"The DOD policy on immediate response addresses the authority delegated to DOD component or military commanders to provide immediate assistance to civil authorities to save lives, prevent human suffering, or mitigate great property damage in the event of imminently serious conditions resulting from any civil emergency or attack. Immediate response is situation-specific and may or may not be associated with a declared or undeclared disaster. The potentially catastrophic nature of CBRNE incidents would most likely lead to DOD forces conducting CBRNE CM under immediate response authority, but there are no policy exceptions or special authorities for CBRNE CM. A JFC, responding to a SecDef approved DSCA mission and/or execute order (EXORD), is like any other DOD military commander and may find the need to exercise his/her immediate response authority with available forces. This is particularly relevant in the event of a second terrorist attack or TIM release within the JOA, since trained medical and specialized CBRNE assessment/response teams are on the scene and able to rapidly respond to time-sensitive requests from the civil sector. It is important for commanders to understand that the policy is limited, restrictive, and conditional. The situation is a bona fide emergency which overwhelms the ability of civilians to respond and meets the restrictions criteria within DOD and Service directives. As soon as practical, the military commander, or responsible official of a DOD component or agency rendering such assistance, shall report the request, the nature of the response, and any other pertinent information through the chain of command to the National Military Command Center, so that the information is received within a few hours of the local commander's decision to provide immediate response support. Immediate response requests in the event of a CBRNE incident may include, but are not limited to: (1) Rescue, evacuation, and emergency medical treatment of casualties, maintenance or restoration of emergency medical capabilities, and safeguarding the public health. (2) Emergency clearance of debris, rubble, and explosives ordnance from public facilities and other areas to permit rescue or movement of people and restoration of essential services. (3) Detection, assessment, and containment (initial steps taken to facilitate emergency evacuation and public awareness warnings). (4) Roadway movement control and planning. (5) Emergency restoration of essential public services (including fire-fighting, water, communications, transportation, power, and fuel). For more information on hazard immediate response authority see JP 3-26, Homeland Security, and JP 3-28, Civil Support". (JCS/DOD, CBRNE Consequence Management (JP 3-41), 2006, pp. II-5, II-6 and II-7)