HomeMy WebLinkAbout11 BCCD Minutes and Attachments 11.07.1989 MEMORANDUM
TO: Jake Cangelose, Director Brazos County Civil
Defense
FROM: James S. Bland, Fire Chief
SUBJECT: Recommendation on County Wide Disaster Exercise
DATE: 07 November 1989
On October 12, 1989, a meeting of Brazos County Civil
Defense was held at College Station Fire Department to
discuss a county wide disaster training exercise.
Jake Cangelose, Director of Civil Defense appointed the
following committee to make a recommendation for a county
wide disaster exercise for January, 1990. The committee was
made up of the following personnel.
1. Chief Jim Bland, Bryan Fire Department, Chairman
2. Chief Doug Landua, College Station Fire Department
�Orr\ v 3. Chief Charles Phelps, Bryan Police Department
4. Chief Michael Strope, College Station Police Dept.
5. Chief Elmer Schneider, Jr. TAMtJ Police Department
On October 30, 1989, the committee with Major John
Kennedy representing Chief Strope, met at College Station
Fire Department and makes the following recommendations for
the county wide disaster exercise.
1. Each entity hold an exercise using their emergency
operations center.
2. Testing of each entity communications between their
departments, and their ability to recall personnel.
3. Review procedures after their exercise.
4. If either St. Joseph's or Humana Hospitals require
mass causality exercise, they should contact and
coordinate with their local fire departments.
These recommendations was based upon the following
facts.
1. Budget and manpower restraints would not allow for
full participation by each agency.
2. Mass causality exercise would not benefit EMS of
either city do to restraints on available equipment
and manpower to participate in the exercise.
3. Any exercise that would involve a hazardous material
incident, would not benefit responding fire
departments because of the inability to produce a
realistic scene.
If you have any questions, please call.
4.mes S. Bland
ire Chief
Bryan Fire Department