response federal interagency operational plan (fiop) oil/chemical incident annex dave ormes

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Response Federal Interagency Operational Plan (FIOP)

Oil/Chemical Incident Annex

Dave Ormes

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The Oil/Chemical Incident Annex provides hazard-specific information supplemental to the Response FIOP, Prevention FIOP and NRF.

The Annex describes the process and structures utilized by Federal departments/agencies for responding to threats or actual oil/chemical incidents, whether resulting from accidents, deliberate acts, or natural disasters.

The Annex describes how the Federal interagency responds to oil/chemical incidents under Federal authorities in a lead role or in support to local, state, tribal, territorial or insular areas governments.

Annex Purpose

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Applicable to all Federal responses to oil/chemical incidents, regardless of size or complexity and including accidental or deliberate releases.

Does not impede Federal departments/agencies from exercising authorities to perform inherent responsibilities under law.

Federal departments/agencies take appropriate independent emergency actions pursuant to their own statutory authority.

Scope

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This will be an Annex to the Response FIOPRelationship to Existing Plans

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Level of Federal response: Based on the following

Federal Response Coordination Levels

State and Local Capabilities

Environmental Contamination

Life-saving/Life-sustaining requirements

Amount of property damage

Number of fatalities and injured

Extent of Core Capabilities

Severity of Impacts on Critical Infrastructure

On-Scene Coordinator (OSC) Assessment Only

National Contingency Plan (NCP) Response

NCP Response with Emergency Support Function (ESF) Support

Stafford Act Response

Response Levels: Critical Considerations:

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Federal Coordination Constructs

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Vast majority of oil/chemical incidents are handled by State and/or local authorities and responsible party addressing the issue without Federal assistance.

OSC determines no Federal assistance is required

OSC AssessmentOSC Assessment

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OSC determines NCP capable of delivering Federal core capabilitiesPrimary departments/agencies responding to oil/chemical incidents are EPA for inland zone and the USCG for the coastal zone. The OSC directs response efforts and coordinates all other efforts at the scene of a discharge or release in accordance with the NCP. OSC coordinates efforts using the Unified Command concept.

NCP Response

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NCP Response (cont’d)

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OSC or other official determines Federal core capabilities beyond NCP are required

EPA/USCG directs and coordinates the NCP response as a member of the Unified Command.

DHS and FEMA will work cooperatively to activate and deploy the Federal response resources that have been requested by the OSC or other senior EPA/USCG official.

Appropriate ESFs, a Federal Resource Coordinator (FRC), and the RRCC/NRCC may be activated.

NCP Response with ESF Support

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NCP Response with ESF Support (cont’d)

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President issues Major Disaster or Emergency Declaration An oil/chemical incident has or is anticipated to exceed State, Local, Tribal, Territorial (SLTT) resources; request for assistance is made by Governor/Tribal Leader. Response activity consistent with procedures outlined in NRF and Response FIOP.RRCC and NRCC may be activated as well as the establishment of a Joint Field Office (JFO). NCP response structures and coordination constructs remain in place but are now coordinated with the Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO) through ESF #10.

Stafford Act Response

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Stafford Act Response (cont’d)