MARKING CHEMICALLY CONTAMINATED AREAS

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Subject: MARKING CHEMICALLY CONTAMINATED AREAS                           

Unit: VII CORPS   

Parent Organization: ARCENT      

Box ID: BX000216

Folder Title: 7 CORPS DAILY JOURNALS - ENGINEER REPORTS AND SITREPS                                           

Document Number:         47

Folder SEQ  #:         38





                                      UNCLASSIFIED
               FROM VII rnpzn@ *-                        0
               TO ALL MSC'S
               INFO: CDRVIICORPS  REAR FWD//CHEM//
               SUBJECT% MARKING CHEMICALLY CONTAMINATED AREAS
               1. tN VIRTUALLY ALL CHEMICAL PERSONNEL ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE NBC

               WARNING AND REPORTING SYSTEM IS BROKEN. KNOWING THIS, ONE CAN
               HARDLY EXPECT FOR WORD OF NBC CONTAMINATION TO REACH EVERYUNIT OR


               EVERY PERSON MOVING TOWARD A CONTAMINATED AREA. THEREFORE, IT Is

               INCUMBENT UPON COMMANDERS AND THEIR KEY ADVISORS TO EXERCISE
               EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES TO ENSURE THAT FOLLOW ON UNITS DO NOT
               INADVERTENTLY BECOME CONTAMINATED. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MSG IS TO

               OFFER TWO TECHNIQUES FOR CONTAMINATITON AVOIDANCE.
               2.       THE NBC MARKING KIT AND THE FOX RECON VEHICLE BOTH USE
               YELLOW TRIANGULAR FLAGS TO MARK AREAS THAT ARE CHEMICALLY
               CONTAMINATED. THIS WORKS WELL DURINGDAYLIGHT HOURS BUT CANNOT BE

               SEEN DURING HOURS OF DARKNESS. TO STANDARDIZE OPERATIONS WITHIN

               VII CORPS AND TO ENSURE ALLUNITS CAN RECOGNIZE CONTAMINATED AREAS

               AT NIGHT, RECOMMEND DROPPING A WATERBOTTLE CONTAINING A CHEM-LITE

               (PREFERABLY YELLOW) AT EACH LOCATION WHERE A STANDARD GAS MARKER

               IS PLACED. USING THIS TECHNIQUE MAY HELP PREVENT VEHICLES FROM
               DRIVING INTO CONTAMINATED AREAS AT NIGHT.
               3.        HOWEVER, THE MOST POSITIVE METHOD OF CONTROLLING ACCESS

               IS POSTING PERSONNEL OR MILITARY POLICE AT THE SITE TO DIRECT
               TRAFFIC AROUND THE CONTAMINATED AREA. THESE PERSONNEL SHOULD
               REMAIN ON BOTH SIDES OF THE HAZARD AREA AS LONG AS THERE IS A









               DANGER OF VEHICLES MOVING ON THE AXIS OF ADVANCE PASSING THROUGH


               THE CONTAMINATION. PARTICULAR ATTENTION 19 REQUIRED TO ENSURE
               POSITIVE LINK UP AND RELIEF BY TRAILING UNITS.
               4. (U)    KEYS TO SUCCESS ARE POSITIVE COORDINATION WITH LEADING,

               ADJACENT, AND TRAILING UNITS TO ENSURETHAT PROCEDURE FOR MARKING,

               REPORTING, AND RELAYINGINFORMATION OF CHEMICAL HAZARD9ARE CLEARLY

               UNDERSTOOD AND WORKABLE. THESE OR ALTERNATE TECHNIQUES AND THE
               EFFORT REQUIRED TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF FOLLOW ON FORCES WILL NOT

                                      UNCLASSIFIED

                                                                DECLASSIFIED
                                                                ON: 25 SEP 96
                                                                BY: SEC ARMY (DAMH)
                                                                UNDER SEC 3.4 EO 12958

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Box ID = BX000216
Unit = VII CORPS
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Folder Title = 7 CORPS DAILY JOURNALS - ENGINEER REPORTS AND SITREPS
Folder Seq # = 38
Subject = MARKING CHEMICALLY CONTAMINATED AREAS
Document Seq # = 47
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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 18-OCT-1996