(MCD) Guidelines

Guidelines for Military Mass Casualty Decontamination Operations
During a Domestic HAZMAT/Weapon of Mass Destruction Incident
List of Figures
Figure 1: Incident Command System Showing Unity of Command..........................6
Figure 2: Interrelationships between Military and Civilian
Decontamination Processes and Systems..............................................23
Figure 3: MCD Site with Gross, Mass, and Technical Decontamination
Elements. ................................................................................................24
Figure 4: Planning for MCD Operations Using Standards and Best
Practices. ................................................................................................27
Figure 5: Liquid and Vapor Control Lines within a Decontamination Line. .............46
Figure 6: Decision Tree Matrix of the Overall MCD Process, including
Gross, Mass, Technical, and Fatality Decontamination Lines.................47
Figure 7: Example LPS System in a Gross Decontamination Line.........................48
Figure 8: Example EDCS System in a Gross Decontamination Line. ....................49
Figure 9: Decision Tree Matrix for Gross Decontamination Operations. ................52
Figure 10: Ambulatory Decontamination Line Set Up and Operation......................54
Figure 11: Decision Tree Matrix for Ambulatory and Nonambulatory Mass
Decontamination Operations...................................................................55
Figure 12: Nonambulatory Decontamination Station Using a Roller
System. ...................................................................................................57
Figure 13: Nonambulatory Decontamination Station Using Sawhorses. ..................57
Figure 14: Sample Technical Decontamination Line with 10 Stations......................60
Figure 15: Decision Tree Matrix for Technical Decontamination
Operations. .............................................................................................62
Figure 16: Top View of Airflow Eddies Forming Urban Canyons Around
Buildings. ................................................................................................67
Figure 17: Side View of Airflow Eddies Forming Urban Canyons Around
and Between Buildings............................................................................67
Figure 18: Cold Weather Decontamination Guidelines. ...........................................68
List of Tables
Table 1: Factors for the Selection of Monitoring Equipment..................................14
Table 2: Capabilities and Limitations of Common Monitoring
Equipment...............................................................................................15
Table 3: Components for OSHA PPE Levels. .......................................................17
Table 4: Comparison of Decontamination Terminology from These
Guidelines; Field Manuals 3-11.5, 3-11.21, 4-02.7; NFPA 472;
and OSHA 3249-08N. .............................................................................20
Table 5: Comparison of the Decontamination Fundamentals Between
FM 3-11.5, DHS TCL/UTL, and the USACBRNS/ECBC
Guidelines, Volumes I & II.......................................................................26
Table 6: Principals of Mass Casualty Decontamination. .......................................28
Table 7: Common Decontamination Solutions. .....................................................29
iv Original