Special Thanks ST of CT DEMHS Durham Agricultural Fair

Association Durham Emergency

Management Durham Volunteer Fire

Department Durham Volunteer

Ambulance Corps Durham Animal Response

Team Durham Fire Marshal

Connecticut State Police ST of CT Department of

Public Health ST of CT Medical

Examiner American Red Cross Region 2 IMT Hunter’s Ambulance Mutual Aid Partners Valley Shore

Communications

Exercise Scenario: A mass causality incident that generates between 30 casualties and results in 5 fatalities.

This incident is caused by the explosion of a propane cylinder on the midway, located at food tent.

Event: 2015 Durham Fair

Time of Day: Saturday, April 25 , 2015

Weather: Cold and Windy the Temperature is 45 degrees

While working on replacing a leaking valve of a large stand up DOT 450 pound cylinder, the work crew accidentally knocks the tank to the ground and the valve breaks off, causing a leak. The escaping gas is ignited by a nearby grill The subsequent fire and explosion causes a variety of injuries and burns; and starts a fire in the several adjacent tents and a small wood building. There is also a structural collapse of tent structure, with entrapment of victims. This event also causes injury to several animals in the area.

Exercise TTX: November 15, 2014 Durham Fire Headquarters

46 Participants 25 Participating Agencies

LocalState Federal NGO’s

TTX Objectives: Test Communication systems (LE, Fire, EMS C-MED, Hospital, Region)

Mutual Aid agreements

Unified Command Center (EOC) and test regional assets and

partnerships in an MCI

MCI capabilities and response

Mutual aid agreements/ interaction

Behavioral Health

Animal Support in Disasters

Work with NGO's, i.e. Red Cross etc.

TTX Lecture Topics: Incident Recognition and Notification Response and Fire Suppression Post Event Public Health Concerns Public Information Triage using SMART Triage System and MCI Patient Care Mortuary Assistance Patient Packaging and Transport Sight Security and Traffic Management Overview of Incident Management Team Capabilities Federal Disaster Resources DMORT

Functional Exercise; April 25, 2015 at Durham Fair Grounds

165 Participants 28 Participating Agencies

15 Emergency Management 42 Fire and EMS 3 Law Enforcement 12 Durham Fair Staff 13 Animal Response Team 20 Red Cross Staff 2 Controllers 5 Evaluators 2 Facilitators 40 Victim Role Players includes 10 Civil Air Patrol Cadets 1 CERT 10 Observers

Functional EX Objectives: Test Communication systems (LE, Fire, EMS C-MED, Hospital, Region)

Mutual Aid agreements

Unified Command Center (EOC) and test regional assets and

partnerships in an MCI

MCI capabilities and response

Mutual aid agreements/ interaction

Behavioral Health

Animal Support in Disasters

Work with NGO's, i.e. Red Cross etc.

EAP Planning with IMT

Moulage

Emergency Communications On site communications was coordinated through the

Durham EOC in partnership with; Valley Shore Emergency Communications Connecticut State Police Durham Fair Public Safety Durham EMD and Communications Officer DEMHS State EOC

Fire Suppression

Triage and Patient Care

EMS Transports

On site treatment area

Helicopter Patient Evacuation

American Red Cross Behavioral Health Support

Regional Cooperation

Traffic Management/Site Security

Animal Response Team

Public Information Briefs

OCME Fatality Management

Outcomes Fire Suppression by Durham and Haddam FD 13 Patients transported by Ambulance to Middlesex

Hospital for hospital MCI exercise 2 Patients transported by Life Star (Notional) 25 Injuries treated on site in Mobile Hospital 5 Fatalities managed by Chief Medical Examiner &

State Police

Outcomes 13 Witnessed Debriefed by ARC Behavioral Health

Team Durham Fair Public Safety Support Public Address Messaging CSP Traffic Control Durham Animal Response Exercise with Large Animal

Prop

Questions