Mock Disaster Plan
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ACTIVE SHOOTER
290 Broadway
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This plan is to identify response procedures for an incident response to an active shooter scenario located at 290 Broadway New York, NY. This is a federal facility with priority jurisdiction between the New York Police Department (NYPD) and the Federal Protective Service (FPS) .
This facility is a 31 story facility that houses many different federal agencies to include FBI, EPA, IRS, GSA, and DHS.
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During an active shooter incident the facility in question will go into a lock down procedure, all occupants will Shelter in Place until the threat can be neutralized. The facility directly across the street 26 Federal Plaza will also conduct a Shelter in Place.
All emergency response units will be notified of the incident and told to report to 26 Federal Plaza Incident Command Center.
26 Federal Plaza
Wickers
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Initial Incident Response
Upon notification of an active shooter the facility will Shelter in Place only allowing for law enforcement responders to enter and exit the facility.
Notification will be made over hand held radio communications that can be heard by the Federal Protective Service, Philadelphia Mega Center, FBI, Fire Safety for 26 Federal Plaza and 290 Broadway and the security guards at both locations.
FPS Inspectors will arrive on scene and coordinate with FBI police for immediate response. FPS will be the lead response and will establish on scene commander.
FPS management will set up incident command at 26 Federal Plaza and will coordinate with all other responding units at that location. If 26 Federal Plaza becomes compromised or is unavailable, 201 Varick Street is secondary back up incident command location.
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ORGANIZATION AND ASSIGNMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES
Facility Security Committee Chairperson- Will set up as liaison between incident commander and agency heads.
Incident Commander - responsible for all aspects of the response, including developing incident objectives and managing all incident operations. (Department of Labor)
Operations Commander – responsible for Tactical Operations, Response and Recovery Operations
Planning Section – “Collects, evaluates , and disseminates information needed to measure the size, scope , and seriousness of an incident and to plan appropriate incident management activities.” (Department of Labor)
ORGANIZATION AND ASSIGNMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES Continued
Logistics Section – “Supports incident management operations by securing and providing needed personnel, equipment, facilities, resources , and services required for incident resolution; coordinating personnel; assembling and deploying volunteer teams; and facilitating communication among incident responders.” (Department of Labor)
Finance /Administration Section – “Assume responsibility for overall documentation and recordkeeping activities; when possible, photograph or videotape damage to property. Develop a system to monitor and track expenses and financial losses , and secure all records.“ (Department of Labor)
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The Incident Commander will be sending
and assigning resources as needed. Once
more resources become available they
will be assigned specific roles. The commander
will also determine goals and stratifies for the
current situations. For an active shooter situation
the majority of the responsibility belongs to the
Operations Chief.
marinemammalconservancy.org
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Operations Chief is focused on the active shooter and neutralizing the threat. Teams will be sent in systematically to clear the facility. This is done by coordinating multiple response teams and giving them specific areas to clear not to cross each other. Once the threat is contained Recovery operations will begin.They are coordinating with the on scene commander and or team leaders.
USMS
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The Planning Chief is looking at the Occupant Emergency Plan to establish other protocols that need to be activated. They are monitoring communications to ensure that everyone can speak to one another. They are also organizing the arrival of other resources and setting up equipment that may be needed.
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The Logistics Chief is notifying local hospitals for specialty units and to know how many of what injuries to send to which hospital.
Making contact with NYPD for law enforcement response and to set up specially units like Bomb Squad and Emergency Services Unit along with Crime Scene Technicians.
Coordinating a stand by location for EMS units and coordinating Media / Press releases and locations.
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The Administrative Chief would identify someone to be the Incident Commanders scribe. Another function would be for someone to identify which units arrived and at what time. They would also identify what each specific agency did for the active shooter event.
Portfoward
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Recovery Operations
Once the Operation Chief has confirmed that the threat is no longer, he / she will inform the Incident Command who will them proceed with recovery operations. EMS will evaluate persons for injury and identify them by injury. A walkthrough will occurred to determine if there is any structural damage or damage to the facility. Investigators will conduct an assessment to determine if any information system have been compromised. Interviews will be conducted by law enforcement personnel for those who interacted with the subject. Counseling services will be identified for those who need it.
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After Action Review – An AAR will be conducted at the conclusion of the operation to identify vulnerabilities, productive countermeasures and decencies within the ICS system.
National Park Service
References:
Department of Labor (n.d.). Incident Command System (ICS): Incident Commander. Retrieved June 20, 2014, from https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/ics/inci.html
Epa.gov (n.d.). Region 2 Office | Greening EPA | US [Photograph]. Retrieved from https://www.google.com/search?q=290+Broadway+NYC&source=lnms&tbm=isch&
Marinemammalconservancy.org (n.d.). Introduction to the Incident Commander [photograph]. Retrieved from https://www.google.com/search?q=26+Federal+Plaza+NYC&tbm=isch&
National Park Service (n.d.). Wildland Fire: Lessons Learned | U.S. National Park Service. Retrieved June 20, 2014, from http://www.nps.gov/fire/wildland-fire/learning-center/lessons-learned.cfm
Portfoward (n.d.). Event Logging for the Technicolor TG582nRouter Sceenshot Back to the Technicolor TG582n [screneshot ]. Retrieved from http://screenshots.portforward.com/routers/Technicolor/TG582n/Event_Logging.htm
Www.rfidjournal.com (n.d.). RFID Secures Command Center [Photograph]. Retrieved from https://www.google.com/search?q=26+Federal+Plaza+NYC&tbm=isch&
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USMS (n.d.). U.S. Marshals Service, Special Tactical Assault Team [Photograph]. Retrieved from http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.usmarshals.gov%2Fdistrict%2Fva-
Wickers, J. (n.d.). 26 Federal Plaza Jacob Javits Buildin [Photograph]. Retrieved from https://www.google.com/search?q=26+Federal+Plaza+NYC&tbm=isch&ei=bfOmU4nuIousyASy8oH4CA#facrc
Www.emsworld.com (n.d.). EMS response to Hurricane Sandy [Photograph]. Retrieved from http://www.emsworld.com/article/10875975/ems-response-to-hurricane-sandy
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