
8.12.1 Transportation
Planning Checklist 8-32
8.13 COMMUNITY
RESOURCE COORDINATION 8-33
8.13.1 Resource
Planning in the IRZ 8-34
8.13.2 Resource
Planning in the PAZ 8-34
8.13.3 Resource
Planning in the PZ 8-35
8.13.4 Summary 8-35
8.13.5 Community
Resource Coordination Planning Checklist 8-36
8.14 PUBLIC
EDUCATION AND INFORMATION 8-37
8.14.1 Public
Education 8-37
8.14.2 Emergency
Public Information 8-39
8.14.3 Public
Education and Information Planning Checklist 8-40
8.15 EVACUEE
SUPPORT 8-42
8.15.1 Evacuee
Support Planning Checklist 8-45
8.16 AGENT
DETECTION AND MONITORING 8-45
8.17 DECONTAMINATION 8-46
8.17.1 Decontamination
Planning Checklist 8-47
8.18 REENTRY 8-48
8.19 TRAINING 8-48
8.19.1 Training
Courses 8-49
8.19.2 Training
Drills 8-50
8.19.3 Training
Planning Checklist 8-50
8.20 EXERCISES 8-51
8.20.1 General 8-52
8.20.2 Exercise
Planning Checklist 8-53
8.21 AUTOMATION
SUPPORT SYSTEMS 8-54
9. RELATED
DOCUMENTS 9-1
9.1 COMPLEMENTARY
PROGRAMMATIC GUIDANCE 9-1
9.2 CSEPP
TECHNICAL ANALYSES AND SUPPORT STUDIES 9-3
10. GLOSSARY 10-1
APPENDIX A Planning
Guidelines for Command and Control A-1
APPENDIX B Planning
Guidelines for EOC Location,
Design, and
Equipment B-1
APPENDIX C Communications
Support Network: System Design Criteria
and Evaluation
Guide C-1
APPENDIX D Planning
Guidelines for Protective Action
Decision Making D-1
APPENDIX E Planning
Guidelines for Protective Actions
and Responses E-1
APPENDIX F Public
Alert and Notification Systems: System Design Criteria
and Evaluation
Guide F-1
APPENDIX G Planning
Guidelines for Traffic and Access Control G-1
APPENDIX H Planning
Guidelines for Emergency
Support Operations H-1
APPENDIX I Planning
Guidelines for Emergency Medical Services I-1
APPENDIX J Planning
Guidelines for Public Education
and Information J-1
APPENDIX K Planning
Guidelines for Evacuee Support K-1
APPENDIX L Planning
Guidelines for Response-Phase
Decontamination L-1
APPENDIX M Planning
Guidelines for Recovery-Phase
Activities M-1
APPENDIX N Functional Requirements for the
Chemical Stockpile Emergency
Preparedness Program Automated Emergency
Management
Information System N-1
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LIST
OF FIGURES
Fig. 1 The
Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program process 1-4
Fig. 2 Chemical
agent storage configurations 3-8
Fig. 3 Chemical
agent storage igloo 3-9
Fig. 4 Emergency
planning zone concept. 5-2
Fig. 5 Relationship
between distance traveled and time of plume travel 5-7
LIST
OF TABLE
Table 1. Type
and quantity of chemical agent at each stockpile location 3-2
ACRONYMS
ACP access control point
ANAD Anniston Army Depot
APG Aberdeen Proving Ground
ARC American Red Cross
BGAD Blue Grass Army Depot
BDO battle dress overgarment
CAIRA Chemical Accident or Incident
Response and Assistance
CBDCOM U.S. Army Chemical and Biological
Defense Command
CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act
CSDP Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program
CSEPP Chemical Stockpile Emergency
Preparedness Program
DA Department of the Army
DHHS Department of Health and Human
Services
DOD Department of Defense
EAS Emergency Alert System
EBS Emergency Broadcast System
EMS emergency medical services
EOC emergency operating center
EOP emergency operations plan
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
EPG Emergency Planning Guide
EPZ emergency planning zone
ERCP Emergency Response Concept Plan
ETE evacuation time estimate
FEMA Federal Emergency Management
Agency
FPEIS Final Programmatic Environmental
Impact Statement for the CSD
HAZWOPER Hazardous Waste Operations
and Emergency Response regulations (29 CFR 1910.120)
ICCB Intergovernmental Consultation
and Coordination Board
ICS Incident Command System
IPR in-progress review
IRF Initial Response Force
IRZ immediate response zone
JIC Joint Information Center
LEPC Local Emergency Planning Committee
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
NAAP Newport Army Ammunition Plant
NCP National Contingency Plan
NDA National Defense Area
NRC National Response Center
NRT National Response Team
ORNL Oak Ridge National Laboratory
OSC On-Scene Coordinator
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
PAPR powered air-purifying respirator
PAZ protective action zone
PBA Pine Bluff Arsenal
PL Public Law
PUDA Pueblo Depot Activity
PZ precautionary zone
RRT Regional Response Team
SARA Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization
Act 1986
SCBA self-contained breathing apparatus
SERC State Emergency Response Commission
SOP standard operating procedure
SRF Service Response Force
TCP traffic control point
TDD teletype device for the deaf
TEAD Tooele Army Depot
UMDA Umatilla Depot Activity
USANCA U.S. Army Nuclear and Chemical
Agency
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