Israel to simulate biological warfare attack

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Looks like they're gearing up a major conflagration pretty frickin'
soon, peoplez ~! Could 2010 be the year ?

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Last update - 04:35 05/01/2010

Israel to simulate biological warfare attack

By Anshel Pfeffer

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1140008.html

An exercise simulating a response to a biological warfare attack will
be carried out in the Dan region next week.

The exercise, which will be the largest of its kind in Israel's
history, will be carried out in Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan, and Holon and
aims to evaluate the ability of the Home Front, the medical services,
rescue teams and the municipal authorities to respond in the
conditions created by a biological catastrophe caused either by
terrorists or by accident.

The exercise, code named Orange Flame, will be held on Wednesday and
Thursday next week, and rescue units of the Home Front Command and
special detection units of the Health Ministry, will be tasked to
locate the biological hazard and deal with hundreds of citizens who
were hypothetically exposed to the substance.

Major hospitals, like Ichilov, Tel Hashomer and Sheba, as well as
health maintenance organization clinics will prepare to receive the
injured in the simulated incident.

Three centers for the reception of those affected will be set up at
Beit Dani in Tel Aviv, at Winter Stadium in Ramat Gan, and at the
Holon Country Club, where more than 1,000 volunteers will be sent.

The volunteers have been trained to behave like people who have been
exposed to biological agents, and they will receive treatment at the
three centers. The purpose of the exercise is to "train the country to
deal with biological terrorism attacks," according to Brigadier
General (res.) Ze'ev Snir, who is the defense minister's special
assistance on the subject.

"The first challenge is to contain the damage as much as possible and
then to identify the material involved so it will be possible to
continue with normal life," according to Danny Laor, head of emergency
services at the Health Ministry.

Both officials spoke at a press briefing on the planned exercise.

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