U.S. Coast guard Atlantic strike team

1. U.S. Coast guard Atlantic strike team CDR Richard Schultz, Commanding Officer

2. Any Time World’s Best responders Any Place Any Hazard

3. Alaska Hawaii Puerto Rico • Over 200 Active Duty and Reserve Elements of the national strike force EPA Regions

4. National 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)” National Strike Force Mission 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

5. NSF CSTs HMRU EPA RERT CBIRF NSF Response Standards Response Policy • 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 CST: Civil Support Team NSF: National Strike Force HMRU: Hazardous Materials Response Unit CBIRF: Chemical Biological Response Force EPA RERT Radiological Emergency Response Team International Deployments

6. NSF/Strike Teams 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

7. Vessels • HAZMAT Response /Incident Command Trailers • Flood Operations • Detection • Oil Equipment

8. Aircraft Load Outs 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

9. Vessel of Opportunity Skimming System (VOSS) • Dispersant use monitoring • Offshore and Heavy Seas Equipment • In-situ burn monitoring Oil Spill Response

10. Weapons of Mass Destruction Biological Agents HAZMAT / WMD Response Chemical Agents Radiological Agents

11. Capital Terminal Oil Spill Oil Spill Responses • 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

12. Lyndon Street Drum Site Chemical Response • 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

13. Lithium Aluminohydride

14. United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) National Special Security Events (NSSE) • 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

15. Hurricane Irene • Tropical Storm Lee Natural Disaster Responses • August 30th – September 16th 2011 • Location: Burlington, VT • Agency Supported: EPA Region I • September 22nd – October 19th 2011 • Location: Binghampton, NY • Agency Supported: EPA Region II • Major flooding across multiple counties in VT • AST provided: • Hazard Assessments (ESF 10) under Stafford Act • Radiation detection capabilities • Air monitoring • Photo documentation • 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

16. Tug William H. McAllister Lightering Response • 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

17. Sterling Equipment Barge #SEI 34 • Oak Creek Bluff Response Salvage Responses • September 1st – 12th 2011 • Location: Oak Creek, WI • Agency Supported: U.S. Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan • October 30th – December 10th 2011 • Location: Newport, RI – Under Pell Bridge • Agency Supported: U.S. Coast Guard – Sector Southeastern New England • 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 • 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

18. CDR Rich Schultz Commanding Officer LCDR David Reinhard Executive Officer LT Joel Ferguson Operations Officer Office: (609) 724-0008 http://www.uscg.mil/hq/nsfweb/ Points of Contact Atlantic Strike Team