The RadResponder Network
Overview
April 10, 2013
Sponsored: by the Nuclear Incident Response Program
FEMA, DOE, and EPA
http://www.RadResponder.net
Support@RadResponder.net
RadResponder Network
Rapid, accurate characterization is
the key to saving lives after a
radiological emergency
More Data. Better Data. Faster Data
https://www.RadResponder.net
Support@RadResponder.net
RadResponder Network
Cold war mind set
• Massive attack. Everybody’s dead anyway. Except
Wyoming.
• It’s the fed’s responsibility.
Post cold war
• Different threats: Nuclear Power Plants, RDD’s, IND’s
• Enormous variability in impacts and fallout patterns
• A 10KT ground based IND is survivable
https://www.RadResponder.net
Support@RadResponder.net
RadResponder Network
Quick Decisions, Big Implications
• Shelter in place?
• Evacuation Routes?
• Force Protection?
https://www.RadResponder.net
Support@RadResponder.net
RadResponder Network
Accepted: Rapid, accurate characterization is the key to saving
lives after a radiological emergency. But…
• So what? Don’t we know that already?
• Haven’t we spent the last 30 years building this capability?
• Agencies: FRMAC, EPA, DOE, FEMA, CDC
• Organizations/Program: NREP, CRCPD, IAB
• Systems, Tools, and Vendors: Too many to count…
https://www.RadResponder.net
Support@RadResponder.net
RadResponder Network
Fukushima
March 11th, 2011
https://www.RadResponder.net
Support@RadResponder.net
RadResponder Network
https://www.RadResponder.net
Support@RadResponder.net
RadResponder Network
Fukushima Lessons Learned
• Individual organizations have excellent capabilities:
equipment, training, logistics, systems…
• But no single organization can manage the entire response
– Poor coordination among federal assets
– No practical coordination among feds, states, and locals
– No practical coordination between feds and industry
• Waiting until the response phase to address these problems
means that you’ve already lost
https://www.RadResponder.net
Support@RadResponder.net
RadResponder Network
Sidebar: A complex interconnected
world means complex interconnected
risks happening more often and with
greater impacts
• TMI: 1979
• Chernobyl: 1986
• WTC Attacks: 2001
• Katrina: 2005
• Deepwater Horizon: 2011
• Fukushima: 2011
• Hurricane Sandy: 2012
https://www.RadResponder.net
Support@RadResponder.net
RadResponder Network
View from FEMA’s CBRNE Office
• No one response organization can shoulder
the entire responsibility
• State and locals are on the ground first, and
the Feds might not get there for days
• Trying to establish inter-agency coordination
after the fact is already too late
https://www.RadResponder.net
Support@RadResponder.net
RadResponder Network
Intractable Problem
• Increase readiness
through regular, large
scale, multi-jurisdictional
inter-agency exercises
and drills….
• …when there is not
enough money, time, or
coordination to do it at a
level where it matters.
• Or just form another
working group!
Staff
Time
Money
$$$
Time
Money
https://www.RadResponder.net
Support@RadResponder.net
RadResponder Network
Filling the Gap – RadResponder
– State and Locals will be on the scene first
– Need to provide them with tools and capabilities
to work together and with their federal partners
– Base the tools on existing, tested capabilities (e.g.
DOE’s RAMS system, the FRMAC)
– Must be able to use the tools in their day-to-day
operations, trainings, and exercises
https://www.RadResponder.net
Support@RadResponder.net
RadResponder Network
RadResponder Design Principles
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Free with no startup costs
Always available & controlled by end users
Works with whatever equipment users already have
Easy to deploy, learn, and maintain
Incorporate training and support from the beginning
Stay focused on data sharing and partnerships
Provide open device and integration options
Employ Standard formats and terminology
Tightly integrate with existing federal capabilities
https://www.RadResponder.net
Support@RadResponder.net
RadResponder Network
RadResponder Components
https://www.RadResponder.net
Support@RadResponder.net
RadResponder Network
RadResponder Infrastructure
https://www.RadResponder.net
Support@RadResponder.net
RadResponder Network
RadResponder is
available now and it is
free
https://www.RadResponder.net
Support@RadResponder.net
RadResponder Network
2012-Today
– Beta Release: June 2012 Amber Waves Exercise
– Fall 2012
•
•
•
•
•
Working groups, lessons learned, technical work
First external systems integration – New Jersey DEP
First commercial device integrations
DOE RAMS Integration
DOE Tablet Integration (i.e. RadResponderPro)
– January 2013: Inauguration Support (33rd CST)
https://www.RadResponder.net
Support@RadResponder.net
RadResponder Network
Today
– 110 emergency response organizations
nationwide
• Federal, S&L’s, NPP’s, National Guard etc.
– ~400 registered users
– Continuing Technical Work
https://www.RadResponder.net
Support@RadResponder.net
RadResponder Network
Moving Forward
– Continue Rollout and Account Signup
– Outreach (NREP, CRCPD, etc.)
– Deployment Support
• MiniEx’s – Network of Networks
• System and Device Integrations
• CDP/CTOS courses and training modules
https://www.RadResponder.net
Support@RadResponder.net
RadResponder Network
Next Steps
1.
2.
3.
4.
Get an Account (https://www.RadResponder.net)
Participate in an orientation webinar
Watch the training videos
Contact us for support…
1.
2.
3.
4.
Getting your people and gear setup correctly
Integrating with your existing systems
Linking up with your regional partners
Scheduling and executing a regional MiniEx
https://www.RadResponder.net
Support@RadResponder.net
Contacts/Resources
SUPPORT EMAIL
• support@radresponder.net
WEB ADDRESSES
• RadResponder Website: https://www.RadResponder.net
• Document Repository: http://sdrv.ms/T1Dl29
• YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/officialradresponder
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RadResponder
https://www.RadResponder.net
Support@RadResponder.net
https://www.RadResponder.net
Support@RadResponder.net