alaska shield 2014 hazmat symposium and field exercise

Alaska Shield 2014 Hazmat Symposium and Field Exercise

April 1-3, 2014 Kodiak, Alaska

Hazmat Symposium

SPONSORS:• STATEWIDE HAZMAT RESPONSE

TEAM• DEC• DHS&EM• ALASKA WEST EXPRESS

HOST:• KODIAK HAZMAT TEAM & FIRE

DEPT.

ATTENDEES:Kodiak Hazmat TeamAnchorage Hazmat TeamFairbanks Hazmat TeamJuneau Hazmat TeamKetchikan Hazmat Team103rd Civil Support Team (CST)EPA Hazmat TeamSitka Hazmat TeamMat-Su Hazmat Team85th CST – UtahKodiak Coast GuardKodiak Fire DeptDECDHS&EM5 Seafood Processors

Hazmat SymposiumOne full day of classroom

topics:• Hazmat Team Activation

Process• Hazmat Size-Up• Pre-Entry Hazmat

Sampling Refresher• Intermodal Tanks• Hazmat Fire

One full day of Ammonia Awareness/Response

Hazmat Symposium

1st Day Attendance = 70 people2nd Day Attendance = 75 people

Hazmat Symposium

Deputy Fire Chief Jim Mullican Providing Opening Remarks

Hazmat Symposium

Three Hazmat Equipment Vendors Displaying Their Goods

Scott Safety, Saint-Gobain, TTT

Hazmat Field Exercise• 30 Hazmat Technicians From 9 Different

Hazmat Teams.• 24 Additional Support Staff –

Controllers/Facilitators.• Techs Integrated Into 9 Entry Teams.• 3 Separate Hazmat Release Scenarios.• 1 Wet Decontamination Unit.• EPA HAZCAT Demo.• Rained All Day.

AK Shield 2014 Hazmat Exercise Site Plan Diagram Not To Scale

Water

Water

Emergency Vehicles Parking

Suit-up Tent for Ammonia #1

Driveway Keep Open

Port-a-Pots

Air Bottle Drop-off and Pick-up

Shelter Canopies

Chem-Lab Response #2

Command Center

Boat Ramp

Public Access Keep Open

Public Toilets Gazebo

Perimeter of Exercise Area

Dock

Water Line to Decon

Angled Parking Area

Wet Decon Line

Drum Response #1

Hydrant

Drum Response #2

Chem-Lab Response #1

Suit-up Tent for Ammonia #2

Suit-up Tent for Chem-Lab #1

Suit-up Tent for Chem-Lab #2

Suit-up Tent for Drum Response #1

Suit-up Tent for Drum Response #2

HAZCAT Demo

DEC Comms Vehicle

Field Exercise Play Area

Field Exercise Play Area

Equipment Shelters

Kodiak Mobile Command

Kodiak FD on Standby

Jim Mullican – Incident Commander

Jim Mullican – In Command

DEC Provided ALMR Radios For Each Hazmat Team Member

EPA HAZCAT Demo Site

Suiting Up

Suiting Up

Suiting Up

Heading to Prop Site

Heading to Prop Site

Heading to Prop Site

Drum Response Sites

Victim Rescue

Victim Rescue

Overpack Drum

Putting 55-Gal Drum Into Overpack

Overpacking55-Gal Drum

Screw-On Lid

Whew! I’m Done

Returning to Suit-Up Tents

Mobile Chemical Lab Response Site

2 Labs in One

Using State Environmental Sampling Kits.For Biological & Chemical

Collecting SamplesWhite Powder and Liquid

Sample Collection

Heading to DeconWith Samples

Wet Decontamination Unit

The Decon Crew

Wet Decontamination Unit

Wet Decon Scrub Down

Wet Decon Wash

Play Area Overview

There’s One in Every Crowd

Entry Team Headed to F/V Prop

F/V Pacific Storm – Refrigerant Leak Prop

F/V Pacific Storm – Refrigerant Leak Prop

Attaching Safety HarnessTo Access Boat

Down Ladder

Down Ladder

Down Ladder

Down Ladder

Made it

Down Ladder to Lower Deck

Down Ladder to Lower Deck

Down Internal Stairs to Engine Room

Down Internal Stairs to Engine Room

Cutting Power at Breaker Box

Exiting Engine Room Up Internal Stairs

Exiting Engine Room Up Internal Stairs

Up Ladder to Upper Deck

Up Ladder Onto Dock

I’m the King of The World!

Questions?