ARDEX07

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ARDEX-07
Exercise Briefing LTC Yazid Abdullah Director,
Training Dept HQ, Singapore Civil Defence Force
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Scope

• Exercise Aim Objectives
• Exercise Scenario
• Activation Process
• Forces Involved
• Simulation
• EMS / Evaluation checklists
• Safety considerations

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Exercise Aim
To practise, evaluate and review the existing
SASOP in facilitating a close and effective
collaboration amongst ASEAN Member Countries and
between ASEAN and relevant United Nation and
International Organisations in tackling a
massive national disaster
Standing Operating Procedures for Regional
Standby Arrangements and Coordinating of Joint
Disaster Relief and Emergency Response Operations
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Exercise Objectives

• To practice in coordination of requests offer
  of assistance mechanism
• To practice in coordination of cross-border
  movement of disaster response assets
• To practice on planning conduct of exercises
• To validate enhance SASOP with lessons to be
  learnt

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Exercise Scenario
Scenario
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Mandai Housing Estate

• Relatively a small housing estate in the northern
  part of Singapore
• 20 residential blocks (4 storey)
• 3 rows of double storey shop houses (15 units)
• 1 shopping centre
• 1 x wet market

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Total of 40 units in each block with 200
residents per block Approximately 1200 residents
(in the affected 6 residential blocks)
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Exercise Scenario

• On 23 Oct 2007 at about 0315 hrs, several
  multi-storey
• residential buildings collapsed at Mandai
  Housing Estate
• The cause of collapse is believed to be related
  to some deep
• tunneling work carried out in the nearby
  area
• The prevailing heavy downpour at the incident
  site caused further alarm as several residents
  are trapped within the collapsed structures
• Sixty people are confirmed dead and about 1000
  are believed to be unaccounted for with hundreds
  trapped
• A state of civil emergency has been declared
• HCEG had requested for international assistance
  to assist in rescue efforts

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Exercise Scenario

• About 5000 people were evacuated to safer places
• About 1000 people were estimated to be homeless
  due
• to severe damages to their houses
• All water sources within the housing estate were
  affected
• due to burst water mains
• All power and telephone lines were down
• Part of the service roads within Mandai Housing
  Estate were impassable

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Exercise Disaster Site
Rear Gate
N
Inner Cordon
ERAE
STN
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Cluster 1
BHA
Cluster 2


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FAP
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EMS
TACT HQ Buses
Cluster 3
Div FCP
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EAA
OSOCC
Mandai Road
Main Gate
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Activation Process
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Activation Deployment Process
Incident
Response by Local Forces (Singapore)
Request for Regional / International Assistance
AHA Centre Virtual OSOCC
Deployment of Foreign SAR teams
End
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Sub-Exercise Request for Assistance 20 Oct 2007
(Saturday)
Singapore National Focal Point Ops Dept / SCDF
Virtual OSOCC
Request for regional assistance
FAX
AHA Centre (ASEC)
OCHA
FAX
FAX
ASEAN Member Countries National Focal Points
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Forces involved
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Local Emergency Management AuthoritySingapore
Civil Defence Force
Local Forces 145 Overseas
participants 85 Total
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HQ SCDF
5 x Tact HQ Buses
TACT HQ SCDF
SPF (12) SPF/BHA (20) MOH (2) Power Grid
(4) Power Gas (4) PUB (4) MCYS (4) HDB
(3) IDA (2) TOTAL (55)
UNDAC (4) APHP (2) DHL (4) Map Action
(2) Telecoms SF (3) TOTAL (15)
JPS / RA

OSOCC
Div FCP 1st CD Div
Team (6)
SCDF Rescuers
Overseas Teams
FAP
SCDF (8) DSMC (6) SRC (10) TOTAL (36)
IFRC (12)
Brunei (6) Malaysia (25) Philippines
(16) Thailand (6) Indonesia (5) TOTAL (58)
DART (28) Search specialists ( 6) SRB 1 x Pl
(26) TOTAL (60)
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Deployment Foreign SAR teams
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Simulation

• Structural
• Casualties
• Technical

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Simulated Structures
Obstructed stairways
Casualties under heavy concrete slabs
Blockage of service roads
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Simulated Structures

• Obstacles on your
• way to the trapped casualties
• concrete slabs
• loose debris
• furniture
• metal bars
• etc.

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Simulated Casualties
Deployed 180 casualties Live - Role
Players 105 Dummies
75 Total
180
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Simulated Casualties

• Each casualty will be
• found with a casualty tag
• The tag describes
• the type of injury sustained
• the condition of the casualty

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Simulated Casualties

• Every casualty will be attached with a
• water bag
• The water bag
• a flimsy plastic bag
• contains red coloured water
• attached close to the injured part of the
  casualty
• will burst easily if the casualty not handled
  with care

Water bags
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Simulated Technical Play

• Unstable building structures
• assessment by HDB engineers
• Burst of gas and water mains
• Power Grid Power Gas
• 30 residents simulated as homeless
• Conveyance of casualties to hospital

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Exercise Mgmt Staff (EMS)
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ARDEX - 07 EMS
Ex Director SAC R Puniamoorthy S D (GS) / SCDF
Ex Secretariat DDEB
Chief Referee (Thailand) Mr Anusorn
Kaewkangwan Chief of Emergency Management
Sub-Bureau
Chief Controller LTC Yazid Abdullah Dir Training
/ SCDF
Dy Chief Referee (Philippines) Dir Armando
Duque Regional Director
Control Points Controllers
Sector Controllers 3 sectors
OIC Simulation


Sector Referees 3 sectors
Control Pt Referees
OSOCC Referees
Sector

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Chief Referee (Thailand) Mr Anusorn
Kaewkangwan Chief of Emergency Management
Sub-Bureau
ARDEX-07
EMS
Dy Chief Referee (Philippines) Dir Armando
Duque Regional Director
Referees / Sector 1 Mr Pg Sabli B Pg Damit
(B) Mr Chay Pheap (C) Mr Sugiman
Pranto (I)
Referee - OSOCC Mr Rajan Gengaje (UN) LTC
Kadir Maideen (ASEC)
Referees / Sector 2 Mr Rodzi B Md Saad
(My) Mr Zaw Win (Mn) MAJ
(U) Affandi B Hj Md Ali (B)
Referee FCP Mr Thamnoon Srivontra (T) Mr Samijan
(I)
Referees / Sector 3 Mr Slamet Sugiono
(I) Mr Bui Quang Huy (V) Mr Saichay
Kommasith (L)
Referee - FAP Ms Victoria Bannon (IFRC)
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Ex Director SAC R Puniamoorthy
EMS
ARDEX-07
Chief Controller LTC Yazid Abdullah
OIC Simulation MAJ Lo Wai Mun
Sector 2A CPT Lee Kok Chuen CPT Ryan Ong
Sector 1A MAJ Patrick Song SWO2 Azlan Slamat
SCDF Control Rm CPT Wong Kwok Ken
Sector 3A MAJ Jali Tahir WO1 Selamat Abdul
Sector 1B CPT Chew Keng Tok SWO2 Nasir Ahmad
Sector 3B CPT Ang Chee Peng WO1 Abdul Rahim
FCP LTC Lim Han Chee
Sector 2B CPT Mark Choo SWO2 Abdul Rashid Ali
Sector 1C LTA Fhadley SWO2 Abu Bakar
Sector 2C CPT Melvin Lee SWO2 Junaidi Rowden
OSOCC MAJ Lawrence Seng
Sector 3C CPT Ron Goh CPT Rendall Quek WO1 Sabree
Duski
JPS MAJ Gobiselven CPT Kelvin Quan
RDC LTC Kadir Maideen Ms Victoria (IFRC) MAJ Lim
Boon Hwee
FAP CPT Ithnin Ahmid CPT Teo Wi Cheak WO Lai Yew
Loon
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Evaluation Checklist

• Command, Control Communications
• Rescue Operations Equipment Proficiency
• Casualty Management Safety

Checklist (Controllers)
Checklist (Referees)
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Safety Considerations
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• Safety Considerations
• Safety Philosophy
• Safety is a personal responsibility
• Team Leaders should at all time ensure the
  safety
• of his members
• All should be mindful of the safety of fellow
  team
• members others working at site
• All Exercise Controllers (Singapore - in yellow
• vests) will also serve as Safety Officers

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Safety Considerations

• Safety Gears equipment handling
• Always don your safety gears
• Helmet (with secured chin straps)
• Rescue gloves
• Goggles especially when using cutting torch
  or
• power saw
• Adhere to all safety requirements when handling
• the rescue equipment
• Work in pairs, as far as possible

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• Safety Considerations
• Medical
• Before start of training or exercise, if anyone
  not
• feeling well inform the referee immediately
• If anyone has any serious medical condition or
• under medication please declare immediately
• Drink plenty of water
• Report all injury sustained, even if it is
• minor injury
• Qualified doctors, nurses, paramedics
• ambulances are on standby

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• Safety Considerations
• To cease all action when whistle blow or
• siren is heard
• Remember Safety comes first

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The End
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Start State On 24 Oct 2007 (Wednesday) as at
0900 hrs