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WSP Roles and Responsibilities. Ron Bowen Deputy State Fire Marshal Washington State Patrol Fire Protection Bureau.
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WSP Roles and Responsibilities Ron Bowen Deputy State Fire Marshal Washington State Patrol Fire Protection Bureau
RCW 70.136.030The governing body of each applicable political subdivision of this state shall designate a hazardous materials incident command agency within its respective boundaries, and file this designation with the Office of the State Fire Marshal.
In designating an incident command agency, the political subdivision shall consider the training, manpower, expertise, and equipment of various available agencies as well as the International Fire Code and other existing codes and regulations.
Along state and interstate highway corridors, the Washington State Patrol shall be the designated incident command agency unless by mutual agreement that role has been assumed by another designated incident command agency.
If a political subdivision has not designated an incident command agency within six months after July 26, 1987, the Washington State Patrol shall then assume the role of incident command agency by action of the Chief until a designation has been made.
RCW 70.136.040Incident command agencies -- Emergency assistance agreements. Hazardous materials incident command agencies, so designated by all applicable political subdivisions of the state, are authorized and encouraged, prior to a hazardous materials incident, to enter individually or jointly into written hazardous materials emergency assistance agreements with any person whose knowledge or expertise is deemed potentially useful.
WSP will coordinate all activities and resources at hazardous materials incident scenes • Those incidents creating a danger to persons, property or the environment as a result or the possibility of spillage, seepage, fire, explosion or release of hazardous materials
WSP will institute the Unified Command System at the scene of a hazardous materials incident • WSP will not assume operational control of authorized emergency response agencies
WSP will not provide personnel for hazardous materials entry teams • WSP is not responsible for clean up costs associated with the hazardous materials incidents • Responsibility of the Spiller • If unknown, cleanup efforts are the responsibility of Department of Ecology or EPA
WSP is not responsible for expenses incurred by responding emergency agencies • Cost recovery can be taken up with the spiller or application can be made to the EPA under 40 CFR 310.
Role of WSP is not to replace existing local emergency response capabilities • WSP will provide support for those political subdivisions that are lacking sufficient response capabilities
Classes • Awareness • Operations • Awareness-Operations TTT • Technician • On-Scene Incident Command • Chemistry
Conferences • Annual Hazmat Workshop • Washington Fire Chiefs Hazmat and Special Operations Conference • LEPC-Tribal Emergency Response Conference
On-Line Courses • http://www.hydrogen.energy.gov/firstresponders.html • Hydrogen Awareness • http://pipeline.mindgrabmedia.com/main.aspx • Pipeline Awareness • http://www.faa.gov/aircraft/gen_av/first_responders/ • Small Aircraft and Helicopter Emergencies • http://pse.rtueonline.com • Puget Sound Energy Electrical Emergencies • http://www.teex.org/esti/ • Emergency Services Training Institute
Emergency Management Institutehttp://training.fema.gov/IS/ • IS-901 - Section 508 Awareness Course New 4/15/2010 • IS-245 - Introduction to the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) New 4/15/2010 • IS-871 Dams Sector: Security Awareness New 4/5/2010 • IS-33 FEMA Initial Ethics Orientation New 3/22/10 • IS-703.a NIMS Resource Management Course New 1/15/10 • IS-230.a Fundamentals of Emergency Management New 1/14/2010
IS-870 Dams Sector: Crisis Management New 10/22/2009 • IS-100.FWa Intro to Incident Command System (ICS 100) for Federal Workers New 9/25/2009 • IS-31 Mitigation eGrants for the Grant Applicant New 8/31/2009 • IS-520 Introduction to Continuity of Operations Planning for Pandemic Influenzas New 8/31/2009 • IS-19 FEMA EEO Supervisor Course New 8/27/2009
IS-293 Mission Assignment Overview New 6/2/2009 • IS-836 Nuclear/Radiological Incident Annex New 3/26/2009 • IS-26 Guide to Points of Distribution New 3/20/2009 • IS-197.EM Special Needs Planning Considerations for Emergency Management New 3/20/2009 • IS-100.HE Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100, for Higher Education New 3/18/2009
IS-546.a - Continuity of Operations Awareness Course New 8/21/2009 • IS-704 NIMS Communications and Information Management New 8/19/2009 • IS-820 Introduction to NRF Support Annexes New 6/16/2009 • IS-806 - ESF #6: Mass Care, Emergency Assistance, Housing, and Human Services New 6/5/2009 • IS-860.a National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) New 6/4/2009 • IS-548 Continuity of Operations (COOP) Program Manager New 6/2/2009
National Fire Academyhttp://www.nfaonline.dhs.gov/browse/index.shtm • Alternative Water Supply: Planning and Implementing Programs (Q217) Fire Prevention (Technical) • Applied Research Self Study (Q123) Executive Development Available Summer 2010 • Awareness of Command and Control Decision Making at Multiple Alarm Incidents (Q297) Incident Management • Coffee Break Training Fire Prevention (Technical) See Course Description to Enroll
Community Safety Educators (Q118) Fire Prevention (Public Education) • Emergency Response to Terrorism (Q534) Terrorism • EMS Operations at Multi-Casualty Incidents (Q157) Emergency Medical Services Under Revision • Fire Service Supervision (Q318) Management Science
Hydraulic Calculations for Water-Based Fire Protection Systems Plan Review (Q137) Fire Prevention (Technical) • ICS-100, Introduction to ICS for Operational First Responders (Q462) Incident Management • ICS-200, Basic NIMS ICS for Operational First Responders (Q463) Incident Management • ICS-300, Intermediate All-Hazard NIMS ICS Review for Expanding Incidents (Q464) Incident Management
ICS-400, Fundamentals Review for Command and General Staff (Q466) Incident Management • ICS Simulation Series: Casper Hall Dorm Fire (Q327) Incident Management • ICS Simulation Series: Ranch House Fire (Q324) Incident Management
ICS Simulation Series: Mansion Fire (Q326) Incident Management • ICS Simulation Series: Nursing Home Fire (Q424) Incident Management • ICS Simulation Series: Strip Mall Hostage/Arson Fire (Q328) Incident Management • ICS Simulation Series: Townhouse Fire (Q325) Incident Management
ICS Simulation Series: Wildland Fire (Q617) Incident Management • National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) 5.0 Self-Study (Q494) Planning and Information Management • S-130 (Wildland) Firefighter Training (Q901) Wildland • S-190 Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior (Q900) Wildland
Water-Based Fire Protection Systems Plan Review: The History of Sprinklers Fire Prevention (Technical) • Testing and Evaluation of Water Supplies for Fire Protection (Q218) Fire Prevention (Technical)