5-06/070.30 - CBRN Coordination Requirements



These action items are to be used as guidelines by units responding to incidents involving the potential use of chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear weapons.

  • Exact Location of Incident;
  • CBRN Indicators;
  • Wind Direction and Weather Conditions;
  • Plume Direction;
  • Number of Victims;
  • Orientation of Victims (direction headed, position, pattern);
  • Types of Injuries;
  • Safe Access Routes;
  • Containment Posts (Crime Scene, but stay uphill, upwind, upstream and avoid low lying areas);
  • Traffic Control Points;
  • Command Post;
  • Staging Area(s);
  • Obtain Witness Statements from safe distance; and
  • Protect against Secondary Devices/Attacks.