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Pacific Strike Team

BMC Shaun RossDeck Chief

• History, Organization, & Mission

• AOR

• Operations Profile

• Response Capabilities & Support

• Recent Cases

Pacific Strike Team“The World’s Best Responders: Any Time, Any Place, Any Hazard.”“The World’s Best Responders: Any Time, Any Place, Any Hazard.”

National Strike Force HistoryNational Strike Force History

National Strike Force OrganizationNational Strike Force Organization

•Over 200 Active Duty and Reserves

•Standardized response equipment

•Highly trained and experience personnel

•24/7, 365 recall status

Organization Organization ChartChart

Command Chief

Executive Officer

Senior Reserve Officer & Reserve Command Officer

Ombudsman

Industrial Hygienist

Facilities Manager

Operations Officer

Logistics Officer

Training Coordinator

Engineer Officer

Deck OfficerChemical

Officer

DC ShopEM/ET Shop

MK Shop

BM Shop

MSTShop

SKShop

YNShop

TrainingShop

Training Chief

BMC MSTCDCC MKC

Commanding Officer

HSCAssistant

Operations Officer

Active Duty

Reservist Civilian

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National Strike Force MissionNational Strike Force Mission

Develop and provide highly trained, experienced personnel and specialized equipment for response to oil pollution, hazardous substance releases, and WMD incidents in order to protect public health and the environment.

What We Do:– Oil and Hazardous Chemical Response – WMD Response including Radiological and Bio-

Terrorism incidents– Incident Command / Response Management

Support– Preparedness Exercise & Event Planning

Support

Function as a “Special Team” to assist USCG and EPA Federal On Scene Coordinators and other federal officials while executing responsibilities under the National Contingency Plan (NCP) and the National Response Framework (NRF).

Pacific Strike Team“The World’s Best Responders: Any Time, Any Place, Any Hazard.”“The World’s Best Responders: Any Time, Any Place, Any Hazard.”

PSTNovato, CA

ASTFort Dix, NJ

GSTMobile, AL

NSFCC/PIATElizabeth City, NC

NATIONAL STRIKE FORCEAREAS OF RESPONSIBILITYNATIONAL STRIKE FORCE

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

NSF International Response AORNSF International Response AOR

A sampling of NSF support in the International environment

Response PolicyResponse Policy• NSF Response Standards:

– 2 members dispatched immediately– 4 members within 2 hours notification– 12 members within 6 hours notification– Heavy equipment within 4 hours notification– 10-person Hazmat Team within 6 hours

• Response Resource Reach Back/Brokering– DOE’s Radiological Assessment Program (RAP) Teams– Civil Support Teams– FBI HMRU – DOD Explosive Ordnance Detachments– EPA RERT

• Facilitate Interoperability– Use standardized training and equipment

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HMRUHMRU

EPA RERTEPA RERTCBIRFCBIRF

CST: Civil Support TeamNSF: National Strike ForceHMRU: Hazardous Materials Response UnitCBIRF: Chemical Biological Response ForceEPA RERT Radiological Emergency Response Team

Operations ProfileOperations Profile

• Average Case Load Breakdown:– 60% Chemical Responses– 40% Oil Responses– Personnel average

160~200+ days deployed per year

Response Management SupportResponse Management Support• Provide fully deployable ICS capability to

fit any size of response and any type of event– CO/XO can serve as Designated Incident FOSC

(as appointed by FOSC)– Trained Planning, Operations, and Logistics

Section Chiefs– Trained Situation, Resources, & Documentation

Unit Leaders– Trained Division/Group Supervisors– ICS Position Coaching

• Evidence collection support

• Resource/cost documentation

• Technical advice– Plume/trajectory modeling– Chemical information– Safety and health issues

• Public Affairs support– Public Information Assist Team (PIAT) personnel

and resources– Joint Information Center (JIC) assistance and

operation

• Mobile Incident Command Post (MICP)– 1 unit at each Strike Team– Deployable by road or C-5 aircraft– Fully self-contained:

Power, heat, air conditioning– Communications:

UHF, VHF, base station, computers, 32 phone lines, & 2 TVs

Response Training & Exercise SupportResponse Training & Exercise Support

• Providing training in and technical support and expertise for:– Spills of National Significance (SONS) &

TOPOFF Exercises– National Special Security Events– PREP Drills– ICS 210, 300 and 400 Courses– Salvage– DOD Civil Support Teams– SCAT (Shoreline Countermeasures)– Special Monitoring for Alternative

Response Technologies (SMART)– VOSS/SORS/VOPS– Communications– HAZWOPER Refresher– International Exercises: Panama/MEXUS– Public Affairs/Joint Information Center staffing

and training

CapabilitiesCapabilities• Hazardous Substance &

CBRN Response– Level A, B & C Entry

Capabilities– Assessment– Mitigation / Countermeasures– Removal/ Decontamination

• Oil Spill Response– Assessment– Booming– Skimming– Boat Operations– SCAT– Source Control

/Countermeasures– Removal/Decontamination

HAZMAT/WMD Response Deployable LoadsHAZMAT/WMD Response Deployable Loads

• Air and road response loads– Air load self supportive – 2-3 days before needing re-supply

• Carries Personal Protective Equipment to safely assess, mitigate, control, and remove hazards

• Containment capabilities • Remote Sensing

• Provides long-term Hazmat Response Support• 5000psi compressor• Satellite including 2-way internet• Elevated observation area• Hot water heater• 40-KW Generator or electrical shore tie

HAZMAT Response Trailer (HMRT)

Chemical/Biological Agent ResponseChemical/Biological Agent Response

• Level A, B and C entry capability• Decontamination (response personnel only)• Site assessment, characterization, and mitigation• Multi-media sampling (air, water, soil) for field testing and

laboratory analysis Evidence/Chain-of-custody preservation

• Industrial HAZMAT and Chemical (nerve, asphyxiant, blister) agent identification

• Biological agent identification • Secondary device awareness and

recognition• EMTs / Site Safety personnel• Contractor oversight

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Radiological ResponseRadiological Response• Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Neutron detection

capabilities

• Site assessment, characterization, and technical assistance with site mitigation

• Real-time dosimetry

• Coast Guard Level II Capable

• Radiological Isotope Identification Device (RIID)– e.g. Thermo IdentiFINDER-U

• Secondary device awareness/recognition

• Reach back capability DOE RAP CBP LSS

• Radiation Safety Officer (RSO)

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Oil Spill ResponseOil Spill Response

Equipment• VOSS• Inflatable Boom• Foam-filled Boom• Damage Assessment Tools• SMART Gear – Flourometers &

DataRams

Expertise• Equipment Deployment• Source Control and Removal of Oil• Qualified FOSCRs• Shoreline Assessment• Site Safety• Incident Management • Salvage Monitoring & Liquid Transfer• Contractor / RP Oversight

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Oil/Chemical Pumping CapabilityOil/Chemical Pumping Capability• Oil pumping capabilities range from light

sweet crude to heated asphalt with the Viscous Oil Pumping System (VOPS).– Pump types include:

CCN 150 (centrifugal) Sloan (dewatering) Multi-quip (trash pump) Wildens: M1, M8, M15 (pneumatic

diaphragm) Desmi (DOP 250) VOPS (DOP 160/250) for heavy viscous

products; includes annular ring for heated water injection

• Chemical pumping capabilities cover a broad range of chemicals including Acids, Chlorine and Pesticides.

CCN 150 with chemical fittings/hoses Wilden pumps with Teflon diaphragms Peristaltic

On Water ResourcesOn Water Resources

NSF Inventory

•26 ft Trailerable Aids to Navigation Boats (TANB)

•Flood Response Boats

2010-2012+ MODU Deepwater Horizon2010-2012+ MODU Deepwater Horizon

Oil Spill Response

• The oil rig suffered a catastrophic explosion, caught fire, and sunk releasing an estimated 67,000 – 110,000 gal diesel/day.

• Declared as SONS

• PST provided members to fill positions in – SCAT Team– SMART Team– ICS (IC and OSC)– SORS– VOSS

Arctic ConcernsArctic Concerns

The PST has been working to improve cold weather oil spill capabilities as vessel traffic increases and the prospects of opening up oil field increases. On New Years Eve 2012, PST members responded to the grounding of the Shell Mobile Off Shore Drilling Unit (MODU) Kulluk.

2011 Davy Crockett2011 Davy CrockettThe 431-ft vessel ran aground in January as the owner was trying to scrap it. It had been leaking lubricating oil, fuel oil and diesel into the Columbia River for months before clean up efforts began in April.

The PST has been providing Site Safety officers to monitor contractors as they dismantle the ship. Currently, this is an ongoing case.

2011 Montebello Survey 2011 Montebello Survey More than three million gallons of oil was onboard the S.S. MONTEBELLO the morning she was torpedoed by an Imperial Japanese submarine on December 22, 1941. The vessel sank in approximately 900 feet of water, 6.5 miles off of Cambria, California. For over 70 years, the vessel remained on the ocean floor with the fate of its cargo unknown.

 In 2011 with the use of neutron backscatter technology the UC were able to successfully determine that the S.S. MONTEBELLO did not pose a substantial threat to the marine life and coastline of California

2012 Hurricane Sandy 2012 Hurricane Sandy