CBRNE Regional Response Teams
  1. Ask if there is an emergency and ask for call back number
  2. Ask the caller to please hold on while you start the approval process
  1. County of response
    TRAVIS LEE BLANCO BASTROP N of 21
    AUSTIN OVERLAP ALL COUNTIES BACKUP
    HAYS FAYETTE BASTROP S of 21 CALDWELL
    WILLIAMSON BURNET LLANO  
  2. Closet City
  3. Who is the Ground Contact?
  4. What Radio Channel will they be on?
  5. Do you have a Name/Unit # and Phone number to directly contact the Command Post?
  6. How Many victims are there?
  7. What are the Victim(s) injuries, if any?
  8. What resources/personnel are on the scene to assist?
  9. Description of incident:

These teams are designed to provide expertise and equipment at a catastrophic WMD/Terrorist event within the CAPCO Region.

Chemical Release? Yes No Unknown
If yes, was release an act of terrorism? Yes No Unknown
Law enforcement responding? Who? FBI ATF DPS Local
How many casualties involved? 0-1 2-3 3+
Container used to transport chemical? Aircraft Boat Tractor trailer Other
How much chemical is present? (if known) 0-4gal 5-55gal 56+gal
Declaration of disaster invoked? Yes No
Public Health quarantine in effect? Yes No
Biological Release? Yes No Unknown
Nuclear Release? Yes No Unknown
Radiological Release? Yes No Unknown
Explosive Incident? Yes No Unknown

Any Red box checked should be considered for dispatch of WMD Strike Team unit assigned to the area of request.

Three or more Yellow boxes checked should be considered for dispatch of WMD Strike Team assigned to the area of request.

City of Austin dispatching agencies dispatch the CAPCO regional assets (WMD Strike Team) by notification of appropriate WMD Strike Team contact number (dispatch center or other designated contact number).

Notification will result in the contacted WMD Strike Team accepting the assignment for response. All responses will require notification of APD Bomb Squad and Radio Communication Interoperability unit to respond in tandem.

The City of Austin dispatching agencies are complete in their function when notification is made to the responding agency, Austin Bomb squad, Radio Interoperability.

Note:

These teams are designed to provide expertise and equipment at a catastrophic WMD/Terrorist event within the CAPCO Region.

Overhead teams and technical response may be deployed based on the perceived or actual needs by the responding agency.

Responding agency will respond based on regional response plans and ICS criteria.