GATEKEEPER NEWSLETTER August 1, 2005 Volume V, Edition 08 Arizona Emergency Response Commission 5636 East McDowell Road Phoenix, Arizona 85008-3495 Janet Napolitano, Governor http://www.governor.state.az.us/ Frank F. Navarrete, Director http://www.dem.state.az.us/ Daniel Roe, Executive Director http://www.dem.state.az.us/azserc/ Special Interest Articles: New Class Offered in Homeland Security • ASU-New Class • Meet Chrissy Part II • Protecting Children • 25th Annual AZ Indian Town Hall • EPA's Office of Emergency Management • Planning for Excessive Heat •Chlorine • ICE • "Relax, It's Just Terrorism" Taught by Mr. Frank Navarrete/Director of Arizona Office for Homeland Security, Director of Emergency Management and Chair, Arizona Emergency Response Commission. The events of 9/11 have irrevocably changed the U.S. approach to National and Homeland Security. Many policies have emerged and many divisions of the Government have been reorganized. The threat of terrorism has breached our shores and the war on terrorism has become intensely personal. Laws have been • Shorts • Upcoming Deadlines • Upcoming Events Individual Highlights: Community Corner 2 Industry Corner 3 Tribal Corner 3 EPA Corner 5 OSHA Corner 7 LEPC Corner 8 enacted and directives published in response to 9/11 that change the way we look at emergency management and the security of our Nation. The emergence of Homeland Security has changed not only the lives of citizens, but changed the face of emergency management. Interoperability of plans, response organizations, and policy will be discussed. The interaction of communication, command, control, and technology to enhance our level of homeland security will be the foundation upon which other elements of preparedness will be based. ETM 494/598- Homeland Security LN (494)-98364; LN (598)-39077 For internet version, please call Heidi McGowan at 480.965.3335 This class addresses threats and challenges to our current state of readiness. See also: http://www.east.asu.edu/new s/2005/07/21/ Attention AZSERC Shoppers! Blue Light Special!! We can use your stakeholder inputs. We've been fortunate enough to receive some funding to enhance our Tier Two On-Line Reporting system. Those of you who have been using the system know what it does and what you'd like it to do. Please send us your inputs not later than August 19th so that we can consider them in any upgrades we make. You've all been great in supporting the system and we want to be sure we keep it moving forward with your interests in mind. Send your suggestions, with your contact information, to azserc@azdema.gov and be as descriptive as possible. Appreciate your participation in this opportunity. Thanks, Dan. GATEKEEPER NEWSLETTER Page 2 of 14 Say Hi to Chrissy (Part Two) July has come and gone and it has brought us the start of the monsoon. It’s funny that many people back east don’t know what a monsoon is. They sure know what a hurricane is though! I’ve always liked the weather so when it storms its always exciting. The incoming monsoon clouds make for some awesome sunsets! This last month we’ve had a volleyball tournament with other teams from our department. So far we’ve only lost one game, and it was by 2 points! Our last game is on August 12th so well have to keep our fingers crossed that we keep winning. We play early, before the workday begins...and before it becomes HOT! As far as FEMA Independent Studies this month (see last month's Gatekeeper regarding accessing the information), I completed IS-22 “Are You Ready? Guide to Citizen Preparedness.” I thought this independent study had a lot of useful information in it for various types of emergencies. Some of the stuff we learned as kids, like the “stop, drop and roll” if you are on fire. There were other things in there that were new to me like how to distill water and then, after it’s been distilled pouring it from bottle to bottle to put oxygen back in it. Doing this will keep the water from tasting funny. Another good and interesting tip from the study I found is: If you have to leave your home in a flood, remember these evacuation tips: Do not walk through moving water. Six inches of moving water can make you fall. If you have to walk in water, walk where the water is not moving. Use a stick to check the firmness of the ground in front of you. Do not drive into flooded areas. If flood waters rise around your car, abandon the car and move to higher ground if you can do so safely. You and the vehicle can be quickly swept away. Here are some tips about lightning storms that you could find useful: Remember, rubber-soled shoes and rubber tires provide NO protection from lightning. However, the steel frame of a hard-topped vehicle provides increased protection if you are not touching metal. Use a corded telephone only for emergencies. Cordless and cellular telephones are safe to use. This independent study would be a good one to print and keep a copy of at home for reference in an emergency. Here are a couple of test questions from IS-22: This device can be used to Many of our newsletter e-mail notifications are being bounced back to us. If you or someone you know didn’t receive their notification please let us know so we can update our records. remove most biological agents that enter a house. A) Pure Air Filtering System (PAFS) B) High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) Filter C) Biological Identification and Screening Filter (BISF) *answer is B If you are in a mobile home during a tornado, you should A) Take shelter in a doorway B) Get out immediately C) Lie flat on the floor *answer is B How has everyone done on IS-800? Have you completed it yet? I’ll give you another test question to help you along. In accordance with HSPD-5 and other relevant statutes and directives, who has lead responsibility for criminal investigations of terrorist acts or terrorist threats? A) Attorney General B) Secretary of Defense C) Secretary of Homeland Security D) National Security Advisor *answer is A If there are any topics you’d like covered in this section or have any suggestions please send me an e-mail at Christine.McCullough@azd ema.gov . GATEKEEPER NEWSLETTER Page 3 of 14 Protecting Children from Toxic Facilities Near Schools Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) Director Steve Owens recently announced that the department has formalized a new policy to protect Arizona children from exposure to toxic substances and air pollutants from facilities near schools. Under the policy, a facility seeking a permit or approval from ADEQ must demonstrate that children at nearby schools will be protected from any toxic releases or emissions from the facility. If children at any nearby school would not be protected, ADEQ may deny the permit or approval consistent with the department's existing authority to do so. "We want to do everything we can to ensure that Arizona's schoolchildren will not be exposed to harmful pollutants," Owens said. "This policy gives notice that we will not allow a facility to be located near a school if it would present a risk to the health and safety of our children." ADEQ will evaluate the potential impact of air pollutants from a proposed facility on children at any nearby schools, as well as determine whether any schools would be within the evacuation area in the event of a toxic release from the facility and whether vehicles carrying hazardous materials to and from the facility would be traveling in school zones. If the permit application or plan approval request cannot be revised to ensure that children at nearby schools will be protected from any such air pollutants or a toxic release from the facility or associated traffic, ADEQ may deny the permit or approval. The policy applies to facilities near existing public, charter and private schools at the K-12 level, and all planned sites for schools approved by the Arizona School Facilities Board. In addition to new permit applications and approvals, the policy covers renewal of permits or plan approvals, expansion of existing facilities with permits or approvals, and modifications or amendments to permits or plan approvals that increase a facility's potential to emit pollutants, add new pollutants or otherwise increase the potential that children at nearby schools would not be protected. Owens said that ADEQ developed the policy as part of the Governor's Children's Environmental Health Project to reduce environmental risks to children's health in Arizona. Arizona Resource Exchange: Once again: The Arizona Environmental Strategic Alliance and Earth 911 have developed a web-based material exchange system called Arizona Resource Exchange (AReX). AReX is a win-win system -- users win because they will have a market to locate, sell or donate reusable materials, while the environment wins because less material goes to landfills. The site just became active June 1, 2005. Visit www.azrex.org Please help get the ball rolling by posting your reusable waste materials, and searching for materials you may need. Note: Coming Soon - Direct Link to AZReX from the EPAZ Website, www.epaz.org . Regional Tribal Program Offices: EPA Region IX publishes a Tribal Program Office Newsletter monthly and circulates it among the Tribes within EPA Region IX. The newsletter contains the latest information concerning tribal meetings, conferences, environmental training programs, grants and loan information, deadline dates, and contacts for further questions. EPA's Tribal Program Office welcomes your information as it pertains to the categories mentioned above. Please contact castain.maria@epa.gov (Maria Castain) to submit an entry. Additionally, you may wish to contact the DHS/FEMA Tribal Coordinator for Region IX, Anne Wilson at: Anne.Wilson@dhs.gov who has been quite active in providing outreach and support to Arizona's tribes. Visit: http://www.fema.gov/regions/ix / for information and some pictures. “Visit www.azserc.org to see Tribal Reporting Opportunities… “ GATEKEEPER NEWSLETTER Page 4 of 14 25th Annual (June 6-8, 2005) Arizona Indian Town Hall Report Released: The report reflects the hard work of nearly 100 participants from federal, state, local and tribal governments, private sector firms and community members who worked together to find solutions to secure Arizona’s communities. The report is designed to be a “snapshot” of participants’ perceptions and understanding of the issue or issues under discussion, and to provide recommendations for policy changes to resolve concerns raised during the discussions. 2001, the United States realized that no one in the county is truly immune from terrorism. In order to prevent and protect us from acts of terrorism on our own soil, Congress enacted the Homeland Security Act (P.L. 1037-296) in 2002; this law restructured the federal government’s executive branch by establishing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Following the lead of the federal government, state governments established their respective homeland security agencies. Under the This year’s topic was particularly Homeland Security Act, nearly timely, as participants examined $4 billion has been made issues related to homeland security, available to state governments emergency management and border without direct appropriations to security in Arizona. Unlike tribal governments. This report education, health care, will examine how Indian Nations transportation or other issues and Tribes can work with the important to tribes and familiar to state to ensure that they are at the policymakers, these are all new and table during the policy and emerging issues. During the 2 ½ budget development process on day forum, it was found that due to matters that affect their interests the developing nature of homeland in protecting their communities. security and emergency In Arizona, several Arizona management, tribes are not aware Nations and Tribes are of many of the programs available particularly impacted by border to them to help secure their communities from both intentional security issues. For example, the Tohono O’odham Nation spends acts and natural disasters. Indeed, over $7 million each year to this report reflects the gaps in communications between the state, protect its borders and mitigate the physical destruction caused tribes and other entities, and helps by illegal border crossers and identify the areas where increased outreach should be implemented, to drug smugglers. ensure that all of Arizona’s The report examines how a statecommunities are fully secured. Introduction: tribal collaboration might raise awareness of these issues and After the 9/11 terrorist attacks in persuade Congress to allocate funding directly to the Tohono O’odham Nation and other border tribes for their border security. Additionally, events such as the Rodeo-Chediski and Kinishba fires in northeastern Arizona and recent floods resulting from severe winter storms in both tribal and nontribal communities highlight issues impacting emergency management in tribal communities. Although there has been some movement towards better collaboration between tribes, counties and the state, much remains to be done. The report examines how well tribal communities are prepared to cope with fire, flood and other natural and man made disasters. The report also presents recommendations that could assist tribal governments in developing more effective prevention and mitigation strategies to deal with emergencies. Participants at the Annual Indian Town Hall also discussed the role cultural values play in emergency planning and mitigation efforts, and the report discusses recommendations on incorporating traditional cultural values into emergency planning. (See "Securing Arizona’s Communities: Building a Model for State-Tribal Collaboration" at http://www.indianaffairs.state.a z.us/ ) GATEKEEPER NEWSLETTER Page 5 of 14 TRI Forms Modification To improve reporting efficiency and effectiveness, reduce burden, and promote data reliability and consistency across Agency programs, EPA is simplifying the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) reporting requirements. TRI reporting is required by section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) and section 6607 of the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA). This rule simplifies the TRI reporting requirements by removing some data elements from the Form R and Form A Certification Statement (hereafter referred to as Form A) that can be obtained from other EPA information collection databases, streamlining other TRI data elements through range codes and a reduced number of reporting codes, and eliminating a few data elements from the Form R. This rule also makes two technical corrections to the regulations to provide corrected contact information and to remove an outdated description of a pollution prevention data element. DATES: This rule is effective on September 12, 2005. The first reports with the revised reporting requirements will be due on or before July 1, 2006, for reporting year (i.e., Calendar year) 2005. To view the document, please go to: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/ 257/2422/01jan20051800/edoc ket.access.gpo.gov/2005/pdf/0 5-13486.pdf (Source: Federal Register: July 12, 2005ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY-40 CFR Part 372) EPA's Office of Emergency Management (OEM)Organization: The new Office of Emergency Management (OEM) consolidates OSWER's emergency prevention, preparedness, and response duties by joining together the Oil Program Center, Emergency Response & Removal Center and the Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office. An OEM website is currently under construction. Mission Statement: To ensure that this Nation is better prepared for environmental emergencies, the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) works with other EPA partners, Federal agencies, state and local response agencies, and industry to prevent accidents as well as maintain superior response capabilities. OEM's overall mission is to provide national leadership to prevent, prepare for, and respond to health and environmental emergencies. This is facilitated through partnerships, joint strategy development, technology development and deployment, and training and exercises. Visit http://www.epa.gov/ceppo/abo ut.htm to see how OEM is organized. dispersion modeling information ala ALOHA. Greensboro, North Carolina 27409, Phone (336) 641-5517 fax (336) 641-5748, www.guilford-em.com for sharing.) METED Web Site: Check out Meteorological Education and Training (METED) at: http://meted.ucar.edu/topics_emt. php and take a look at some useful weather information and (Thanks to Steve Marks, Guilford County Office of Emergency Management, … to protect human health and the environment Page 6 of 14 GATEKEEPER NEWSLETTER “Planning for Excessive Heat Events It’s Too Darn Hot” Information for Older Adults and Family Caregivers Did you know that each year more people die from “excessive heat events” than from hurricanes, lightning, tornadoes, floods, and earthquakes combined? Anyone can be adversely affected by excessive heat, but older adults are particularly vulnerable. This article can be found on EPA’s website at: http://www.epa. gov/heatisland/r esources/pdf/Pl anningforExces sHeat.pdf Participating in strenuous outdoor activities and consuming alcohol during unusually hot weather likewise exacerbates heat-related health effects. How Does Excessive Heat Affect the Body? The body normally cools itself by increasing blood flow to the skin and perspiring. Heat-related illness Excessive heat events are prolonged and mortality occur when the periods when temperatures reach 10 body’s temperature control system degrees Fahrenheit or more above the becomes overloaded. When this average high temperature for a happens, perspiring may not be region. enough. High levels of humidity can make it even harder for the Excessive heat events are believed to body to cool itself. have a disproportionate public health impact in cities. One reason is that How are Excessive Heat and roads and buildings absorb the sun’s Heat Stroke Related? energy and contribute to the Heat stroke is the most serious formation of “heat islands”. While health effect of excessive heat rural areas cool off at night, cities events. It is the failure of the retain this absorbed heat. As a result, body’s temperature control system. urban residents get less nighttime When the body loses its ability to relief from high temperatures. cool itself, core body temperature Fortunately, there are simple steps rises rapidly. As a result, heat that older adults, their care-givers, stroke can cause severe and and community leaders can take to permanent damage to vital organs. decrease the impact of excessive heat events. Victims can be identified by skin that appears hot, dry, and red in Who is At Risk from Extreme color. Other warning signs are Heat? confusion, hallucinations, and Older adults, as well as young aggression. If not treated children, are at high risk from immediately, heat stroke can result excessive heat events. For the in permanent disability or death. growing number of aging Americans, The good news is that heat stroke the body’s cooling mechanisms may can be prevented by taking the easy become impaired. Living alone or steps outlined on this page. being confined to a bed and unable to care for one’s self further increases What Can Your Local risk. Government Do to Help? Local governments can play an Existing health conditions such as important role in predicting and chronic illness, mental impairment, responding to excessive heat and obesity can also heighten an events. Two increasingly common individual’s vulnerability. Persons strategies are heat alert systems and taking certain medications are heat reduction measures. likewise susceptible. Heat Alert Systems In addition, people who live on the Heat Health Watch-Warning top floors of buildings without air- Systems identify when a heatconditioning are more likely to be related public health threat is likely. exposed to excessive heat. These systems use computer programs that analyze National Weather Service forecasts and other local data to predict dangerous conditions. Heat Health WatchWarning Systems have been established in Philadelphia, Seattle, Chicago, St. Louis, and other cities in the U.S. and Europe. After a warning has been called, city health authorities communicate this information to older adults, their caregivers, and other at-risk groups. Assist the Homeless and Those With Mental Health Illness The following steps are “bestpractices” that city officials can take to alert residents and provide direct assistance: *Distribute media advisories *Activate telephone hotlines *Alert neighborhood volunteers, family members, and friends *Provide air-conditioned buildings and offer transportation to these facilities *Assist the homeless *Work with local “area agencies on aging” to educate at-risk individuals What Cost-Effective Steps Can Communities Take to Cool the Air? Two steps that communities can take include using construction material that reflect the sun’s rays, and planting trees and vegetation to provide shade and natural cooling. Both strategies reduce the urban heat island effect – urban temperatures 210 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than surrounding rural areas – and may limit the frequency, duration, and magnitude of excessive heat events. Heat reduction strategies such as using reflective “cool roofs” and light-colored pavements, and planting shade trees, have numerous benefits. These measures: *Lower ambient temperatures *Slow heat-driven reaction that forms ozone air pollution *Decrease energy consumption *Improve comfort and livability GATEKEEPER NEWSLETTER Page 7 of 14 Hazard Communication (HAZCOM) Frequently Asked Questions: What is considered proper training? Employees are to be trained at the time they are assigned to work with a hazardous chemical. What are the requirements for refresher training or retraining? The intent of this provision (1910.1200(h)) is for employees to have information prior to exposure to prevent the occurrence of adverse health effects. Additional training is to be done whenever a new physical or health hazard is introduced into the work area. The employer must make employees specifically aware of the hazard category (i.e., corrosive, irritant, etc.) the new physical or health hazard represents. There is not an annual requirement to retrain on 1910.1200, though many employers do recurrent training. Training requirements are not met by just giving employees MSDS sheets to read. An employer’s training program is to be a forum for explaining to employees the full range of the required elements of the Hazcom standard (HCS) in their work area including how to use the information in the Hazcom program. Do you have to train on every chemical in the workplace? No. Training need not be conducted on each specific chemical found in the workplace, but may be conducted by categories of hazard (e.g., carcinogens, sensitizers, acutely toxic agents). What if an employee doesn’t speak English? The training must be delivered in the language that the employee understands. What is the application of HAZCOM to an office environment? Office workers who encounter hazardous chemicals only in isolated instances are not covered by the rule. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) considers most office products (such as pens, pencils, adhesive tape) to be exempt under the provisions of the rule, either as articles or as consumer products. For example, Mrs. Schissler specifically mentioned copy toner. OSHA has Is it necessary that the previously stated that intermittent employer retrain each new or occasional use of a copying hire? machine does not result in If the new employee has received coverage under the rule. However, if an employee handles prior training, general HCS information could be expected to the chemicals to service the machine, or operates it for long remain with an employee. periods of time, then the program Additional training will be would have to be applied. needed since employees must know the specifics of their new For more answers to HAZCOM employer’s programs. An questions go to OSHA’s website employer has a responsibility to http://www.osha.gov/html/faqevaluate an employee’s level of hazcom.html knowledge with regard to the hazards in the workplace, their familiarity with the requirements Thanks to ETC Compliance Solutions for sharing of the standard, and the 5677 E. Speedway BLVD employer’s hazard Tucson, AZ 85712 communication program. It is (520) 321-1999 generally easier to have all your Phoenix (602) 923-9673 new employees go through your Fax (520) 321-1919 Hazcom training when they are E-mail: mail@e-t-c.com hired. It simplifies your recordkeeping. GATEKEEPER NEWSLETTER Page 8 of 14 Chlorine Outreach (Part 3) Dispersion When chlorine is released to the atmosphere, its behavior and subsequent dispersion in the atmosphere can be considered in three stages: • • • Release stage Transition stage Dispersion stage temperature are quantified and become parameters for subsequent dispersion calculations. The Transition Stage In this stage, the released chlorine changes from the influence of the source to the increasing influence of the atmosphere. The released chlorine continues to mix with air and moisture in the air. Release Stage As chlorine is released, it enters the The continued mixing combined with atmosphere and begins to disperse. the evaporation creates a jet effect. Initially, the release is influenced by As this effect intensifies it causes the formation of an aerosol. It also forms the source conditions and the physical properties of the chlorine. “eddies” which enhance the turbulence and the mixing of the The factors characterizing the plume. release stage includes: • The type of release (vapor, As heavier-than-air chlorine plume liquid, or both) moves downwind, it hugs the ground. • Geometry of the source • Location and orientation of the Due to the internal turbulence (eddies) and atmospheric motions, Source the mixture is further diluted as it is • Conditions at the source being transported by the wind. (temperature, pressure) Eventually, the plume is diluted to • Atmospheric conditions the point that its density approaches existing during the release (wind speed, temperature, solar that of the surrounding air and it no longer behaves as a heavy gas. There radiation and humidity) If vapor chlorine is released, it will is an energy and mass transfer process that takes place between the start mixing with air immediately. chlorine, the ground and the If liquid chlorine is released under atmosphere. pressure, a portion of the escaping liquid is flashed off to a vapor. The The Dispersion Stage remaining chlorine will either aerosolize or fall to the ground as a In the final stage, the chlorine plume is almost dominated by the dynamics liquid. of the atmosphere. The dynamics of the atmosphere are controlled by the In simulating releases during the level of incoming solar radiation. release stage, the release rate, initial evaporation, drop size, velocity and The radiation causes the heating of the earth’s surface, which generates the vertical and horizontal movement of the atmosphere (wind). Normally, the earth’s surface absorbs the incoming heat and in turn heats the air layer directly above it. As a result, the ambient air temperature decreases as the altitude increases. During the daytime, the warmer air on the earth’s surface has a lower density and tends to rise inducing a vertical atmospheric movement. This situation in the atmosphere is referred to as being unstable. In the pre-dawn and evening hours, as the earth’s surface cools, the reverse is true and the atmosphere is called stable and creates a horizontal atmospheric movement. Most commonly, the atmosphere is classified from Stability Class A (very unstable) to Stability Class F (very stable). The horizontal and vertical movements of the atmosphere have a great influence on the dispersion of the chlorine plume. In describing the dispersion of the plume using mathematical equations, its spread is directly related to the stability classes. Again, thanks to the Chlorine Institute for the materials they have made available. For further information, contact the Commission at: azserc@azdema.gov or call 602231-6346. What is DPETAP? DPETAP is "The Domestic Preparedness Equipment Technical Asstiance Program." DPETAP offers training to First Responders covering Detection Equipment, Mass Casualty Decon and PPE Field Training. DPETAP is comprised of mobile teams that come to your location and conduct classes based on your jurisdiction needs. There is no cost to the jurisdiction. The Office for Domestic Preparedness sponsors the program along with the Pine Bluff Arsenal. General Physics, Corp. delivers the instruction. You can contact: Danny Mossburg, Outreach Coordinator, at 870-540-2445 or Tonya Smith, Scheduling, at 870-540-2657 GATEKEEPER NEWSLETTER Page 9 of 14 YAHOO GROUPS list for Public Information Officers Check out: http://www.yahoogroups.com/grou p/disasterpio and discover the YAHOO GROUPS list for Public Information Officers. List members are involved in crisis public information and communication. While not required, graduation from the Advanced Public Information Class is encouraged before joining this list. For information about that class, go to http://www.fema.gov/emi While the list is private (membership areas are password protected), you can communicate with the moderators for access. Lloyd Colston's website is http://www.geocities.com/mccem and Chris Floyd's is http://www.tallytown.com/redcross . Colston is the director of Mayes County Oklahoma Emergency Management and a graduate of the FEMA PIO course. Floyd is a working Public Information Officer with Red Cross in Florida. 2005 AZ Munitions Safety Training Aug 8-12 Los Angeles District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Formally Used Defense Sites Arizona Stakeholders - please forward this invitation to potential attendees. Attendance is open, based on space available. This is a two hour Munitions Recognitions and Safety Training Course. The course is sponsored by the U.S. EPA Region IX, in collaboration with the meeting host. The purpose of the training course is to allow an individual who may encounter WWII era (or other) military munitions, the opportunity to recognize the item and the skills to successfully manage the encounter. USACE will also describe the programs and projects in place to identify, investigate, and to clean-up former military munitions. Typical attendees are field personnel, inspectors and managers, rangers, land use planners and emergency personnel. Please RSVP to Larry Sievers (213.452.3990; larry.a.sievers@usace.army.mil) or the On-Site POC for your training date so we can provide the necessary training materials. Any questions please Email or call Larry Sievers. 2005 ARIZONA MUNITIONS RECOGNITION AND SAFETY TRAINING SCHEDULE FIVE LOCATIONS AND DATES Mon August 8 1 pm Tue August 9 10 am Wed August 10 10 am Thur Aug 11 10 am Fri August 12 9 am Yuma AZ Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Land Management 2555 Fila Ridge Road Yuma AZ Sells AZ Tohono O'odham Nation Utility Authority Conference Room Phoenix AZ U.S. Army Corps of Engineers USACE – Phoenix Area Offc. Whiteriver, AZ White Mountain Apache Tribe Fire Department Florence AZ Pinal County Pinal County EOC AZ State Hwy 86 3636 N. Central Ave, Ste 900 610 South Chief Ave 31 N. Pinal St, Bldg. “F” Whiteriver, AZ Florence AZ Time Location Host Address On-Site POC name/#/Email 1.5 Miles W. Sells AZ Phoenix AZ Steve Fuilier Ron Barbea John Keever Karl Karlhoerig Art Carlton 602.225.5389 502.383.8681 602.640.2000 ex 230 928.338-4625 520.866.6462 stephen_fusilier @blm.gov ronald.barbea@tonati o-nsn.gov karlkarlhoerig@ hotmail.com art.carlton@co.pinal. az.us jkeever@spl.usace. army.mil GATEKEEPER NEWSLETTER Page 10 of 14 In Case of Emergency (ICE) Following the attacks in London, East Anglian Ambulance Service has launched a national "In Case of Emergency (ICE)” campaign. The idea is that you store the word " ICE " in your mobile phone address book, and against it enter the number of the person you would want to be contacted "In Case of Emergency". In an emergency situation ambulance and hospital staff will then be able to quickly find out who your next of kin are and be able to contact them. It's so simple that everyone can do it. Sounds like it really could help the emergency services in doing their job. For more than one contact name use: ICE1, ICE2, ICE3 etc. Sounds like one of those really simple yet great ideas. Thanks to those that are sharing this, to include Vic Calderon, (State Planning officer, Az Division of Emergency Management), Gregory T. Banner, (Regional Emergency Coordinator, Region I - New England), Steven Kuhr, (Managing Member & CEO, Strategic Emergency Group LLC) Building Legal Preparedness for Public Health In April 2005, the National Association of Attorneys General, Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox, and Michigan State University, in collaboration with the CDC Public Health Law Program, sponsored a two-day, national conference attended by more than 60 deputy and assistant attorneys general who acquired the resources to train their colleagues in public health emergency legal preparedness. The Office of the Michigan Attorney General has posted all the conference learning materials on its web site for access by the public health and law enforcement communities, including the conference syllabus (with 18 Power Point Presentations), the legal exercise manual (used during the April table-top exercise), and the legal research manual, a compilation of 75 Michigan legal documents relevant to public health emergency preparedness and response. The conference materials are accessible at: http://www.michigan.gov/ag/0,16 07,7-16417334_34792_37355--,00.html There is also a CDC training course for legal preparedness available and a whole host of other legal resources at http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/od/ phlp/Sitemap.asp (Thanks to: Gregory T. Banner, Regional Emergency Coordinator, Region I - New England, US Department of Health and Human Services) Relax, it’s Just Terrorism! By Fred Cowie, Ph.D. "Relax, it’s Just Terrorism! Or “Things to Think About When You Are Afraid of Terrorists!” "I put some sixty to eighty thousand miles a year on cars, driving America’s backroads on route to conferences, seminars and meetings. These events are invariably in big cities and at these gatherings I meet and talk regularly with bomb techs, biowarfare experts, hazmat team members, along with SWAT and hostage rescue team responders. We talk of target analysis, threat analysis and risk analysis. I receive some negative feedback when I point out that each of these phrases has the word ‘anal’ imbedded in it. My point is, then and now, that none of that analysis means much or makes much difference to the volunteers and local responders in the thousands of small communities through which I drive to get to the urban meetings. We care about 9/11. We care about the daughters and sons of our friends, serving in the military in Iraq and Afghanistan. We care about national security. But most of us don’t feel personally threatened in our home jurisdictions. To my many friends in rural America, in places like Marmarth, North Dakota with its 125 residents (give or take a few), I say, “Relax. It’s just terrorism!” But that is not enough, and, though a great title for a paper, it brings no sense of safety and security. We have to give them something wrapped in common sense, something they can relay to their family and friends. So this paper is subtitled: “Things to think about when afraid of terrorists.” Continued pg. 11 GATEKEEPER NEWSLETTER Page 11 of 14 Relax, it’s Just Terrorism! By Fred Cowie, Ph.D. "Relax, it’s Just Terrorism! Or “Things to Think About When You Are Afraid of Terrorists!” (Continued..) One: Target Analysis— International terrorists have traditionally attacked high profile symbols of America’s economic, military and political systems. The World Trade Center, the Pentagon, embassies, military barracks, ships. Al Queda isn’t likely to attack your county seat. However, schools, Post Offices, stock brokers’ offices and many other places have been typical sites for violence and hostage taking. Has your community developed and practiced response plans for these types of incidents? Two: Hazards and Risks— Ebola is deadly, but not in Rural America. Anthrax is deadly, but mainly to sheep and cows in Rural America. Large truck bombs bring down large buildings, but almost never in towns of one, five or ten thousand. Yet tens of thousands of Americans die of flu, virus and pneumonia outbreaks. Many thousands die or suffer from the long term effects of trauma from alcohol related vehicle crashes. Have you evaluated your local hazards and daily personal risks and developed strategies and behaviors to lessen them? Three: Chemical Awareness— Jet fuel brought down the World Trade Center, but that was hundreds or thousands of miles away from your town. Explosions at chemical factories force the evacuations of thousands of families from their homes, but there are none in your town or county. Yet you are regularly behind or passing a truck with a red 1203 placard, the contents of which, gasoline, burns as deadly as that jet fuel. Heck, you even have hydrocarbons in your family vehicle. In your laundry room, under your kitchen sink or on the shelf in your garage you have corrosives and other chemicals that singly or in combination are dangerous. Have you taken a free chemical awareness course? Have you volunteered to be on the Local Emergency Planning Committee which deals with local hazardous materials issues? Four: Immediate Action—We all see law enforcement vehicles heading to crash or crime scenes with their sirens blaring and lights flashing. We pull over for ambulances heading to victims or transporting them to emergency rooms. We stand in awe of fire fighters entering buildings, burning buildings. Yet, in a disaster we will be on our own for maybe 72 hours, what have we done to prepare? Have we taken the steps for our own immediate actions, our own first response? Do we have family fire plans, fire drills? Do our kids know where to go, whom to call if we are not home? Is there emergency lighting in the house? Easy to open food and drinking water? A stocked family first aid kit? What about grandma and grandpa? Our disabled and elderly neighbors? Five: Stress Management— “Relax! It’s just terrorism!” Or maybe FDR said it better, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” It is not that the bombing of Pearl Harbor was not horrible; indeed, it’s a day that lives in infamy. It is not that we are not still, daily, horrified at the events at the World Trade Center, we are. But we cannot let the terrorists win by destroying us from the inside out. Stress kills and maims, silently and viciously. It might hyperactivate the negative thought processes of the brain. It can keep the immune system going far, far too long; or it can cause it to shut down. Either way, we are the ones to suffer. Stress makes us crabby, cranky and downright mean at times. Have we taken stress and anger management classes? Do we have a routine, a regime to induce calmness? Do we exercise, take walks, swim, ride our bikes? Are we eating right, getting enough vitamins? We have to rely on the federal law enforcement agencies and the military to prevent and to mitigate the actions of terrorists. We have to rely on the local responders from fire, law and EMS to be there when disaster strikes. But, more importantly and more immediately, we have to rely upon ourselves. Are we prepared? Have we done our homework? Will we be calm? Or will we let ourselves down?" Visit: www.fredcowie.com; Phone: 406-431-3531; Email: fredcowie@aol.com GATEKEEPER NEWSLETTER Page 12 of 14 Shorts: Needs Assessments Following Disasters: As one resource, checkout the link to the Field Operations Guide from the US Agency for International Development. They respond to international disasters all over the world. See in particular the sections which address health/medical issues. Field Operations Guide for Disaster Assessment and Response, Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, USAID: http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/ humanitarian_assistance/disaster _assistance/resources/pdf/fog_v3 .pdf USAID Disaster Response resources http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/ humanitarian_assistance/disaster _assistance/resources (Thanks to Gregory T. Banner) Upcoming Deadlines: CAA Reminders Semi-annual report for facilities subject to new source performance standards under 40 CFR 60, Subpart Eb, located within large municipal waste combustor plant – August 1 organic hazardous air pollutant emission controls under 40 CFR 63, Subpart G, for synthetic organic chemical manufacturing industry production processes must submit quarterly report to EPA – August 29 Each producer, importer, or exporter of a Class II controlled substance must submit a report to EPA providing information on the production, imports, and exports of such chemicals during previous quarter - August 14 Existing Sources subject to CWA Reminder Existing SPCC Plans must be amended per 67 FR 47042 – August 18 CAA Reminders Owners or operators of flexible operation units not designed as elastomer product processing units in accordance with national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants for Group I polymers and resins, 40 CFR 63 Subpart U, must perform annual applicability determination – September 5 Owners or operators of flexible operation units not designed as thermo-plastic product processing units in accordance with national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants for Group IV polymers and resins, 40 CFR 63 Subpart JJJ, must perform annual applicability determination – September 12 Upcoming Events (See http://www.dem.state.az.us/azserc/upcoming.htm for further details) Commissioners, Advisory August 10-12, 2005 Committee members and members Visit http://www.azind.org/ for of the Coconino County Local information on the upcoming Arizona Association of Industries Emergency Planning Committee will be provided. Keep an eye on (AAI) Annual Environmental Summit to be held August 10, 11 & www.dem.state.az.us/azserc for 12th at the El Conquistador Resort details under upcoming events. in Tucson, Arizona. August 23rd -24th Tribal August 23rd – AZSERC meeting Emergency Response and Public Health Preparedness Working and Peer Exchange training. The Arizona Emergency Response Group Meeting The inter Tribal Council of Commission will hold a public meeting in Flagstaff at 10:30 a.m. Arizona, Inc., Epidemiology Center Bioterrorism Program, All Hazards on August 23rd, location to be Program and the Tribal Water determined and posted. Systems Program have combined efforts to sponsor a two-day Following the Commission meeting, Arizona Peer Exchange meeting. Radisson Poco Diablo Resort Sedona, Arizona 9:00am (APEX) training for Tuesday, August 23, 2005 to Wednesday, August 24, 2005 5:00pm. Sponsored by: Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. (ITCA) Contact George Little (602) 258-4822 or e-mail at George.Little@itcaonline.com August 24-25, 2005 First-On-Scene Operations (FOSO) 16-Hour Training. Colorado River Indian Tribes, Blue Water Resort & Casino (Chemehuevi Room), Parker, Arizona, August 24-25, 2005, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. September 6-9, 2005 Sixteenth Annual Continuing Challenge HAZMAT Emergency Response Workshop, Sacramento California. See www.hazmat.org GATEKEEPER NEWSLETTER Page 13 of 14 Upcoming Events (Continued) (See http://www.dem.state.az.us/azserc/upcoming.htm for further details) September 8-11, 2005 AZ State Fire School: The 32nd annual Arizona State Fire School Brochure has been mailed to Arizona Fire Agencies and interested parties. In addition, the brochure in its entirety has been posted on the website at: www.dbfs.state.az.us. Link to the Office of the State Fire Marshal, Fire Training and then open the brochure. All registration materials are located within the brochure. They can be printed, copied and used to mail in your registration. Mark your calendars! September8-11, 2005 in Mesa. Thanks to John Rowlinson, Arizona Office of State Fire Marshal and the Arizona Fire Chiefs Associationwww.azchiefs.org September 22, 2005 SAEMS/ADEQ Seminar The 2005 Binational Pollution Prevention Seminar: P2 on the Right Track will be held on Thursday, September 22nd at the Pima Community College Downtown Campus located at 1255 N. Stone Avenue. Registration starts at 7:30 am, seminar starts at 8:00 am and the site tour begins at 1:15 pm. Learn strategies for making changes throughout your facility that will make an environmental difference. For managers, engineers, environmental staff, technical professionals and anyone involved in hazardous waste minimization and pollution prevention. Topics to be covered include Pollution Prevention Fundamentals, AZ Performance Track panel discussion, ADEQ’s EMS Template, and Facility Case Studies. There will be an opportunity in the afternoon for attendees to attend a tour of a Tucson facility that is actively engaged in pollution prevention opportunities. This seminar is co-sponsored by SAEMS, ADEQ, Tucson Fire Department and the University of Arizona Risk Management & Safety. Look for more information at www.saems.org and to download a registration form. Payments for registration can be mailed or faxed. Translation will be provided if needed. Seminar materials and lunch included in the registration fee. Registration Fee before September 8, 2005 $70 members of SAEMS $80 non-members Registration Fee for all attendees after September 8, 2005 $85 For questions contact Edna Mendoza at (520) 628-6710 or mailto:eam@azdeq.gov in Tucson or Gail Bliss at (602) 771-4212 or mailto:gmb@azdeq.gov in Phoenix. November 15 – 17, 2005 HazMat Explo9 & NASTTPO Mid-Year Meeting Orleans Hotel & Casino Las Vegas Nevada. For additional information, call (702) 4555710 or send an e-mail to info@hazmatexplo.org. Visit www.hazmatexplo.org for the latest information. Also see www.nasttpo.org . Commercial products and services are mentioned for informational purposes only and should not be construed as AZSERC endorsements. Let’s Hear From You! Send us your inputs and feedback on the newsletter; including, exercises and other LEPC related activities in which you've been involved. Let us know what you’d like to see in future editions. Talk to us! We appreciate your input and look forward to hearing from you! Sincerely, Daniel Roe Daniel Roe, Executive Director Arizona Emergency Response Commission 5636 E. McDowell Road Phoenix, AZ 85008-3495 Phone: Fax: (602) 231-6346 (602) 392-7519 Visit: www.dem.state.az.us/azserc www.azserc.org (for reporting) Daniel Roe – Executive Director Roger Soden – Emergency Services Program Coordinator Steve Steed - Planner II Bryon Howe – Programs & Projects Specialist II Sylvia Castillo – Admin Asst III Christine McCullough – Admin Asst II Commissioners: Frank F. Navarrete Chair Susan Gerard ADHS Director Stephen A. Owens ADEQ Director Victor Mendez ADOT Director Roger Vanderpool ADPS Director Designees: Daniel Roe ADEM Don Herrington ADHS Shannon Davis ADEQ Sonya Herrera ADOT Terry Conner ADPS Help us reduce hard copy mail outs. Send us your email and tell us to switch you to electronic notification. Thanks E-Mail azserc@azdema.gov Advisory Committee: Corporation Commission Industrial Commission State Mine Inspector State Fire Marshal Radiation Regulatory Agency Department of Agriculture Arizona Fire Chiefs Association Mesa FD & Lake Havasu FD State Attorney General Smith and Associates – Sybil Smith About Our Organization… The AZSERC was established by Arizona Law (Arizona Revised Statutes-Title 26, Chapter 2, Article 3) and is tasked with the implementation of the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPRCA) in Arizona. Intel Corporation - James Wick Apache Nitrogen – Pam Beilke VA Med. Center - Dan Johnston Gatekeeper Newsletter: Daniel Roe – Editor in Chief Bryon Howe – Editor Christine McCullough - Staff This Commission oversees 15 Local Emergency Planning Committees and supports community, industry and government and academia in: planning, release and incident reporting, data management guidance for inventory reporting, public disclosure of information about hazardous chemicals in Arizona as well as development of training and outreach programs. The Commission supports individual agency goals and objectives. This is accomplished through the receipt and coordination of emergency notifications of chemical releases, collection and provision of chemical inventory information to interested parties, training and grants programs. Additionally, the AZSERC provides consultative services, conducts and participates in workshops and coordinates development and review of plans and programs for 15 Local Emergency Planning Committees. Further, the AZSERC serves as a state clearinghouse for hazardous chemical emergency preparedness and planning activities and information through coordination with federal, tribal, state, local governments, industry and community interest groups.