MAJ Kathy Fallis Operations Officer95th Civil Support Team - WMD

Current Detection Capabilities in the WMD

Arena

• 22 Full-Time Army and Air National Guardsmen whose only mission is to support civil authorities.

24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

1200 to 1800 hours of certified individual training.

US Army C,B,R,N,E training.

Civilian Police/Fire/EMS and HAZMAT training.

9595thth Civil Support Team - Civil Support Team -Weapons of Mass Destrucion (CST-WMD)Weapons of Mass Destrucion (CST-WMD)

Support civil authorities at a WMD incident site by:

IDENTIFYING CBRNE agents/substances

ASSESSING current and projected consequences

ADVISING civilian responders regarding appropriate actions and response measures

ASSISTING with requests for additional State, Federal and DoD assets

SAVING LIVES, preventing human suffering,

and mitigating great property damage

Civil Support Team MissionCivil Support Team Mission

• Robust Detection Capability

• Trained on Local, State and Federal response

• Trained across all Functional Areas

• Expertise in specific WMD fields

CST -vs- HAZMAT TeamsCST -vs- HAZMAT Teams

9595thth and 9 and 9thth CST (WMD) Primary CST (WMD) Primary Areas of Responsibility Areas of Responsibility

95th CST (WMD) 250 mile Radius

response – Bay Area

(#1 priority)

95th CST (WMD) 250 mile Radius

response – Bay Area

(#1 priority)

9th CST (WMD) 250 mile Radius

response – LA Area

(#1 priority)

9th CST (WMD) 250 mile Radius

response – LA Area

(#1 priority)

• Full Team Deployment• Split-team Deployment

Science Team Communication Section Operations Section can provide technical

reference capability from home station Medical Team Survey Section Decon Team

Deployment OptionsDeployment Options

Ground-based Assets

Command Vehicle Unified Command Suite

Decontamination VehicleMedical Support Vehicle 2 @ Survey Trucks

Analytical Lab

Air movement requires: 4 ea C-130 / 1 ea C-17 / 1 ea C-5

• 8 Survey Team Members

• Conduct CBRNE/TIC/TIM Reconnaissance

• Environmental Sampling Operations

• Limited Mitigation Operations

Survey CapabilitiesSurvey Capabilities

• Aerial Photography and Satellite imagery

• Site Plans

• Synchronization of Resources

• Pre and Post Incident CBRNE Threat Analysis

• C4 (Command, Control, Computers and Communications)

Operations CapabilitiesOperations Capabilities

• Provides information on population and critical facilities.

• Provides Down-range Hazard plume modeling.

• iClient models • Reach back with National

Atmospheric Release Advisory Center (NARAC)

• Consequence Assessment Tool Set (CATS)

• Hazardous Predictions And Assessment Capabilities (HPAC)

• GIS integration and Analysis

Modeling CapabilitiesModeling Capabilities

• Provide interface across the spectrumof first responder frequencies and response organizations.

• Secure Reach Back to experts at varied State and Federal agencies.

• Provide secure telephone, internet, networking, and facsimile capabilities to an incident scene.

• Focused on interoperability and Common Operating Picture (COP)

Communications CapabilitiesCommunications Capabilities

• Medical Officer (PA, MD, DO)

• Medical Operations Officer (Medical Liaison)

• Advise on treatment of WMD casualties.

• Integrates DoD medical support

• Medical Intelligence• Technical Reference• Medical Surveillance

Programs

Medical CapabilitiesMedical Capabilities

• Nuclear Medical Science Officer

• Medical NCO

–Equipped to conduct laboratory based, on-site presumptive of WMD and TIC/TIM

• Nuclear Medical Science Officer

• Medical NCO

–Equipped to conduct laboratory based, on-site presumptive of WMD and TIC/TIM

Analytical CapabilitiesAnalytical Capabilities

Decontamination CapabilitiesDecontamination Capabilities

• Two Man Technical Decon Team

• Chemical, Biological & Radiological Decon

• Limited Mass Decon Capabilities

Threat Agent Characteristics

Solids BWAs: B.anthracis spores, etc. Radiological: RDD, Nuclear, etc. Chemical: TIC/TIMs

Liquids CWAs, Toxins, TIC/TIMs

Gases CWAs, TICs

Chemical Warfare Agents(CWAs)

Nerve:GA – tabunGB - sarinGD - somanGF – cyclosarin

(cyclohexyl)sarinVX

Choking:CG – phosgene

Blister:H - mustardHN1, HN2, HN3 – nitrogen mustardsL – lewisite(CX – phosgene oxime)

Blood:AC – hydrogen cyanideCK – cyanogen chloride

M8 PaperUsed to test liquids

Color change indicates presence of agent:

Yellow = G agent Green = VX Red = L or H agents

If substance beads on paper – aqueousIf substance is absorbed - organic

M256A1 Vapor Sampling Kit

Tests for vapors of:

Blood Agents - AC, CK

Blister Agents – H series, CX, Lewisite

Nerve Agents – G series, VX

M256A1 Vapor Sampling Kit

Gas Analysis (Draeger) Tubes

•Samples drawn into analysis tubes by hand- or automatic pump•Tubes contain sorbents containing reactive materials•Color changes indicate presence/absence and quantification of contaminant

Photo Ionization Detectors (PIDs)

Multi-gas meter

LEL, O2, and 2 sensors of choice: CO, H2S, SO2, NO, NO2, Cl2, HCN, NH3, PH3

0-2000 ppm measurementof VOC’s to 0.1 ppm resolution

Lamp energies from 8.3 – 11.7 eV

Photo Ionization Detector (PID)

Ion Mobility Spectroscopy (IMS)

APD-2000 ICAMIONSCAN

ACADA

Ion Mobility Spectroscopy (IMS)

Molecules ionized by radioactive () emitters (Americium-241 or Nickel-63)

Pass through weak electrical field toward ion detector

Time to detector is proportional to mass of molecule

Advantages: operates at atmospheric pressure

small, lower power requirements, less weight, easy to use.

Surface Acoustic Wave Sensor Systems(SAW)

Fourier Transform Infrared SpectroscopyFT-IR

Fourier Transform Infrared SpectroscopyFT-IR

Fourier Transform Infrared SpectroscopyFT-IR

Attenuated Total ReflectanceFourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy

(ATR) FT-IR

Internal reflection spectrometry

IRE composed of Ge, ZnSe, or diamond

Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry(GC-MS)

Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry(GC-MS)

For analysis of VOCs and some semi-volatiles

GC-MS Results

NIST library: 190,000+ compounds

Biological Warfare Agents (BWAs)

Toxins: Ricin Botulinum toxin SEB Mycotoxin T2 Saxitoxin Tetrodotoxin

Viruses:VariolaVEEDengueHantavirusMarburgEbola

Bacteria:B. anthracisC. botulinumF. tularensisBrucella spp.V. choleraeY. pestisS. typhii

Ricketssiae:C. burnettiR. typhiiR. ricketsii

Basic Microbiology

Immunoassays(HHA, ELISA)

                          

• Mimics body’s immune defense system• Pathogen Specific

Polymerase Chain Reaction(PCR) Thermocyclers

RAPIDJBAIDS

LightCycler

Genetic Based DetectionReal-time PCR

                           

    

Microscopywith ATR FT-IR

•Allows for separation of components of mixtures

•Each individual particle can be examined and analyzed using integrated ATR FT-IR

MicroscopyPolarized Light Microscopy (PLM)

Stereomicroscopy

                                                                                                                                                                            

                         

                                                                                                                                                                            

                         

Brightfield/Darkfield Microscopy

Radiological Detection

AN/VDR-2

Measures:• Beta ()• Gamma ()

• Provides dose and dose rate information

Radiological Detection

AN/PDR-77

Detects and measures:

• Alpha ()• Beta ()• Gamma ( • Low energy X-ray radiation

Radiological Detection/Protection

AN/UDR-13“Pocket Radiac Set”

Measures:• Gamma ()• Neutron radiation

• Measures total dose and provides dose rate information

Radiological Detection

FieldSpec/Identifinder

Detects:• Gamma () & Neutron (n)• Identifies Isotopes• Quantifies Contamination

• Geiger-Mueller detector()• NaI(Tl) scintillation detector ()• He-3 detector (n)

Questions?

Contact Info: MAJ Kathy Fallis95th CST(WMD)

1525 W. Winton Ave., Bldg. 9Hayward, CA 94545

510.750.3139Kathleen.fallis@us.army.mil