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NW Area Committee

NW Area Committee. What is an Area Committee?. Interagency group charged with pre-planning for oil spills Comprised of any player who has a role in oil spill response Spatial boundaries defined by EPA/USCG Mandated by OPA 90 Section 4202(4)(A). Who is on an Area Committee?. Fire Department

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NW Area Committee

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  1. NW Area Committee

  2. What is an Area Committee? • Interagency group charged with pre-planning for oil spills • Comprised of any player who has a role in oil spill response • Spatial boundaries defined by EPA/USCG • Mandated by OPA 90 Section 4202(4)(A)

  3. Who is on an Area Committee? Fire Department Tribes Local Health Dist. Industry NGOs Private Citizens State Police • State Health Department • State Env. Reg. • USCG • EPA • NOAA • DOI • DoD, DOE, etc. Area Committee members include anyonewho has a role in oil spill response. 3

  4. Response Ramp Up • Local Fire/Hazmat Team responses, generally rely on mutual aid from nearby jurisdictions; • State responders provide secondary response support, if needed; • Federal responders provide the backstop by providing response support to the locals and State, if resources and funding is exhausted or unavailable

  5. Response Support • When local capabilities and/or funds are overwhelmed, NWAC agencies could provide surge capacity and expertise • When federally protected natural resources are impacted, NWAC agencies may be obligated to respond • RRT/NWAC Goal: Strong relationships and understanding of roles/responsibilities ahead of time to ensure good coordination during the incident

  6. Examples of “Surge” • SILVERTIP PIPELINE SPILL • Funding • Specialized equipment/capability • Air monitoring • Government to Government Tribal Coordination • Cleanup Contractors

  7. Who supports locals during a Response? Marine Inland State

  8. Northwest Area Committee Federal State Tribal Local Non-Profit Industry Members are any entity with response interest in region. This includes all RRT members as well as county and city agencies and the private sector. Regional Response Team 10 Federal State Tribal Member agencies are identified in NCP. Each of 15 Federal Agencies and State Lead Agency have one vote when the RRT assembles during a response. NW Area Committee US EPA, R10 USCG, Sector Seattle USCG, Sector Portland RRT 10 US EPA, R10 USCG, D-13 In R10, these groups meet together.

  9. NW Area Committee RegionalResponse Team

  10. NWACP Concept of Operations • Rapid notification of Federal, State, and local governments to permit assessment and response, if necessary • National Response Center, 800-424-8802 • Relies on the principle of escalation • Utilizes the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and Incident Command System/Unified Command (ICS/UC) principles

  11. Unified Command DiagramDirectly fromNWACP, Page 2000-2 Note: The timeframe for this structure will follow the initial response by first responders. FOSC SOSC RPIC Tribal/ other OSC LOSC

  12. Concept of Operations, cont. • Provides for access to considerable resources and expertise as situations requires • Covers all spills regardless of nature, cause or source • oil and hazmat • fixed facility and transportation • inland and coastal • natural and man-made disasters

  13. Useful NWACP Tools • For oil spills on water with GRPs • Lower, Middle and Upper Columbia, Snake, Spokane, etc • For large incidents • Contact information for State and Federal Resources • Technical response resources • For local contingency planning • Information on State and Federal capabilities (equipment, expertise, funding) • Reference for role State and Feds are ready to fill

  14. Purpose of the GRP’s • Prioritize natural, cultural and significant economic resources • Allow for immediate and proper action • First responders know what actions to take • Includes: • Area maps • Prioritized booming strategies • Access points • Staging areas

  15. WHAT IS A GRP? • A response orientated contingency plan providing the framework for initial response decisions

  16. Direct input route: Gov. Agencies NW Area Committee US EPA, R10 USCG, Sector Seattle USCG, Sector Portland Non-Profits Contractors Industry Public Task Forces Steering Committee RRT 10 US EPA, R10 USCG, D-13 • 2012 Task Forces: • Places of Refuge • Derelict Vessels • Shoreline Cleanup (SCAT) • Cultural and Historic Preservation • Dispersants and In Situ Burn • General Community Outreach • GRPs/Advanced Recovery • Wildlife Task Force

  17. NWAC Plan Evolves and Responders are Informed “Integration with Reality” GRP Workshops NW Area Committee US EPA, R10 USCG, Sector Seattle USCG, Sector Portland Exercises Drills Outreach RRT 10 US EPA, R10 USCG, D-13 NWAC Meetings Annual Plan Review

  18. How to get the plan, and connect with the NWAC http://www.rrt10nwac.com/ Josie Clark Heather Parker RRT10 Coordinator, EPA RRT10 Coordinator, USCG 206-553-6239 206-220-7215 clark.josie@epa.gov heather.a.parker@uscg.mil

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