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Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan Grand Haven Oil Spill Tabletop Geographic Response Strategies Workshop Equipment Deployment Drill

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Today’s Purpose:

• Improve oil spill planning and response;
• Facilitate inter-agency communications and
• perability by using the Incident Command System

(ICS) to effectively manage an incident;

• Discuss sensitive/at risk areas to develop Geographic

Response Strategies (GRS).

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The Incident Command System

• Developed by the fire service as a means to effectively

manage wildfires

• Standardizes terminologies and objectives: a common

structure, common language, common operating picture and common planning process

• Mandated by Presidential Directive for all Federal

Agencies

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Coast Guard Incident Management Handbook Designed to assist in the use of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) Incident Command System (ICS) during response

• perations and planned events.

Available on Homeport or as an app (U.S. Coast Guard MIMH)

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The ICS Operational Planning Cycle

Used to Develop and Disseminate a Safe and Effective Incident Action Plan (IAP)

National Response Framework (NRF) Comprehensive, all hazards, National Strategy National Contingency Plan (NCP) National Organizational Structure Regional Response Team 5 Regional Contingency Plan & EPA Region 5 Area Contingency Plan (RCP/ACP) Regional Response Protocols Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan Area Contingency Plan (ACP) Operational and Coordinational Geographic Response Strategies (GRS) Local Response Tactics

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Family of Plans

Sector Lake Michigan Area Contingency Plan

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• Continuously updated with annual

reviews and four year exercise cycle

• Section 9100 contains Geographic

Response Strategies (GRS) for the Coastal Zone

• Available to the public, posted on

the Coast Guard’s Homeport

Area Contingency Plans (ACP) & Geographic Response Strategies (GRS)

• Developed to align coordination among all levels of

government and responders into a Unified Command

• Minimize confusion for response personnel in emergent

situations

• These plans and preparedness efforts ensure the response

system has adequate capability and organization for prompt and effective responses

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Federal On-Scene Coordinator (FOSC)

Coastal Zone = USCG Inland Zone = EPA

Sector Lake Michigan Area Committee Regional Response Team 5 Sector Lake Michigan Area Contingency EPA Region 5 Regional Contingency Plan Plan (ACP) Area Contingency Plan (RCP/ACP)

One Call Does It All: 800-424-8802

All spills must be reported to the National Response Center (NRC), who sends reports to both EPA and Coast Guard. We discuss jurisdiction and expertise to ensure proper agency response.

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Coastal vs Inland Boundaries between EPA and the Coast Guard Grand River from the mouth to the end of the dredged channel at Buoy #78 (approximately 17 miles upstream) The full list of boundaries can be found in Section 1200 of the Sector Lake Michigan ACP and Section 1.4.2.3 of the RCP/ACP.

USEPA and Coast Guard Committees

 Regional Response Team 5  USCG Sector Lake Michigan Area Committee  EPA and USCG Area Committee Regional Sub-Area

Committees

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U.S. EPA Region 5 Sub-Area Planning Effort

Emergency Response Branch

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Our Mission:

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To protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment, air, water, and land upon which life depends

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Who we are:

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A group of diverse professionals dedicated to improving and preserving the quality of human health and the environment

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What we do:

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Emergency Response and Time-Critical Removal Actions

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On-Call 24/7/365

New MI Planning Areas

Sub-Area Planning

 Discuss Key Area Hazards  Identify Area Response Resources

 Personnel  Equipment  Coop

 Develop formal tactical/geographic response plan?

 Catalog / map:

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Hazards

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booming locations

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staging areas

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response equipment resource locations  Gaps and needs?

 Plan Future Exercises

 ICS focus vs Technical focus

 Future Meeting Logistics & Topics

 Key participants  Meeting schedule (aim for twice a year?)  Locations  Topics

 Response Programs and Resources

 Agencies, Industry, Coop, ORSANCO

 Technical topics

 Ice response, big water booming, oil spill response, natural gas

topics, monitoring and sampling, case studies, etc.?

Sub-Area Planning

Contingency Plan Components Roles & Responsibilities Emergency Contact List Response Tool Components Response Checklist (Initial Response) IAP/ICS 204 s (Day 2 and beyond)

Response Checklist – Initial Response Day 1

Unified Command

Unified Command Response Checklist used in Initial Response (Day 1) Note: Organized by ICS KLP, do not have to mobilize each KLP Unified Command : Integrate into ICS, Determine PRP, Establish objectives and priorities. Safety: Identify incident hazards. Develop HASP. Public Information: Gather info for media briefings. Evacuation/Shelter in Place notice. Liaison: Establish interagency contacts. Ensure notifications to NRC, local, state agencies.

Response Checklist – Initial Response Day 1

Operations Section

Operations Response Checklist used in Initial Response (Day 1) Contain & stabilize spill Mobilize response contractors Use of chemical agents in the Ohio River is not pre-approved. Boom available River Operations: Establish river traffic control. Establish shore and perimeter control areas.

Response Checklist – Initial Response Day 1

Planning Section

Planning Section Response Checklist used in Initial Response (Day 1) Establish Planning Cycle (Ops Briefing, Planning Mtg) Identify sensitive resources Conduct spill trajectory & time of travel Identify spill response resources (next Ops Period)

Response Checklist – Initial Response Day 1

Logistics Section

Logistcis Section Response Checklist used in Initial Response (Day 1) Establish Incident Command Post for briefings Establish a Comms protocol for the incident Ensure procurement of materials & supplies

If response goes beyond Day 1, Can use of Boilerplate IAP IAP: Utilized for Operational Period #2 and beyond Fill in the blank IAP with: 202 (Objectives) 204s (Assignments) 205 (Comms) 206 (Med Plan) 207 (Org Chart) 223 (Safety Message) 214 (Unit Log)

ICS Form 202 – Incident Objectives

Notifications as required by RCP Use ICS Forms to insert “Operational” RCP language into a document that Responders may utilize List of potential Response Objectives

ICS Form 204 – Assignment List

Operations – Containment

Recommended Strategies/Tactics

Potential groups involved in Containment Identified from Sub Area Plan –Spill Co-Op, OEPA, etc

Fill in blanks for: Personnel Resources

ICS Form 207 – Organization Chart

Fill in the blank Org Chart

Attachment 1 – Sensitive Env., Economic and Cultural Areas

References identify sensitive areas, pipelines, water intakes

Develop Ohio River Tactical Response Plan Utilize existing plans as a starting point Example: Marathon (Cincinnati Area)

Attachment 5 – Tactical Response Plan (under development)

• Boom deployment locations
• Available Equipment
• Staging areas

Attachment 6 – List of Response Contractors

Attachment 8 – County Information Sheets

Other Plan Ideas– ORSANCO ER Notification

 Plan goal is to

minimize the adverse effect that spills have on users of water within basin

EPA Region V Michigan Mapping Project

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The Michigan Mapping Program can be accessed at the following website: www.rrt5.org, (select the Interactive Mapping Tab-Stakeholder Version).

Jon Gulch, OSC Tricia Edwards, OSC Ohio Mapping Lead Michigan Mapping Lead

Michigan mapping project - Definition

 Geographical Information System (GIS) emergency response tool  Combines Federal, State, local and private data  Provides situational awareness  Includes layers such as:

 endangered/protected species and habitats;  sanitary and storm sewer systems;  facility discharge and permit discharge points;  water supplies;  other pollution sources (facilities, oil wells, pipelines, rail lines,

etc.); and

 vulnerable populations (schools, nursing homes, daycare

facilities, hospitals, etc.).

Michigan mapping project- Purpose

PRE-PLANNING EXERCISES EMERGENCY RESPONSE

Michigan mapping project - Access

 Access via

www.rrt5.org, Interactive Mapping Tab

 2 Versions of the

Project (Govt & Stakeholder)

Basics of the project

 GIS Data Layers  Widgets/APPS  Background

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Traditional: One liaison to Unified Command (UC) Practical, as spill evolves: See Enbridge example in which EPA FOSC supported

• pening direct lines of communication between NRDA reps and people in ICS

positions, with a lot of the coordination of NRDA activities with ICS coming up thru what the UC decided to call Wildlife and Environmental Assessment Branch (in Operations). NRDA team lead attended morning and evening briefings, including safety, with the Wildlife Branch team leads. Note: NRDA Trustees will talk directly to RP, outside of ICS structure.

NRDAR in the ICS

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At 7:30 am on 21 May 2019, reports came in from multiple sources of a strong smell

• f petroleum and possible oil-like product on the water in the Grand River, in the

vicinity of the Hwy 31 Bridge over the main river channel in Grand Haven, MI. Coast Guard Pollution Responders drove to the waterfront and confirmed a strong smell of petroleum and what appeared to fuel oil on the surface of the water. A Coast Guard helo conducted an overflight at 8:30 am and confirmed oil on the water in the Grand River, both above and below the Hwy 31 Bridge, with most of the visible oil trailing downriver toward Lake Michigan. The oil appeared red in color with rainbow sheen around the edges, moving with the river current. The helo estimates 100 gallons of product on the water with no obvious.

The Oil Spill Response Organization (OSRO) wants to know “What are your protection/recovery priorities”?

Tabletop Exercise

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Grand Haven

• How would you learn of the spill?
• Who would you notify?
• Who would be the initial Incident Commander?
• What resources would you dispatch?
• What three initial actions would your agency take?

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Ottawa County

• How would you learn of the spill?
• Who would you notify?
• Who would be the initial Incident Commander?
• What resources would you dispatch?
• What three initial actions would your agency take?

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Muskegon County

• How would you learn of the spill?
• Would you assist?
• What resources would you dispatch?
• Would this spill impact your County?
• What three initial actions would your agency take?

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Allegan County

• How would you learn of the spill?
• Would you assist?
• What resources would you dispatch?
• Would this spill impact your County?
• What three initial actions would your agency take?

Will response to this incident use an Incident Command?

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Unified Command?

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One Incident Commander with direct tactical and

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conducting ALL incident management activities.

A team of stakeholders with jurisdictional responsibility and/or authority for the incident/event that jointly provides management direction

• Single integrated incident organization
• Collocated (shared) facilities
• One Incident Command Post
• Shared Operations, Planning, Logistics and

Finance activities

• Coordinated process for requesting resources
• Single planning process and Incident Action

Plan

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Features of a Unified Command

Who should be on the Unified Command?

 Jurisdictional Authority

Authority not compromised

 Incident Impacts Organization’s AOR

Participants speak for agency & can commit funds & resources

 Specifically Responsible for the Incident

For example, the spiller or product owner

 Resources

Should have the resources to support participation in the response organization

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Typical Unified Command for an Oil Spill:

Federal: Coast Guard or EPA State: MI DNR or MI DEQ County: Emergency Management Agency Local: City Official Responsible Party: Product Owner

If an Agency/Organization is not represented on the Unified Command it can serve as an Assisting Agency, Cooperating Agency, Agency Representative (AREP) or Company Representative, all with direct contact with the Liaison Officer (LOFR)

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Discussion of Resources at Risk:

• Managed Areas (Parks, etc.)
• Environmentally Sensitive Areas
• Fish & Wildlife Habitats, Migrating Birds
• Threatened / Endangered Species
• Socio-Economic Resources (Marinas,

Waterfront Businesses, etc.)

Equipment Demonstration Harbor Island Boat Launch

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Safety

• Everyone’s Responsibility
• Constantly Evolving Environments
• Situational Awareness
• See Something Say Something (Don’t Be Shy)
• Follow Agency Safety Procedures, Report

Near Misses (excellent learning opportunity)

Region 5 Regional Response Team Regional Contingency Plan http://www.rrt5.org/ Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan Area Contingency Plan https://homeport.uscg.mil/port-directory/lake-michigan FEMA ICS Courses https://training.fema.gov/nims/ Richard Reinemann richard.j.reinemann@uscg.mil LTJG Dan Kobs daniel.s.kobs@uscg.mil

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Links Regional Response Team 5 (RRT5) RRT5 Regional/Area Contingency Plan Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan Area Contingency Plan Coast Guard Incident Management Handbook FEMA ICS Courses

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