1. TOPOFF II May 2003 Rad “dirty bomb” (RDD) in Seattle, bio attack in Chicago Seattle venue: 4000 responders and personnel, dozens of agencies The exercise ran 36 consecutive hours Rad plume impacts much of downtown and thousands of homes, businesses, and roads Rad runoff impacts Puget Sound and POTW

2. 1 yr relocation PAG 2 yr relocation PAG 50 yr relocation PAG

3. Key Organizations Incident Command/Unified Command – responsible for overall incident management by development and implementation of strategic decisions Emergency Operations Center (EOC) – a pre-designated facility typically used to coordinate internal agency resources in support of an incident Joint Field Office (JFO) – location of PFO and responsible for coordination of all federal activities in support of incident

4. Data and Information Flow Seattle JFO Seattle EOC State EOC County EOC EPA RRC Joint Information Center Mayor Gov HSOC IIMG White House Incident Command 5 engine co. Police ATF Bomb squads FBI CSTs EPA teams Public health FEMA ROC

5. Data and Information Flow Seattle JFO Seattle EOC State EOC County EOC EPA RRC JIC Mayor Gov HSOC IIMG White House Capitol Hill Incident Command 5 engine co. Police ATF Bomb squads FBI CSTs EPA teams Public health FEMA ROC JIC EPA HQ

6. 2 Major Challenges for Response Community…. How long will it take DHS to develop and implement a plan to reachout to state and locals and establish the trust and relationships that will make it possible to coordinate effectively during a crisis? If a NSI happens in your region tomorrow do you integrate into the JFO and take a chance on becoming part of the blurry federal mass... OR… organize in a way that assures effective data and information flow throughout the response organization?