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Delaware DNREC Emergency Response Capabilities

Delaware DNREC Emergency Response Capabilities. 302-739-9404. DNREC Emergency Response. ESF-10 Hazmat Emergency Response responsibility under state EOP CBRNE Environmental Response Hazardous chemical releases Petroleum spills Land, water and air releases

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Delaware DNREC Emergency Response Capabilities

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  1. Delaware DNRECEmergency Response Capabilities 302-739-9404

  2. DNREC Emergency Response • ESF-10 Hazmat Emergency Response responsibility under state EOP • CBRNE • Environmental Response • Hazardous chemical releases • Petroleum spills • Land, water and air releases • Pollen, mold, fish kills, odors, algae and bacterial blooms, home heating oil releases • Planning - USCG, RRT, DEMA, local EMA’s, DPH, DSP and local law enforcement, Fire Companies

  3. DNREC Emergency Response Team Organization Emergency Response Group DNREC ERT Enforcement Officers

  4. DNREC Emergency Response Team Organization • Environmental Scientists (ES) • Lead scientific environmental response resource • Haz Mat Specialists for hazard identification, incident stabilization and clean up/remediation • Environmental Protection Enforcement Officers (EPO) • Hazardous Materials Technician • Criminal and Civil Environmental Enforcement • 24 hour 7 day Response Coverage

  5. ERT Areas of Responsibility • EPO – environmental law violations, evidence gathering and proceedings and haz mat response • ES – hazardous material response technical expertise • Clean up can be either responsible party (RP) oversight, or • Response using DNREC resources or contractor assistance • State UC representative in federal response

  6. Response Equipment • 3 Response vehicles • Radiological detection instruments • Dosimeters, detectors, isotope identifiers • Chemical detection instruments • Portable GC/MS, APD2000 and AP2C chemical warfare agent detectors, MultiRAE • HazMat ID & Gas ID for identification of unknown liquids, solids, and gasses. • Utility vehicle and trailer

  7. HazMat ID In use at Dover Post Office

  8. Bio-Seeq Biological Field Screening Unit

  9. Dräeger CMS System Chemical Field Screening

  10. Gamma Radiation Monitoring Equipment

  11. Alpha, Beta and Gamma Monitoring Probes

  12. Future Challenges • Planning, updating and coordinating response plans • DEMA, USCG, RRT, EPA, Fire Companies, local EMAs, DSP, DelDOT, DPH • Developing SOPs • Maintaining operational readiness • Technical expertise • Equipment maintenance • Training • Staffing and Budget

  13. Future Challenges (cont’d) • Coordinating state resources • Decon units, spill trailers, industry resources (NCCIHMRA), Fire Companies • Providing training and support to other agencies—DSP, DelDOT, NCC police, local police agencies

  14. Questions?

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