Command-Level Decision Making for Transit Emergency Managers (2013) / Chapter Skim
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APPENDIX A: SCENARIO OUTLINES Flood with Hazardous Material Spill (Prototype) Casualties 50 fatalities, 100 injured, 30 require hospitalization Infrastructure Damage Thousands of residential homes, a chemical plant, a nursing home Evacuations / Displaced Persons 75,000 people Contamination Various hazardous materials including ammonia, synthesis gas, potassium amide, hexane, and potassium metal.
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Subway Bombing/Active Shooter Outline Casualties 6 fatalities, 150 injured, 20 require hospitalization Infrastructure Damage 1 subway line and 2 subway stations damaged Evacuations / Displaced Persons None Contamination None Economic Impact Minor Potential for Multiple Events None Recovery Time 1 to 2 Months DETAILS A man enters a central subway station, boards a train, and exits at the next station. He leaves explosives on the train, which detonates within 10 minutes of his exiting the subway system.
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Hurricane Casualties 62 fatalities, 10,000 injured (1,500 requiring hospitalization) Infrastructure Damage 600 buildings destroyed (many by associated flooding)
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• Help in evacuation • Asset preservation • Providing transit routes to and from shelters • Possibly providing temporary shelter to employees so that they are available to work • Restoring service as much as possible under the conditions • Preparing a long-term plan for offering transit service during recovery efforts • Facility restoration • Keeping track of expenditures Page A-4 (DCN 11-7301/9999-v1.0)
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Earthquake Casualties 650 fatalities, 15,000 injuries (4,000 requiring hospitalization) Infrastructure Damage 35,000 buildings destroyed, 180,000 damaged, widespread power outage, breaks in water and gas lines, bridges collapse, airport runway unusable, many streets impassable Evacuations/Displaced Persons 215,000 people Contamination Various hazardous materials Economic Impact Hundreds of millions of dollars Potential for Multiple Events Aftershocks, fires, people trapped Recovery Time Months to years DETAILS An earthquake of magnitude 7.4 hits suddenly, with its epicenter very near the city.
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Communication: Damage to microwave dishes and other vital parts of the communications infrastructure have resulted in limited communications capabilities. Cellular towers have also been damage and the high cellular traffic after the earthquake has saturated the system.
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Cyber Attack on the Power Grid Casualties No direct casualties, eight injuries from a secondary emergency Infrastructure Damage Minor Evacuations/Displaced Persons 10,000 special needs persons require cooling centers Contamination None relevant to this scenario Economic Impact None relevant to this scenario Potential for Multiple Events Traffic problems (no lights) , oppressive heat Recovery Time 30 hours for power restoration, variable for secondary damage DETAILS A denial-of-service attack overloads and shuts down the power grid, affecting a large region including all adjacent states.
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• Transporting people to shelters • Providing buses as cooling centers • Responding to confusing and relatively uncontrolled street traffic • Keeping track of buses which can not be safely returned to bus yards • Notifying employees of operational status .
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Hazmat Casualties Zero deaths, one injury Infrastructure Damage Bus Station windows broken, fire damage Evacuations/Displaced Persons 600 people evacuated from nearby office buildings Contamination Ammonia spill, Bleach Spill Economic Impact Minimal Potential for Multiple Events None Recovery Time Hours for the initial danger to pass, 1 to 2 days for cleanup DETAILS A bus station employee accidentally knocks over a barrel of hazardous materials in an attempt to remove the barrels from a storage closet after a small fire breaks out. HAZMAT Teams are immediately dispatched and develop a Hot, Warm, and Cold Zone.
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