Assignment Task: As an Operations Chief in this scenario, your role would be to manage all tactical operations at the incident site. Provide a prioritized plan based on the information provided, and provide a prioritized plan or explain how to employ the resources: This is the National Guard Commander here at the Bobsville Armory. We started our three-day weekend drill today, and we have a couple of hundred National Guard personnel on base. We have some minor injuries; however, we are treating them. How can we help out Bobsville?
We have available to offer:
Four Humvee Ambulances with 16 medics, we have 4 Doctors and 6 RNs.
Two aviation fire trucks, with 8 firefighters
One Kiowa Helicopter with video downlinking capability, 2 pilots, and 2 crew members (already in the air & reporting)
Two Blackhawk medical helicopters with 1 pilot and 1 co-pilot each. Ability to carry two littered patients each.
Two Apache's and one Cobra Helicopter with pilots and co-pilots. These could only be used for aerial damage assessment.
24 Military Police personnel, four Humvee Military Police vehicles, and four Military Police SUV's.
80 Engineering personnel to include plumbers, electricians, and HVAC.
Eight Humvees, four water tenders, eight portable generators, two dozers, two dump trucks, two backhoe tractors, and a piece of hydraulic equipment.
We have a mobile command tractor/trailer and a four-person team to set up and maintain it.
We have satellite communications equipment and 6 personnel assigned to that resource.
We have a "Base X" 50-bed portable hospital.
We have four additional "Base X" tents that could be used for causality collection, command posts, or general sheltering.
These are additional resources provided:
1. Search and Rescue (SAR) Teams have responded with two canines, but only 12 volunteers.
2. Structural Engineers: 2 structural engineers are on the scene from the state, but others have been requested.
3. Emergency Response Teams: 75 people have responded from the National Guard. A call out for more has been sent out, but you probably will only get the 75. These teams include medical personnel, search and rescue specialists, and others.
4. Medical Teams: You have 80 medical professionals who have come from throughout the state to support the response.
5. Equipment Specialists: 10 people have responded.
6. Construction and Repair Crews: 25 people have responded from Messer Construction to help out.
These are the top emergencies affecting Bobsville since the earthquake:
1. An explosion has occurred at a nearby laundromat, resulting in a fire adjacent to Clyde's Diner.
2. Lisa Stetson's house fire and potential gas leak.
3. A significant incident occurred at the University of Bobsville during finals, resulting in multiple injuries, fatalities, and trapped students due to falling debris.
4. Severe damage to Bunnyville Hospital Laboratory with trapped and injured med staff/citizens.
5. Collapsed buildings at the grocery store and DMV with trapped and injured citizens.
6. We are initiating START Triage as we are experiencing a medical surge event with many victims showing up on foot or in personal vehicles.
6. A water main break has occurred on Center Street on the Northern outside loop of the town. Water is shooting straight up in the air. The incident has been reported to the city utilities water company by 911.
7. The Bobsville Sheriff's Department is surveying street-by-street damage assessment from our recent earthquake.
8. Mr. Randy Tollefson is trapped inside his house unharmed.