operation magpie...the fake terror drill
victor ace | 28.04.2004 10:58 | Terror War
operation magpie is a decontamination exercise happening in newcastle today...
28th April, 2004
what they aren't telling you.
28th April, 2004
what they aren't telling you.
Operation Magpie
health protection agency exercise
utilising all emergency services to validate the measures in place to deal with large scale decontamination...
50 pound cash award offered for a days participation...
my source is a firefighter who has refused to take part...
the drill is ineffective...
all sites have been pre planned...to appear like a well run exercise
this is a con job- an operation...basically an new labour ADVERT...
IN REALITY:
if a WMD goes off in reality there is no real equipment to deal with
the situation properly...
There are concerns:
personell beleive that insufficient and adequate training to promote confidence
and safe handling of the aplliances and the equipment in the time allocated
changes in operational procedure to accomodate the plan
relaxation of certain trained procedures which would compromise the safety of workers
lack of adequate communications equipment
lack of adequate Breathing Apparatus[BA]
risk of personal injury due to civil unrest
lack of equipment and appliance yesting and recording procedures of CCBRN equipment
[conventional, chemical, biological & radiological nuclear incidents]
Risk of commiting Female firefighters to radiation incident
lack of welfare planning and organisation of releif personnel leading to fatigue
the draw on the different areas would deplete cover in there own district/region
the responsibility should be borne by another organisation
there will be convoys of emergency services
sent down motorways...from different regional authorities
Firefighters with years of experience to be left out of the loop
-no real communication structure...
with the army to run operations via the police...throught to firefighters
firefighters will just be given a sleeping bag and told to
join a line to be ferried to incident...
without detailed knowlegde of incident
NO INSURANCE for workers / families
health protection agency exercise
utilising all emergency services to validate the measures in place to deal with large scale decontamination...
50 pound cash award offered for a days participation...
my source is a firefighter who has refused to take part...
the drill is ineffective...
all sites have been pre planned...to appear like a well run exercise
this is a con job- an operation...basically an new labour ADVERT...
IN REALITY:
if a WMD goes off in reality there is no real equipment to deal with
the situation properly...
There are concerns:
personell beleive that insufficient and adequate training to promote confidence
and safe handling of the aplliances and the equipment in the time allocated
changes in operational procedure to accomodate the plan
relaxation of certain trained procedures which would compromise the safety of workers
lack of adequate communications equipment
lack of adequate Breathing Apparatus[BA]
risk of personal injury due to civil unrest
lack of equipment and appliance yesting and recording procedures of CCBRN equipment
[conventional, chemical, biological & radiological nuclear incidents]
Risk of commiting Female firefighters to radiation incident
lack of welfare planning and organisation of releif personnel leading to fatigue
the draw on the different areas would deplete cover in there own district/region
the responsibility should be borne by another organisation
there will be convoys of emergency services
sent down motorways...from different regional authorities
Firefighters with years of experience to be left out of the loop
-no real communication structure...
with the army to run operations via the police...throught to firefighters
firefighters will just be given a sleeping bag and told to
join a line to be ferried to incident...
without detailed knowlegde of incident
NO INSURANCE for workers / families
victor ace
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forgot to mention
28.04.2004 17:54
check the news reports
no mention of the paycheck or that it was voluntary...
vic ace