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EMERGENCY RESPONSELessons Learned
From an Environmental Agency Perspective
Dale Anderson
520-562-2234
What Environmental Agencies do:
We Regulate Physical Structures in a Physical World
Air, Water and Waste Pollution Control Equipment and Facilities
And their associated Releases, Spills and Incidents.
In the course of this work, our colleagues have reviewedhundreds of facility emergency plans and conducted thousands of chemical incident and complaint responses. These are their lessons learned.
Teamwork! Tribal Agencies: DEQ, Fire Dept, Police, EMS, DOT, DPW, EH, OEM, CTERC
Local Fire Departments
Local Police and County Sheriff
Local Emergency Planning Committee; County Emergency Services
State Agencies: DEQ/ADPS/ADOT/ADHS/ACC/ARRC
State Emergency Response Contractors
Arizona Emergency Response Commission; ASERC/ADEMA/ADEM
Arizona Army National Guard; and their Civil Support Team/Haz Mat Team
U.S. EPA, and their Federal On-Scene Coordinators, START Team
Federal Regional Response Team (National Contingency Plan) – RRTincluding the COAST GUARD/FEMA/FBI/DHS
Red Cross
Roles and ResponsibilitiesWho’s In Charge; Who Does What? National Emergency Management System
DEQ & ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY’s ROLE:
• FACT FINDING DURING THE INCIDENT
• HAZARD ASSESSMENT
• SAFETY/REMEDIAL EVALUATION
• REGULATORY ADVICE TO THE FACILITY/RP
• ENSURE WHAT NEEDS TO GET DONE IS DONE - BY RP, LOCAL, STATE
• COORDINATE ADEQ AND STATE RESOURCES
• CLEAN UP IF RPS CAN’T
• CONFIRM CLEAN UP
• REFER TO OTHERS FOR LONG TERM CLEAN UP, OR ENFORCEMENT
• INITIATE REQUESTS FOR FEDERAL ASSISTANCE
• BRING YOURSELF
• BRING YOUR PHONE NUMBERS
• BRING YOUR SITE DRAWING
• BRING YOUR MSDS’S AND SDS’s
• BRING YOUR TEAM
• TRAINED HAZWOPERS/PROCESS EXPERTS/CONTRACTORS
• BRING YOUR EQUIPMENT
• BRING YOUR AUTHORITY & $$ & INSURANCE ADJUSTER
• STAFF COMMAND CENTER
• CONSIDER THE PUBLIC – OFF-SITE
• PROVIDE FOR CLEAN UP AND SAMPLING
ROLE OF THE FACILITY, OWNER, BUSINESS, OR OTHERRESPONSIBLY PARTIES – RP’S
•TIME, DISTANCE, DILUTION
•RISK LITTLE – for PROPERTY; RISK MUCH – for LIFE
•APPROACH FROM UPWIND
•SURVEY PERIMETERFires, explosions, plumes, run-off, injuries
•ISOLATE AREA AND WARN
•GATHER INFORMATION•IDENTIFY CHEMICALS AND PROCESS
•IDENTIFY PHYSICAL AND HEALTH HAZARDS
•SHUTOFF METHODS
•CONTAINMENT METHODS
INCIDENT RESPONSE- SAFETY BASICS
•DOWNWIND ASSESSMENT
•DOWNSTREAM ASSESSMENT
•WORST CASE
•EVACUATION
•HOT, DECON, COLD ZONES
•ACTIVE OR PASSIVE ACTION?
•PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
•BACKUP – EMS AND NEAREST HOSPITALs
PERSONAL SAFETY BASICS
Medical Monitoring
Planning – Response Procedures
EMERGENCY PLANS
•HAVE A WRITTEN PLAN
•CONSOLIDATE PLANS
•CONSIDER ELECTRONIC PLAN
•Who is Responsible? YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE!
•PERFORMANCE STANDARDS •EPA Risk Management Plant - GENERAL DUTY CLAUSEDESIGN AND MAINTAIN SAFE FACILITY & MINIMIZE CONSEQUENCES OF RELEASES
RCRA HAZARDOUS WASTE: Minimize the possibility of fires, explosions and releases which could threaten health or the environment.
RCRA Citizen Suits: Any solid or hazardous waste which may present an imminent and substantial endangerment to health or the environment.
CERCLA : PROTECT HEALTH, WELFARE, ENVIRONMENT from hazardous substance release.
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EMERGENCY PLANS
• ASSESS HAZARDS
– DO THIS AHEAD OF TIME
– WHAT IS IT REALLY?
CHEMICAL NAME, CONCENTRATION
– PHYSICAL AND HEALTH HAZARDS
– WHERE WILL IT GO?
– WHAT IS WORST THAT CAN HAPPEN?
– SMALL AND LARGE
SPILLS and INCIDENTS
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EMERGENCY PLANS
• HANDS ON PROCEDURES AND EQUIPMENT
– CHEMICAL SPECIFIC
– PROCESS SPECIFIC
– SITE SPECIFIC
• COMPLETE LISTS OF ON-SITE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES with PERIODIC INSPECTION AND UPKEEP
• ASSESS WHAT EQUIPMENT/SERVICES ARE NEEDED FROM
OFF-SITE SOURCES
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EMERGENCY PLANS -Practice and Training
• INVITE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO
YOUR FACILITY
• HOLD PERIODIC DRILLS
• KNOWLEDGE =
CONFIDENCE TO PROCEED =
LESS DAMAGE =
LESS $$$$$$$$$$$$$
Planning: Anticipating the Worst
Planning: How Do You Turn it Off?
Planning – Large Scale Incidents
Planning: Practice on the Small Incidents
Common Response Cases – Highway Diesel Spills
Oil and Water in the Desert?
Drug Lab’s and Lab’s in General
EXPERIENCE - Local Knowledge, local experience and every thing else.
For those who have gone before …
In Memory of:
Perry NixonJerry SlusserDave QuinnMarion SamsEric Lewis
So be careful out there – “Stay Safe”
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Why Monitor Air Quality?
QUESTIONS?
Contact Information:
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Waste Program
Gila River Indian Community
Department of Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 97/35 Pima Street
Sacaton, Arizona 85147
(520) 562-2234