Technologies for Critical Incident Preparedness
TCIP 2008
Robert J. Ingram Chair
Inter Agency Board (IAB)
FDNY Battalion Chief
Center for Terrorism & Disaster
Preparedness
What is the IAB Mission?
The InterAgency Board (IAB) for Equipment Standardization and
Interoperability is designed to establish and coordinate local, state,
and federal standardization, interoperability, compatibility, and
responder health and safety to prepare for, train and respond to,
mitigate, and recover from any incident by identifying
requirements for an all-hazards incident response with a special
emphasis on Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear or
Explosive (CBRNE) issues.
What is the IAB?
The InterAgency Board for Equipment Standardization and Interoperability (IAB)
is:
• An independent user-working group
• Based on voluntary participation
• Comprised of various local, state, federal government agencies, and
private organizations
• Sanctioned by the U.S. Attorney General in 1998
• Founded by DOD-Consequence Management Program (CMP) and DOJFBI Countermeasures Unit
• Chaired by a local First Responder
• Federal Agency Coordinating Committee (FACC)
The IAB Membership represents:
•Local, state, and federal first responders (DHS’s ten responder disciplines)
•Experienced responders from the fire, law enforcement,
emergency medical, public health, public utilities, and military
communities
•Federal research facilities
•Emergency management associations
•Search and rescue
•Standards development organizations
•Homeland security communities
What Committees and SubGroups make
up the IAB?
Committees
- Federal Agency Coordinating Committee (FACC)
- Standards Coordination Committee (SCC)
- Science & Technology Committee (S&T)
- Compatibility and Interoperability Committee
(CIC)
SubGroups
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Training
Medical
Detection and Decontamination (D&D)
Interoperable Communications & Information
Systems (ICIS)
- Personal Protective & Operational Equipment (PP&OE)
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Who are the Members of the FACC?
•The Department of Defense, Office of the Deputy Assistant to the
Secretary of Defense, Chemical/Biological Defense
• Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency
• Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology Directorate
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, NPPTL
• National Institute of Standards and Technology, Office of Law Enforcement
Standards
What is the Standardized Equipment List
(SEL)?
• The Standardized
Equipment List (SEL) is a
generic, minimum list of
equipment and supplies
recommended by the IAB to
local, state, and federal
government organizations in
preparing for and responding
to all-hazards incident
response.
• Bound copy & Electronic
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What makes the SEL unique?
•A nationally vetted and established guideline
•Validated by the user community
•Continually updated by the membership
•A resource for users about adopted national standards, related reference
standards, operating considerations including costs (initial and maintenance),
mission/hazard roles, maintenance and training considerations
•Does not identify specific products or manufacturers
•Aligned with the Authorized Equipment List published by DHS
Where can I find the SEL?
• To request a hard copy, or to download a PDF,
visit the IAB Website at www.iab.gov
• An interactive version of the SEL is available
through the Responder Knowledge Base (RKB)
at www.rkb.us
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Prioritized S&T Capability Gaps
• Ranked by IAB membership
– 3-D Personnel Locator for accountability
– Communications in difficult environments (i.e. hi-rise,
tunnels) without cumbersome repeaters.
– Digital Speaker Microphones for SCBA
– Secure, Digital Multi-Media Communications
– Improved Portable Explosive Detection Capability
– Dermal Exposure Standards for Toxic Industrial Chemicals
– Bio Detection for Field use Capability
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Prioritized Standards Gaps
Ranked by IAB Membership
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Computer Aided Dispatch Interface Standard [voice, data, video]
All-Hazard Core Competencies for Responders [training standards]
Portable Explosives Detectors [point and standoff]
Respiratory Protective Devices for Infectious Diseases [HHS and CDC to
make guides]
Uniform Public Health Surveillance Standard [HHS and CDC]
Required Elements for Equipment Training Package
Handheld Detectors for TICs [detection levels, testing-3rd party, etc]
Law Enforcement PPE Standards [comparable to NFPA standards-NIJ]
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Prioritized Interoperability &
Compatibility Issues
• Compatible chemical detector libraries Raman hazardous
materials identification need for compatible libraries, legal
issues—manufacturers’ proprietary libraries
• Conflict between environmental sampling strategies and
evidence/forensic collection
• How clean is clean? Decontamination methods can not be
adequately evaluated until a determination is made as to the level
of cleanliness that is necessary
• ASTM sampling standard. Elements in the first responder
community have issues with ASTM suspicious powder sampling
standard. What is bio sampling? Standard field screen method
and technology.
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Prioritized Interoperability &
Compatibility Issues
• Credentialing Standardization by skill set that translates
nationwide and intrastate.
• Standardization of batteries. From radios to all universal
equipment
• Uniform public health surveillance. Common data
set/definitions between jurisdictions
• Compatibility of wireless systems. All wireless systems (heads-up
display on SCBA) during operations must be compatible and
interoperable to eliminate interference and crosstalk
• Compatibility of Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) body
armor with SCBA. Current ballistic tactical vests hinder wearing
the harness for SCBA
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Prioritized Interoperability &
Compatibility Issues
• Modeling/ simulations standard. Modeling/simulations standard
for state and local responder applications. There needs to be
open standards developed for modeling/simulation training tools
to allow for compatibility between systems.
• NIMS resource typing definitions. Revisit initial 120 NIMS
resource typing definitions (example: SWAT—fit in with
HAZMAT EOD definition.) Conduct NFPA 1670/1006/470
series crosswalk. Highlight impact of typing changes on PPE,
equipment, and professional qualifications.
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Information Highway – RKB
Responder Knowledge Base
"Created
to provide Emergency
Responders, purchasers, and
planners with a trusted,
integrated, on-line source of
information on products,
standards, certifications,
grants, and other equipmentrelated information."
•Click "Smee" to
launch the Tutorial
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Responder Knowledge Base (RKB)
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Questions?
BC Robert J. Ingram
FDNY-CTDP
ingramr@fdny.nyc.gov
Chair
Inter Agency Board
www.iab.gov