UNITED STATES COAST GUARD AUXILIARY Division 3 Seventh Coast Guard District.
U.S. Coast Guard National Strike Force
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Capabilities Brief Capabilities Brief 20132013
Pacific Strike Team
BMC Shaun RossDeck Chief
• History, Organization, & Mission
• AOR
• Operations Profile
• Response Capabilities & Support
• Recent Cases
Pacific Strike Team“The World’s Best Responders: Any Time, Any Place, Any Hazard.”“The World’s Best Responders: Any Time, Any Place, Any Hazard.”
National Strike Force HistoryNational Strike Force History
National Strike Force OrganizationNational Strike Force Organization
•Over 200 Active Duty and Reserves
•Standardized response equipment
•Highly trained and experience personnel
•24/7, 365 recall status
Organization Organization ChartChart
Command Chief
Executive Officer
Senior Reserve Officer & Reserve Command Officer
Ombudsman
Industrial Hygienist
Facilities Manager
Operations Officer
Logistics Officer
Training Coordinator
Engineer Officer
Deck OfficerChemical
Officer
DC ShopEM/ET Shop
MK Shop
BM Shop
MSTShop
SKShop
YNShop
TrainingShop
Training Chief
BMC MSTCDCC MKC
Commanding Officer
HSCAssistant
Operations Officer
Active Duty
Reservist Civilian
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National Strike Force MissionNational Strike Force Mission
Develop and provide highly trained, experienced personnel and specialized equipment for response to oil pollution, hazardous substance releases, and WMD incidents in order to protect public health and the environment.
What We Do:– Oil and Hazardous Chemical Response – WMD Response including Radiological and Bio-
Terrorism incidents– Incident Command / Response Management
Support– Preparedness Exercise & Event Planning
Support
Function as a “Special Team” to assist USCG and EPA Federal On Scene Coordinators and other federal officials while executing responsibilities under the National Contingency Plan (NCP) and the National Response Framework (NRF).
Pacific Strike Team“The World’s Best Responders: Any Time, Any Place, Any Hazard.”“The World’s Best Responders: Any Time, Any Place, Any Hazard.”
PSTNovato, CA
ASTFort Dix, NJ
GSTMobile, AL
NSFCC/PIATElizabeth City, NC
NATIONAL STRIKE FORCEAREAS OF RESPONSIBILITYNATIONAL STRIKE FORCE
AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
NSF International Response AORNSF International Response AOR
A sampling of NSF support in the International environment
Response PolicyResponse Policy• NSF Response Standards:
– 2 members dispatched immediately– 4 members within 2 hours notification– 12 members within 6 hours notification– Heavy equipment within 4 hours notification– 10-person Hazmat Team within 6 hours
• Response Resource Reach Back/Brokering– DOE’s Radiological Assessment Program (RAP) Teams– Civil Support Teams– FBI HMRU – DOD Explosive Ordnance Detachments– EPA RERT
• Facilitate Interoperability– Use standardized training and equipment
CSTsCSTsNSFNSF
HMRUHMRU
EPA RERTEPA RERTCBIRFCBIRF
CST: Civil Support TeamNSF: National Strike ForceHMRU: Hazardous Materials Response UnitCBIRF: Chemical Biological Response ForceEPA RERT Radiological Emergency Response Team
Operations ProfileOperations Profile
• Average Case Load Breakdown:– 60% Chemical Responses– 40% Oil Responses– Personnel average
160~200+ days deployed per year
Response Management SupportResponse Management Support• Provide fully deployable ICS capability to
fit any size of response and any type of event– CO/XO can serve as Designated Incident FOSC
(as appointed by FOSC)– Trained Planning, Operations, and Logistics
Section Chiefs– Trained Situation, Resources, & Documentation
Unit Leaders– Trained Division/Group Supervisors– ICS Position Coaching
• Evidence collection support
• Resource/cost documentation
• Technical advice– Plume/trajectory modeling– Chemical information– Safety and health issues
• Public Affairs support– Public Information Assist Team (PIAT) personnel
and resources– Joint Information Center (JIC) assistance and
operation
• Mobile Incident Command Post (MICP)– 1 unit at each Strike Team– Deployable by road or C-5 aircraft– Fully self-contained:
Power, heat, air conditioning– Communications:
UHF, VHF, base station, computers, 32 phone lines, & 2 TVs
Response Training & Exercise SupportResponse Training & Exercise Support
• Providing training in and technical support and expertise for:– Spills of National Significance (SONS) &
TOPOFF Exercises– National Special Security Events– PREP Drills– ICS 210, 300 and 400 Courses– Salvage– DOD Civil Support Teams– SCAT (Shoreline Countermeasures)– Special Monitoring for Alternative
Response Technologies (SMART)– VOSS/SORS/VOPS– Communications– HAZWOPER Refresher– International Exercises: Panama/MEXUS– Public Affairs/Joint Information Center staffing
and training
CapabilitiesCapabilities• Hazardous Substance &
CBRN Response– Level A, B & C Entry
Capabilities– Assessment– Mitigation / Countermeasures– Removal/ Decontamination
• Oil Spill Response– Assessment– Booming– Skimming– Boat Operations– SCAT– Source Control
/Countermeasures– Removal/Decontamination
HAZMAT/WMD Response Deployable LoadsHAZMAT/WMD Response Deployable Loads
• Air and road response loads– Air load self supportive – 2-3 days before needing re-supply
• Carries Personal Protective Equipment to safely assess, mitigate, control, and remove hazards
• Containment capabilities • Remote Sensing
• Provides long-term Hazmat Response Support• 5000psi compressor• Satellite including 2-way internet• Elevated observation area• Hot water heater• 40-KW Generator or electrical shore tie
HAZMAT Response Trailer (HMRT)
Chemical/Biological Agent ResponseChemical/Biological Agent Response
• Level A, B and C entry capability• Decontamination (response personnel only)• Site assessment, characterization, and mitigation• Multi-media sampling (air, water, soil) for field testing and
laboratory analysis Evidence/Chain-of-custody preservation
• Industrial HAZMAT and Chemical (nerve, asphyxiant, blister) agent identification
• Biological agent identification • Secondary device awareness and
recognition• EMTs / Site Safety personnel• Contractor oversight
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Radiological ResponseRadiological Response• Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Neutron detection
capabilities
• Site assessment, characterization, and technical assistance with site mitigation
• Real-time dosimetry
• Coast Guard Level II Capable
• Radiological Isotope Identification Device (RIID)– e.g. Thermo IdentiFINDER-U
• Secondary device awareness/recognition
• Reach back capability DOE RAP CBP LSS
• Radiation Safety Officer (RSO)
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Oil Spill ResponseOil Spill Response
Equipment• VOSS• Inflatable Boom• Foam-filled Boom• Damage Assessment Tools• SMART Gear – Flourometers &
DataRams
Expertise• Equipment Deployment• Source Control and Removal of Oil• Qualified FOSCRs• Shoreline Assessment• Site Safety• Incident Management • Salvage Monitoring & Liquid Transfer• Contractor / RP Oversight
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Oil/Chemical Pumping CapabilityOil/Chemical Pumping Capability• Oil pumping capabilities range from light
sweet crude to heated asphalt with the Viscous Oil Pumping System (VOPS).– Pump types include:
CCN 150 (centrifugal) Sloan (dewatering) Multi-quip (trash pump) Wildens: M1, M8, M15 (pneumatic
diaphragm) Desmi (DOP 250) VOPS (DOP 160/250) for heavy viscous
products; includes annular ring for heated water injection
• Chemical pumping capabilities cover a broad range of chemicals including Acids, Chlorine and Pesticides.
CCN 150 with chemical fittings/hoses Wilden pumps with Teflon diaphragms Peristaltic
On Water ResourcesOn Water Resources
NSF Inventory
•26 ft Trailerable Aids to Navigation Boats (TANB)
•Flood Response Boats
2010-2012+ MODU Deepwater Horizon2010-2012+ MODU Deepwater Horizon
Oil Spill Response
• The oil rig suffered a catastrophic explosion, caught fire, and sunk releasing an estimated 67,000 – 110,000 gal diesel/day.
• Declared as SONS
• PST provided members to fill positions in – SCAT Team– SMART Team– ICS (IC and OSC)– SORS– VOSS
Arctic ConcernsArctic Concerns
The PST has been working to improve cold weather oil spill capabilities as vessel traffic increases and the prospects of opening up oil field increases. On New Years Eve 2012, PST members responded to the grounding of the Shell Mobile Off Shore Drilling Unit (MODU) Kulluk.
2011 Davy Crockett2011 Davy CrockettThe 431-ft vessel ran aground in January as the owner was trying to scrap it. It had been leaking lubricating oil, fuel oil and diesel into the Columbia River for months before clean up efforts began in April.
The PST has been providing Site Safety officers to monitor contractors as they dismantle the ship. Currently, this is an ongoing case.
2011 Montebello Survey 2011 Montebello Survey More than three million gallons of oil was onboard the S.S. MONTEBELLO the morning she was torpedoed by an Imperial Japanese submarine on December 22, 1941. The vessel sank in approximately 900 feet of water, 6.5 miles off of Cambria, California. For over 70 years, the vessel remained on the ocean floor with the fate of its cargo unknown.
In 2011 with the use of neutron backscatter technology the UC were able to successfully determine that the S.S. MONTEBELLO did not pose a substantial threat to the marine life and coastline of California
2012 Hurricane Sandy 2012 Hurricane Sandy