2005 Co–Chairs Meeting
2004 Accomplishments/Lessons Learned
• Numerous mercury responses• Residential lead cleanups• Ruby Slipper radiation exercise • Blackleg exercise – Region 6 & 7• USCG deployed to Hurricane Ivan• EPA deployment to Francis• Kansas City COOP exercise • Kingman ammonia pipeline release
2005 Co–Chairs Meeting
Challenges/Next Steps
• Fuel alcohol response concerns
• 2005 RRT exercise
• Agro-terrorism issues
• Potential involvement in
SONS ’07
• Assistance to local response communities for NIMS implementation
2005 Co–Chairs Meeting
Best Practices
• EPA Incident Management Teams • Water security workshops• Area Maritime Security committees• Inland River Vessel Management• Sub-area “after hour” exercises • Contact with over 2,000 responders
via training, workshops, exercises
2005 Co–Chairs Meeting
2004 Accomplishments /Lessons Learned
• RRT III Training Program- Exercises and Training
• ATHOS 1 Incident - RRT III Participation
• Alternative Response Countermeasures Technologies- Guidance Documents
- ARTES
2005 Co–Chairs Meeting
Challenges / Next Steps
• ATHOS I Incident Lessons Learned
• New Response Management System – NRP Implementation, Roll-Out, Training, and
NIMS ICS
• RRT Involvement in Natural Disasters
• Continued WMD Training
2005 Co–Chairs Meeting
Best Practices
• RRT III Training Program– Conduct extensive training– Training process– Weigh the needs of workgroups– Feedback on training sessions– POC – Mr. Gary Ott, NOAA SSC
[email protected] or (757) 856-2755
2005 Co–Chairs Meeting
Regional Response Team 2
Eric Mosher
EPA Co-Chair
CAPT Mark VanHaverbeke
USCG Co-Chair
2005 Co–Chairs Meeting
2004 Accomplishments/Lessons Learned
• SMART-RAD – Completed/Exercised
• M/V CSAV RIO PUELO• Republican National Convention
– EPA joined CG Unified Command– EPA lead for landside NYC Enviro. Incidents
• M/V ATHOS I – Coordination with RRT3– Trustee Consultation– Test application/contact water approvals
2005 Co–Chairs Meeting
Challenges/Next Steps
• TOPOFF 3– Bio Response Issues
• Funding for Incidents of National Significance/ pre-deployments
• M/V ATHOS I – Lessons Learned Follow-up
• EPA/USCG AOR Boundary Revisions
2005 Co–Chairs Meeting
Best Practices
• State/Co-Chair Sessions during RRT meeting
• M/V ATHOS I cross-regional concurrence/consultation process
• EPA emergency response personnel in ‘technical assistance” roles, not as “OSC’s”
• M/V CSAV RIO PUELO– Use of NOAA SSC as Env. Unit Leader in
Unified Command Post
2005 Co–Chairs Meeting
2004 Accomplishments/Lessons Learned
• Certification of Region VIII IMT• Expanded Response Capability:
– RRC SOP Development– Web EOC Implementation– Trained Response Support Corp– Enhanced communication capability
at COOP.
• New Mobile Command Post/Mobile EOC
2005 Co–Chairs Meeting
Challenges/Next Steps
• Exercise Demands – Develop Prioritization Procedures.– Align Sub-Area Contingency Planning
with Homeland Security Demands.
• Maintaining Focus on Responder vs. Organizational Readiness– Focus on OSC technical training.
2005 Co–Chairs Meeting
Best Practices
• Very strong relationship with backup regions.– Conduct minimum of one full-scale
annual exercise or joint training.– Backup region workgroup formed.– Included contracting personnel in
developing SOPs and in multi-region exercises.
2005 Co–Chairs Meeting
Regional Response Team I
Arthur Johnson
EPA Co-Chair
Captain Mark VanHaverbekeUSCG Co-Chair
2005 Co–Chairs Meeting
2004 Accomplishments/Lessons Learned
• Democratic National Convention Boston, MA – July, 2004
– event-specific response jurisdiction agreement– valuable interagency training and coordination opportunity
Priority Action Items: – clarify EPA/USCG response authority under NCP– establish central command post– ICS training needed for support staff– evaluate shift scheduling
• B-120 Oil Spill– Endangered Species Act (ESA) consultations– Natural Resource Damage Assessments (NRDAs)
• EPA Inland Area PREP Exercise – “Big Drink”West Boylston, MA – October, 2004
2005 Co–Chairs Meeting
Challenges/Next Steps
• USCG Strike Teams’ role under NCP– identified as an issue during the DNC– EPA/USCG resource vs. DHS resource– need to clarify tasking and ordering authority
• TOPOFF 3
New London, CT – April 4-10, 2005
• CANUSLANT 2005
Bar Harbor, ME – June 13-16, 2005
2005 Co–Chairs Meeting
Best Practices• DNC/RNC:
– successful pre-planning– interagency training and coordination – exercised inter-regional backup support
• Joint RRT/RISC Meetings Natick, MA – May, 2004
• “Big Drink” Exercise:– coordinated with state and local response partners to
identify and protect vulnerable resources– trained with state and local agencies on ICS
implementation
2005 Co–Chairs Meeting
Regional Response Team 5
Captain Randy Helland, USCG District 9 RRT Co-Chair
Linda Nachowicz US EPA Region 5 RRT Co-Chair
2005 Co–Chairs Meeting
2004 Accomplishments/Lessons Learned
• Net Environmental Benefit Analysis (NEBA) Workshops.
• Completion of the Inland Sensitivity Atlases
• Exercises – Marinette, WI ‘04 / Whiting, IN ’05
2005 Co–Chairs Meeting
Challenges/Next Steps
• Integrate Contingency Plans to align with NRP.
• Review and update RRT5 Strategic Planning Document and set the course for the next 5 years.
• Keep up with the changes in Local, State, tribal and Federal Gov’t.
2005 Co–Chairs Meeting
Best Practices
• Continue to promote interagency training opportunities.
• Development of a Great Lakes specific “Special Teams Guidebook”.
• Continue to quickly turn-around exercise lessons-learned reports and quickly implement the lessons.
2005 Co–Chairs Meeting
Accomplishments/Lessons Learned
• Dispersant Information Needs
• PWS Area Exercise
• TAPS Exercise and L/L Follow through – Pipeline Emergency Source Control
• Statewide HazMat Working Group – Mass Decon Project
2005 Co–Chairs Meeting
Challenges/Next Steps
• Update to Dispersant Guidelines
• Endangered Species Act MOA Implementation
• NRP Organization & Coordination with DHS on Preparedness & Response