NRT/RRT Co-Chairs Meeting 2003 NRT

Initiatives/Accomplishments and Challenges

John GustafsonExecutive Director,

National Response Team

2003 Accomplishments

• Hazardous Materials Emergency Guide

(NRT-1)• WTC/Pentagon Lessons

Learned Report• Anthrax Lessons

Learned Report• TOPOFF 2 Lessons

Learned Report• Plan Reconciliation

Analysis Report

NRT Priorities for 2003*1. NRT Implementation of the Homeland Security

Presidential Directive #5—Incident Management2. Address radiation response issues Develop Special

Teams support guidance for OSCs3. RRT role in national issues (ICS/UC, DHS Regional

Coordination, Facilitate Stakeholder participation, and RRT member training)

4. Identify ways the NRT can assist OSHA in site safety

5. Maintain commitment to protecting the environment6. Improve coordination of exercises within the NRS and

with DHS. * Agreed to at Annual Meeting- Albuquerque, NM March 2003

2003 Accomplishments

NRT 2003 Accomplishments

• Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Homeland Security Council Coordination—HSPD #5– Initial National Response Plan (INRP) – National (NRP) – National Incident Management System (NIMS)

2003 Accomplishments

NRT 2003 Accomplishments (cont’d)

• Regional Coordination and Communication– Quarterly Conference calls– Stepped up briefings at RRT meetings– NRT INRP Guidance

2003 Accomplishments

NRT 2003 Accomplishments (cont’d)

• Information Security Guidance Document

• NRT Training Initiative for ICS/UC

• Participation in TOPOFF 2

• Participation in California SONS Exercise 2004 Planning

• Special Teams Handbook (USCG Lead)

• Plan Reconciliation Analysis Document

2003 Accomplishments

NRT 2003 Challenges

• More resource demands during a response (NRP/NIMS)

• Increasing response roles for RRTs and the NRT– Coordination between area contingency planning and port

security activities– Outreach to States, Industry, Local Emergency Planning

Committees, local responders and other stakeholders

• Response Roles for RRTs and the NRT

2003 Challenges

Plan Reconciliation Analysis Document Recommendations

1. Develop a National Response Plan that reconciles and bridges, but does not replace existing plans that are working

2. Clarify Lead Federal Agency (LFA)

3. Clarify Roles and Responsibilities of LFA

4. Announce LFA at Incident

5. Identify Process to Transfer the Lead

6. Establish Procedures at Federal Buildings

7. Standard Methodology & Terminology

8. NIIMS based ICS/UC

9. Support Preparedness Model

10. Improve Structure to Implement Preparedness

11. OSHA Assistance to LFA

12. Security (Person/Information/Operational Security)

2003 Accomplishments

13. Private Sector Responsibilities and Role

14. Coordination with DOD

15. Enhance Biological Response

16. Include Special Teams Information

17. Address Coordination and Shortfalls in Funding

18. Support/Fund Preparedness (Including #9 above)

19. Develop Risk Communications/Public Information Protocols

20. Multiple Incident Resource Management Mechanism-Consider using the SONS model

21. Develop a Data Management System

22. Address Long Term Recovery and Remediation Issues

NRT/NRS 2003 Challenges (cont’d)

• Implementation of NIMS throughout the National Response System

• Increased training demand (ICS/UC) nationwide

2003 Challenges

NRT 2003 Challenges (cont’d)

• Enhance the coordination with HHS/Centers for Disease Control

• Clarify the role of the NRS in food security, RDD, and biological (anthrax, ricin) incidents

• NRP Hazardous Materials Annex (ESF-10)

• Natural Resources Protection Implementation

• Continue to improve oil spill response

2003 Challenges

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