Custom Film Productions

Hospital Mass Decontamination
On any list of prime terrorist targets in the U.S. Los Angeles usually ranks with Washington, DC and New York City. To be prepared for any eventuality, Los Angeles County Emergency Medical Services Agency set out to train each of its hospitals to carry out mass decontamination.

With nearly 100 hospitals in the county, the task of training 10,000 staff members was an enormous undertaking. The agency turned to Emergency Film Group with its problem. The solution was an eight-hour course of instruction designed to provide OSHA-mandated operations level training to those personnel who are known collectively as Hospital First Receivers.

At the core of the training package were five videos produced by Emergency Film Group: “Understanding Weapons of Mass Destruction,” “The Hospital Emergency Incident Command System,” “Protective Clothing & Equipment,” “Patient Decontamination,” and “Exercises.” Each video was the kick-off for a block of instruction outlined in the “Leader’s Guide,” and supported by a “Student Workbook,” both texts written and produced by Emergency Film Group.

Shooting for the series took place over a week and a half on location in the Los Angeles Area at various hospitals in the system. Hospital staff and Los Angeles County firefighters played the role of the emergency workers, while victims were drawn from the immense Los Angeles acting pool. Gordon Massingham directed for Emergency Film Group from scripts written by Phil Currance. Jim Simeone was director of photography. The Emergency Film Group’s technical committee for the project included Zachary Goldfarb, Paul Penn and Dr. Paul Rega .

Liquefied Natural Gas
Planning, coordinating and commanding an emergency response to an LNG incident. Also help with the possible siting of an LNG facility. Liquefied Natural Gas was produced by Emergency Film Group for the National Association of State Fire Marshals under a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. It provides training for fire marshals, fire chiefs, government officials and other personnel who may be responsible for planning, coordinating or commanding an emergency response to an LNG incident, or who may contribute professional opinions about the possible siting of an LNG facility.

Pipeline Emergencies
Winner at Videofuego 2005 for Best Video in Contest and also for Best Training Film! Pipeline Emergencies was created for the National Association of State Fire Marshals under a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Research & Special Projects Administration. It was distributed to every fire department in the country to help local response organizations respond to incidents involving pipelines.

Responding to Trucking Incidents Involving Commercial Explosives
Created for the Institute of Makers of Explosives under a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. This program also was distributed to every fire department in the country. It is one of five programs created by Detrick Lawrence and the IME to promote the safety and protection of employees, users, the public and the environment during the storage, use and transportation of commercial explosives.

Operations Security and Public Safety Awareness
Created for the Utah Olympics Public Safety Command and funded by the Interagency Operations Security Support Staff (IOSS), this program was shown to all security personnel working at the 2002 Olympics. It was so successful that it was re-released for the 2004 Athens Olympics. IOSS is a joint operation of many federal agencies including the Department of Defense, the central Intelligence Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Managing Terrorism Incidents
Using Unified Command for WMD Incidents and Using the Incident Command System for WMD Incidents were created for the U.S. Department of Justice; both were part of TOPOFF 2003, the most comprehensive terrorism response exercise ever conducted it he United States. The programs aired on VNN (Virtual News Network) as part of the exercise.