Nebraska National Guard Lieutenant Amy Johnson CERFP Briefing Nebraska National Guard Lieutenant Amy Johnson

What is CERFP? Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Explosive C - CBRNE E - Enhanced R - Response F - Force P - Package

CERFP The Nebraska National Guard (NE NG) plays a vital role in the defense and security of both the Nation and State. There will be another significant catastrophic incident in this country, whether involving CBRNE, terrorism, or natural disaster. The CERFP units will play a prominent role in response to any major incident.

CBRNE Threat Spectrum Greatest Least Probability Of Occurrence Most Likely: High Yield Explosive (HYE) Most Dangerous: Nuclear Weapons ----------------------------------------- Probability Of Occurrence HYE Biological Toxins Industrial Chemicals Biological Pathogens Radio- Isotopes Chemical Weapons Nuclear Least Casualty Potential

CERFP Mission On order, respond to a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, or High Yield Explosive (CBRNE) incident or other catastrophic event and assist local, state, and federal agencies in conducting consequence management by providing capabilities to conduct personnel decontamination, emergency medical services, and casualty search and extraction.

States by FEMA Region I X V II VIII IX VII III VI IV  Seattle San Francisco  Denver   New York  Boston Chicago  Philadelphia   Atlanta  Kansas City Hawaii U.S.V.I & Puerto Rico Alaska VI Denton  Green states have a CERFP mission.

JOINT FORCES CONCEPT CERFPs consist of both Army and Air National Guard Assets working together in support of civilian emergency personnel for a strong unified response team.

4 ELEMENTS Command and Control (C2)-16 Medical-45 Decontamination-75 Search & Extraction-50 Total= 186 Personnel ABOUT 1/3 AIR?

Nebraska CERFP Structure Training Officer Admin/Training NCO Logistics NCO MED Plans & Ops Officer MED Logistics NCO Commander Deputy Commander/S3 Admin Officer S1 Logistics Officer S4 Sr. Operations Sgt Operations Sergeant NBC Staff NCO Chemical Spc/RTO CSM/Safety NCO Medical Liaison Senior Liaison Officer Asst. Ops Officer S2/3 Admin NCO Supply Sergeant/RTO Signal Officer/S6 HQ (5) HQ (3) HQ (4) Cmdr Sr Ops NCO RTO Support TM(15) TX TM (26) TM 2 (26) TM 3 (16) TM 1 (16) TM 2 (16) NBC NCO RTO (2) 1SG MED Ops MED LOG J3-DO CERFP Personnel

Command & Control (C2) Directs the overall activity of the CERFP Reports to the Nebraska National Guard and the Incident Commander

C2 Positions Commander Deputy Commander/S3 CSM/Safety NCO Medical Liaison Senior Liaison Officer Asst. Ops Officer S2/3 Sr. Operations Sgt Operations Sergeant NBC Staff NCO Chemical Spc/RTO Logistics Officer S4 Logistics NCO Supply Sergeant/RTO Admin Officer S1 Admin NCO Signal Officer/S6

Medical Section Provide pre-hospital and emergency medical care during mission Provide triage and emergency medical care prior to evacuation. Intervention of critical incident stress syndrome, and limited treatment of hazardous materials exposure. CERFP medical elements vary from state due to the manning in their national guard clinic. We are composed of 2 Doctors, 5 PA’s, 8 Nurses, 19 Medics (all EMT or higher qualified), 2 dentist, 1 optometrist, and 8 admin to include BIO and Public Health.

Medical Section

Decontamination Section Conducts mass casualty ambulatory and non-ambulatory decontamination, and zone monitoring. Operates in appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when conducting decontamination.

Decontamination Section

Search and Extraction Conducts casualty search and extraction. Trained in collapsed structure & confined space extraction 10 Medical Personnel assigned to provide emergency care in hot zone.

Search and Extraction

Search and Extraction

Search and Extraction

CERFP Site

Employment Concept Operate within State Emergency Management Incident Command System. Not in the lead, but in a supporting role. Operate in coordination with other military forces. Employed with other NG assets as necessary. Employed in part (modular) or whole.

National Response: Where do the National Guard Initiatives Fit? High Specialized Federal Assets (LD/HD) Federal Civilian DoD (Title 10) Local Emergency Services Specialized Regional Response Assets Mutual Aid Agreements Interstate Compacts FSVA Full Spectrum Vulnerability Assessment Teams Teams in each state analyze and assess Critical Infrastructure (Planning and Preparedness) NGRF National Guard Response Forces Site Security Presence Patrols/ Show of Force Establishment of road block and/or check points Control of Civil Disturbance WMD-CST Force Protection / Security (Operate in CBRNE environment) Respond/assist in protection of selected DoD assets Initial response within 4 hours with follow-on in 4-24 hours (Critical Infrastructure Protection) WMD CST WMD Civil Support Teams 22 Person teams 32 teams today. End State: 55 Teams Mission: CBRN Assessment, Technical Advice, and Facilitation of follow on support. NG CERFP National Guard CBRNE Enhanced Response Force Package One task organized force per FEMA region. Leverages existing warfighting capabilities. Specialized training to respond to CBRNE events at home. JFHQ-State Joint Force Headquarters (State) Reorganization of existing administrative headquarters Able to provide Command and Control of military response forces on behalf of the Governor or a Combatant Commander. Required Capabilities and Resources Low Pre-Event 12-48 Hours 48-96 Hours 30 Days First 12 Hours

Employment Concept CST’s advance party departs NLT 90 minutes after official notification. Entire CST deploys NLT 3 hours CST arrives on the scene, assesses the situation and advised the Incident Commander on the capability of other military forces- i.e. NGCERFP IC requests additional assets through the State Emergency Operations Center (EOC) (This initiates the recall of the NGCERFP) CERFP Unit arrives on site to fill 6 - 72 hour gap in capability (Tier II).

Official Request Channel On scene commander identifies need for additional assets On scene commander requests assets from the county emergency management agency The county emergency management agency contacts NEMA NEMA contacts the Adjutant General The AG contacts the Governor The Governor approves the use of the CERFP The AG informs NEMA who informs the NE JOC The NE JOC notifies the CERFP

Joint Operations Center CERFP County Emergency Management NE Guard Joint Operations Center The Governor The Adjutant General

Required Training Certifications For CERFP Personnel NIMS/ICS 100, 200, 700 & 800 Emergency Response to Terrorism/Q534 HAZMAT Ops Plus RIGS course, OK City, Oklahoma Decon Line Operations and NET Command and Control (C2) Course Additional Medical Qualifications by Position

Contact Information Lt Amy Johnson (OIC, Med Plans & OPS) amy.johnson19@us.army.mil, 402-309-1796 LT MJ Kramer (2IC, Trng Officer) melissa.kramer@us.army.mil, 402-309-1793 SFC Dave Fannon (Training & Readiness) david.fannon1@us.army.mil, 402-309-1794 SFC Donald Kemper (Logistics NCO-Army) donald.k.kemper@us.army.mil, 402-309-1795 MSgt Brian Tlamka (Logistics NCO-MED) bryan.tlamka1@us.army.mil, 402-309-1797