CBRN Safety 055
CBRN Safety 055 : Chapter I - Overview: (5) General Planning Considerations for CBRN Response: (A) (7) Consequences of CBRN Incidents on Infrastructure: (a) A CBRN incident can disrupt production and delivery of essential goods and services. Water supplies may be contaminated or unable to flow to incident area populace. Public health and emergency services will likely be affected by the CBRN incident either directly by their proximity to the incident or indirectly by the overwhelming need for the emergency response. EMP can destroy or cause transitory disruption of the power grid and damage or destroy portable/mobile electronic devices or equipment. EMP may further complicate immediate response operations by damaging/destroying the electronics in equipment first responders require. The transportation and communication infrastructure may be stressed through evacuations, providing relief supplies, or as a direct result of the CBRN incident. The response required by a joint force could potentially span the range of these effects. (b) Support to civilian authorities may also include specific public health support to government health departments, hospitals, health clinics, mortuaries, and pharmacies, to include distribution of pharmaceutical stockpiles. Joint forces supporting civilian authorities may assist in responding to the needs of affected communities. A primary concern to all response efforts is restoration of government functions to the affected area. Effects to public safety and security may result directly from CBRN attacks on government institutions or indirectly from cascading disruption of the institutions. Indirect effects include cascading disruption and financial consequences to government, society, and the economy through public and private sector reactions to an incident. Joint forces have the capability to assist in this area by supporting civilian authorities in restoration of essential goods and services. (c) Another consequence of CBRN incidents is contamination of infrastructure and terrain. Contamination can be concentrated or be spread over a significant area depending on the means of delivery and the agent used. These areas are of operational concern during the recovery phase of the incident. For larger areas of contamination, specialized forces may be requested to assist governmental authorities logistically by providing transportation for the affected population, assisting with decontamination efforts, assisting with infrastructure restoration, and monitoring operations
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