Familiarize yourself with the JPB Train Derailment Scenario. Analyze the provided Incident Radio Communications Plan ICS-205. Research and report o

Overview:

For this assignment you will assume the role of the Logistics Section Chief (LSC) for the

JPB Train Derailment scenario. Refer to the attached Incident Radio Communications

Plan ICS-205. Research and report on currently available Interoperable

Communications technology. In the role of the LSC, you will discuss how this

technology can be applied to optimize communications and allow for collaboration with

the various stakeholders impacted by this incident.

Instructions:

• Familiarize yourself with the JPB Train Derailment Scenario.

• Analyze the provided Incident Radio Communications Plan ICS-205.

• Research and report on currently available Interoperable Communications

technology.

o Explain how this technology can be applied to

optimize communications forthe JPS Train Derailment

scenario.

o Describe how this technology can allow for

collaboration with the various stakeholders

impacted by the JPB Train Derailment Scenario.

Requirements:

• This paper is 1.5 to 3 pages in length.

• APA formatting and citations shall be used.

• At least two primary source references will be used.

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Location of Incident

• Totally Fictitious, this place does NOT exist outside this exercise.

• The location is designed to be at the same Latitude as Delaware,

so temperature and climate is the same as around Dover

Delaware.

• Populations of this fictitious city called Hiatusport is approximately 500,000

• There are numerous industries around the port.

EMH340 – Introduction to Emergency

Response & Incident Management

Hiatusport / JPB Train Derailment

Overall Scenario

• At 0730 August 24, 20XX the JPB Northern train was traveling southbound across the

Sangria River on the POST Railroad Bridge when it derailed. A total of 6 cars left the tracks

and plunged down the 25 foot hill. Three cars to the right of the track and three to the left.

Two cars were carrying 29,000 gallons of No. 4 fuel oil, two cars were carrying pine wood

chips, and two cars were 90 ton pressurized chlorine cars. One of the petroleum cars is

leaking into the river. One of the chlorine cars slid into a tank at Stauffer Chemical and is

releasing chlorine. There is a lot of smoke and a small brush fire on the west side of the

tracks. The crewmembers of the train are accounted for and have been transported to the

hospital for evaluation. Stauffer Chemical was in the middle of a shift change and is unable

to account for 11 people at this time.

• Winds are out of the NW at 2 kts and expect to be that way throughout the rest of the day. High

temps will be in the los 80’s*F, and the water temp is 68*F. Partly cloudy with a potential for

some showers early evening. High Tide (+1.5ft) is at 0834 and low tide (-2ft) is at 2015 local

time

• The Incident command post is currently located at the intersection of

Smith Road and Terminal Ave. There is a Staging area set up directly

across from the ICP. And a Heli-spot has been set up off Ron Road.

• The Local Fire Department has responded as well as the Stauffer Chemical

facility in house fire brigade. The US Coast Guard is on the water

investigating, and setting up safety and security zones—limiting traffic on

the river

Assumptions and Supporting Information

• The Sangria river is a river basin that leads out into the

Atlantic Ocean, and has some tidal influence up to Duke

Island

• There are numerous environmental sensitive areas around this incident

• Duke island has a native American burial site on its eastern edge.

• This accident does not appear to be a terrorist act

• All required notifications have been made

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1. Incident Name JPB Northern Train Derailment	2. Operational Period (Date / Time) From: 24 Aug 1800 To: 31 Aug 0600	INCIDENT RADIO COMMUNICATIONS PLAN ICS 205-CG
3. BASIC RADIO CHANNEL USE
SYSTEM / CACHE	CHANNEL	FUNCTION	FREQUENCY	ASSIGNMENT	REMARKS
VHF RADIO HFD	21A	TACTICAL	—	HAZMAT GROUP	HIATUSPORT FIRE DEPARTMENT TACTICAL FREQUENCY
VHF RADIO HPD	14	TACTICAL	—	SECURITY ZONE GROUP	HIATUSPORT POLICE DEPARTMENT SECONDARY WORKING FREQ.
VHF RADIO HFD	20	OPERATIONS	—	OPERATIONS SECTION CHIEF; OPBD; STAMS	PRIMARY COMMUNICATIONS
VHF RADIO HFD	31A	COMMAND	—	COMMAND	UNIFIED COMMAND CAN ALSO BE REACH AT 555-5000
VHF RADIO USCG	81A	TACTICAL	—	DIVISION A – Channel-1 DIVISION B – Channel-2 DIVISION C – Channel-3 DIVISION D – Channel-4	USCG TACTICAL FREQUENCY
VHF RADIO HFD	34	TACTICAL	—	FIREFIGHTING GROUP	HIATUSPORT FIRE DEPARTMENT TACTICAL FREQUENCY
VHF RADIO USCG	23A	TACTICAL	—	SAFETY ZONE GROUP	USCG TACTICAL FREQUENCY
VHF RADIO HFD	21A	LOGISTICS	—	LOGISTICS SECTION CHIEF
VHF RADIO DNR	10A	TACTICAL	—	WILDLIFE RECOVERY GROUP	DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES TACTICAL FREQUENCY
4. Prepared by: (Communications Unit) Date / Time K. LaPlant 24 Aug 1500
INCIDENT RADIO COMMUNICATIONS PLAN ICS 205-CG (Rev. 07/04)

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This handout will familiarize you with the city of Hiatusport (Located in our fictitious port of

Hiatusport, Delaware), and with the various facilities in and around the port as well as the

Coast Guard and other military facilities you may interact with for the purposes of your

training scenario. You will need to be familiar with Hiatusport in order to successfully

complete the practical exercises. This handout, the maps, and over flight video will help

you work through the scenario. When you watch the video you may want to have this

document out in front of you as well as a copy of the Hiatusport Map.

The City:

Hiatusport is located in Hiatusport County on the eastern shore of Delaware. It is at roughly

the same latitude as Washington D.C. and has a similar climate. The city population is

approximately 500,000 and the county population is 1,250,000. Hiatusport, located at the

mouth of the Sangria River, is an industrial city with a good harbor, which makes shipping

an important industry. In addition to waterborne access, the city can be reached by several

modes of land and air transportation. Two major airlines and one commuter airline serve

Hiatusport via Foley International Airport. The Premru Railroad and the JPB Northern

Railroad each serve Hiatusport. The Premru (ex-Chessie System line) approaches

Hiatusport from the west and serves port facilities on the southern shore of the harbor,

including the Hiatusport International Terminal. The JPB approaches from the north,

crosses the Sangria River and serves facilities along its shore as well as the Port Authority

Roll-On/Roll-Off (RORO) Terminal. Two major highways run through Hiatusport: Route

17 (also known as the Colin P. Butler Memorial Highway) and Route 1. Route 17 is the

inland route that crosses the Sangria River via a bridge, while Route 1 is the coastal route

that crosses under the entrance to the harbor via a tunnel.

The J. S. Burhoe Conference & Convention Center, located midway between the mouth

of the Middle River and the Colin P. Butler Memorial Hwy on the north side of the Sangria

River.

The Harbor:

There are good approaches to the harbor with anchorages located both inside and outside

of the harbor entrance. Anchorages A and B are inside and anchorages C and D are

outside. The main shipping channel is maintained to a 60 feet depth and 750 foot width.

A variety of commercial industries are located in the port area. Starting at the mouth of the

Sangria River is Stauffer Chemical, which handles bulk flammable liquids (e.g. toluene

hexanes, etc.), styrene and small quantities of stabilized methyl acetylene propadiene

mixture, a cargo of particular hazard (COPH). Next, upriver, we come to Triangle Refinery

and Public Chemical. These facilities are located between the Yaz Railroad bridge, this

EMH340 – Introduction to Emergency

Response & Incident Management

Introduction to Hiatusport

bridge is primarily used by the JPB Northern RR (also known as the Duke Island railroad

bridge) and the Hwy. 17 bridge, and they share a pier on the Sangria River. Triangle

transfers dangerous cargoes and Public Chemical deals with high quantities of dangerous

cargoes including styrene monomer. The next facility upriver is the General American

Transportation Co. (GATX) tank farm. While located on the Sangria River, it is not a

waterfront facility. The last facility up the Sangria River is McCool Fertilizer. They receive

chemical and petroleum products at the rate of about two barges per month.

Moving back towards the harbor and located just south of Stauffer Chemical is Smith Grain

Company. They deal with soybean oil, not dry grain. Moving south and next to Smith Grain

is the Hiatusport County Port Authority RORO Terminal. It deals with containerized

cargoes, Class A explosives (another COPH) and hazardous materials. DOD Surface

Distribution and Deployment Command (SDDC) plans to use it as a military out-load facility

if a load out occurs in Hiatusport and it is considered a military "Key Asset." Next is

McHenrey Terminal which can handle small petroleum tankers and general cargo. On the

south shore of the harbor is Hiatusport International Terminal (HIT). This is the most

versatile terminal in the port with 6 general cargo berths and 6 container berths. It deals

with COPH and hazardous materials and is also a potential military outload facility. It is also

a "Key Asset."

Across from HIT and in the harbor is Penguin Island where four more facilities are located.

On the north side of the island is Martinez Shipyard, which is a small vessel and barge

repair yard no large vessels are worked on. On the east side of the island and just north of

the Penguin Island swing bridge is Locklear Coal, which handles bituminous coal

shipments. Just south of the bridge on the south end of the island is Bethlehem Steel Co.,

a scrap steel processor.

Bethlehem handles ships and barges 450 to 820 feet long but does not handle dangerous

cargoes. Sunshine Oil is located on the northwest corner of the island. It consists of a tank

farm and a pier for bulk petroleum transfers.

To the east of Penguin Island is downtown Hiatusport. Located there are the City Port

Authority Terminal, which handles break-bulk, some container and some RORO cargo. It

is a secondary SDDC out-load facility, and has ample office space, parking and dock space.

The City Passenger Terminal is also downtown. It handles a couple of cruise ships a

month. Between the Passenger Terminal and the downtown Port Authority is Capt Bob's

tours which operates two tour boats, CAPE CHRISTINE, a 150 passenger tour boat and

the PRIDE OF HIATUSPORT, a 30 passenger T-boat. Located just north of the Port

Authority is the Delaware Power Co. (DEPCO) plant. This is a fossil fuel plant. A DEPCO

nuclear plant is located 15 miles south along the coast. Also in downtown Hiatusport is

Shark Industries, a torpedo manufacturer, located on Pacific Avenue. This is also a "Key

Asset".

The Hiatusport Police Department (HPD) is located in the Central Business District of

Hiatusport on Atlantic Ave. There are currently 114 sworn police officers on the HPD force.

The Hiatusport County Sheriff's Department (HCSD) is co-located with the Hiatusport

County EOC (Emergency Operations Center) South of Crawford Pkwy on Hwy 1. There

are currently 105 sworn deputies on the HCSD. HCSD maintains and operates two 31'

Bertram police boats moored at Cavallero Community College.

The Hiatusport County Sheriff's Department (HCSD) is co-located with the Hiatusport

County EOC (Emergency Operations Center) South of Crawford Pkwy on Hwy 1. There

are currently 105 sworn deputies on the HCSD. HCSD maintains and operates two 31'

Bertram police boats moored at Cavallero Community College.

The Hiatusport City Fire Department, located on Pacific Ave, and Hiatusport County

Fire Department, located at the EOC, provide shore side fire fighting support at facilities

and sites around the Hiatusport area. A HAZMAT team is on duty at all times. The fire

department also maintains a small amount of oil boom and sorbent materials. Most

firefighters are trained in

small spill containment and removal. The City maintains one 45’ foot fireboat and a multipurpose 25-foot fire-rescue Boat and other resources (see resource listings attached).

The local Hiatusport Memorial Hospital is located to the west of the Route 17 bridge on

Hilton Drive.

Cavallero Community College is a two-year institution with campuses located near the

mouth of the harbor just north of the Highway 1 tunnel. There are three High Schools in the

region.

Strickland Darden High School is located north of Turtle Island on the north side of the

Sangria River. Ladonn Hights High School is located 1 mile Northwest of Canton Drive

on the west side of Route 1. Hiatusport High School is between Atlantic Ave and Pacific

Ave and west 1

st Street and west 2nd Street.

There are several marinas located around the harbor and along the Sangria River and there

are private residences along the banks of the Sangria River.

Other agencies in the Hiatusport area that will assist the Coast Guard upon request are the

Delaware Marine Fisheries and the Delaware State Game and Inland Fisheries

Commission. These agencies have small boats and personnel familiar with the Hiatusport

Harbor and Sangria River areas (see resource listings attached).

Sensitive Areas:

Foggy Marsh is an environmentally sensitive area and is protected as a Conservation Area.

The Eastern tip of Duke Island is a culturally sensitive area for the Weenok Native American

tribe. Other sensitive areas going up the Sangria river include: Middle River, Turtle Island,

and Lefeavers Creek. Sensitive Areas in Hiatusport Inner Harbor Include: Emmons Island,

Pickett Island, LaDonn’s Island, Wagner Creek, Green Creek, and Sickler Ditch.

There are regional water intake sites on the North side of the Sangria River near buoy

number “20”.

DOD Military Facilities

Naval Weapons Station (NWS) Hiatusport services Navy and USCG vessels based

along the east coast of the U.S. It is on the south shore of the Sangria River west of the

Highway 17 bridge. A restricted area (33 CFR 165.40) is in place on the river south of the

channel and includes Turtle Island. It has good rail and road access. NWS employs about

3000 military and civilian employees. It is approximately 45 years old with mostly partial or

full underground ammunition storage bunkers.

Naval Operating Base (NOB) Hiatusport is on the western edge of Hiatusport Harbor and

also has an established Restricted Area (33 CFR 165.40). NOB was established during

World War II and is homeport to the USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT carrier group. Some

20,000 military and civilian employees work at NOB in buildings that date from the 40's era

to some that are very modern. It is a fenced facility with typical military base security. It is

accessible by both rail and road. The NOB provides both classified and unclassified record

communications for itself and the NWS.

Coast Guard Facilities

Coast Guard Sector Hiatusport (OPFAC 04-37001) is co-located with Station Thumb

Point north of Penguin Island on the geographical feature known as Thumbs Point. In

addition, other Sector offices are located in the Customs House, near the Passenger

Terminal downtown, a block south of the Thumbs Point facilities. There are 118 personnel

assigned (25 officers, 85 enlisted, and 8 civilians). This figure includes a 6-person PERSRU

(YNCS & 5 POs) and an HSC at the NOB Naval Hospital as the USCG representative. The

Sector is set up with the standard Sector model command structure. There is no licensing

or documentation; those functions are done in Baltimore. The Sector has five subordinate

units, Station Thumbs Point, Station Oyster Bay, Aids to Navigation Team (ANT)

Hiatusport, USCGC GOVERNORS ISLAND and USCGC SHACKLE. The Sector has eight

GSA vehicles.

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