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In July 2006, the FEMA Hazardous Materials Tabletop Exercises Manual was released as a comprehensive guide designed to assist communities in enhancing their preparedness for hazardous materials (HazMat) incidents through targeted tabletop exercises. This manual is not just a mere instructional booklet but a blueprint for simulating real-life HazMat emergencies aimed at validating coordination, communication capabilities, and response strategies within various settings such as rural, suburban, and urban environments. It meticulously outlines the structure and execution of three distinct exercises involving chlorine and acetone releases caused by a fixed facility accident, a highway incident, and a rail accident, respectively. Each exercise is strategically sequenced to mimic the unfolding nature of real incidents, injecting new information and scenarios to challenge participants and encourage critical decision-making. Moreover, the manual serves a dual purpose of testing the effectiveness of existing policies and procedures while identifying any gaps in hazardous materials plans. It details pre-exercise activities, exercise materials, and debriefing strategies to ensure a comprehensive learning experience. Designed primarily for first responders, the manual also considers the broader emergency response team requirements, offering a suite of resources including scenario descriptions, participant instructions, evaluator worksheets, and copies of messages for effective exercise facilitation. Through its structured approach to simulated emergency situations, the manual aims to fortify emergency response capabilities, fostering a well-coordinated, timely, and effective response to HazMat incidents.

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Hazardous Materials Tabletop Exercises Manual

July 2006

FEMA

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TABLETOP EXERCISES MANUAL

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Exercise Introduction

1

Purpose

1

Exercise Goal and Objectives

2

Exercise Participants

2

Exercise Materials

2

Exercise Assumptions

3

Preexercise Activities

5

Reviewing the Exercise Materials

5

Room Setup

6

Conducting the Exercises

7

Debriefing the Exercise

8

Tabletop Exercise 1: Fixed-Facility Incident

 

Background Information and Incident Scenario

1-1

Map: South Hamden Township and the Village of Hope Springs

1-2

Scenario Messages

1-3

Tabletop Exercise 1: Supplemental Materials

 

Material Safety Data Sheet: Chlorine

1-11

Exercise 1: Evaluator’s Worksheets

1-18

Appendix A: Participant Copies of Messages

 

Participant Copies of Messages

A-1

Background Information and Incident Scenario

A-2

Message 1

A-3

Message 2

A-3

Message 3

A-3

Message 4

A-4

Message 5

A-4

Message 6

A-4

Message 7

A-5

Message 8

A-5

Tabletop Exercise 2: Highway Incident

 

Background Information and Incident Scenario

2-1

Map: Hamilton County and the Unincorporated Suburb of Greenville

2-2

Scenario Messages

2-3

Tabletop Exercise 2: Supplemental Materials

 

Material Safety Data Sheet: Acetone

2-11

Bill of Lading

2-21

Exercise 2: Evaluator’s Worksheets

2-22

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HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TABLETOP EXERCISES MANUAL

TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Appendix B: Participant Copies of Messages

 

Participant Copies of Messages

B-1

Background Information and Incident Scenario

B-2

Message 1

B-3

Message 2

B-3

Message 3

B-3

Message 4

B-4

Message 5

B-4

Message 6

B-4

Message 7

B-5

Message 8

B-5

Tabletop Exercise 3: Rail Incident

 

Background Information and Incident Scenario

3-1

Map: City of Westport, New Columbia

3-2

Scenario Messages

3-3

Tabletop Exercise 3: Supplemental Materials

 

Material Safety Data Sheet: Chlorine

3-13

Material Safety Data Sheet: Potassium Hydroxide

3-20

Material Safety Data Sheet: Sodium Chlorate

3-29

Chlorine Waybill

3-37

Potassium Hydroxide Waybill

3-39

Sodium Chlorate Waybill

3-41

Train Consist

3-43

Exercise 3: Evaluator’s Worksheets

3-46

Appendix C: Participant Copies of Messages

 

Participant Copies of Messages

C-1

Background Information and Incident Scenario

C-2

Message 1

C-3

Message 2

C-3

Message 3

C-3

Message 4

C-4

Message 5

C-4

Message 6

C-5

Message 7

C-6

Message 8

C-6

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HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TABLETOP EXERCISES MANUAL

EXERCISE INTRODUCTION

PURPOSE

These tabletop exercises are intended to provide an opportunity for communities to test their ability to respond to hazardous materials (HazMat) incidents. The exercises provide the opportunity to identify the response and coordination issues that could arise during a variety of hazardous materials scenarios and make the decisions to resolve those issues.

This Manual includes the exercise instructions, objectives, and other exercise materials for three hazardous materials exercises:

Exercise 1, Fixed Facility in a rural area, describes an accident involving chlorine in a water treatment plant.

Exercise 2, Highway Accident, is set in a suburban area. The exercise describes an acetone release resulting from a highway incident.

Exercise 3, Rail Accident, is set in an urban area, and involves the release of chlorine from a rail accident.

The exercises simplify and sequence the events during a period of time that, in reality, would be characterized by a series of complex issues occurring nearly simultaneously. All incidents are presented as unfolding events with the initial incident scenarios introducing the emergency and new information being introduced by means of injected messages throughout the exercises.

The scenarios and injects presented in this exercise are not intended to reflect a jurisdiction’s political context, but the participants should consider how political issues might influence their actions and decisions.

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HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TABLETOP EXERCISES MANUAL

EXERCISE GOAL AND OBJECTIVES

The goals of these exercises are to:

Validate coordination and communications capabilities for HazMat incidents. Verify policies and procedures for responding to hazardous materials incidents. Identify the overall strengths and weaknesses of hazardous materials plans.

At the end of this exercise, the participants should be able to:

Demonstrate the ability to direct, coordinate, and control emergency activities using the Incident Command System (ICS).

Demonstrate the ability to alert, mobilize, and activate personnel for emergency response and maintain operations until the situation is brought under control.

Demonstrate the ability to mobilize, track, and demobilize equipment, people, and other resources in support of emergency operations.

Develop and maintain coordinated action plans to accomplish operational objectives. Identify and implement appropriate actions to protect emergency workers and the public. Coordinate and disseminate timely and accurate information to the media and the public.

EXERCISE PARTICIPANTS

The target audience for these exercises is first responders to hazardous materials incidents. Other personnel may be required based on State law and/or local requirements.

EXERCISE MATERIALS

This Manual includes all of the information that the Exercise Controller will need to schedule, set up, and facilitate the exercises. The Manual includes:

The overall purpose and scope of the exercises.

A description of the pre-exercise activities required to prepare for the exercises. Instructions for conducting the exercises.

Instructions for debriefing the exercises.

The three exercises and supplemental materials. Exercise evaluation worksheets.

Copies of the exercise scenarios and messages to distribute to the exercise participants.

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