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Tables of Contents for Weapons of Mass Destruction
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
vii
 
The Threat
3
8
Where
4
1
Potential Targets
5
1
How
6
1
Methods of Delivery/Attack
6
3
Availability of Materials and Information
9
1
Who
10
1
Awareness
11
17
Chemical Agents
11
2
Nerve Agents
12
1
Blister Agents
12
1
Blood Agents
12
1
Choking Agents
13
1
Incapacitating Agents
13
1
Biological Agents
13
1
Toxins
14
1
Bacteria
14
1
Rickettsia
14
1
Viruses
14
1
Recognition of an Incident
14
1
Start the Investigation at the First ``Positive'' Indication
15
2
Signs and Symptoms
17
4
Recognition of Materials
21
5
Recognition of Devices
26
2
First Responder Actions
28
8
Recognition
28
1
Notification
29
1
Putting the ``Plan'' in to Action
29
1
Scene Security
29
5
Who Will Be Allowed in What Areas
34
1
Document Personnel at the Scene
34
2
Personal Protection
36
8
Protective Actions
37
1
Routes of Entry
37
1
Respiratory Protection
38
2
Air-Purifying Respirator
38
1
Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus
39
1
Supplied-Air Respirator
40
1
Chemical Protective Clothing
40
4
Level A
42
1
Level B
42
1
Level C
42
1
Level D
43
1
Law Enforcement Response
44
8
Scene Assessment
44
4
Secure the Site
48
1
Limiting the Spread of the Hazard
48
1
Begin Aiding the Injured
49
1
Initiate the Criminal Investigation
49
1
Assist Other Agencies in Performing Their Duties
50
1
The Restoring of Order and Public Confidence
51
1
Handling the Victims
52
5
Aiding the Injured
52
2
Gross Decontamination
54
1
Secondary Contamination
55
2
Incident Management
57
14
Incident Command System Components
58
5
Common Terminology
58
1
Modular Organization
59
1
Integrated Communications
59
1
Unified Command
60
1
Consolidated Action Plans
61
1
Manageable Span of Control
61
1
Designated Incident Facilities
62
1
Comprehensive Resource Management
63
1
Functional Roles
63
5
Incident Commander
63
1
Operations
64
1
Planning
65
1
Logistics
66
1
Finance
67
1
Command Staff
68
1
Safety Officer
68
1
Liaison Officer
68
1
Information Officer
68
1
The Command Post
69
2
Sources of Assistance
71
3
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
71
1
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
71
1
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
72
1
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
72
1
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
72
1
Department of Defense (DOD)
73
1
Tactical Operations in a Hot Zone
74
6
Equipment
76
2
Weapons
78
1
Training
78
2
Planning Considerations
80
13
LEPC Plan
81
1
Vulnerability Assessment
82
1
Existing Capabilities
83
1
Determining Your Equipment Needs
84
3
Equipment
84
1
Response Equipment
85
1
Investigative Equipment
85
1
Specialized Equipment
86
1
Investigation Plans
87
1
The Investigation Team
87
1
Who Will Gather the Evidence
88
1
Inter-Agency Planning
88
1
Training Considerations
89
4
Who Will Be Trained
90
1
Joint Investigative and Response Personnel Training
90
1
Available Resources
91
1
Making the Training Practical
91
1
Refresher Training
92
1
Post-Incident Operations
93
4
Critique
93
1
Re-Assessing Training Needs
94
1
Re-Assessing Equipment Needs
94
1
Re-Assessing Plans and Procedures
95
1
Post-Incident Stress Debriefing
95
1
Medical Screening and Surveillance
96
1
Preparing for the Criminal Investigation
97
7
Personnel Training
98
4
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
98
1
Emergency Response to Hazardous Substance Release
98
1
Respiratory Protection
99
1
Recognition, Evaluation and Control of Ionizing Radiation
99
1
Confined Space Entry
99
1
Industrial Toxicology
99
1
Biohazard
99
1
United States Environmental Protection Agency
99
1
Advanced Environmental Crimes Training Program
99
1
Sampling for Hazardous Matrials
100
1
Air Monitoring for Hazardous Materials
100
1
Hazardous Materials Incident Response Operations
101
1
Emergency Response to Hazardous Material Incidents
101
1
Radiation Safety at Superfund Sites
102
1
The Equipment
102
1
Standard Operating Procedures
103
1
The Crime Scene
104
3
Arrival Procedures
104
3
Photography and Videotape
105
1
Crime Scene Interviews
106
1
Victims' Personal Effects
106
1
The Investigative Team
107
4
Crime Scene Coordinator
108
1
The Safety Officer
108
1
The Safety Team
108
1
Decontamination Team
109
1
Emergency Medical Assistance
109
1
The Sample Team
109
1
The Laboratory Team
109
1
Hot Zone Investigation Team
110
1
Gathering Evidence in a Hot Zone
111
7
Equipment and Procedures
111
4
The Crime Scene Notes
115
3
Sampling for Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Evidence
118
43
The Sampling Plan
119
1
Chemical Evidence
119
1
Chemical Evidence Gathering
119
16
Trip Blanks
120
1
Field Blanks
120
2
Glove Changes
122
1
Representative Samples
122
1
Control Samples
122
1
Sampling Equipment and Containers for Chemical Evidence
122
3
Sampling for Chemical Agent Precursors
125
1
Sampling for a Suspected Chemical Agent
126
1
Liquids and Solids
126
1
Victims'/Suspects' Personal Items
126
1
Gases/Aerosols
127
1
Surface and Dermal Sampling
128
4
Sampling for Degradation Products
132
1
Chemical Evidence Quality Control
132
1
Labeling and Preserving Chemical Evidence
133
2
Storage of the Chemical Evidence
135
1
Biological Evidence
135
11
Biological Evidence Gathering: Bacteria, Viruses and Toxins
137
1
Equipment Preparation
137
1
Glove Changes
138
1
Control Samples
138
1
Sampling for a Suspected Biological Agent
138
1
Liquids and Solids
139
1
Victims'/Suspects' Personal Items
140
1
Soils
140
1
Surface and Dermal
140
1
Bioaerosols
141
4
Labeling and Preserving Biological Evidence
145
1
Biological Evidence Storage
146
1
Radiological Evidence
146
10
Radiological Evidence Gathering
146
1
Trip Blanks
147
1
Glove Changes
147
1
Control Samples
147
1
Sampling Equipment and Containers for Radiological Evidence
147
1
Sampling for a Suspected Radiological Substance
148
1
Airborne Radioactive Material
149
1
Solid Sources
149
2
Soils
151
2
Surface and Dermal
153
1
Liquids
154
1
Radiological Evidence Preservation and Storage
155
1
Packaging and Shipping of Hazardous Evidence
156
5
Analysis for Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Evidence
161
6
Hazardous Evidence Analysis: Instrumentation and Methodologies
162
4
Chemical Evidence Analysis
162
1
Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry
162
1
Biological Evidence Analysis
163
1
Growth Culture Analysis
164
1
Immunoassay
165
1
Deoxyribonucleic Acid/Polymerase Chain Reaction - DNA/PCR
165
1
Radiological Evidence Analysis
166
1
The Laboratory: Post Analysis
166
1
Interdiction Techniques
167
12
Chemical Agents: Manufacturing
167
6
Precursor Container Tracing
168
5
Biological Agents: Manufacturing
173
1
Radiological Devices: Manufacturing
174
2
Surreptitious Sampling Techniques
176
3
Remote Air Sampling
176
1
Remote Liquid Waste Stream Sampling
177
1
Raman Light Detection and Ranging (Raman LIDAR)
178
1
Searching the Suspect Facility
179
18
Determining Goals
179
1
Equipment Requirements
180
1
Personnel Requirements
181
1
The Search Team
181
1
The Briefing
182
4
Chain-of-Command
182
1
Safety Officer
182
1
Site Investigation Team
183
1
The Sample Team
183
1
Type of Facility
183
1
Suspected Hazards
184
1
Expected Protection Levels
184
1
Decontamination Requirements
184
1
Emergency Medical Requirements
184
1
The Sampling Operation
184
1
Site History
185
1
Photographs
185
1
Facility Diagram
185
1
Weather
185
1
Communications
186
1
Search Warrant Review
186
1
The Staging Area
186
1
Personnel and Equipment Check
186
1
Operation's Plan Overview
186
1
The Search
187
10
Interior Search
187
4
Exterior Search
191
1
Post-Search Briefing
192
1
Sample Point Identification
193
1
The Sampling Order
193
1
Chain-of-Custody
194
1
Pipe Tracing
194
1
The Prosecutor
195
1
The Receipt
195
1
Closing the Scene
195
2
Appendices
197
10
Notes
207
6
Glossary
213
6
Index
219