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USCG/NRT Special Teams Workshop

CDR Steve Danielczyk, CIHU.S. Coast Guard Headquarters

Office of Response (G-MOR)

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USCG/NRT Special Teams Workshop – August 2002

Build on WTC, Pentagon, Anthrax Work

Look at Three Main Functional Areas– Assess Special Team’s Individual and

Collective Response Assets & Capabilities– Determine Special Teams Role in Future

Operations– Identify Gaps that Exist & How to Fill Them

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Workshop Participants• Scientific Support Coordinator (NOAA)• National Pollution Fund Center (USCG)• National Strike Force (USCG)• District Response Advisory Team (USCG)• Emergency Response Team (EPA) • Radiological Emergency Response Team (EPA)• Navy Supervisor of Salvage (U.S. Navy)• Army Ctr for Health Promo & Preventive Medicine• DOD Joint Task Force Civil Support• National Guard – Civil Support Team • USMC Chem Biological Incident Response Force• FEMA Urban Search and Rescue

NCP

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Workshop Attendees (cont’d)• FBI Hazardous Materials Response Unit • DOL Occupational Safety and Health Administration• HHS * Center for Disease Control & Prevention

* Disaster Medical Assistance Team * Disaster Mortuary Assistance Team *Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease

Registry• Army Corps of Engineers• DOD Director Office of Military Support• DOE Radiological Assistance Program • Department of Interior• Office of Homeland Security• Federal Emergency Management Agency• Spill Control Association of America (Industry)

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Building Strong RelationshipsNational Center for Special Teams• Comprised of representatives from various teams• Common response doctrine• Joint/cross training• Preparedness exercises• Standardized response equipment inventories• Technical support among teams• Research and Development

1ST Step is Interagency MOUs/Workbooks

Law Enforcement On-line (LEO)• FBI offered response teams a site to discuss issues

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Issues to be looked at:• Clarifying which teams respond to conduct assessment and

clean-up:– Nerve agents– ‘Dirty bomb’ (being worked in a separate PCC)

• Floated Hazardous Material Taskforce Concept– WTC in essence a debris removal and USAR response– ESF-9’s Urban Search and Rescue Success Factors

• High Level of Prep with a known & self sustained capability• Each 60 member team is deployed w/o draining national capacity to handle

multiple incidents• FEMA supports local fire teams with training, mobilization needs,

standardized procedures and funding/coverage if used

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Insight for FOSC’s

• Know where your closest WMD CST is & work with state EMA to see how to get them

• Role of Public Health Teams by CDC & ATSDR

• Role of OSHA to help on worker safety/ workplace issues

• EPA is establishing a new ERT in Las Vegas

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Issues requiring NRT action• Lack of consistency and understanding of how/when teams can be

deployed

• Amend the NCP to include more teams

• DOD & FBI reps to NRT– DoD Representative should be able to access wide range of DOD assets –>

currently SUPSALV– Add FBI terrorism rep –> DOJ now has a Envro Lawyer

• Resource constraints

• One Plan => NCP, FRP, FREP, CONPLAN

People

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HazMat Task Force Needed?• Federal teams spent w/ 2-3 large but short incidents• Like USAR missions w/ HazMat there is a short timeframe to save

lives & skill set is demanding• Chem/Bio threat needs to increase capability for complexity,

duration, responder & public health risk• Iron is hot to pool organic resources like USAR• Coast Guard’s HazMat Task Force Vision

– FEMA & EPA/USCG led under ESF10 (potential OSC deployment under NCP w/o Stafford Act)

– Each Unit: 2 level A teams, medical staff capable of entry, comms, logistics, chemist or IH

– Potential Capability: Level A/B Source Control, Environmental Assessment, Removal Oversight, Bulk Liquid Lightering, Crime Scene Investigation

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