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.