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Cell Handler
GM, 7 posts
Sun 20 Nov 2016
at 06:20
  • msg #1

Federal Agencies: Public Safety

Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC)



The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the leading American public health institute and is at the forefront of preparing for disease outbreaks or health-related disasters. Part of the Department of Health and Human Services, it coordinates with other health organizations, public and private. Its reputation makes it a world leader during health crises.

The CDC focuses on chronic and emerging diseases, disabilities, birth defects, workplace hazards, environmental health threats, and terrorism/contingency preparedness. It supports local and state health and law enforcement organizations to save lives and control emergencies. The CDC excels at providing scientific, medical and logistic expertise.

BUDGET: Approximately $7 billion in 2015.

The CDC Operative at a Glance

POWERS OF ARREST? No, but can quarantine suspected health risks.

EXPECTED TO CARRY A WEAPON? No

ACCESS TO FUNDS? Limited (no more than Incidental Expenses in most cases).

OPERATIONAL BUDGET/RESTRICTED ITEMS? Using the Bureaucracy skill, the Agent can access specialized or rare technical and scientific and detection equipment, as well as high-grade chemical/biological protective suits. This is equivalent to a Standard expense.

The Organization

The CDC is headquartered outside Atlanta, Georgia. CDC offices and affiliated institutes specialize in different aspects of public health. One of the most high-profile is the Office of Infections Disease, which houses the National Center for Emerging Zoonotic Infectious Diseases.

Key CDC Offices

»» Infectious Diseases
   ››National Center of Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
»» Public Health Preparedness and Response
   ››Emergency Operations Center
»» Public Health Scientific Services
   ››Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology and Laboratory Services

Operatives

The CDC employs about 15,000 people: scientists, medical engineers, entomologists, epidemiologists, biologists, physicians, veterinarians, behavioral scientists, nurses, toxicologists, chemists, computer scientists, and statisticians. CDC employees analyze and contain infectious diseases, food-borne pathogens, chemical contaminations, and other wide scale health risks.

Authority and Mandate

The CDC’s authority extends to nearly all health and safety issues within the United States. It leads the development of disease control standards for the United States (and the world) in regards to health, safety, and disease management. The CDC combats emerging diseases and other health risks and plans and reacts to bioterrorism. From toxic spills to Ebola outbreaks, CDC personnel take the lead.

The CDC may detain and medically examine anyone suspected of having certain contagious diseases. This authority applies to individuals arriving from foreign countries. It also applies to individuals traveling from one state to another or in the event of “inadequate local control.”

If a situation is dangerous enough, senior CDC employees work with local authorities to quarantine an area. This is rare and incurs considerable high-level scrutiny. Most quarantine measures are imposed on a small scale, typically involving small numbers of airline or cruise ship passengers who have infectious diseases such as tuberculosis or cholera.

The Select Agents and Toxins Program (within the Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response) gives the CDC the mandate to travel across the United States and abroad to investigate, evaluate, and report on the storage of rare or dangerous viruses, bacteria, and chemicals. CDC personnel from this program have the ability to suspend certain funding streams if necessary to secure cooperation. Most foreign health organizations value their association with the CDC and are eager to comply with the Select Program.

Field Operations

CDC personnel are expected to be flexible and creative. In the case of a dangerous event like a chemical spill or virulent outbreak, CDC personnel travel with personal protection equipment. Portable laboratories and specialized research gear are also common in field deployments.

Equipment and support staff are mostly located in Atlanta and Washington, D.C., so wait times for equipment can be days. It is common for CDC personnel sent into the field to work with a local health agency or hospital while waiting for more specialized equipment.

CDC personnel are rarely first responders. Local health officials usually make first contact with a threat and report it to the feds. Even if the CDC learns of a potential threat, its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) must typically wait for a request by a local organization or another federal agency before deploying personnel.

Deployments may be on an individual basis when a specific skill set is needed, or as part of a large team for a large-scale response.

Areas of Friction

CDC personnel are hired because of their technical expertise or specialized skills. The CDC has a reputation as a repository for technically brilliant but socially difficult personnel. Additionally, the CDC’s cooperation with other agencies and organizations is usually on a case-by-case basis, so other federal agencies do not develop a significant history of working with CDC personnel. Many joint deployments require a time-consuming period of familiarization and confidence-building. This is especially acute with state and local organizations who may have never encountered the CDC. Local police are the least likely to easily accept the CDC’s authority if the threat is less than a full-blown catastrophe.

Playing the CDC

You are a researcher at heart, even if you come from a medical background. You are curious and enjoy the practical side of science. You joined the CDC because it gives you the opportunity to be on the cutting edge of research. The CDC budget for research equipment and tech is substantial. Because of the CDC’s national security role, you can get approval for just about anything that pertains to your field. If you work in the pathogens, you have the opportunity to handle the rare and dangerous stuff. You know that anthrax outbreaks are a lot more common than most people think; you have been on site and seen the effects. You travel all over the world, tracking and combating outbreaks.

In an emergency you take a go-bag and board a flight to the center of the trouble. Your job is to get into the thick of the emergency and help authorities make the right decisions. On all things science-related, you are the authority. Even when you have no technical background, people still will look to you for what to do next. You need to be resourceful and commanding when issues come your way.

DG Note

USEFUL. Good at saving lives. And if a CDC doc says the vic has chikungunya, who's going to argue? Great for getting locals to help while keeping their distance. Just don't let the story become a headline.

Suggested Professions

Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response
The CDC’s lead office in disaster preparedness. It provides funding and technical assistance to states and local governments to build and strengthen public health capabilities.
   PROFESSION: Physician, Program Manager, or Scientist.
   SUGGESTED BONUS SKILLS: Accounting, Bureaucracy, Persuasion, Science (Biology, Microbiology, Environmental, or another suitable specialization).
   EQUIPMENT: Control of a programming budget (see PROGRAM MANAGERS on page 90).

Emergency Operations Center
The crisis-response section of the Office of Public Health Preparedess and Response. Its experts can respond to an emergency in hours while formulating a broad strategy.
   PROFESSION: Physician, Program Manager, or Scientist.
   SUGGESTED BONUS SKILLS: Accounting, Bureaucracy, Persuasion, Science (Biology, Microbiology, Environmental, or another suitable specialization).
   EQUIPMENT: An extensive professional library;diagnostic laboratory equipment; medical and/or health equipment (much of it portable or hardened for travel), including racal suits and PPE.

Office of Public Health Scientific Services
This office researches, analyzes, and facilitates science standards to reduce the risk posed by diseases worldwide.
   PROFESSION: Engineer, Media Specialist, Physician, or Scientist.
   SUGGESTED BONUS SKILLS: Bureaucracy, Forensics, Medicine, Science (Epidemiology or other suitable specialization).
   EQUIPMENT: An extensive professional library; diagnostic laboratory equipment.

Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (PHSCC)
A U.S. uniformed service that employs commissioned officers who hold ranks and wear uniforms similar to the Navy’s. Its experts provide public health services to the Coast Guard and to many poor and tribal areas. Hundreds are assigned to the CDC, including many in rapid deployment forces that can respond to a crisis in as little as 12 hours.
   PROFESSION: Nurse, Physician, or Scientist.
   SUGGESTED BONUS SKILLS: First Aid, Pharmacy, Psychotherapy, Surgery.
   EQUIPMENT: An extensive professional library; diagnostic laboratory equipment; medical and/or health equipment (much of it portable or hardened for travel), including racal suits and PPE.
This message was last edited by the GM at 23:05, Sun 21 Apr 2019.
Cell Handler
GM, 8 posts
Sun 20 Nov 2016
at 06:39
  • msg #2

Federal Agencies: Public Safety

Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA)



The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency protects America from the dark side of its industrialized lifestyle. The EPA enforces national pollution standards, requires companies to manage chemical risks, and responds to hazardous chemical releases and oil spills. Most environmental transgressions do not catch the headlines, yet these smaller offenses form the bulk of the EPA’s work. The EPA is well regarded by the majority of Americans, but many business leaders dislike its involvement in their affairs.

BUDGET: Just over $8 billion in 2015.

The EPA Operative at a Glance

POWERS OF ARREST? Generally, no, except for Criminal Investigation Division (CID) special agents.

EXPECTED TO CARRY A WEAPON? Generally, no, except for CID special agents.

ACCESS TO FUNDS? Limited (no more than Incidental Expenses in most cases).

OPERATIONAL BUDGET/RESTRICTED ITEMS? Using the Bureaucracy skill, the Agent can access shotguns and sidearms from the office armory. This is equivalent to an Unusual expense. CID agents cannot request additional weapons, tactical gear, or armor. As an Unusual expense, civilian EPA officials can acquire specialized scientific, surveillance, and/or analytic equipment. That may include undercover audio and video recorders, infrared cameras, pinhole/flexible cameras, and ground-penetrating radar (“GPR”), which detects buried objects and underground cavities. Also available as an Unusual expense is protective gear like rebreathers, chemical suits, radiation dosimeter badges, photoionization detectors (PIDs, which detect explosive vapors), and ordinary vehicles.

The Organization

The EPA is an independent agency, not contained within a larger department. Its administrator is part of the Cabinet. The EPA is headquartered in multiple buildings in the Washington, D.C. area. It divides the U.S. and its territories into 10 regions. Each EPA region operates with limited autonomy, with a regional headquarters in a major city containing the bulk of the region’s employees. The Criminal Investigation Division (CID) employs a separate, nationwide network of armed special agents who investigate federal environmental crimes.

Operatives

The EPA employs more than 15,000 scientists, inspectors, lawyers, office administrators, emergency responders, remediation engineers, civil investigators, criminal investigators, financial auditors, and office bureaucrats. Employees involved with policy or enforcement undergo specialized training to understand things like air quality management and watershed maintenance to better enforce the law.

EPA officials have access to environmental compliance databases, legal research databases, geographic and GIS mapping data, corporate history data, property and property tax records, chemical databases, and an online environmental library.

The EPA’s 200 CID special agents receive training in firearms, nonlethal force, interviewing, processing crime scenes, crisis driving skills, environmental sampling, confined space entry training (for safely accessing locations like tunnels or ducts), and wearing protective clothing. Some CID agents gain additional training in firearm repair, undercover recording gear, or imaging (copying) and searching the contents of computers and computer systems.

Authority and Mandate

Much of the EPA’s work occurs in the field. EPA agents travel around the country, investigate issues that are often out of sight of the local population, and produce search warrants for obscure reasons, all while maintaining a sense of productive amicability with local authorities. The EPA has access to pollution self-monitoring reports and the results of environmental investigations from across the country.

Inspectors travel their regions to determine compliance. Scientists, emergency responders, and remediation engineers visit spills or hazardous sites to take samples and monitor surveillance equipment. CID agents interview witnesses and gather evidence to build prosecutions.

Most regional employees—including scientists, inspectors, investigators, and support staff—call the regional headquarters home. Regional headquarters contain record centers, training facilities, office and storage space, and a limited motor pool of sedans and SUVs. Smaller facilities are scattered throughout a region, including emergency response centers and laboratories.

The CID divides the U.S. into areas, each under the jurisdiction of an Area Office in a major city. An Area Office contains five or more CID agents, support staff, sometimes a few EPA criminal attorneys (regional criminal enforcement counsel, or RCEC). An Area Office may include a consulting inspector called a regional technical coordinator (RTC), who assists the CID with regulatory issues, conducts covert sampling, and collects samples during warranted searches. The head of an Area Office is the special agent in charge (SAC), who answers directly to the CID headquarters in D.C.

Each area also contains Resident Offices in major cities, each staffed by up to five CID agents. One of these agents is the resident agent in charge (RAC), who runs the Resident Office and answers to the SAC of his or her Area Office. All CID offices are secure locations with controlled entry.

EPA officials including CID agents operate on limited budgets that are closely monitored. Like many federal officials, EPA employees are expected to pay for their expenses up front, either with a government credit card or with their own cash or credit which is reimbursed later.

Areas of Friction

The EPA maintains a generally positive relationship with other federal agencies as well as state and local officials. State-level environmental agencies often work closely with the EPA. If the EPA investigates a facility, the state-level EPA may have a thick file and on-the-ground knowledge of that facility already. The EPA also disburses funds to subsidize state and county environmental agencies. This gives the EPA considerable sway with them.

The CID does not often interact with local police beyond notifying them when executing a federal search warrant, or requesting their help to control access to a warrant site. The CID’s relationship with other federal law enforcement agencies is generally good. Other agencies see the CID as resourceful and possessing unique skills, and usually help when asked.

Playing the EPA

You wouldn’t be part of the EPA if you didn’t care about the environment. There is more money and more glory to be had in other federal agencies or in the private sector, but you stick with the EPA. You wake up each day knowing you are fighting the good fight. Your colleagues want to be here as well, so you all share a sense of purpose.

If you are an emergency responder, remediation engineer, or inspector, then you travel one or two days a week. Otherwise, you likely spend most days in the office. You write and review documents; spend entirely too much time in front of the computer or on the phone; and meet with enforcement teams and polluters. You come to work and go home at reasonable hours.

Even the CID isn’t as intense as some law enforcement agencies. The work-life balance
of the EPA allows you to have a life outside of your career. That leaves you more energy to concentrate on the things you value. As a CID agent, you are outside the office as much as behind a desk pushing papers. Environmental crimes can be extremely technical, and you work closely with lawyers and scientists to build airtight cases. When you convict someone after years of gathering evidence, you have the satisfaction of knowing that you nailed someone who was bad for the whole community.

DG Note

Chemical sniffers and contamination analytics can tell you a lot. These guys have eyes and ears everywhere. Want to keep locals out of an op zone? Call it a toxic spill. Just fill out the paperwork correctly for the cover-up. You don't need people catching your EPA agent on all that bullshit.

Suggested Professions

Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training (OCEFT)
Contains the CID as well as the National Enforcement Investigations Center (NEIC). OCEFT is responsible for criminal law enforcement and environmental forensics.
   PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:
»» Alertness 50%
»» Bureaucracy 40%
»» Criminology 50%
»» Drive 40%
»» Firearms 40%
»» Forensics 40%
»» HUMINT 50%
»» Law 30%
»» Persuade 50%
»» Science (Biology
»» Chemistry
»» Environmental) 40%
»» Search 50%
   BONDS: 4
   SUGGESTED BONUS SKILLS: Bureaucracy, Criminology,
Forensics, Science (Biology, Chemistry, or Environmental).
   EQUIPMENT: See TOOLS OF THE TRADE: FEDERAL AGENT (page 85) for the CID, plus a crowbar, hammer and wrench, rebreather, and hazmat suit. For RTCs, equipment could include environmental monitoring equipment such as chemical sniffers and sampling equipment, sewer camera, and photoionization detector.

Regional Office Specialist
Regional offices send inspectors, emergency response personnel, and remediation engineers to trouble sites.
   PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:
»»Alertness 60%
»» Bureaucracy 40%
»» Forensics 40%
»» Law 40%
»» Science (chemistry or environmental) 60%
»» Science (botany or biology) 50%
»» Science (choose another) 50%
»» Search 60%
   BONDS: 4
   SUGGESTED BONUS SKILLS: Criminology, Forensics,
HUMINT, Persuade.
   EQUIPMENT: Environmental monitoring equipment such as chemical sniffers and sampling equipment, government-issued laptop computer, rebreather, Level B hazmat suit, and protected-toe boots.
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Cell Handler
GM, 16 posts
Sat 28 Jan 2017
at 02:29
  • msg #3

Federal Agencies: Public Safety

Public Safety

Emergency Response

There is no standard for how agencies respond to crises. Response depends on the severity of the threat, whether there are hostages or there’s imminent danger to civilians, what weapons are known to be present, and the agency’s budget and manpower.

FIRST RESPONSE: Branch offices, field offices, and local law enforcement are the first line of support. The Handler decides what resources are immediately available. Agents who want a specific type of support might need to convince headquarters using Persuade (for regional assets) or Bureaucracy (for national assets). That often involves four or more federal agents from regional branches. Local, county, and state law
enforcement may show up in larger numbers, often 10 to 20 officers, or more if the threat is serious. Local response may also involve paramedics or firefighters.

REINFORCEMENTS: If the local response is insufficient, the federal agency may send more resources and personnel. Even a cash-strapped agency is likely to spend what it must to avoid the public-relations risk of allowing a crisis to get out of control. The agency leaders will have to lobby Congress for emergency funds after the fact. What’s available to the Agents, and what kind of exposure it means for their operation, is up to the Handler.

Other Public Safety Agencies

Delta Green Agents are less common in public-safety agencies than in federal law enforcement, the military, and intelligence. Here are their most likely employers.

NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD (NTSB):
Investigates civil transportation accidents including major highway crashes, ship and marine accidents, pipeline incidents and railroad accidents. The NTSB also investigates hazardous materials releases that occur during transportation.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS):
Works to improve the health and standard of living for all Americans. Its key mechanisms include funding grants and contracts to improve healthcare and provide services to underserved communities.

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATION
(FEMA):
Coordinates the response to disasters that overwhelm the resources of local and state authorities. Part of the Department of Homeland Security.
Cell Handler
GM, 35 posts
Sun 21 Apr 2019
at 23:21
  • msg #4

Federal Agencies: Public Safety

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)


FEMA’s primary purpose is to coordinate disaster response within the United States, especially when the crisis overwhelms the resources of local and state authorities. Part of the Department of Homeland Security, FEMA ensures that first responders are trained and equipped to deal with natural disasters and the use of weapons of mass destruction.

BUDGET: $10.4 billion in 2015.

The FEMA Operative at a Glance

POWERS OF ARREST? No.

EXPECTED TO CARRY A WEAPON? No.

ACCESS TO FUNDS? Can be supplied with a credit line if traveling or on an investigation or mission, up to a Standard expense without eliciting official review

OPERATIONAL BUDGET/RESTRICTED ITEMS? With a Bureaucracy roll, an Agent can access first responder safety gear and professional rescue equipment as a Standard expense. Communications equipment designed to operate in austere environments is available as an Unusual expense. Agents may request off-road vehicles such as SUVs as a Major expense.

The Organization

FEMA’s administrator reports to the Secretary of Homeland Security and is headquartered is in Washington, D.C. Unlike other agencies, FEMA’s personnel constantly fluctuates. It is small when there is no crisis but swells in personnel and budget when disaster strikes. This surge happens regionally, so a disaster on the East Coast sees FEMA’s ranks increase dramatically there they remain unchanged elsewhere. More than half of FEMA’s nearly 10,000 personnel are reservists, employed on a part-time or temporary basis.

FEMA divides the country into ten regions, each containing multiple states. Regions are treated as offices in their own right and are coupled with functional offices in the overall bureaucratic structure. Functional offices include the Office of Response and Recovery (including the Field Operations Directorate, the Response Directorate, the Logistics Directorate, and the Recovery Directorate) and the Office of Protection and Natural Preparedness (including the National Preparedness Directorate and a number of funding and grant programs).

Key FEMA Offices

» Office of Response Recovery
  › Field Operations Directorate
  › Response Directorate
» Office of Mission Support
» Office of Protection and Natural Preparedness
» Regional Administration Offices

Operatives

FEMA’s divides its response personnel into teams around the country. FEMA’s core operational unit is the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS). NDMS’s specialized teams include doctors, nurses, and pharmacists to provide medical care to disaster victims. NDMS’s Rapid Deployment Force (RDF) teams are composed of officers of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. RDF personnel are expected to be the first on site once a disaster is declared, often prepositioning anticipated events. Disaster Medical Assistance Teams (DMAT) provide mobile medical care and are typically made up of doctors and paramedics. Also in the NDMS are National Nursing Response Teams (NNRT), National Pharmacy Response Teams (NPRT) Veterinary Medical Assistance Teams (VMAT), Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Teams (DMORT, which provides forensic services), and National Medical Response Teams (NMRT, equipped to decontaminate victims of chemical and biological agents).

FEMA also maintains an Urban Search and Rescue Task Forces (US&R), on call to deploy within 24 hours to rescue victims of structural and mine collapses. Mobile Emergency Response Support (MERS) teams provide communications support and repair. A MERS team may operate a truck with satellite uplink, computers, telephone, and power generation at a staging area so responders can communicate with the outside world. MERS teams are engineers and construction personnel trained to repair communication equipment and infrastructure.

FEMA maintains reservists who are trained to help in disaster mitigation but only employed during a crisis. Reservists make up a large portion of FEMA’s manpower during a natural disaster. Most reservists are working-class and middle-class workers who see the program as a way to augment their income.

Authority and Mandate

FEMA is the central point of coordination in a major disaster. Its responsibilities also include dam safety, training local and state personnel on disaster recovery techniques, protection and storage of hazardous materials, and preparation and mitigation programs. It works to prepare for and minimize the impact of terrorist attacks using weapons of mass destruction.

Field Operations

FEMA’s emergency response is based on small, decentralized teams such as the National Disaster Medical System and Urban Search and Rescue teams. Funding for travel outside of an emergency is difficult to come by. Similarly, specialized tools are well monitored and difficult to requisition during quiet periods. The exceptions to this are training opportunities by NDMS or US&R teams. FEMA’s budget allows for opportunities to train personnel in different types of terrain and regions across the United States. These teams sometimes train state-funded civilians and first responders.

During a crisis, FEMA oversight of its employees breaks down. FEMA relies on the initiative and professionalism of its employees because oversight is generally impossible. FEMA staff in a disaster area spend a lot of their time alone or in small groups. Team leaders communicate to their dispersed personnel via satellite phones, which can be unreliable. Team members stay in close proximity to one another and set up rally areas so they can maintain contact with team leads even if cut off electronically.

Areas of Friction

High-profile logistical failures and right-wing conspiracy theories often put FEMA at odds with the public and Congress. Expectations are sky high at the most difficult times. When FEMA does well, few pay attention. When it fails, it is publicly called to account, and the public sees FEMA leadership as clueless and ground personnel as ineffective.

Playing FEMA

At FEMA’s core are a bunch of do-gooders and ordinary people looking for a stable job. Despite public and official criticism, morale remains relatively high and employees are motivated. It is not always an easy job, but during a disaster, FEMA is welcomed.

You expect to be sent into serious crises. You utilize your skills best when law and order have failed. You rely on your team to back you up. Providing logistical support in a catastrophe, you need to be an example of stability and calm.

Not all of FEMA’s work is in the middle of a natural catastrophe. It trains local and state officials on disaster preparation and advises them on dealing with crises and contingencies. The day-to-day work of many FEMA employees is significantly more mundane than disaster relief. You may sign up vulnerable communities for insurance packages or provide program management for a disaster-preparedness grant. The quiet hours spent filling out paperwork or training people are returned when that community is better prepared when a hurricane or wildfire erupts.

“Practicality” is FEMA’s watchword. Normally, this is a good thing as it emphasizes protecting people and property and helping them recover quickly. The focus on practicality has also led to some of the most vociferous critiques of the agency. The agency and its actions are often construed as tone-deaf to communities it is trying to help, particularly minorities. FEMA is expected to react quickly, and short-sighted decisions about the placement of temporary housing or the unequal distribution of provisions can lead to considerable criticism.

Suggested Professions

Urban Search and Rescue (US&R)
US&R involves the location, rescue (extrication), and medical support of trapped individuals. Structural collapse is most often the cause, but individuals may also be trapped in transportation accidents, mines, and collapsed trenches.
   PROFESSION: Firefighter.
   SUGGESTED BONUS SKILLS: Alertness, First Aid,
Search, Survival.
   EQUIPMENT: Extensive search and rescue gear, most of it portable or at least airliftable.

Emergency Operations Center
The crisis-response section of the Office of Public Health Preparedess and Response. Its experts can respond to an emergency in hours while formulating a broad strategy.
   PROFESSION: Physician, Program Manager, or Scientist.
   SUGGESTED BONUS SKILLS: Accounting, Bureaucracy, Persuasion, Science (Biology, Microbiology, Environmental, or another suitable specialization).
   EQUIPMENT: An extensive professional library;diagnostic laboratory equipment; medical and/or health equipment (much of it portable or hardened for travel), including racal suits and PPE.

Office of Mitigation Insurance (OMI)
Mitigation programs focus on building financial resources to prepare for and recover from disasters.
   PROFESSION: Program Manager.
   SUGGESTED BONUS SKILLS: Bureaucracy, Craft (Architecture), Science (Meteorology or Statistics), Survival.
   EQUIPMENT: Control of a project budget (see PROGRAM MANAGERS on page 90 of the Agent’s Handbook) and access to research materials and program data.

National Disaster Medical System’s Rapid Deployment Force (NDMS/RDF)
The RDF’s medical personnel focus on field trauma in disaster environments.
   PROFESSION: Paramedic.
   SUGGESTED BONUS SKILLS: First Aid, HUMINT, Psychotherapy, Survival.
   EQUIPMENT: Extensive portable and airliftable medical supplies and survival gear.
This message was last edited by the GM at 23:21, Sun 21 Apr 2019.
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