U.S. COAST GUARD ATLANTIC STRIKE TEAMCDR Richard Schultz, Commanding Officer

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Over 200 Active Duty and Reserve

EPA Regions

Puerto Rico

Hawaii

Alaska

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NNational Response Framework (NRF)

•“Special Team”•“Develop and provide highly trained and experienced personnel and specialized equipment to Coast Guard and other federal Incident Commanders under the National Contingency Plan (NCP) and the National Response Framework (NRF)”

What We Do•Incident Command / Response Management Support•Oil and Hazardous Chemical Response •WMD Response including Radiological and Bio-Terrorism incidents•Preparedness Exercise & Event Planning Support

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CSTsCSTsNSFNSF

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EPA RERTEPA RERTCBIRFCBIRF

NSF Response Standards•24/7, 365 recall status•4 members dispatched immediately•10-person Hazmat Team and Heavy equipment on the road within 6 hours•We can call on other Strike Teams (PST or GST) for additional support

Interoperability•Law Enforcement / Emergency Management•State / Federal Agencies •Military (Incl. National Guard Civil Support Teams) •Can Advise/Recommend Additional Federal Specialized Resources When Needed

International Deployments

CST: Civil Support Team

NSF: National Strike Force

HMRU: Hazardous Materials Response Unit

CBIRF: Chemical Biological Response Force

EPA RERT Radiological Emergency Response Team

NSF/STRIKE TEAM

S CASE LOAD

Average Case Loads•35-40 cases per team •60% Chemical Responses•40% Oil Responses•Personnel average

•140+ days deployed per year

1400+ Response Days in 2011

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HAZMAT Response /Incident Command Trailers

Flood Operations

Detection

Oil

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Major Systems•VOSS ~ C130•Boom Reels ~ C130•Large Pump Loads ~ C130•Level “A” Trailer ~ C-130•Flood Trailer ~ C-130•Boats 18’ and smaller ~ C-130•MICP ~ C-5

OIL SPILL RESPO

NSE

Vessel of Opportunity Skimming System (VOSS)

Dispersant use monitoring

Offshore and Heavy Seas Equipment

In-situ burn monitoring

HAZMAT / W

MD RESPO

NSE

Weapons of Mass Destruction Biological Agents

Chemical Agents Radiological Agents

OIL SPILL RESPO

NSESCapital Terminal Oil Spill

• August 31st – September 12th 2011• Location: East Providence, RI• Agency Supported: U.S. Coast Guard - Sector Southeastern New England

On August 31st 2011, a Cardi Construction Corp. worker digging near a pipeline at the Capital Terminal facility, ruptured a high pressure pipeline with an excavator.

• AST provided personnel & equipment for:• Site Safety• Contractor Oversight• Implementing the ICS structure

• Results:• Clean up of over 56,000-gal of No. 2 Low

Sulfur Diesel

CHEMICAL RESPO

NSE

Lyndon Street Drum Site• November 14th – December 11th 2011• Location: Detroit, MI• Agency Supported: EPA Region V

• EPA discovered over 500 chemical drums, tanks, & compressed gas containers, many of which were not labeled, unsecure, and leaking in an old specialty chemical facility• Many of the chemicals were ignitable, corrosive, or toxic • AST provided:

•326 Chemical Hazard Identifications•149 with First Defender RMX •Transportation & Disposal Documentation Review

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SSE)United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)

• September 18 – 22, 2011• Location: New York, NY• Agency Supported: U.S. Coast Guard Sector New York

On September 20th, President Obama and other World Leaders attended the UNGA in New York, NY.

•AST provided personnel & equipment for:• Technical decontamination• Air quality testing• CBRN detection and identification• Interoperability with CG Maritime Security Response Team

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RAL DISASTER RESPON

SESHurricane Irene Tropical Storm Lee

• August 30th – September 16th 2011• Location: Burlington, VT• Agency Supported: EPA Region I

• Major flooding across multiple counties in VT• AST provided:

• Hazard Assessments (ESF 10) under Stafford Act• Radiation detection capabilities• Air monitoring• Photo documentation

• September 22nd – October 19th 2011• Location: Binghampton, NY• Agency Supported: EPA Region II

• Major flooding across multiple counties in NY along the Susquehanna and Chenango Rivers• AST provided:

• Hazard Assessments (ESF 10) under Stafford Act• Orphan Drum Recovery• Waterside Operations• Safety

LIGHTERING RESPO

NSE

• September 18th – 27th 2011• Location: Westport, NY – Lake Champlain• Agency Supported: EPA Region II

• Underwater Dive/Lightering operation on sunken WWII-era tug • Several hot taps conducted determining no fuel remained onboard• AST provided:

• Site Safety / Oversight assistance• Contractor Monitoring• Technical salvage assistance

Tug William H. McAllister

SALVAGE RESPON

SESOak Creek Bluff Response

• September 1st – 12th 2011• Location: Oak Creek, WI• Agency Supported: U.S. Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan

• A mudslide pushed constructions equipment and coal ash into Lake Michigan • AST provided:

• Dive Ops Safety• Reviewed Salvage Plans• Site Safety/Oversight assistance• Contractor Monitoring• Technical assistance

• October 30th – December 10th 2011• Location: Newport, RI – Under Pell Bridge• Agency Supported: U.S. Coast Guard – Sector Southeastern New England

•The barge rolled over and partly capsized adjacent to the eastern span of the Pell Bridge with an estimated 3900-gal of diesel onboard.• AST provided:

• Reviewed Salvage Plans/Site Safety Plans• Dive Ops Safety • Contractor oversight

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CDR Rich SchultzCommanding Officer

LCDR David ReinhardExecutive Officer

LT Joel FergusonOperations Officer

Office: (609) 724-0008

http://www.uscg.mil/hq/nsfweb/

Atlantic Strike Team