DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES Radiological Emergency Response Program Bob Free
Emergency/Incident Hotline (512) 458 7460 Answered by DSHS Exchange Operators during normal working hours Answering Service provides backup to Exchange Operators during normal working hours and after hours answering service DSHS Radiation Program Staff contacted within minutes using call down list.
Readiness... Over 100 qualified Emergency Response Team Members which can support two-shift operation Team Members annually trained in radiological response NIMS/ICS required courses for Team Mobile laboratory with Gamma Spectroscopy System and Alpha-Beta Proportional System Modular Emergency Response Vehicle equipped for incident response
Mobilization Contact selected team members Dispatch initial team to scene State Air available to any location in Texas in 2 hours Report to Incident Commander Mobilize additional teams as necessary via ground transportation Contact other agencies for support/resources, i.e., DSHS, GDEM, FEMA, other Federal/State agencies
Emergency Response Team Organization (ERT) Department of State Health Service (DSHS) Radiation Control Program (RCP) Emergency Response Team Incident Commander (Chief of Field Operations) Command Staff Public Information (PIO/JIC) Command Liaison Officer Safety Officer Emergency Operations Coordinator SOC Liaison County EOC Liaison Disaster District Liaison Licensee/Company Liaison Operations Section Operations Section Chief (Field Team Leader) Planning Section Planning Section Chief (Accident Assessment) Logistics Section Logistics Section Chief (Staging Area Coordinator) Financial Section DSHS Austin
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE DSHS Will Provide: Radiological Monitoring/Dose Projections Protective Action Recommendations Decontamination Assistance Liaison with Local, State & Federal Governments
MONITORING OPERATIONS Monitoring and Sample Collection Provide Accident Assessment Team Establish Levels of Contaminations Establish Exposure Levels Maintains Mobile Laboratory Maintains Agreement With Laboratories at two Texas Universities
Radiological Monitoring and Assessment Mobile Laboratory Array of radiation detection equipment Large area detection system configured for helicopter or ground vehicle use. Hand held radiation detectors for gamma, beta and alpha monitoring Radioactive Isotope Identifiers (RIIDS) Personal Contamination Monitors Air, Soil and Water Sampling
DECONTAMINATION OPERATIONS Provide Contamination Control Team Personnel Monitoring Equipment Monitoring Provide Advisory Teams to Local Jurisdictions Provide Contacts for Emergency Medical Care
Incidents other than emergencies Field Staff available for rapid response Reports received in Central or Regional office Reviewed and investigated by central office or field staff
Multiple Emergency Support Function Operations Provide Resources for Response and Recovery Operations Provide Health and Medical Services Provide Public Information Provide Guidance to Law Enforcement Shelter and Mass Care Coordination Texas Health Services Regions
Partnerships Local Governments Armstrong, Carson, Hood, Matagorda, Potter, Randolph, and Somervell Counties Higher Education University of Texas, Texas A&M Southern Mutual Radiation Assistance Plan (SMRAP) 14 Southern States State 6 th Civil Support Team, TCEQ Strike Team National Response Framework DHS, DOE, DOD, FBI, NRC, EPA, HHS, CDC, FEMA Health Physics Society memberships
Current Emergency Response Planning RDD Exercises Waco Harris County IND Planning ongoing Tabletop exercise planned Nuclear Power Plants Pantex Plant
Population Monitoring Resources State Federal Military Organization Local Staffing Trained staff Volunteers
Community Reception Center Standardized model promotes interoperability Facilitates regional response Process can be adjusted to meet capabilities Instrumentation Personnel Additional processes can be added as needed or as possible Pets Relocation services
72,660 people screened at 142 sites (March 11-21) July 2013 Issue Peaked at 14,000 per day 244,281 people screened (3/12/11 2/10/12) 901 cases, between 13-100 kcpm 110 cases, > 100 kcpm All cleaned by removal of clothing and wiping. Showering was not needed.
Instrument Type and monitoring time CDV-700 (20 min) EPZ Population 20% of Population Monitoring Period (hrs) Target Monitoring Rate (ppl per hour) Monitoring time (hrs) per person Time needed to monitor 20% (hrs) Time to complete 2 Stations 1 Station (hrs) 10000 2000 12 167 0.33 660.0 660.0 330.0 Modern Pancake (5 min) 10000 2000 12 167 0.083 166.0 166.0 83.0 PCM (.25 min) 10000 2000 12 167 0.0042 8.4 8.4 4.2
Monitoring for Contamination Victims should be monitored at the control line for possible external contamination only after they are medically stable. The first step is to obtain appropriate radiation survey instrumentation and monitor individuals for radioactive contamination on their clothes and bodies. Radiation levels significantly above background are strongly suggestive of the presence of contamination.
Volunteers Develop a process for recruiting, managing and training volunteer radiation professionals; Promote a volunteer registry of radiation professionals within existing registries and/or programs; Develop a publishable plan for effective deployment and utilization of volunteer radiation professionals that will align with existing radiation response plans and/or volunteer management plans; Develop a sustainable action plan for continued and expanded use of the program;
GOALS OF THE PROGRAM The primary goals of the radiation volunteer development program are to: Develop a process for recruiting, managing and training volunteer radiation professionals; Promote a volunteer registry of radiation professionals within existing registries and/or programs; Develop a publishable plan for effective deployment and utilization of volunteer radiation professionals that will align with existing radiation response plans and/or volunteer management plans; Develop a sustainable action plan for continued and expanded use of the program; Provide status reports, program updates throughout the project period; Provide a final summary report on the process and programs and lessons learned, and that incorporated the deployment and utilization plan and action plan described above.
Contact Information Bob Free, Manager Environmental Monitoring Group, Inspections Unit (512) 834-6770 Ext. 2022 Robert.Free@dshs.state.tx.us