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When Terror Came to Town
Wednesday, March 27, 2019
Michael Antonucci - San Bernardino County Fire/OES
Robin Lindsay - Robin Lindsay LLC
Emergency Management
Before, During & After
the San Bernardino Terrorist Incident
Virginia Emergency Management Association Symposium
December 2, 2015 – “Waterman Incident” – Terrorist Attack
Michael Antonucci
SBCFD/OES
• 40 years in Fire Service
• Urban Search and Rescue
• Responder to OK City
Bombing and NYC 9/11
• EOC Director
• CAO/County Response
Coordinator
• Liaison – FBI/Victim
Advocate Team
Incident Role
• Emergency Services Officer
• SBCOA Duty Officer
Incident Role• OA EOC/ICP Liaison
• Family Assistance Center
• After Action Report
Robin Lindsay
San Bernardino County
• Largest in geographical size in the continental
U.S.
• 20,000 Square Miles
• 2,000,000+ population
• County Government - BOS
• County Seat: City of San Bernardino
• 20,000+ County Employees
• 40+ County Departments
County CEO, Greg DevereauxDirector of PH Trudy Raymundo
San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors
SB County Sheriff
John McMahon
The Office of Emergency Services
• Award Winning Planning Projects
• Recognized by NACo and CESA
• 20+ Member Staff
• Emergency Management – Division of County Fire
• Manage EMPG & HSGP Grant Administration for County
• Lead Disaster Planning Efforts on Behalf of 24 City/Town
Jurisdictions
• 40 County Departments/Political Sub-Divisions
EOC Activations
Jan 2003 to Present
• 100+ EOC Activations
• Several Level III
• Wildland Fires, Floods,
Winter Storms,
Earthquakes
• 35+ OA Local
Proclamations of
Emergency
• Average 7-8
EOC Activations/Year
• In Recovery for Blue Cut
Fire
San Bernardino City Players
Sgt. Eric Fyvie
Chief Jarrod Burguan
Chief Tom Hannemann Mayor Carey Davis
San Bernardino City Demographics
• Largest City in the County of San Bernardino
• Poorest City of it’s Size in CA
• 2nd Poorest in the Nation behind Detroit
• Filed for Bankruptcy July 2012
• 215,000+ Population
• Emergency Management Contracted with OES
• December 2, 2015:
SB City PD – 7 Available Units
Emergency Manager – SB PD Sgt. Eric Fyvie
Terrorism
PreparednessSan Bernardino County Plans, Trains and Exercises
BEFORE real world events…
Dorner Incident – “Domestic Terrorism”
February 2013
• Multi-Agency Self Deployment
• ICP
• Unified Command
• Interoperable Communication
• Public Messaging
• No OA EOC Activation
After Action Discussions
June 19, 2013 –SB City/SBCUSD
Hospital/Public Health Prep Exercises – November 16-19 2015
Terrorism
ResponseFirst responder activities DURING the
incident
The Scene
Wednesday, December 2, 2015 – 10:58 am
Inland Regional Center - State facility that provides
services to Access and Functional Needs Clients
Two Office/Admin Buildings and the Conference Center
• Environmental Health Services (EHS) was conducting
their annual training workshop/holiday luncheon in the
Conference Room of the smaller, multi-use building
• Estimated 71 were in the conference room at 10:50 a.m.
OES IRC Holiday Luncheon December 2013
(San Bernardino City Police Dispatch Recording)
IRC Building #3
3 Victims Exterior
Killed First
11 Killed 22 Wounded
Conference Room
3 Secondary IEDs discovered in bag left behind by suspect
Attack lasted 2-3 minutes
over 100 rounds fired
IRC Evacuation/Triage
Gathering
Location
IRC Evacuation & Investigation
Hospital Trauma Response
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
ARMC
Level II Regional Trauma Center – 5 miles from IRC
• Notified by Colton PD Dispatch at 11:10
• SWAT team deployed to protect hospital
• Snipers placed on roof
• Each ambulance and car SWAT screened
• Reception by Trauma and Emergency Room Attending Physicians to direct them to areas set up for treatment
• Admitted first GSW patient at 11:50
• Received a total of 6 IRC victims in the span of 10 minutes
Loma Linda University Medical Center
Level One Trauma Center - Loma Linda CA – 3 Miles From IRC
• Notified by Comm Center at 11:10
• Notified by Reddi Net at 11:17
• Initial Report – 20 Killed, 80 Wounded
• On Internal Disaster Alert and Tactical Alert
• Set up Outdoor Triage Area
• Prepped for Crowd Control and Media Control
• Received A Bomb Threat Post Incident
• Admitted a Total of 5 IRC Patients – First Patient Arrived at 11:44
• The First 4 Patients Arrived in a Span of 10 Minutes
… Zero in hospital Deaths
ARMC – Level 2 Trauma
• 6 Patients
LOMA LINDA – Level 1 Trauma
• 5 Patients
Additional IRC Victims
• 2 Community Hospital
• 2 Kaiser Fontana
• 2 Kaiser Ontario
• 2 Riverside County Medical Center
• 2 San Antonio Community Hospital
• 1 San Bernadine’s Medical Center
All 22 Victims transported within 57 Minutes – “The Golden Hour”
EM Support @ Dumas ICP
The Suspect Shoot Out
• 1225: IED discovered after injured are removed – Bomb Squad called
• 1500: Investigation sends police to suspects residence; pursuit initiated when suspects observed fleeing residence – Suspects (reported to be headed in the general direction of the original crime scene)
• 1515: Brief vehicle chase by law enforcement on major freeway, surface streets and into neighborhoods
• 1525: Police pursuit culminates in gun battle with suspects; both suspects fatally wounded - two officers also wounded
• 1757: Official request from Incident to OA EOC for a County Fire Type III Incident Management Team after the PM Planning Meeting.
County (OA) EOC Response
• County wide Situational Awareness
• Threat Assessment
• CAO Liaison to County Departments
• Established CAO Conference Calls
• Incident Management Team (IMT III)
• Mobile Command Unit
• Mapping
• Mobile Lighting
• Internet and Onsite IT Support
• Laptops - SBPD
• Diesel Fuel – FBI/HIS/FD/PD
• Vehicle Services (Access Employee Cars)
SBCFD Type 3 – Incident Management Team
SB County Behavioral Health deployed Community Crisis
Response Teams (CCRT) to:
• ARMC Emergency Department (ED)
• The Rock Church – Interview of EHS employees
• Hernandez Center – Reunification of evacuated IRC employees
• Hampton Inn (San Manuel Band of Indians) –
Accommodations/Assistance to families of the deceased
• Point of contact for all request for Mental Health Services
• Activated 24/7 crisis line
• Activated Crisis Walk in Clinics
• Reached out to the FBI for County Employee family liaison
coordination – Paired with FBI Victims Assistance Agents
Behavioral Health Response
San Bernardino County Sheriff Coroner Teams
Incident Management/ Investigation
Victim
Identification
Crime Scene
Evaluation/Integrity
Family
Notification
Terrorism
RecoveryResilience in the AFTERMATH of the
incident
The Horrific Outcome
• 14 victims deceased, 13 of which were EHS employees
• 2 suspects deceased
• 22 wounded/injured; 20 of which were EHS employees
• 4 hour resolution – 6 day FBI crime scene operation
• FBI officially announces incident as “act of terrorism”
• First Terrorism Incident in San Bernardino County
• First Terrorism Incident in State of California
• Support of FBI Family Assistance Center (FAC)
• Initial Damage Estimate Collection ($22.6M)
• EHS Resource Requests – through June 2016
• Hosted CalOES Applicant’s Briefing
• CalOES Cost Recovery/Eligible Costs Discussions
• Participate in CAO’s Post Incident Coordination Group
• Countywide After Action Conference/Incident Timeline
OES – Recovery Activities
EHV Recovery
January 4, 2016
The County Gathering
• Critical Incident Stress Debriefing
• Planning/Training/Exercise Collaboration = Effective Response
• Active Shooter Training by EHS one year earlier at IRC
• Fire Type 3 IMT for Incident Command allowed Law Agencies to concentrate on securing scene & conduct investigations at several locations
• CAO/OES Conference Calls kept County Departments focused on priorities
• CalOES & OES Collaboration to Revise Cost Recovery Process
• Emphasis on employee Care for EHS and all County Employees (ongoing)
• Regional Partnerships and Neighboring OA Outreach through (Riverside, OC, LA, Ventura) in the RDHM
Emergency Management Best Practices
Lessons Learned• Pre-Identification of Essential Services
• Internal Emergency Communications/Messaging
• Review & Train Department Emergency Operation
Plan Annexes (Lock Down/Active Shooter)
• Consider Minimum Staffing Plans
• Continuity of Operations Plans
• Alternate Work Site Identification
• Family Notification/Unification Processes
• FBI Partners & Victim’s Assistance Resources
Other Incident Considerations• County Administrative Office
➢$22.6 Million Costs – Non Eligible – State Threshold +52M
➢Provide for Ongoing Cost
➢IRC Memorial Commissioned
• Behavioral Health – Continuous Counseling Services
• County Counsel – 28 Personal Injury Claims Filed
• District Attorney/Victim Services – Health Ins for Families
• Facilities/RES – Relocation/Renovation of EVS Offices
• Human Resources – Life & Health Insurance Claims
• Risk Management – 93 Workmen’s Comp Claims
Terrorism Cost Recovery
• SB County Threshold
$5M
• CA Threshold $52M
• No Federal
Declaration
• Total Reimbursement
to Date: $2M (+/-)
Collaboration, Cooperation & Communication
Trudy Raymundo – Director DPH/IRC Survivor
#SBStrong #HonorTheFallen
“To each there comes in their lifetime a
special moment when they are figuratively
tapped on the shoulder and offered the
chance to do a very special thing, unique to
them and fitted to their talents. What a
tragedy if that moment finds them
unprepared or unqualified for that which
could have been their finest hour."
-Winston Churchill
THANK YOU!
Michael Antonucci – SBCFD/OES
Michael.Antonucci@oes.sbcounty.gov
Robin Lindsay LLC
emrocks@robinlindsayllc.com