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DART HazMat Response Team logoHazMat Training Exercise
July 18, 2003

 

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The purpose of this training exercise was to provide an understanding of how available resources respond together to an event. It reinforced current practices and provided an effective way to evaluate the emergency response plan.

This exercise also allowed center responders to initiate the joint Incident Command System for multi-agency response and practice inter agency communication. The following agencies were involved in this drill. NASA/AMES security, Moffett Field Fire Department, NASA/AMES Health Unit, DART HazMat and building N-255 managers and occupants.

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Moffett Fire arriving on the scene. (25,023 bytes) Moffett Fire deploying hose for emergency decontamination. (39,332 bytes) Security, Fire and building managers evaluating the situation. (23,898 bytes) HazMat Team arriving on scene. (30,411 bytes) NASA Health Unit arriving at the scene. (31,613 bytes)
Decontamination trailer setup. (66,117 bytes) Setting up the HazMat Command Vehicle. (24,263 bytes) Medical shelter being erected. (25,817 bytes) HazMat Responders suiting up. (53,245 bytes) Checking Responders equipment. (26,690 bytes)
HazMat mission & safety briefing. (36,448 bytes) HazMat mission & safety briefing. (34,508 bytes) Last instructions before entry. (34,152 bytes) Double-checking Responders' equipment. (36,153 bytes) Entry Team heading into the hot zone. (47,845 bytes)
Responders entry. (17,865 bytes) Responders interviewing volunteers. (21,012 bytes) Responders interviewing volunteers. (26,248 bytes) Responders doing field interviews of volunteers. (37,093 bytes) Responder transmitting status of simulated contaminated volunteers prior to decontamination. (39,917 bytes)
Volunteers entering Decontamination trailer. (19,795 bytes) Volunteers leaving Decontamination trailer. (14,653 bytes) Decontaminated volunteer heading for medical evaluation. (40,996 bytes) Decontaminated volunteers waiting in medical tent. (25,216 bytes) Simulated exposed volunteers undergoing medical examination after being decontaminated. (25,706 bytes)
Medical evaluation of volunteer. (32,086 bytes) Responders going through decontamination. (30,419 bytes) Responders going through decontamination. (26,937 bytes) Entry Team checking for radiation and combustible/toxic gases. (38,433 bytes) Testing PH of unknown substance. (28,372 bytes)
Taking samples of unknown substance. (37,111 bytes) Getting results from field analysis kit. (32,948 bytes) Entry Team decontamination. (25,130 bytes) Entry Team decontamination. (31,360 bytes) Entry Team resting prior to post-medical examination. (28,256 bytes)
Post-medical examination of entry team member. (25,410 bytes) Post-medical examination of entry team member. (28,558 bytes) Deflating the Medical shelter (wrap up). (54,929 bytes)    

 

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