GCIS INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: NORTHCOM Striking Military Emergency Response Deal With Governors

 

ISSUED BY: GCIS Communications Command Center

SOURCE: HS Today

08April2011 6:00amEST

GCIS INTELLIGENCE UPDATE: The Department of Defense (DoD) is negotiating with state governors to set rules for more extensive use of the US military during a national disaster, including the activation of Army Reserves, the commander of US Northern Command (NORTHCOM) revealed Tuesday.

DoD has the authority to activate the Reserves on an involuntary basis, said US Navy Adm. James “Sandy” Winnefeld, the NORTHCOM commander during a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, but state governors have resisted the notion in the past as they like to maintain control of armed forces operating within their states during a disaster. (read full report)

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GCIS INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: Alert level at Indonesia volcano raised to highest

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SOURCE: Federal News Radio

18March2011 10:09amEST

GCIS INTELLIGENCE UPDATE: JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia has raised the alert level at one of its most active volcanos to the highest after it repeatedly sent hot clouds of gas down its slopes.

Volcanology hazard mitigation chief Surono says authorities have been ordered to evacuate people living along Mount Karangetang's slopes. (read full report)

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GCIS INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: Heritage Foundation Report: 'Reviewing America’s Disaster Preparedness'

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SOURCE: The Heritage Foundation

16March2011 11:08pmEST

GCIS INTELLIGENCE UPDATE: As Americans watch with horror, the death toll from the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan continues to climb into the thousands. Recent experience has taught the U.S. the crippling effects of disasters—from earthquakes to hurricanes, floods, fires, and oil spills. It is vital that U.S. disaster preparedness undergo constant evaluation and that key changes are made before the country faces another incident, whether natural or man-made.

Ongoing Heritage Foundation research has identified key areas where disaster preparedness should be reviewed and improved. Success must include the private sector, federal agencies, state and local resources, and the military.

Perhaps one of the most significant lessons learned from recent U.S. disasters is that the private sector is a critical actor in the homeland security enterprise. Time and again, from the attacks of September 11 to Hurricane Katrina—and even recently with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill—the private sector has been at the forefront of relief and recovery operations. The private sector’s indispensable role begs for the federal government to form solid bonds with industry. These relationships not only promote security innovations but allow these new developments to be plugged directly into disaster response efforts. (read full report)

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GCIS INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: Disaster Preparedness: FedHealth offers assistance and information on potential radiation exposure

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SOURCE: FedHealth

13March2011 1:22pmEST

GCIS INTELLIGENCE UPDATE: ARIZONA - FedHealth owner, and co-author of "IT'S A DISASTER!", Janet Liebsch, released a preventative letter today explaiing, "I'm not trying to be an alarmist but .. sending this as fyi in case things go south with Japanese reactors. Hopefully they can contain everything since structures are much more modern than Chernobyl. But sharing this with our friends and family in case you have loved ones on west coast. Hopefully you / they have KI and radiation detection units cuz if reactors blow and release .. well, again - let’s just hope it all stays contained.

And remember .. TIME, DISTANCE and SHIELDING are important during any type of radiological disaster. And radioactive materials decay rapidly .. per 7/10 rule, for every sevenfold increase in time, there is a tenfold decrease in radiation rate. For example, 75 Rems (rad) would drop to 7.5 Rems after 7 hours. Best thing you can do IF this even happens is .. stay inside a structure (don’t be running around outdoors) and stay put for hours or a day or 2 until it decays. Again .. that’s ONLY if things go bad.

If you don’t have our book handy, download our nuclear power plant accident tips in PDF here  .. and learn how to build an expedient shelter here. (Also attached both here in PDF.) If you don’t have access to KI, get a bottle of iodine from a local pharmacy so it’s on shelf .. then only IF a plume is coming .. wipe a swipe on your abdomen. It’ll stain your skin but it can fill up your thyroid with good iodine so it doesn’t absorb bad stuff. Children (including unborn) are most susceptible since their thyroids are still active. Unfortunately we don’t have suggestions for cesium yet (other than Prussian blue but don’t know how to get any) .. but working on finding options / alternatives.

Also please realize we’re talking potential semi-low Rad levels for western US and Canada per map (although Aleutian Islands may experience higher Rads)."

Per japan.org …

0-50 rads (Rems)– No obvious short-term effects

80-120 rads– You have a 10% chance of vomiting and experiencing nausia for a few days

130 -170 rads– You have a 25% chance of vomiting and contracting other symptoms

180-220 rads– You have a 50% chance of vomiting and having other severe physical effects

270-330 rads– 20% chance of death in 6 weeks, or you will recover in a few months.

400-500 rads - 50% chance of death

550-750 rads - Nausia within a few hours ; no survivors

> 1000 rads - immediate incapacitation and death within a week or less.

^{(Source: Japan.org)}

She asks people not to panic or be overly-obsessed with keeping track of the news, but to "stay current on events and try to educate yourself and others as best as possible."

Japan’s earthquake page is http://www.japan.org  and US Nuclear Regulatory Commission is http://www.nrc.gov , not to mention the local and national media who will be monitoring this event as it progresses.

 

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GCIS INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: IAEA prepared to offer assistance to Japan

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SOURCE: Reuters

12March2011 11:44amEST

GCIS INTELLIGENCE UPDATE: In Japan Saturday, radiation leaked from a damaged nuclear reactor after an explosion blew the roof off in the wake of the massive earthquake, but the government insisted that radiation levels were low.

Japan's Jiji news agency later said three workers suffered radiation exposure near the Fukushima nuclear plant.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the U.N. nuclear body, said Japanese authorities had informed it of the explosion and that they were "assessing the condition of the reactor core."

"The IAEA has reiterated its offer of technical assistance to Japan, should the government request this," it said. (read full report)

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GCIS INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: Japan asks Russia to boost gas, coal supplies

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SOURCE: Ria Novosti

12March2011 11:23amEST

GCIS INTELLIGENCE UPDATE: Earthquake-stricken Japan asked Russia on Saturday to increase energy supplies and Moscow is ready to deliver up to 150,000 tons of liquefied natural gas and increase gas supplies, Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin said.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said earlier in the day liquefied natural gas supplies to Japan should be stepped up if requested. (read full report)

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GCIS INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: Japan: Hundreds Killed by Massive Tsunami After 8.9-Magnitude Quake

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SOURCE: Fox News

11March2011 11:35pmEST

GCIS INTELLIGENCE UPDATE: TOKYO –  Japan's northeastern coast was a swampy wasteland of broken houses, overturned cars, sludge and dirty water Saturday as the nation awoke to the devastating aftermath of one of its greatest disasters, a powerful tsunami created by one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded.

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck the South Pacific nation of Tonga on Saturday afternoon local time, according to the US Geological Survey.

The death toll from Friday's massive magnitude 8.9 in Japan's quake stood at more than 200, but an untold number of bodies were believed to be lying in the rubble and debris, and Japanese were bracing for more bad news as authorities tried to reach the hardest-hit areas.

Aerial footage showed military helicopters lifting people on rescue tethers from rooftops and partially submerged buildings surrounded by water and debris. At one school, a large white "SOS" had been spelled out in English.

The earthquake that struck off the northeastern shore was the biggest recorded quake ever to hit Japan. It ranked as the fifth-largest earthquake in the world since 1900 and was nearly 8,000 times stronger than one that devastated Christchurch, New Zealand, last month, scientists said. (read full report)

 

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GCIS INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: Tokyo nuclear reactor releases excessive radiation after eartquake

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SOURCE: NewsMax

11March2011 11:19pmEST

GCIS INTELLIGENCE UPDATE: News releases posted on the Tokyo Electric Power company’s website detailing efforts to cool down the nuclear power core at the Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station state there have been elevated radiation levels detected in the vicinity.

For most of the day Friday, Japanese officials were maintaining there had been no release of radiation. Officials announced late Friday afternoon they might vent moderately radioactive vapor from a containment vessel, in order to ease pressure in one of the plant’s containment vessels. Some 3,000 residents have been evacuated from nearby neighborhoods.

But a news release posted on the TEPCO site at 7 a.m. Tokyo time stated: “Measurement of radioactive material (Iodine, etc.) by monitoring car indicates increasing value compared to normal level. One of the monitoring posts is also indicating higher than normal level. We will continue monitoring discharge of radioactive material from exhaust stack and discharge canal, etc.” (read full report)

 

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