NW Area Committee/ Regional Response Team
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NW Area Committee/Regional Response Team
Preparedness Components of the
National Response System
Level
NRTNational
Regional/ State/Area
RRTs/SERCs/Area Committee
PlansLocal LEPCs
NWACP
LEPC Plans
Managing Organization
NCP
Federal On Scene Coordinator Responsibilities Coordination of federal response efforts with
those of the responsible party and state and local governments
Overall protection of human health and the environment
Safety of all responders Directs all federal response efforts and
coordinates all other efforts at scene of an incident Pre-designated OSCs; EPA for inland areas, US Coast
Guard for coastal areas, and DOD/DOE for facilities or munitions
Planning and preparedness activities when not responding
Who Provides OSC for a Response?
Marine State Inland
Regional Response Team(RRT 10)
Mandated by National Contingency Plan Conduct pre-planning for oil and hazmat
spills to ensure coordinated federal support
Support On-Scene Coordinator during incident
Co-Chaired by EPA and USCG D13 Membership from 15 federal agencies
and states of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington
Northwest Area Committee(NWAC)
Mandated by Oil Pollution Act of 1990Federal On-Scene Coordinators must pre-plan
for oil spills with State and local partners.Plans must identify resources at risk, available
response equipment, and response procedures
Co-Chaired by Sector’s Portland & Seattle, EPA
Co-Vice-Chaired by states of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington
Membership from private, local, State, Tribal, and Federal entities
RRT 10US EPA, R10USCG, D-13
NW Area CommitteeUS EPA, R10
USCG, Sector SeattleUSCG, Sector Portland
Northwest Area Committee Federal StateTribal Local Non-ProfitIndustry
Members are any entity with response interest in region. This includes all RRT members as well as county and city agencies and the private sector.
Regional Response Team 10FederalStateTribal
Member agencies are identified in NCP. Each of 15 Federal Agencies and State Lead Agency have one vote when the RRT assembles during a response.
In R10, these groups meet together.
NW Area Committee/Regional Response Team
What is in the Plan?THE PLAN is essentially a manual for oil and/or Hazmat response
Jurisdictional authority, roles, and responsibilities
List of available spill response equipment Required notificationsList of response organizationsIncident Command System implementation
What is in the Plan? (cont.)
Response Technologies UseDispersant use, In-situ burning, Decanting
Volunteer PolicyJoint Information Center ManualApplicable federal and state regulationsAccessing State and Federal FundsGeographic Response Plans
WHAT IS A GRP?A response orientated contingency plan
providing the framework for response decisions during the first 12 to 24 hours following a spill
Purpose of the GRP’sPrioritize natural, cultural and
significant economic resourcesAllow for immediate and proper
action First responders know what actions
to takeIncludes:
Area maps Prioritized booming strategies Access points Staging areas
Maps that refer you to Priority Tables or Strategies
Priority Tables that refer you to Strategies
Each Strategy is expanded upon in a two page pullout sheet to be used by field teams.
NWACP Concept of OperationsRapid notification of Federal, State, and
local governments to permit assessment and response, if necessary National Response Center, 800-424-
8802Relies on the principle of escalationUtilizes the National Incident Management
System (NIMS) and Incident Command System/Unified Command (ICS/UC) principles
Concept of Operations, cont.
Provides for access to considerable resources and expertise as situations requires
Covers all spills regardless of nature, cause or source oil and hazmat fixed facility and transportation inland and coastal natural and man-made disasters
Options for using the plan
For oil spills on water with GRPsClearwater/Lochsa, Spokane, Pend Oreille,
For large incidentsIncident Command System position specific
guidanceFor local contingency planning
Information on State and Federal capabilities (equipment, expertise, funding)
Reference for role State and Feds are ready to fill
As a technical reference for spill response
Ongoing Planning in Region 10
RRT 10US EPA, R10USCG, D-13
NW Area CommitteeUS EPA, R10
USCG, Sector SeattleUSCG, Sector Portland
Steering CommitteeWorkgroups
Public
Contractors
Industry
Non-Profits
Direct input route:
Gov. Agencies
Workgroups:• Logistics• Wildlife• Hazardous Substances• Science and Response Tech.• Geographic Response Plans• Marine Fire Fighting• Communication and Outreach
RRT 10US EPA, R10USCG, D-13
NW Area CommitteeUS EPA, R10
USCG, Sector SeattleUSCG, Sector Portland
GRP Workshops
Exercises
Drills
Outreach
NWAC Meetings
NWAC Plan Evolves and Responders are Informed“Integration with Reality”
Annual Plan Review
How to get the plan, and connect with the NWAC
http://www.rrt10nwac.com/
Heather A. ParkerUSCG District 13
Josie ClarkEPA Region 10206-553-6239