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Releases of toxic materials present first

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responders with an immediate challenge-

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determining what actions need to be taken

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to protect nearby populations. They must

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answer a number of questions:

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• Where is the toxic plume headed, and

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in what concentration?

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• What areas need to be evacuated?

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• Who should shelter in place?

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• What roads should be closed?

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• How do we prioritize actions with limited

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resources available?

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Industry leaders RAE Systems, SAFER

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Systems and Coastal Environmental

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Systems have teamed to create

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PlumeRAE, a unique, turn-key solution

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that allows rapid monitoring and assess

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ment of situations involving the release

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of hazardous substances.

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PlumeRAE gives Municipal first respond

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ers information to make crucial decisions.

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• GPS-equipped AreaRAE wireless

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monitors placed in strategic locations

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measure the levels of critical toxic

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chemicals and communicate their

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measurements to a ProRAE Remote

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Base Station.

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• ProRAE Remote, running on a standard

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laptop computer, feeds this information

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to the Plume Measurement Software

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that is running on the same PC.

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• Weather data transmitted by a Coastal

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Environmental Systems WEATHERPAK

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completes the information package

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needed for analysis.

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• The Plume Measurement Software, .

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developed by SAFER Systems, inte

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grates the information and shows

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users a picture of the toxic plume, the

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speed at which it is spreading, and the

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concentration of the toxic compound.

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PlumeRAE gives Municipal first respond

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ers the information they need along with

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decision support so that they can answer

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critical questions and take immediate,

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effective action.

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First Responders can:

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• Track and validate plume impact

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• Employ intelligent placement tactics

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for safely locating responders

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• Evaluate the toxicological effect on

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responders and the community

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• Create emergency response strategy

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• Understand how long the event will

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persist

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• Save the event for post-event analysis

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veri 04.07

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