CBRN Safety 132
CBRN Safety 132 : Chapter IV - Department of Defense-Led CBRN CM: (6) General Planning Considerations: (B) Additional Planning Guidance: (1) Flexibility: Geographic combatant commands and JTFs should be given maximum flexibility to both render assistance and continue conduct of their primary mission. Assistance that allows mission flexibility during conduct of DOD-led CBRN CM includes: (a) Assessment of the incident site (e.g., agent preliminary identification, initial damage assessment, perimeter of incident identified). (b) Timely cordoning off of the contamination site. (c) Emergency medical treatment on civilians (triage). (d) Providing incident information for subsequent public information broadcasts or warnings. (e) Decontamination of casualties. (f) Providing biological agent outbreak information to surveillance and disease reporting offices. (g) Facilitating transition to responding international health organizations or indigenous health care elements. (h) Conducting shipment and administration of vaccines to civilian populations in the event of a biological agent breakout (e.g., smallpox) while DOS or non-US health organizations have limited access due to a non-permissive environment. (2) Use of Partner Nation Forces: Use of partner nation CBRN CM assets, with emphasis on those elements not fully engaged with combat operations, should be planned and coordinated, if possible, prior to the start of combat operations. Many partner nation forces have significant capabilities and trained forces to assist in reducing or mitigating the impact of CBRN hazards on affected indigenous civilian populations. These forces can be used to reinforce indigenous nation first response capabilities, conduct initial assessments of the incident, conduct incident scene C2, conduct limited medical treatment, and conduct limited decontamination. (3) Nonpermissive Environment Factors: Due to the nature of the environment in which DOD-led CBRN CM operations occur, the following specific details need to be covered during JFC planning: (a) Additional force protection is provided for elements in direct support of the CBRN CM operation. (b) Medevac resources, both air and land, are available for both the CBRN CM force and for possible civilian CBRN casualties. (c) Communications are adequate for CBRN CM operations during simultaneous combat operations and have as little priority competition as possible. (d) Intelligence and counterintelligence capabilities are focused on the CBRN incident to reduce its impact or eliminate future incidents. (e) PA and information operations that reduce the civilian population panic, support the early return of civilian authority to the management of the CBRN-related incident, and facilitate the release of US and partner nation forces to the conduct of the primary combat operation
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