Guest guest Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL MEMORANDUM TO: America's First Responder Community FROM: FEMA Disaster Operations SUBJECT: SUBSUBJECT: Threat to rats and rabbits. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has activated the Emergency Task Force on Emergency Response/Operation SATDES (ETFEROSATDES). ETFEROSATDES has determined that hydrazine (anhydrous) Materials Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) provides the following information: Toxicity data: IHL-RAT LC50 570 ppm/4h; IPR-RAT LD50 76 mg kg (-1); SKN-RBT LD50 91 mg kg (-1). Accordingly, the following guidelines are issued: Rats and rabbits should, to the greatest extent possible within the guidelines of CFR Title 972 Part 86.304(a)(2)(iii), except as provided in CFR Title 972 Parts 86.307 and 86.576, as amended (See Supp. 2007), and within the guidelines as set forth in Secretary vs. Holman, 476 S.Ct. 575, determining the application of Klaus v. Venetron Pharmaceuticals, 474 Fed. 3rd. 666 (5th Cir. 1974), furnish the following items to all rats and rabbits found within any contact area: Safety glasses, gloves, good ventilation. (Note: Safety phrases S1, S5, S7, S12, and S27 do not apply.) Issuance of such items will be covered by CFR 15.404(a)(5) and CFR 15(e)(19)(lxiiiv). Applications within the containment areas will be reported as usual under CFR 57.972 and 978, et seq. YOUR GOVERNMENT APPRECIATES YOU! HAVE A NICE DAY. > > > > MEMORANDUM TO: America's First Responder Community > > FROM: FEMA Disaster Operations > > > Directorate > > SUBJECT: Satellite Re-entry > > A U.S. satellite has malfunctioned and is expected to re-enter the Earth's > atmosphere sometime between the last week of February and the first week of > March. Right now it is in an uncontrolled decent and as a result, the exact > date, time and place of impact can not yet be determined. It is our plan to > pass on more specific information with as much advance notice as possible. > Please keep in mind that the probability that it will fall upon the United > States is low, yet we must be ready. > > The satellite weighs approximately 5000 lbs and about 50 percent of it will > probably survive re-entry. Of that amount, what is most concerning is the > fuel tank. This tank contains approximately 1000 lbs of Hydrazine as the > fuel source and will likely survive re-entry and be intact when it strikes > the earth. It may then rupture and release the hydrazine. There is also a > fuel tank liner of Beryllium compound. > > There is no radiation on board. > > As our nation's first responders, some of you may find yourself dealing with > this issue within your community and response area. This will essentially > be a Hazardous Material (HAZMAT) event that you will need to deal with, the > same as if there was a chlorine or ammonia leak or spill you had to respond > to. Hydrazine is a very dangerous chemical but no more so than many of the > other substances that travel on the rails and highways of America everyday > for which you train and prepare to respond. > > The Department of Homeland Security, lead by the Federal Emergency > Management Agency (FEMA), has developed an operations plan to support you in > this response. It has been built collaboratively with the Department of > Defense and other members of our federal interagency community. We have had > the support of the Department of Transportation, the Environmental > Protection Agency, the Department of Health and Human Services, the National > Guard Bureau, Customs and Border Protection, and a host of other federal > agencies. > > We will have six Federal Joint Interagency Task Forces located around the > country ready to deploy the moment we know the impact area, responding to > assist you in your role of immediate consequence management. As you know, > we follow the National Incident Management System (NIMS) / Incident Command > System (ICS) as our incident management framework. Therefore, we want to > make it clear that our response will be in support of the local incident > commander as part of the local Unified Incident Command structure (more at > www.fema.gov/ www<http://www.fema.http://> ). > > To help you prepare for a response to this highly unlikely situation, we > have developed a First Responder Guide seen at the link below. It contains > information to help you prepare for a possible deployment should elements of > this satellite come down in your area. More information will become > available as this situation develops; however, we wanted to give you what > details we can so you can begin to plan for the " what ifs " as they relate to > your community. This is the time to work with your other local first > response agencies to develop a plan of immediate action. We will be there > to support you, in great numbers if necessary, but as with all emergency > response situations, the first few hours will require your readiness until > state and federal help arrives. > > The First Responder Guide can be seen at: > > http://www.usfa.http://www.usfa.http://www.http://www.usfhttp://www.uhtt > > ect.pdf. > > You will be receiving additional information through your state emergency > management and homeland security agencies. Working with the FEMA Regions, > they will help you prepare. On behalf of our nation, I thank you in advance > for your service to your country. > > NOTE: Considering that the satellite contains large amounts of toxic > hydrazine (anhydrous), the following links may be useful for preparation > > purposes: > > http://physchem.http://phhttp://physchem.http:/ > > http://cameochemicahttp://cameohttp://cahttp: > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 MEMORANDUM TO: America's First Responder Community FROM: FEMA Disaster Operations Directorate SUBJECT: Satellite Re-entry A U.S. satellite has malfunctioned and is expected to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere sometime between the last week of February and the first week of March. Right now it is in an uncontrolled decent and as a result, the exact date, time and place of impact can not yet be determined. It is our plan to pass on more specific information with as much advance notice as possible. Please keep in mind that the probability that it will fall upon the United States is low, yet we must be ready. The satellite weighs approximately 5000 lbs and about 50 percent of it will probably survive re-entry. Of that amount, what is most concerning is the fuel tank. This tank contains approximately 1000 lbs of Hydrazine as the fuel source and will likely survive re-entry and be intact when it strikes the earth. It may then rupture and release the hydrazine. There is also a fuel tank liner of Beryllium compound. There is no radiation on board. As our nation's first responders, some of you may find yourself dealing with this issue within your community and response area. This will essentially be a Hazardous Material (HAZMAT) event that you will need to deal with, the same as if there was a chlorine or ammonia leak or spill you had to respond to. Hydrazine is a very dangerous chemical but no more so than many of the other substances that travel on the rails and highways of America everyday for which you train and prepare to respond. The Department of Homeland Security, lead by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), has developed an operations plan to support you in this response. It has been built collaboratively with the Department of Defense and other members of our federal interagency community. We have had the support of the Department of Transportation, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Guard Bureau, Customs and Border Protection, and a host of other federal agencies. We will have six Federal Joint Interagency Task Forces located around the country ready to deploy the moment we know the impact area, responding to assist you in your role of immediate consequence management. As you know, we follow the National Incident Management System (NIMS) / Incident Command System (ICS) as our incident management framework. Therefore, we want to make it clear that our response will be in support of the local incident commander as part of the local Unified Incident Command structure (more at www.fema.gov/nrf <http://www.fema.gov/nrf> ). To help you prepare for a response to this highly unlikely situation, we have developed a First Responder Guide seen at the link below. It contains information to help you prepare for a possible deployment should elements of this satellite come down in your area. More information will become available as this situation develops; however, we wanted to give you what details we can so you can begin to plan for the " what ifs " as they relate to your community. This is the time to work with your other local first response agencies to develop a plan of immediate action. We will be there to support you, in great numbers if necessary, but as with all emergency response situations, the first few hours will require your readiness until state and federal help arrives. The First Responder Guide can be seen at: http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/FEMA_ERG_Responder_Guide_Space_Obj ect.pdf. You will be receiving additional information through your state emergency management and homeland security agencies. Working with the FEMA Regions, they will help you prepare. On behalf of our nation, I thank you in advance for your service to your country. NOTE: Considering that the satellite contains large amounts of toxic hydrazine (anhydrous), the following links may be useful for preparation purposes: http://physchem.ox.ac.uk/MSDS/HY/hydrazine.html http://cameochemicals.noaa.gov/chemical/5019. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 In a message dated 21-Feb-08 08:33:31 Central Standard Time, mhudson@... writes: Our only hopes are once again in the hands of Captain Kirk and that intrepid crew of the Enterprise. But wait----Does anyone know if Starfleet has signed any EOC Compacts or NIMS Mutli-Agency agreements? Has the command staff of the Enterprise completed FEMA ICS 100,200,275, 300, 400, 700 and 800? Actually, the Prime Directive prevents Kirk from entering into any such MOAs.... (remember the time he had to slingshot the Enterprise around the sun to stick the pilot back into the interceptor?) ck **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Our only hopes are once again in the hands of Captain Kirk and that intrepid crew of the Enterprise. But wait----Does anyone know if Starfleet has signed any EOC Compacts or NIMS Mutli-Agency agreements? Has the command staff of the Enterprise completed FEMA ICS 100,200,275, 300, 400, 700 and 800? -MH ________________________________ From: texasems-l [texasems-l ] On Behalf Of Bledsoe, DO [bbledsoe@...] Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 12:05 AM To: texasems-l Subject: Sky is Falling MEMORANDUM TO: America's First Responder Community FROM: FEMA Disaster Operations Directorate SUBJECT: Satellite Re-entry A U.S. satellite has malfunctioned and is expected to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere sometime between the last week of February and the first week of March. Right now it is in an uncontrolled decent and as a result, the exact date, time and place of impact can not yet be determined. It is our plan to pass on more specific information with as much advance notice as possible. Please keep in mind that the probability that it will fall upon the United States is low, yet we must be ready. The satellite weighs approximately 5000 lbs and about 50 percent of it will probably survive re-entry. Of that amount, what is most concerning is the fuel tank. This tank contains approximately 1000 lbs of Hydrazine as the fuel source and will likely survive re-entry and be intact when it strikes the earth. It may then rupture and release the hydrazine. There is also a fuel tank liner of Beryllium compound. There is no radiation on board. As our nation's first responders, some of you may find yourself dealing with this issue within your community and response area. This will essentially be a Hazardous Material (HAZMAT) event that you will need to deal with, the same as if there was a chlorine or ammonia leak or spill you had to respond to. Hydrazine is a very dangerous chemical but no more so than many of the other substances that travel on the rails and highways of America everyday for which you train and prepare to respond. The Department of Homeland Security, lead by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), has developed an operations plan to support you in this response. It has been built collaboratively with the Department of Defense and other members of our federal interagency community. We have had the support of the Department of Transportation, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Guard Bureau, Customs and Border Protection, and a host of other federal agencies. We will have six Federal Joint Interagency Task Forces located around the country ready to deploy the moment we know the impact area, responding to assist you in your role of immediate consequence management. As you know, we follow the National Incident Management System (NIMS) / Incident Command System (ICS) as our incident management framework. Therefore, we want to make it clear that our response will be in support of the local incident commander as part of the local Unified Incident Command structure (more at www.fema.gov/nrf <http://www.fema.gov/nrf> ). To help you prepare for a response to this highly unlikely situation, we have developed a First Responder Guide seen at the link below. It contains information to help you prepare for a possible deployment should elements of this satellite come down in your area. More information will become available as this situation develops; however, we wanted to give you what details we can so you can begin to plan for the " what ifs " as they relate to your community. This is the time to work with your other local first response agencies to develop a plan of immediate action. We will be there to support you, in great numbers if necessary, but as with all emergency response situations, the first few hours will require your readiness until state and federal help arrives. The First Responder Guide can be seen at: http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/FEMA_ERG_Responder_Guide_Space_Obj ect.pdf. You will be receiving additional information through your state emergency management and homeland security agencies. Working with the FEMA Regions, they will help you prepare. On behalf of our nation, I thank you in advance for your service to your country. NOTE: Considering that the satellite contains large amounts of toxic hydrazine (anhydrous), the following links may be useful for preparation purposes: http://physchem.ox.ac.uk/MSDS/HY/hydrazine.html http://cameochemicals.noaa.gov/chemical/5019. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 The U.S. military shot it down last night. R. FF/EMT President/CEO Emergency Depot Satellite Re-entry A U.S. satellite has malfunctioned and is expected to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere sometime between the last week of February and the first week of March. Right now it is in an uncontrolled decent and as a result, the exact date, time and place of impact can not yet be determined. It is our plan to pass on more specific information with as much advance notice as possible. Please keep in mind that the probability that it will fall upon the United States is low, yet we must be ready. The satellite weighs approximately 5000 lbs and about 50 percent of it will probably survive re-entry. Of that amount, what is most concerning is the fuel tank. This tank contains approximately 1000 lbs of Hydrazine as the fuel source and will likely survive re-entry and be intact when it strikes the earth. It may then rupture and release the hydrazine. There is also a fuel tank liner of Beryllium compound. There is no radiation on board. As our nation's first responders, some of you may find yourself dealing with this issue within your community and response area. This will essentially be a Hazardous Material (HAZMAT) event that you will need to deal with, the same as if there was a chlorine or ammonia leak or spill you had to respond to. Hydrazine is a very dangerous chemical but no more so than many of the other substances that travel on the rails and highways of America everyday for which you train and prepare to respond. The Department of Homeland Security, lead by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), has developed an operations plan to support you in this response. It has been built collaboratively with the Department of Defense and other members of our federal interagency community. We have had the support of the Department of Transportation, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Guard Bureau, Customs and Border Protection, and a host of other federal agencies. We will have six Federal Joint Interagency Task Forces located around the country ready to deploy the moment we know the impact area, responding to assist you in your role of immediate consequence management. As you know, we follow the National Incident Management System (NIMS) / Incident Command System (ICS) as our incident management framework. Therefore, we want to make it clear that our response will be in support of the local incident commander as part of the local Unified Incident Command structure (more at www.fema.gov/ nrf <http://www.fema. gov/nrf> ). To help you prepare for a response to this highly unlikely situation, we have developed a First Responder Guide seen at the link below. It contains information to help you prepare for a possible deployment should elements of this satellite come down in your area. More information will become available as this situation develops; however, we wanted to give you what details we can so you can begin to plan for the " what ifs " as they relate to your community. This is the time to work with your other local first response agencies to develop a plan of immediate action. We will be there to support you, in great numbers if necessary, but as with all emergency response situations, the first few hours will require your readiness until state and federal help arrives. The First Responder Guide can be seen at: http://www.usfa. dhs.gov/download s/pdf/FEMA_ ERG_Responder_ Guide_Space_ Obj ect.pdf. You will be receiving additional information through your state emergency management and homeland security agencies. Working with the FEMA Regions, they will help you prepare. On behalf of our nation, I thank you in advance for your service to your country. NOTE: Considering that the satellite contains large amounts of toxic hydrazine (anhydrous), the following links may be useful for preparation purposes: http://physchem. ox.ac.uk/ MSDS/HY/hydrazin e.html http://cameochemica ls.noaa.gov/ chemical/ 5019. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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