HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12022014 - C.24RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recognize the Hazardous Materials Incident Response Team for placing first at the 2014 Urban Shield Exercise.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No Impact
BACKGROUND:
The Hazardous Materials Incident Response Team participated in the Urban Shield Exercise on September 7, 2014.
Eleven different hazardous materials incident response teams participated in this year’s event. Contra Costa County
was the only health department-based hazardous materials incident response team to participate. The Hazardous
Materials portion of Urban Shield consisted of six (6) scenarios:
1. Simulated attack involving multiple chemicals to produce a toxic gas,
2. Biological agent released onto luggage in a plane in an attempt to get the passengers sick,
3. A terrorist attack involving railcars containing Bakken Crude,
4. Chemical warfare agent lab,
5. Chemical warfare agent lab, and
6. A radiological incident
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 12/02/2014 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Randy Sawyer,
646-2286
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board
of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: December 2, 2014
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stephanie L. Mello, Deputy
cc: T Scott, C Rucker, R Sawyer
C. 24
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:December 2, 2014
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Hazardous Materials Incident Response Team First Place at Urban Shield
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
at a shipping sorting facility.
Each team was given two (2) hours to solve each scenario. Each Hazardous Materials Incident Response Team
was graded on their ability to assess the threat, determine an action plan to mitigate the situation, and exercising
that plan. This annual competition challenges and prepares local hazardous materials incident response teams for
an actual chemical/biological/nuclear incident in the San Francisco Bay Area.
The Contra Costa Hazardous Materials Incident Response Team won this event for the second time in three years.
Last year the team placed second and third with the best combined score of any team. The team participating this
year consisted of five (5) members who have been on the team for less than one year. This year’s team included:
Karine Abramians (Hazardous Materials Specialist II)
Amanda Ackerman (Hazardous Materials Specialist I)
Nick Umemoto (Hazardous Materials Specialist II)
Adam Springer (Hazardous Materials Specialist II)
Maria Duazo (Hazardous Materials Specialist II)
Matt Kaufmann (Assistant Director of Hazardous Materials Programs)
Tod Hickman (Hazardous Materials Specialist II)
Ian Williams (Hazardous Materials Specialist I)
Daniel Vazquez (Hazardous Materials Specialist I)
Trisha Asuncion (Hazardous Materials Specialist II)
The team was able to win this year because of extraordinary team, strong leadership from the veteran team
members, and the willingness of the new members to learn and do whatever it takes to get the job done. The
members of the team that did not participate in Urban Shield this year also contributed heavily in providing
leadership and a commitment to excellence by training new team members.
ATTACHMENTS
Resolution No. 2014/396