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Preparedness / Response Tools for Local Officials Page 1
The National Response
System
Presented by EPA Region 6
Response & Prevention Branch
Preparedness / Response Tools for Local Officials Page 2
Why do we need a the NRS?
• Chief Supply, Haskell, OK– 1 employee died, 2 others
injured, community evacuation, large community concerns
– local volunteer fire dept. not sure of hazards or proper response to fire
Preparedness / Response Tools for Local Officials Page 3
Why do we need a the NRS?
• Panhandle Agri-Co, Stratford, TX– Release of
60,000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia from bulk tank
– 12 local responders & owner of facility injured, 1,000 community residents evacuated
Preparedness / Response Tools for Local Officials Page 4
Where we’re at ??
EPA Notifications per Region (1991 - 2002)
7,881 10,318
20,875
31,716 31,272
67,452
10,940 7,395
23,106
8,687
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
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R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10
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Releases in Region 6 (1987 - 2002)
Where we’re at ??
4,774
2,335
2,245
3,000 3,562
3,789
4,184
4,183 4,935
5,151
4,326
4,203
4,380
4,465
6,035
5,917
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1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
4,500
5,000
5,500
6,000
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7,000
7,500
87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 0 1 2
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604
5372
1018
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Deaths Injuries Evac / SIP
Consequences of Releases -- reported at time of release (1987 - 2002)
Where we’re at ??
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The National Contingency Plan
• Found at 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 300
• The NCP is the blueprint which:– outlines the structure of
the National Response System (NRS)
– defines the responsibilities for each component of the NRS
– provides the mechanism for successful responses to oil and hazardous substance releases
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National Response Team
• Consists of 16 Federal agencies: EPA, USCG, FEMA, HHS, GSA, DOD, DOE, DOI, DOT, USDA, DOJ, DOS, NRC, DOT, DOA, NOAA
• EPA chaired, USCG vice-chaired
• Primary responsibilities are planning and preparedness
• May participate in large, multi-region responses
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Regional Response Teams
• Consist of State and 15 Federal agencies of the National Response Team
• Co-Chaired by United States Coast Guard (USCG) and EPA
• Primary responsibilities are planning and preparedness
• During responses provide assistance and support as requested by OSC
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• Planning responsibilities include participation in development of:– Regional Contingency Plan (RCP)– Area Contingency Plan (ACP) for assigned area
• Preparedness responsibilities include participation in drills and exercises conducted by industry, LEPCs, Area Committees, RRT, and NRT.
• At an incident directs federal containment, removal, and disposal efforts and coordinates other efforts at scene.
Federal On-Scene Coordinator
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National Response System Concept of Operations
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Superfund Technical Assessment and Response Team (START)
• Emergency Response
• Planning/Prevention
• Site Characterization
• Removal Action Support
Start / ERRS Contractor
Emergency Response and Removal Services
Rapid Deployment
Complete Removal and Remediation Capabilities
Preparedness / Response Tools for Local Officials Page 13
NCP
RCPs
ACPs
LEPC Plans
State Plans
LEVEL
NRTNATIONAL
REGIONAL RRTs
AREA COMMITTEES
PLANS
AREA
STATE
LOCAL
SERCs
LEPCs
MANAGING AGENCY
EMERGENCY RESPONSE FIRST RESPONDERS
INDUSTRY
Plans Supporting the NRS
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• Activate the federal portion of the National Response System by calling:– National Response Center
(NRC) 24 hr: • 1-800-424-8802
– EPA Regional 24-hr hotline• 1-866-372-7745
– Nearest USCG unit
How to access the NRS
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4th Annual HOTZONE
Conference
October 16 - 19, 2003Adams Mark Hotel
Houston, TX
9th Annual Region 6 LEPC Conference
November 7 – 13, 2003Adams Mark Hotel, Houston, TX
17th International Hazardous
Materials Spills Conference
May 1 - 6, 2004San Antonio Convention Center
San Antonio, TX
For logistical and registration information on all of these
conferences, go to: www.hotzone.org
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• National Response Center
• Right-to-Know Net
• EPA’s Chemical Emergency Prevention and Preparedness Office
• Chemical Safety Board
• National Response Team
• Federal Response Plan
• EPA Office of Emergency Response
• www.nrc.uscg.mil
• www.rtk.net
• www.epa.gov/ceppo
• www.chemsafety.gov
• www.nrt.org
• www.fema.gov
• www.epa.gov/
superfund/programs/er
For More Information
Preparedness / Response Tools for Local Officials Page 18
ColumbiaShuttle
RecoveryOperations
EPA Region 6
Preparedness / Response Tools for Local Officials Page 19
Nitrogen Tetroxide
NitrogenTetroxide
Hydrazine
Monomethyl-Hydrazine
Nitrogen
LiquidOxygen
GaseousOxygen
Liquid Hydrogen
Helium
LiquidOxygen
Monomethyl-Hydrazine
Ammonia Hydrazine
HydraulicFluid Helium
Hazardous Fluids and
Gases on Shuttle(Major Tanks &
Cylinders) H2 = Hydrogen O2 = OxygenGHE = Helium N204 = Nitrogen TetroxideGN2 = Nitrogen MMH = Mono-methyl hydrazineN2H4 = Hydrazine
127 of 167 hazardous materials containers collected76 % of hazardous materials, 20 % of pyrotechnics accounted for as of 04/30/03
Tank Type Contents Size Total Tank Type Contents Size Total
PRSD Aluminum H2 41.5” 9 RCS Titanium N2O4 39” 3
PRSD Inconel O2 33.5” 9 RCS Titanium MMH 39” 3
RCS TI / Kevlar GHE 18” 6OMS & ENG
& GN2Titanium GN2
5.5” & 3.5”
4
MPS & ECL TI / Kevlar GHE 26” 12 ECL EMUTI or Cress
Air 6” 4
OMS Titanium N2O4 49 x 94” 2 MPS & ECL TI / Kevlar GHE 12” 2
OMS Titanium MMH 49 x 94” 2 MPS & OMS TI / Kevlar GHE 40” 5
APU Titanium N2H4 28” 3
Ammonia Teardrop NH3 17.5” 2 Total 64
Preparedness / Response Tools for Local Officials Page 21
Shuttle Material Recovery Ground Search Status81,965 pieces of shuttle material collected at Kennedy Space Center48,501 points recovered / catalogued as of April 30, 2003 by EPA
1. 1.5 million man hours for the ground search
2. 2.5 million acres searched - 1.25 mile swath from Boston, MA to Seattle, WA
3. 680,748 acres ground searched – total feet walked equivalent to Earth to Moon
40 % by weight collected – 20 % originally predicted
Roughly the size ofDelaware and Rhode
Island combined
400+ federal, state and local agencies, volunteer
groups and private organizations responded to the
incident
25,000 +/- personnel were involved in the recovery
project