Prioritizing Environmental Response and Health & Safety in an Unknown WMD Event

 

Based on the information provided in Module 3 of the Scenario https://myclassroom.apus.edu/d2l/common/dialogs/quickLink/quickLink.d2l?ou=139093&type=content&rcode=00D22884-7DC5-4408-809B-589E36B04C5A-615602, write a discussion post concerning the issues listed below.
For one of the categories listed, write an initial response to the primary question and as many of the additional questions as you wish (at least one, if any exist).
Environmental Response/Health and Safety
Primary Question:
37. First responders should implement what priorities upon arriving at the scene since this event involves an unknown potential WMD?
Additional Questions:
38. Who has the responsibility to minimize public exposure to environmental hazards? How will this be accomplished?
39. How would decontamination issues be addressed in the first minutes, hours and days?
40. Who would be responsible for identifying, assessing, and mitigating worker health and safety hazards, and who would disseminate health and safety guidance and resources to responding personnel?
41. What sort of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) should be utilized by all responders to this event?
42. Who would be responsible for establishing Hot, Warm and Cold zones? What resources would be used to assist in establishing protective zones?
43. How would victims on the scene be decontaminated? Who would be responsible for the decontamination efforts?