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National Strike Force

National Strike Force. What is the National Strike Force?.

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National Strike Force

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  1. National Strike Force

  2. What is the National Strike Force? • The National Strike Force (NSF) which includes the NSFCC, PIAT, AST, GST & PST, provides rapidly deployable technical experts, specialized equipment, and incident management capabilities for Lead Agency Incident Commanders and FOSCs for their response and preparedness missions. • As a vital component of the National Response System and homeland security mission, the NSF minimizes the adverse impact to public and environment from oil discharges, hazardous materials releases, and WMD incidents.

  3. National Strike Force Capabilities • Contractor/Responsible Party Oversight • Shoreline Assessment • Oil Containment and Recovery • Self-Supporting Level A-D • Hazard Assessment/Categorization • Chemical Lightering • Chemical Databases • Planning (e.g. site safety plans) • Public Information Assist Team • Decon

  4. INCIDENT OCCURS STRIKE TEAM MOBILIZES Assets available to an FOSC are: 2 strike team members immediately; 4 within 2 hours; 12 within 6 hours STRIKE TEAM ARRIVES Consults with FOSC, assesses situation, deploys Strike Team equipment. Team members provide contractor oversight, air/water/soil sampling, site safety and cost and photo documentation during: natural disasters; oil spills; chemical releases; WMD; and other incidents. STRIKE TEAM RELEASED FOSC makes decision to release team. Team departs and prepares for next incident.

  5. National Strike ForceAreas of Responsibility AST Fort Dix, NJ PST Novato, CA NSFCC/PIAT Elizabeth City, NC AST GST PST GST Mobile, AL

  6. Traverse City, MI Alpena, MI Marquette, MI Oswego, NY Coos Bay, OR Eureka, CA Morro Bay, CA Prudhoe Bay, AK Panama City, FL Port Canaveral, FL ACC COTP/ACC Sites Sector Sault Ste. Marie Sector Buffalo MSU Duluth Sector Northern New England South Portland, ME Sector Lake Michigan Milwaukee, WI Sector Seattle Sector Boston Sector Southern New England Woods Hole, MA; Providence, RI MSU Detroit Sector Portland MSU Pittsburgh Sector Long Island Sound New Haven, CT Sector Upper Mississippi St. Louis, MO Sector New York Sector Ohio Valley Louisville, KY Sector San Francisco Sector Delaware Bay Philadelphia, PA Sector Lower Mississippi Memphis, TN Sector Baltimore Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach Sector Hampton Roads Sector North Carolina Fort Macon, NC Sector Houston-Galveston Sector San Diego Sector Honolulu MSU Wilmington Sector Corpus Christi Sector Charleston Sector Guam MSU Port Arthur MSU Savannah MSU Morgan City Sector Jacksonville Sector New Orleans Sector St. Petersburg Sector Mobile MSU Valdez Sector Miami Sector Key West Sector San Juan Sector Anchorage KEY Sector Juneau COTP

  7. National Strike Force Coordination Center Programs • OSRO Classification Program • Response Resource Inventory • Preparedness Assessment Verification Program • Exercise Program • PIAT • National Maintenance Contract

  8. OSRO Classification Program • Administered by the NSFCC • Purpose • Reduce equipment information required in facility and vessel response plan • Monitor response capability • What? • Voluntary • Planning based • NOT a certification

  9. OSRO Classification • Classification is based on: • COTP zone/Alternate Classification Cities (ACCs) • Operating environment • Spill size • Response time • Core equipment

  10. Response Resource Inventory • Calculates classifications • Houses OSRO equipment inventories • Not real time • Based on OSRO participation

  11. Response Resource Inventory • Administrative Account Site • Available to USCG personnel through MISLE • Other Federal/State/Local Agencies can request an admin account through the NSFCC • User Account Site • Users: OSROs, Federal/State/Local agencies with response equipment • User enters site and resource information • User can only see their own information

  12. Response Resource Inventory • Functions • Look up OSRO classifications (both Mechanical and Dispersant) • Available on the internet • https://cgrri.uscg.mil/UserReports/WebClassificationReport.aspx • Available to administrative users: • Research response equipment available in your AOR. • Find OSROs or equipment near a specific location.

  13. Preparedness Assessment Verification • Frequency • Program Overview • OSRO Verifications • Other Response Resources • Out-Brief • After Action Report

  14. Exercise Program NFS is able to provide: • Government Lead Exercises (NSFCC – Planning) (Strike Team/PIAT – Exercise Support/Training) • Industry Lead Exercises (Strike Team/PIAT – Exercise Support/Training) • TTX (Local Forces w/Strike Team Participation) • Equipment Deployment Exercises (Local Forces) • AMSTEP Exercises (Strike Team – if pollution involved) • VOSS/SORS (Two Strike Team members for training and deployment support)

  15. ACP Oversight Requirements 40 CFR 300.210 (c) Federal Contingency Plans CG COMDTINST 16471.3 Area Contingency Plan Organization, Content, Revision Cycle, and Distribution Process Area Committee – develop/review-update (triennial) as per scheduled PREP Exercises District Commander review District Commander provide NSFCC & RRT review period After reviews/changes & approval – plans distributed

  16. Public Information Assist Team (PIAT) • Services that PIAT provides: • Public information support for CG & EPA federal on scene coordinators • JIC establishment and management • JIC organization, staffing • Photo/Video documentation • JIC training • Risk Communications training

  17. Public Information Assist Team (PIAT) • Joint Information Center (JIC) Training • Topics Covered: • JIC positions and responsibilities • JIC structure • JIC processes • JIC products • JIC/ICS forms • Duration: Full day or half day sessions available.

  18. Public Information Assist Team (PIAT) • Risk Communications Training • Topics Covered: • Theories of risk communication • Communication implications for risk management • Skills and tools for risk communication • Risk communication scenarios • Role of media in risk situations • Stakeholder outreach • Using community input • Duration: Four hours

  19. Contact Information NSF Website http://www.uscg.mil/hq/nsfweb/default.asp Phone Numbers NSFCC – (252) 331-6000 PIAT – (252)331-6000 Pacific Strike Team – (415)883-3311 Gulf Strike Team – (251)441-6601 Atlantic Strike Team – (609)724-0008

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