Weapons and First Responders First responder personnel encounter scene management challenges while responding to disasters suspected to have been occasioned by chemical, biological and radiological weapons. This occurs as a result of uncontrolled access to and from the incident scene, uncontrolled movement of contaminated victims and lack of safe working methods for the first responders (NATO, 2007). The first responders also find it extremely difficult to contain the release of any substances. To mitigate this challenge, the scene should be isolated to mitigate consequences. Effective scene management is imperative to control access to and from the incident scene. Movement of contaminated victims should also be controlled (Shea, 2004). Authorities should provide safe working methods for responders and contain the release of any substances. First responders are also faced with the challenge of saving and protecting lives. Saving lives is the top priority of all responding agencies. Contamination of victims and casualties should be considered the part of initial assessment and effective methods...

It is imperative that the public are given timely warnings and if appropriate be evacuated. This contributes to saving of lives by reducing the risk of exposure (NATO, 2007). If need be, specialist advice should be sought to assist with consequence management.
It is critical to have a national inventory of critical infrastructure so that at the times of emergency protection of such infrastructure can be enhanced and emergency response expedited. Think of the Hurricane Katrina incident when a myriad of factors combined to negatively impact the speed and efficiency of the Federal response. Physical destruction, devastation and disruption of such infrastructure by natural disasters or terrorist activities can severely restrict geographic access to core parts where rescue missions should be conducted (Federal Emergency Management Agency, 2013). Talking of terrorist activities, keeping inventory of major installations like the rail transport, the airports, the road networks can help like the Department of Homeland Security…