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ANNEX Q <br /> APPENDIX 3 <br />SPECIAL HAZARDS RESPONSE TEAM <br /> <br />I. PURPOSE <br /> <br /> This appendix d~cribes-the, organization and the concept of operations for the <br />Special Hazards Res~,onse Team. <br /> <br />H. SITUATION AN~ ASSUMPTIONS <br /> <br /> A. Public safety ~quirelnents within Cabarrus County have increased in complexity <br /> <br />as the economic gro~/ <br />The traditional missi, <br />specialized, response <br />specific' skills and e~ <br />medical skills. Typi4 <br />situations: <br /> <br />th within the county has brought in more residents and businesses. <br />ns of fire protection have expanded into a broader,range of <br />~er~itiqns,.' Th,ese,oPerations reqgire,,:the-first ~responders to have <br />,i[pment in additibn to the normgFfire-fighti/ig and emergency '~" <br /> response operations may include one or more of the following <br /> <br />- hazardous-mate! <br />- confined space/ <br />- collapsed strucf <br />-,high,angle:re'scl <br />. swif~-Water:,~res~ <br />- ~urban' &catch ar~ <br /> <br /> tls <br /> rich rescue <br />re <br /> <br /> rescue <br /> <br />All of these sima~ti~o,pl <br />equipment t0qse]e'ff_e~ <br /> <br /> b. Additionall <br />destruction (WMD) a <br />before. These we,~p0i <br />only by the level of s, <br />biologicatweapons a~ <br />terrorist threat than ai <br />material. Both them <br />other indication-of th <br />and the Federal Bure <br />A WMD attack invol <br /> <br />itequire trained emergency~response peis0' ,n_d~-w,,ith 'tl'/e.proper <br /> <br /> , the reality of terrorism and the possible~use of:weapons of mass <br /> hinst the c, ivilian pOPulation 'are now much more.likely,than ever <br /> i-ifielsde~dhemi~al;, b[elegiegl, and nuclear lhreats that are limked <br /> ~histi'~fition of the terrorist- °rg~/~i:zation iiiv61~;ed': Chemical and <br /> easier to obtain or produce and,are mo,~:,~llkely ~0 be used by a <br /> ~clear Weapon or a conventional we ~apon in?ol¥ing nuclear <br /> ~1 and biol0gical~ Weapons may be used: silentl;y:and without any <br /> : use. Inci6ents invol~Vin, g ,WMD are con~idered,,domesttc terrorism <br /> of Investigation normally' controls the res, p0nse and investigation. <br />iing a chemical Or biological Weapon wiI[ require a rapid; <br /> <br />coordinated reaction ,,.:om all the public safety agencies within'ihe county as the FBI will <br />not be able to respon~[immediately to the scene. This operation will incorporate a <br />complex hazardous ,r~terials response along with, large-scale emergency medical <br />treatment and evacua][on. Law, enforcement operations will, include,co,,ntainment of the <br />site to prevent further[attacks, security of the'site to prevent entry. by'unauthorized <br /> <br />EOP/APPENDIX 3 to ANNEX Q <br /> <br />1 January 2003 <br /> <br /> <br />