Spill of National Significance Exercise 24-25 March 2010
Transcript of Spill of National Significance Exercise 24-25 March 2010
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SONS 2010 Spill of National Significance Exercise
24-25 March 2010
November 2009 Update
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Topics
Background:Regulatory Requirement in NCPSONS 2010 SelectionSONS Exercise and Policy History
Exercise basics:Delayed StartTrajectory Response OrganizationSSENE Implications
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What is a SONS?
A SONS is the rare catastrophic spill which exceeds response capabilities at the local and regional levels.
National-Regional-Local issues and management
Possible criteria:Multiple COTP Zones, districts, or nations affectedSignificant and widespread public health, welfare, environment, or economic impactsProtracted discharge or cleanup periodSignificant public concern and demand for actionActual or potential high level of political or media interest
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SONS Exercises the Plans of the NRS
InternationalJoint Plans
NationalContingency
Plan
National Response
Framework
RegionalContingency
Plans
AreaContingency
PlansFederal AgencyInternal Plans
State/LocalPlans
VesselResponse Plans
FacilityResponse Plans
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SONS Exercise Program
Regular exercise series since 19971997 Philadelphia1998 Alaska2002 Gulf of Mexico2004 California2007 Mississippi River Valley & Great Lakes (New Madrid earthquake scenario)2010 Northern New England
March 24-25, 2009Portland, Boston, D.C.
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SONS 2010 – Parameters
Straight National Response System scenario
Largely US focused – limited Canadian involvement
Tier II Exercise of National Exercise Program
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Overarching SONS Objectives
Implement response organizations in plans
Test ability to address multi-regional coordination using planned organizations
Communicate with public and stakeholders outside response organization
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SONS is a large exercise
13 Agencies/Orgs with sub-objectives:United States Coast Guard –Headquarters, LANTAREA, D1, Portland, Boston
Shell: Shell Oil Products U.S.
National Response Team (NRT)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Response & Restoration (ERD and NRDA)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
United States Navy SUPSALV
Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
Maine Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife
Northern New England and Maine Area Committee Objectives
New Hampshire Dept. of Environmental Services (NH DES)
Massachusetts Dept. of Environmental Protection (MA DEP)
Agencies involved in planning:
USCG: D1 CG-533 CG-535LANT MSC PACDOG NSF PIATSBOS SNNE SSENE
CCG DHHS DHSDHS/FEMA DHS/NED DOD/DCONavy SUPSALV Navy/PSNYDOD/NGA DOD/OSDDOI/USFWS DOL/OSHA DOT/FAADOT/RSPA EMSI EPAFriends of Casco Bay MA DEPME DEP ME DIFW ME DMRMotiva MSRCNat'l Resp. Corp NH DESNH DFW NH HSEM NJ DEPNOAA O'Brien's Resp MgtPortland Fire Portland PilotsResolve Marine RI DEMShell/SOPUS Shell/STASCO SRAState Dept.
~130 Submitted Sub-objectives from 13 Agencies~150 Planning Reps have joined SONS online planning site
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SONS 2010 Planning Timeline
Apr 09 May 09 Jun 09 Jul 09 Aug 09 Sep 09 Oct 09 Nov 09 Dec 09 Jan 10 Feb 10 Mar 10
MPC August 25 – 27(Portland, ME)
Exercise Design Team Organization Development Meeting May 27 (Boston)
SONS 2010Exercise PlayMarch 24-25
National C&O April 1(DC)
LocalC&O
May 22Portland, ME
Apr 10 May 10
IPC June 23 – 24(Portland, ME)
MSEL Synch December 1 –3(Boston, MA)
AACApril 27-28(TBD)
FPC January 26 – 27(Portland, ME)
Senior Level
Seminar May 25
(DC)
Executive Steering Committee Meeting July 7(DC)
Executive Steering Committee Meeting Sep 25(DC)
NIC Training30 Nov-1 Dec(TBD)
Unified Command andArea Command TeamTrng (ICS 320 & 620)Feb 23-25(Portland & Boston)
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SONS 2010 Exercise Timeline
0 + 00 48 + 0024 + 00
COLLISION STARTEX
WEATHER PISCESMAJOR MSELSTRAJECTORYVESSEL STATUS
ICS 201 IAPWEATHER KEY DECISIONSVESSEL STATUS MTSWILDLIFE FISHERIESNRDA
SCRIPTING – NATIONAL; AREA; LOCAL
SCENARIO
EXERCISE PLAY(UC for ME, NH, MA, UAC, NIC)
82 + 00
ENDEX
PORTS SIMULATED IN CONTROL(SENE)
201/IAP(S), INFO FOR AREA COMMAND, E.G. ID OF CRITICAL RESOURCES, UPDATED SITSTAT, ETC.
0600 22 MAR 2010 24 MAR 2010 25 MAR 2010
Mar 10
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SONS 2010 Basic Scenario
Severe weather Collision of Shell VLCC and Car Carrier Severe weather, whiteout conditions15 nm east of Portland
Crude carrier spills 2.5M gallons heavy Mayan crude
Car carrier transiting to Portland for refuge sinks and blocks channel on Day 2
Oil impacts southern ME, NH, and to MA/Cape Ann by Day 3
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Collision: Plus 24 Hours
Sector NNESector NNE
Sector BostonSector Boston
Sector SENESector SENE
PortsmouthPortsmouth
PortlandPortland
Stellwagen NMSStellwagen NMS
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Collision: Plus 48 Hours
Sector NNESector NNE
Sector BostonSector Boston
Sector SENESector SENE
PortsmouthPortsmouth
PortlandPortland
Stellwagen NMSStellwagen NMS
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Collision: Plus 72 Hours
Sector NNESector NNE
Sector BostonSector Boston
Sector SENESector SENE
PortsmouthPortsmouth
PortlandPortland
Stellwagen NMSStellwagen NMS
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Unified Area CommandD1, ME, NH, MA, Shell
NIC
Unified Command:SNNE
Unified Command:SBOS (small representative UC)
Unified Command:SENE (post ex/simulated)
Single FOSC title (per 40CFR300.140b)Held by D1 in UAC for critical resource
allocation, funds oversight,single-point RP accountability.
Response Organization
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Sector SENE Zone Impacts
Play limited to days 3-4 of scenario, oil impacts remain within Boston zone, coming threat is apparent during exercise
Field play limited to 1 full scale Sector SNNE, 1 limited play with Sector Boston
Principal intent is vertical structuresFull Scale Vigilant Hope exercise scheduled in SSENE zone
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Wide Scale Impacts are possible
Original working trajectory: Patriot’s Day Storm
Adjusted to meet other objectives, but wide-scale impacts possible
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Contact Information
Scott R. LundgrenIncident Management BranchPreparedness Section (drmp)
Environmental Response & Preparedness First Coast Guard District
408 Atlantic AveBoston MA 02110
Phone: 617-223-8434 – Fax: [email protected]
http://www.uscg.mil/d1/response/
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Issues for UAC, NIC
UAC:NIC Point of ContactOrganizational Oversight and AssessmentPolitical IssuesMedia and VIP IssuesCross Regional IssuesRegional Response TeamFisheriesMarine Transportation System Recovery (Regional)Salvage and Lightering Plan ReviewCanadian Liaison
NIC:Canada refusal of vesselsMOTR for unknownsPlaces of RefugeCongressional HearingsEnergy IssuesNVIC on VRP/FRP contacted coverageFunding IssuesClass Society Commercial Fisheries
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NCP SONS Definition
NCP Language at 40 CFR 300.323 - Spills of national significance.
(a) [EPA Administrator or Commandant may declare](b) [EPA Administrator procedures to declare a SONS]“(c) For a SONS in the coastal zone, the Commandant may name a National Incident Commander (NIC) who will assume the role of the OSC in communicating with affected parties and the public, and coordinating federal, state, local, and international resources at the national level.
This strategic coordination will involve, as appropriate, the NRT, RRT(s), the Governor(s) of affected state(s), and the mayor(s) or other chief executive(s) of local government(s).”
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SONS: Past ScenariosYea
rLocation Initiating Scenario(s) COTPs/States
involvedOrganization
1997 Philadelphia Two unrelated spills: Delaware Bay and south of NYC
2 COTP zones, 5 states
Coordination in Philadelphia, Washington
1998 Alaska Single 300k BBL tank ship worst case discharge
2 COTP zones, 1 State
1 UC, 1 NIC(UC covered both COTPs)
2002 Gulf of Mexico Three unrelated spills:oil and pyrolysis gas
3 Ports, 2 States
3 UC, 1 NIC
2004 California Two unrelated Spills: Southern California, impacting Mexico
2 COTP zones, 1 State
3 UC, 1 NIC (1 UC in Mexico)
2007 Mississippi River Valley & Great Lakes
421 oil/chemical Spills: New Madrid Fault Earthquake and Tornado
4 COTP Zones, 10 States, EPA regions
21 UCs, 6 ACs, 1 ESF10 MAC
2010 Northern New England
Single major tanker spill from collision with car carrier
3 COTP zones, 3 States
1 UC, 1 UAC, 1 NIC
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SONS Policy Summary
Year(s) Features / Changes Policy/Reference
1997 First Exercise. NIC was one level above Unified Command using Area Command Structures
SONS COMDTINST 16465.1(Cancelled by M3120.4 in 2001)
2001 Regional Incident Command (RIC) or National Incident Command (NIC) use Area Command structures with District or Area Commander lead depending on incident scope
ICS COMDTINST M3120.14
2005 COMDTINST Eliminated use of National Incident Commander term, called for JFO use with CG Senior Agency Official to align with NRP
NIMS/NRP COMDTINST 16000.27
2007 SONS 2007: Highly complex earthquake based structure, NIC term used based on regulation not COMDTINST. Only ESF-10 oil/hazsub slice tested using Multi-Agency Coordination Entity to coordinate across 6 Area Commands
Based upon NCP, and NRP/ESF-10 (under revision during planning, replaced by NRF)
2009 Publication of SONS 2007 AAR called for review, validation, and/or revision of NIC as defined in the NCP as well as how they play under the NCP and NRF
CG-53 and EPA signatures May 2009
2009-10 Back to basics (oil focused) SONS 2010 being built around draft COMDTINST, with NIC being a distinct third tier of coordination (with command title) for incident
DRAFT SONS COMDTINST 16465.1A
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Key Dates
30 Nov – 1 Dec 2009:National Incident Commander training
23-25 February 2010:Interactive Team Training for Unified and NIMS Area Command
22-25 March 2010: SONS orientation, Exercise, Hotwash
25 May 2010: Senior Leader Seminar
Numerous other meetings, trainings, planning efforts
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Collision: Plus 6 Hours
Sector NNESector NNE
Sector BostonSector Boston
Sector SENESector SENE
PortsmouthPortsmouth
PortlandPortland
Stellwagen NMSStellwagen NMS
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District 1 Objectives
Establish UAC with RRT connection per plans
Set up IMT Space and validate layout/security for Unified Area Command
Demonstrate effective coordination and communications between UC, UAC, and NIC
Verify unity of approach of external coordination in high-intensity political and media environment
Test Joint Contingency Plan for mutual aid from Canada
Specialized techniques: Deploy VOSS, decisionmaking for ISB, dispersants
Track and report regional MTS status, promote recovery