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response agencies within the county. This team is alerted to respond to any incident involving a terrorist ~tack using a chemical, biological or radiological weapon. This team deploys only if these~teployment criteria are met. The chief of the department responding to the event, or his d~ignee, will make the decision to deploy the team. The SHRT is the primary response uni't once the first responders indicate a possible WMD incident. Once on the scene, the SH]!__T will function as a single unit under one commander, who' wili act under the direction o~the overall incident commander. However, the SHRT commander controls all team ope~tions within the target area or "hot zone." The team will conduct operations until the s~mation is resolved or it is relieved by the incident commander. D. Organization. 1. The objectike organization is a team with the capabilities of a hazardous materials regional response team combined with EMS and law enforcement personnel specially trained to r~pond within a hazardous materials environment. Should a WMD attack occur, the resp. ~nse from fire service personnel will follow basic procedures similar to an industri~ l hazardous materials incident. The regional response team (RP~T) -~,,, organization currentl in use is a proven concept that provides for effective response ,, operations and is ada ed to fire service equipment. Combined with additional trained personnel from EMS aw enforcement, and other agencies, the RRT organization provides the base or~ ~ization on which to build a special hazards response team. 2. Team Orgaifization. a. The SI-I~_ T will initially consist of 42 persormel, organized into. three groups: Law Enforce~nent, HazMat, and Medical. Other emergency response agencies in Cabarrus County ma~ assist in the response to a WMD incident..The SHRT groups will be organized using th[ following personnel: Law Enforcement G~up HazMat Group Medical Group Team Coordinator 18 personnel - 14 tactical/special response, team members 2 Explosive Ordnance Disposal specialists, 4 Crime Scene Investigators 12 personnel - HazMat technician-level firemen 9 personnel - EMS medics 1 individual (b) The C~barrus Health Alliance maintains a Code Green Team to react to biological weapons tltreats or incidents within the county. This team will be alerted and included in the response at the time that a biological threat or a possible threat is identified. Once intr4duced into the hot zone/target area, the team will operate under the direction of the SHR'~ commander. The Code Green Team will advise the SHRT commander on response techniques to contain and render harmless any biological threats. The Health Alliance {ill coordinate collection and transport of samples to the regional Public Health Labor~ory for evaluation. (c) North{asr Medical Center Trauma Center will be the primary location for the treatment of casu~tlties caused by'a WMD incident. Along with the Health Alliance EOP/APPENDIX 3 to ANNEX Q 3 January 2003