TDEC OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES BRENDA APPLE

SILVER JACKETS PRESENTATION

APRIL 9, 2014

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Departmental Overview

2900 Employees 19% Part-time or seasonal in parks

2 Bureaus, 14 Divisions and 4 Offices Office of Energy Program January 1, 2013 (ESF 12) Archaeology & Geology

Environment combined with Parks & Conservation in 1991 (Formerly with Health)

Administratively includes Historical Commission and West TN River Basin Authority

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TDEC Budget

54 State parks 6 Inns, 8 Restaurants, 4 Marinas, 9 Golf Courses, 200 Trails with Hiking, Biking and Horseback Riding Newest State Park-Rocky Fork in Unicoi County

84 Natural Areas with 185,000 acres

Governor Haslam & Chris Padgett-Tim’s Ford SP

Short TDEC Video

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TDEC is not a Response Agency

We provide technical assistance

EPA and their contractors are the ESF 10 responders

DRH does respond to radiological events with DOE RAP teams

Not TDEC

Hazmat Spill, I-40 Exit 47, 5.22.02

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ESF 2 - Communications

200 Vehicles with radio communications Parks and Environment

Hand held portables UHF VHF TEMA high band Limited number of 800 MHZ Satellite WIFI capability

Parks Communication/Command Post

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Radio Shop & Commo trailer

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ESF 3 WWTP during 2010 Flood

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ESF 3 Debris Management

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8000 Containers Retrieved by EPA

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ESF 9 Search & Rescue

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ESF 10 Environmental Response

Air Pollution Control Water Resources Solid & Hazardous Waste Management Remediation (Superfund) Underground Storage Tanks Geology Radiological Health DOE-Oversight in Oak Ridge

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Radioactive Spill Team

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APC Open Burning Violations

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Temporary Debris Staging or Burn

WTRBA

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Stream Debris

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WTRBA Airboat

WTRBA Airboat