Chapter 9, Page 267 The text discusses a situation in which it might be necessary to severely abbreviate a planned decontamination plan.

. Identify other circumstances in which it might be necessary to short-circuit the most desirable decontamination plan. One situation I can see where it might be necessary to severely abbreviate a planned decontamination plan would be when the area of decontamination has possibly been compromised by either the contaminated material has spread beyond the primary source of contamination due conditions other than by people. This would mean that the primary source is leaking or releasing more matter or material than was initially diagnosed, whether due to faulty patching or misdiagnosis or the matter or material has compromised other containers that house toxic or deadly chemicals, materials, matter or agents. If it has been determined that chemicals or other matter has mixed or has become volatile, then this may preclude a decontamination team from fully implementing their contamination process or short-circuiting their decontamination measures. Another situation where I can see where it might be necessary to severely abbreviate a planned decontamination plan would be when the area of decontamination needs to move due to unforeseen circumstances such as a fire in or near the immediate area of decontamination that endangers both the decontamination team and the contaminated. There is also the possibility where it might be necessary to severely abbreviate a planned decontamination plan would be during a natural occurring event such as a tornado, hurricane or other types of in climate weather in or near the immediate area of decontamination that endangers both the decontamination team and the contaminated. Chapter 10, Page 290 What do you think are the important first steps in constructing a database to be used for emergency planning and response? I think the important first steps in constructing a database to be used for emergency planning and response is to gather information, identify the ob ects, model the ob ects, identify the types of information for each ob ect, and identify the relationship between ob ects !"icrosoft, #$%&'. This is what I would call the technical side of things. Gathering information ( )efore building a database, you must first understand the ob the database is to perform, which means gathering the correct information. This information can be collect from interviewing those that the database is being designed and built for as these are the people that will be using the database the ma ority of the time. They can convey what they desire from the database and how they intend on using the data. It is this time of information that can help to shape the fields and the layout of the database.

Identify the objects ( Identifying key ob ects or entities is necessary for the building of a meaningful, accurate and intelligent database. Once the key ob ects or entities have been identified the relational items become evident with each item having a corresponding table. ode! the objects ( This means after you have identified the ob ects that they are visually represented in the database system. The modeling aspect ensures the relationship between tables is not only correct, but functional. This process helps to flesh out ideas, layouts and details that are pertinent to the users. Identify the types of information for each object ( This step involves identifying and determining what information candidates will be used as tables along with information that will be stored with these tables. *rom relational columns to category columns to raw data columns, they all house the pertinent data needed for an operational database. Identify the re!ationship bet"een objects ( This step involves the ability to determine which tables are associated with other tables through various items and types within the database. The ability to isolate data through different variables allows for greater detail and less clutter. There are other initial steps you might want to also do to guarantee the database you are building is what is needed by the customer by asking a few of the following +uestions such as who is the audience, what is it exactly that they want of need, is there a similar database already in existence, and is it going to interface with other databases, This is what I would consider the non-technical side of things. There is no need to reinvest the wheel if there is something already available, such as a database or information that can either be imported or cross-referenced to your database as long as it is not proprietary. This saves time, money and resources that could be used in other crucial areas of development. Another avenue to pursue is to discover how the database is going to be accessed, such as via smartphones or other smart devices, which will have to be built or converted to support the displaying of such information to these types of devices. 2# $%p!ain "hat C& $' does for an organi(ation and disc)ss "hat type of operation it is best s)ited for# -A".O is a software suite developed to assist both the government and private sector for planning and mitigating chemical accidents, along with complying with regulatory ob ectives of the .mergency /lanning and -ommunity 0ight-To-1now Act of %234. 5ocal .mergency /lanning -ommittees, 6tate .mergency /lanning -ommittees as well as fire departments, emergency planners and chemical facilities are all entities that -A".O was designed for !.rickson, #$$4'.

-A".O provides instant access to safety and emergency response information on thousands of chemicals, tracks chemical inventories within the community and in transit, provides electronic submission of reports, and performs an analysis of ha7ards and off-site conse+uences of airdispersed chemical plumes !.rickson, #$$4'. -A".O is best suited for first and emergency responders when chemicals or the potential for chemicals to be involved in an accident, man-made or natural. The software provides these critical personnel crucial knowledge at their fingertips. This software provides such crucial information as basic facility identification information, employee contact information, and information such as storage amounts, storage conditions, and locations for chemicals stored or used at the facility !./A, #$%&'. -A".O can also be used by firefighters, state emergency response commissions and tribal emergency response commissions, local emergency planning committees, industry, schools, environmental organi7ations and police departments. -A".O is also a robust piece of software, meaning it can import data from other pieces of software such A5O8A and "A0/5OT. A5O8A ( !Areal 5ocations of 8a7ardous Atmospheres' is an atmospheric dispersion model used for evaluating releases of ha7ardous chemical vapors. It allows the user to estimate the downwind dispersion of a chemical cloud based on the toxicological9physical characteristics of the released chemical, atmospheric conditions, and specific circumstances of the release !./A, #$%&'. "A0/5OT ( !"apping Applications for 0esponse, /lanning, and 5ocal Operational Tasks' is a mapping application, which allows users to :see: their data !e.g., roads, facilities, schools, response assets', display this information on computer maps, and print the information on area maps !./A, #$%&'. Also, the areas contaminated by potential or actual chemical release scenarios also can be overlaid on the maps to determine potential impacts !./A, #$%&'. -A".O coupled together with both A5O8A and "A0/5OT offers a one-stop-shop application of any first responder and emergency responders needs. 0eferences ./A. !#$%&'. What is the CAMEO software suite? ;ashington <-= .nvironment /rotection Agency. .rickson, /. A. !#$$4'. Emergency Response Planning - For Corporate and Municipal Managers Oxford= .lsevier. "icrosoft. !#$%&'. Creating a !ata"ase Plan. 0etrieved from Tech>et= http=99technet.microsoft.com9en-us9library9aa2&&$4?!v@s+l.3$'.aspx