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A bomb disposal robot places a simulated suspicious package in a explosive container during an all hazard protection exercise March 1. Emergency personnel from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar participated in the exercise to gain hands on experience responding to a simulated bomb sent to the MCAS Miramar Post Office.

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First responders dispose of simulated danger

1 Mar 2011 | Lance Cpl. Ryan Carpenter Marine Corps Air Station Miramar-EMS

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MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. -- Lights flashed and sirens blared as the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Fire Department, Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting, Provost Marshal’s Office and Explosive Ordnance Disposal practiced first responder skills during an all hazard protection exercise March 1.

The exercise enabled emergency personnel to gain hands on experience responding to a suspicious package sent to the MCAS Miramar Post Office.

“Drills like this benefit Miramar because it allows for faster first response time on station and the surrounding area,” said Police Lieutenant Jude Gronenthal, the watch commander for 2nd platoon PMO. “These exercises also help us become more cohesive and go from start to finish in less time.”

The drill started when two Marines working in the office identified the package as potentially dangerous and reported it to PMO.

Within minutes, first responders arrived on the scene and officers with PMO cordoned off the area.

The emergency personnel worked together for two hours to safely identify, contain and dispose of the package. EOD identified the package as a bomb and used a remote-controlled bomb disposal robot to remove the package and place it in a explosive container.

The exercise enabled each section to practice their individual skills while also learning how to communicate with emergency personnel that do not work together on a regular basis.

According to Foster there are two more all hazard protection exercises scheduled at MCAS Miramar in June and August.


POLICY

The most important starting point for an EMS* is the development of an environmental policy. ISO14001 requires local governments to implement their own environmental policy. The environmental policy acts as a basis for the environmental management system.

PLANNING

ISO14001 requires that an environmental management system is planned properly. It requires the organization to consider the following carefully: Environmental Aspects; Legal and Other Aspects; Objectives and Targets; and an Environmental Management Program.

IMPLEMENTATION

The two requirements for implementation of an EMS is to define, document, and communicate roles, responsibilities and authorities, and to allocate the resources needed to implement and control the EMS.

CHECKING

The key requirement in this EMS step is to regularly monitor and measure key characteristics of activities and operations that could have a significant impact on the environment. Changes to EMS procedures may become necessary in order to deal with nonconformances with the EMS, with mitigating environmental impacts, or corrective and preventive action.

REVIEW

The management review process ensure that information is collected to enable management to carry out proper review. Top management review the need for changes to policy, objectives and targets, and ensure that a commitment to continual improvement is being demonstrated.

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