This Document Was Developed by the Chemical Incident Consequence Management Working Group:
Background: The 2018 Salisbury, United Kingdom, release of Novichok (a Fourth/Fifth Generation Agent or FGA) illuminates the need to develop guidance to mitigate serious public health and economic impacts. Federal Interagency Guidance, published in January 2019, addressed several issues including emergency medical management and workforce health protection but failed to address remediation and recovery guidance. FEMA formally requested that DHS S&T update or develop FGA remediation and recovery guidance.
Purpose: This stakeholder/SME working group was established to develop guidance for the remediation and recovery of contaminated facilities effected by a chemical agent for use by FSLTT partners. This guidance provides decision-makers with a consequence management framework to both plan for and execute response and recovery activities for a large-scale hazardous chemical incident in a domestic, civilian setting.
Federal Interagency Review Committee Members
| Interagency Member | Department or Agency |
|---|---|
| Tod Companion, Ph.D. (Chair, Feb 2020-Oct 2021) | DHS S&T, MCS |
| Donald A. Bansleben, Ph.D. (Alternate) | DHS S&T, MCS |
| Andrea Wiggins, Ph.D. (Chair, Nov 2021- Present) | DHS S&T, MCS |
| Dante J. Stellar (Primary) | DHS FEMA, Response Directorate, CBRN |
| Joselito S. Ignacio, Capt. (Alternate) | DHS FEMA, Response Directorate, CBRN |
| Mark A. Kirk, MD (Primary) | DHS CWMD, Chemical Defense |
| Matthew Camel, LTC (Alternate) | DHS CWMD, Office of the Assistant Secretary |
| Dana S. Tulis (Primary) | DHS USCG, Office of Incident Management & Preparedness (CG-5RI) |
| William Carter (Alternate) | DHS USCG, Office of Marine Environmental Response Policy (CG-MER) |
| Susan M. Cibulsky, Ph.D. (Primary) | HHS ASPR, Office of Strategy, Policy, Planning, and Requirements |
| Jessica Appler, Ph.D. (Alternate) | HHS ASPR, Office of the Senior Science Advisor |
| Lawrence (Larry) Kaelin (Primary) | EPA OLEM, Office of Emergency Management |
| Lukas Oudejans, Ph.D. (Alternate) | EPA, ORD, Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response (CESER) |
| Elise Jakabhazy, Chief (Alternate) | EPA OLEM, Office of Emergency Management |
| Timothy J. Wyant, LTC (Primary) | DOD J-36, Homeland Defense Division/CBRNE Branch |
| Nanshanta (Shana) Bradford, LTC (Alternate) | DOD J-36, Homeland Defense Division/CBRNE Branch |
| William (Todd) Viar, COL (Primary, July 2020- April 2021) | DoD OSD, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (OUSP) |
| Paul Navas III, COL (Primary, May 2021- Present) | DoD OSD, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (OUSP) |
| Tiffany Tatum, Maj. (Primary) | DoD NGB J39, CWMD Division |
| Michael Simpson, Lt. Col. (Alternate) | DoD NGB J39, CWMD Division |
| Nohemi Zerbi (Primary, Aug 2020-Jul 2021) | DHS, CISA, Chemical Sector Stakeholder Engagement Division (SED) |
| Marissa Brown (Primary, Nov 2021-Present) | DHS, CISA, Chemical Sector Stakeholder Engagement Division (SED) |