http://www.defense.gov/news/d20100603CERFPs.pdf

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Department of Defense

CBRNE Enhanced Response

Force Packages (CERFPs)

Fact Sheet

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There are 17 CERFP States: New York

, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, West

Virginia, Colorado, California, Texas,

Illinois, Missouri, Florida, Hawaii,

Washington, Virginia, Ohio, Georgia, Minnesota, and Nebraska.

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When the first two HRFs are estab

lished, Ohio and

Washington will no

longer have CERFPs; Indiana and Alab

ama will become CERFP host states

to maintain the capab

ility and number of CE

RFPs units at 17.

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CERFPs locate and extract victims from

a contaminated environment, perform

mass patient/casualty decontamination, an

d provide treatment as necessary to

stabilize patients for evacuation.

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CERFPs are composed of existing Nationa

l Guard units on state active duty, Title

32 or Title 10 status, and are specially

trained to respond to a weapons-of-mass-

destruction incident. They must be ready to

deploy within six hours of notification.