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Homeland Defense
Military Improved Response
 The
Military Improved Response Program (MIRP) integrates core civilian and
military response capabilities and involves representatives from the broad
response community, such as fire, hazardous materials, law enforcement
and security, base operations, disaster management, emergency medical
services, public health and civilian communities surrounding partnering
installations. Specifically, MIRP offers functional workshops that address
critical responses to chemical/biological (CB) incidents.
While heading the Domestic Preparedness Program's Improved
Response component, ECBC staff conducted scientific research, workshops
and technical investigations designed to boost the effectiveness of first
responders in many aspects of WMD response, including:
- Mass casualty decontamination
- Chemical detection
- Firefighter clothing protection against chemical agents
- Positive pressure ventilation as a mitigation tool
- Personal protective equipment for law enforcement and emergency
medical personnel
- A generic medical response template to handle the massive number
of chemical casualties
- A generic response template for an incident involving biological
weapons
Today, ECBC emergency preparedness specialists focus energies
on adapting this core knowledge to responder needs at key military bases
and other special Federal facilities. The resulting Military Improved
Response Program helps military installations raise their security and
readiness profiles, especially regarding best practices relating to chemical,
nuclear and biological attacks. The objectives of these workshops are to:
- Identify, assess and prioritize areas with potential for improvement
- Develop, test and evaluate response improvement concepts
- Place emphasis on first responder protection
- Place emphasis on first responder detection capability
- Place emphasis on mass casualty decontamination
- Consider crime scene preservation
- Consider fatality management
- Enhance cooperation between military and civilian communities and
the overlapping response
For more information on these and other services please
contact homeland.defense@apgea.army.mil.
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