USCG/NRT Special Teams Workshop CDR Steve Danielczyk, CIH U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters

1. USCG/NRT Special Teams Workshop CDR Steve Danielczyk, CIH U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters Office of Response (G-MOR)

2. USCG/NRT Special Teams Workshop – August 2002 Build on WTC, Pentagon, Anthrax Work Look at Three Main Functional Areas • Assess Special Team’s Individual and Collective Response Assets & Capabilities • Determine Special Teams Role in Future Operations • Identify Gaps that Exist & How to Fill Them

3. NCP Workshop Participants • Scientific Support Coordinator (NOAA) • National Pollution Fund Center (USCG) • National Strike Force (USCG) • District Response Advisory Team (USCG) • Emergency Response Team (EPA) • Radiological Emergency Response Team (EPA) • Navy Supervisor of Salvage (U.S. Navy) • Army Ctr for Health Promo & Preventive Medicine • DOD Joint Task Force Civil Support • National Guard – Civil Support Team • USMC Chem Biological Incident Response Force • FEMA Urban Search and Rescue

4. Workshop Attendees (cont’d) • FBI Hazardous Materials Response Unit • DOL Occupational Safety and Health Administration • HHS * Center for Disease Control & Prevention * Disaster Medical Assistance Team * Disaster Mortuary Assistance Team *Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry • Army Corps of Engineers • DOD Director Office of Military Support • DOE Radiological Assistance Program • Department of Interior • Office of Homeland Security • Federal Emergency Management Agency • Spill Control Association of America (Industry)

5. Building Strong Relationships National Center for Special Teams • Comprised of representatives from various teams • Common response doctrine • Joint/cross training • Preparedness exercises • Standardized response equipment inventories • Technical support among teams • Research and Development 1ST Step is Interagency MOUs/Workbooks Law Enforcement On-line (LEO) • FBI offered response teams a site to discuss issues

6. Issues to be looked at: • Clarifying which teams respond to conduct assessment and clean-up: • Nerve agents • ‘Dirty bomb’ (being worked in a separate PCC) • Floated Hazardous Material Taskforce Concept • WTC in essence a debris removal and USAR response • ESF-9’s Urban Search and Rescue Success Factors • High Level of Prep with a known & self sustained capability • Each 60 member team is deployed w/o draining national capacity to handle multiple incidents • FEMA supports local fire teams with training, mobilization needs, standardized procedures and funding/coverage if used

7. Insight for FOSC’s • Know where your closest WMD CST is & work with state EMA to see how to get them • Role of Public Health Teams by CDC & ATSDR • Role of OSHA to help on worker safety/ workplace issues • EPA is establishing a new ERT in Las Vegas

8. Issues requiring NRT action • Lack of consistency and understanding of how/when teams can be deployed • Amend the NCP to include more teams • DOD & FBI reps to NRT • DoD Representative should be able to access wide range of DOD assets –> currently SUPSALV • Add FBI terrorism rep –> DOJ now has a Envro Lawyer • Resource constraints • One Plan => NCP, FRP, FREP, CONPLAN People

9. HazMat Task Force Needed? • Federal teams spent w/ 2-3 large but short incidents • Like USAR missions w/ HazMat there is a short timeframe to save lives & skill set is demanding • Chem/Bio threat needs to increase capability for complexity, duration, responder & public health risk • Iron is hot to pool organic resources like USAR • Coast Guard’s HazMat Task Force Vision • FEMA & EPA/USCG led under ESF10 (potential OSC deployment under NCP w/o Stafford Act) • Each Unit: 2 level A teams, medical staff capable of entry, comms, logistics, chemist or IH • Potential Capability: Level A/B Source Control, Environmental Assessment, Removal Oversight, Bulk Liquid Lightering, Crime Scene Investigation

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