(esf) #10 oil and hazardous materials response annex to the

May 2014U.S. EPA Office of Emergency Management

Emergency Support Function (ESF) #10

Oil and Hazardous Materials Response

Annex to the National Response Framework

What we will cover• What work does ESF #10 do?

– Scope of ESF #10 work and related support– Natural disasters– Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear (CBRN) incidents

• How is ESF #10 organized to accomplish its work?– Primary agency designation– Response organization – field and HQ– Special teams and equipment assets

• How is ESF #10 work funded?– FEMA/EPA funding agreement

Scope of ESF #10 work and

related support

Scope of ESF #10 Work

General• Respond to oil and hazardous materials (hazmat) releases to the

environment:– Assess and detect– Prevent, mitigate, minimize– Contain and stabilize– Collect, manage, and dispose– Clean up/decontaminate

environment, structures, buildings

• Develop site safety plan for oil/hazmat site

• ESF #10 doesn’t transition to a National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF) Recovery Support Function (RSF)


Natural Disasters• Assess extent of spills/contamination

– Aerial asset and mobile labs available (more on this later)

– Soil, sediment, air, water monitoring/sampling

• Respond to oil/hazmat spills and threats of spills• Remove oil/hazmat from impacted vessels• Collect/dispose “orphaned” containers (e.g.,

drums, tanks, cylinders) from impact area and debris piles


Natural Disasters• Collect/manage

household hazardous waste

• Collect/manage freon from white goods

• Note: ESF #3/USACE may also conduct certain hazmat-related activities when managing natural disaster debris


Natural Disasters• Debris support to USACE/states – ESF #10 or ESF

#3 subtask– Air monitoring of debris operations/landfills– Landfill monitors to assure compliance with

environmental requirements– Technical advice to USACE/states/locals on proper

debris management/disposal– Review USACE/state/local debris management plans– Check debris piles for oil/hazmat contamination


Natural DisastersAnimal carcass management in Response FIOP and FEMA fact sheet:• ESF #3/USACE - carcasses classified as debris

• USDA - may have some independent authority for certain carcasses

• ESF #10 - oil/hazmat-contaminated carcasses (not typical in natural disasters)

• ESF #11 - carcasses infected from foreign animal disease


Natural DisastersOther items to note:

• ESF #10 doesn’t include collection/management of firearms

• Another key EPA role is water infrastructure support– Covered under ESF #3 for natural

disasters


CBRN Incidents• Assess/determine extent of contamination

– Aerial asset and mobile labs available (more later)– Soil, sediment, air, water, structure, building

monitoring/sampling– Real-time environmental monitoring– Sampling and laboratory analysis– Note: Laboratory capacity to analyze samples may

become a critical factor


CBRN Incidents• Contain/stabilize contamination as possible• Develop and implement appropriate cleanup

– Removal/excavation, decontamination, etc.• Manage wastes• Coordinate with ESF #8 on risk to public health

– Potential need to also coordinate with ESF #8 to track off-site contamination to ID individuals needing medical attention by ESF #8 and areas needing environmental cleanup by ESF #10

• Note: Public decontamination and contaminated fatality management not within ESF #10 scope– ESF #10 decons environment/buildings/structures/cars, not

general public or contaminated fatalities


CBRN Incidents• ESF #10 expects to need to increase its

coordination with JFO UCG and other ESFs/RSFs for CBRN incidents:– ESF #10 information on type and extent of

contamination may be needed for many tasks, e.g.:• Identify safe ingress/egress routes for public/responders• Identify need for evacuations and relocations• Support safety for S&R and other on-site teams• Identify areas where support facilities may be located


CBRN Incidents• ESF #10 information on status of

environmental/structural cleanup efforts will be needed by other ESFs/RSFs conducting short- and long-term recovery activities, e.g.:– Status of decontamination/cleanup of critical

infrastructure– Status of decontamination/cleanup of other

residential, business, and government areas


CBRN IncidentsEPA/USACE/FEMA Contaminated Debris MOU (2010)• CBRN blast/explosion incidents create debris

field– Is it “debris” (ESF #3) or is it “hazmat” (ESF #10)??

• MOU clarifies ESF #3 and #10 roles• CBRN contamination from non-blast/explosion

scenarios led by ESF #10 and outside MOU scope


CBRN IncidentsContaminated Debris MOU (cont)• ESF #3 Lead Responsibilities – in coordination

with ESF #10:– Emergency phase debris clearance– Assessment of structural instability and stabilization of

structures– Building demolition


CBRN IncidentsContaminated Debris MOU (cont)• ESF #10 Lead Responsibilities:

– Minimize/stabilize release– Detect/assess contamination– Analyze/implement options for environmental and

structural cleanup (including management of debris remaining after emergency phase)

– Manage waste


Nuc/Rad IncidentsNuclear/Radiological Incident Annex • Identifies specialized federal interagency teams

that may be activated:– Federal Radiological Monitoring and Assessment

Center (FRMAC)– Advisory Team for Environment, Food, and Health

(Advisory Team)– Nuclear Incident Response Team (NIRT)


Nuc/Rad IncidentsFRMAC• Mission: Coordination of environmental radiological

monitoring, sampling, assessment (not cleanup!)• Includes several federal agencies• DOE leads initially, transitions to EPA for site cleanup• EPA deploys its FRMAC assets under ESF #10

– DOE deploys its FRMAC assets under ESF #12• Close coordination and integration of FRMAC and ESF

#10 UC functions critical for common operating picture of radiological and other hazmat releases


Nuc/Rad IncidentsAdvisory Team• EPA provides representative under ESF #10

NIRT• Established by Homeland Security Act• Gives DHS authority to decide to activate and manage

certain DOE and EPA radiological response assets• EPA expects to deploy its NIRT assets through ESF #10

MA process when NIRT activated

Scope of ESF #10 WorkWorker S&H for Natural Disasters and CBRN

• NRF Worker S&H Support Annex led by OSHA– Coordinates federal support for worker S&H management

activities– Addresses broader worker S&H issues for entire response, e.g.,

physical hazards, heat exhaustion– Also includes advising on oil/hazmat issues– EPA/USCG are support agencies

• ESF #10 develops a worker S&H plan for its oil/hazmat response area– Coordinates with Worker S&H Support Annex as needed– OSHA also a support agency under ESF #10


General• ESF #10 has Pre-Scripted Mission Assignments

(PSMAs) that can be tailored to incident• Developed more for natural disasters• No CBRN-specific PSMAs yet

ESF #10 Response

Organization

ESF #10 Response Organization

OverviewCoordinating Agency EPA

Primary Agencies EPA USCG

Support Agencies USDADOCDODDOEHHSDHSDOI

DOJDOLDOSDOTGSANRC


OverviewESF #10 LeadershipInland zone EPA primary

agency

Coastal zone (including Great Lakes)

USCG primary agency

Actions affecting both inland and coastal zones

EPA primary/ USCG deputy


Overview• ESF #10 uses the response structure and coordinating

mechanisms that were established under the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan

• Commonly known as National Contingency Plan or NCP• A regulation that implements oil/hazmat planning and

response authorities of 2 laws:– Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and

Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund)– Clean Water Act/Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (CWA/OPA)


Key ComponentsESF #10 On-Scene Incident Commanders (ICs):

ESF #10 Coordination Structures:

Other On-Scene and Reachback Support for ESF #10 ICs:

• EPA/USCG Federal On-Scene Coordinators (OSCs)

• 13 Regional Response Teams• National Response Team• EPA Regional/USCG District

EOCs• EPA HQ/USCG HQ EOCs

• Special Teams• Federal IMAT personnel• Federal contractors

EPA/USCG ESF #10 Response Coordination

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ESF #10 Coordination with FEMA

• Notification to ESF #10 and pre-deployment to RRCC and closer to impact area

- Regional/District EOC support• Preliminary damage assessment - Ensure H&S of public/responders - Regional/District EOC support• Follow-on response activities

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EPA Regions & Special Teams

CBRN CMAD

Radiation Labs1. Las Vegas, NV2, Montgomery, AL


USCG Districts and Strike Teams

NST LocationsNSFCC Location


On-Scene ComponentsEPA/USCG Federal OSCs = ESF #10 Incident Commanders• ~240 EPA OSCs and ~35 USCG OSCs with experience

and delegated authority to manage incidents• OSCs have extensive working relationships with federal,

state, and local responders• ESF #10 UC also staffed by:

– Other trained EPA/USCG and support agency IMAT personnel– Federal contractors– Special teams


Special TeamsEPA - Environmental Response Team (ERT)

EPA - Radiological Emergency Response Team (RERT)

EPA – National Criminal Enforcement Response Team (NCERT)

EPA - CBRN Consequence Management Advisory Team (CMAT)

USCG - National Strike Force (NSF) USCG - Incident Management Assistance

Team (IMAT)USCG - Public Information Assist Team (PIAT)

OSHA – Specialized Response TeamsNOAA & EPA - Scientific Support Coordinators

(SSCs)Navy SUPSALV

Other teams

ESF #10 Response OrganizationSpecial Teams: EPA’s Environmental Response Team (ERT)

• Focus: “Classic Environmental” Emergencies– Sampling/Monitoring– Characterization– Hazard Evaluation– Risk Assessment/Safety– Decontamination/Disposal

• 33 experienced responders/50+ trained contractors

• Key Assets include TAGAs, mobile labs, Dive Team, Specialized Rad Gear, Info Management Platforms

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• May deploy on own to support FRMAC• 27 person forward team (All Feds/No Contractor Support)• Focus: Radiation Monitoring and Evaluation

– Sampling/Monitoring– Hazard Evaluation– Planning Decontamination– Risk Assessment– Lab Analysis– Characterization– Clean up– Waste Disposal

• Key Assets include RadNet System, MERL, Scanner Vans, deployables

ESF #10 Response OrganizationSpecial Teams: EPA’s Radiological Emergency Response Team (RERT)

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ESF #10 Response OrganizationSpecial Teams: EPA’s National Criminal Enforcement Response Team (NCERT)

• 30 special agents and law enforcement specialists stationed around the United States

• Liaison between OSC and FBI; also supports ESF #13 for EPA

• Focus: Forensic Evidence Collection and EPA Protective Escorts– Level-A through D Capabilities– All-Hazards– Force Protection with Firearms

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ESF #10 Response OrganizationSpecial Teams: EPA’s CBRN Consequence Management Advisory Team (CMAT)

Mission: Provides scientific and technical expertise for all phases of CBRN environmental consequence management

Focus: Operational preparedness for CBRN agents. Maintain ASPECT aircraft and PHILIS labs.

Buildings, infrastructure, indoor and outdoor environments, transportation sectors

Support: All phases of CBRN environmental response, including characterization, decontamination, clearance and waste management

Airborne Spectral Photometric Environmental Collection Technology

ASPECT Program

-Remote-Sensing & Imagery-Chemical, Radiological & Situational Awareness

NATION’S ONLY!

ESF #10 Response Organization ASPECT: Operational Concept

• Provide a readiness level on a 24/7 basis• Provide a simple, one phone call activation of the aircraft• Wheels up in under 1 hour from the time of activation• Once onsite and data is collected it takes about….

~ 5 minutes to process and turn around data to first responders

• Deployment Simplified:• Once on-scene, collect chemical, radiological, or situational data (imagery)

using established collection procedures• Process all data within the aircraft using tested automated algorithms• Extract the near real time data from the aircraft using a broadband satellite

system and rapidly QA/QC the data by a dedicated scientific reachback team• Team provides the qualified data to the first responder enabling them to make

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ESF #10 Response Organization ASPECT: Types of Deployments

• Pre-Deployments to NSSEs/SERE (Presidential Inauguration, Rose Bowl, Super Bowl, 9/11 Anniversary)

• Hurricane Sandy • West Texas Explosion• Halliburton Lost Source• Field Exercises with NGB WMD-CSTs & DOE• Deepwater Horizon• Chem & Rad Urban Background Surveys

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Program CostsThe cost per flight hour is less than $1,300. There is no additional cost

for data processing and QA/QC since the federal employees who

run the team are getting paid regardless.

ESF #10 Response Organization ASPECT: Multi-Hazard Identification/Reporting Concept

Base Map

Aerial Image

IR Plume Image

Chemical ID/Concentration

Radiological Map

A single pass of the aircraft produces a data set that permits mapping, aerial photography, Infrared imaging, chemical identification and radiological detection. These products can be generated in under 5 minutes and transmitted to the Incident Commander using the SatCom Link.

RED (surface oil) GREEN (mixed oil/water) BLUE/CYAN (water/land/other)

Survey area ≈ 700m x 2100m


ASPECT: Oil Detection

Skimming Vessel

Heavy Sheen Thick Oil

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ESF #10 Response OrganizationSpecial Teams: USCG

• National Strike Teams (NSTs)– Atlantic– Gulf– Pacific

• National Strike Force Coordination Center (NSFCC)

• Incident Management Assistance Team (IMAT) – USCG Public Information Assist Team (PIAT)

ESF #10 Response OrganizationSpecial Teams – DoD’s Navy Supervisor of Salvage & Diving (SUPSALV)

• Ship Salvage/Wreck Removal

• Salvage & Ocean Engineering/Technical Support

• Deep Ocean Search & Recovery

• Diving• Waterborne Pollution

Response/Recovery

ESF #10 Response OrganizationCoordination, Support, and Oversight Components

• 13 Regional Response Teams (RRTs)– Ten standard federal regions, plus Alaska, Oceania, and

Caribbean – 15 federal agencies - ESF #10 primary and support agencies -

plus states/tribes– Co-chaired by EPA and USCG

• National Response Team (NRT)– 15 federal agencies - ESF #10 primary and support agencies– EPA chairs for ESF #10 response, unless solely coastal

• Neither RRT nor NRT deploy to site

ESF #10 Response OrganizationCoordination, Support, and Oversight Components

• EPA Regions and EOCs + USCG Districts and EOCs– Coordinate deployments to RRCC/JFO and ESF #10 UCs– Oversee and support ESF #10 UCs– Coordinate with EPA/USCG HQs– Activate RRTs when needed

• EPA HQ and EOC + USCG HQ and EOC– Coordinate deployments to NRCC– Monitor all ESF #10 deployments, more robust activation for

more significant incidents– Policy direction, oversight and support as appropriate– Activate NRT when needed

ESF #10 Funding

ESF #10 Funding Agreement

FEMA Policy Number: 9523.8

• FEMA Response and Recovery Directorate Policy Number: 9523.8– Aka: “Suiter-Makris

agreement”

• Funded thru CERCLA/Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund:– Pre-existing oil/hazmat sites

under the NCP


Stafford Act Funded• Pre-deployment teams• Orphan containers• Household hazardous waste• Technical assistance to states• Pumping contaminated water

from basements when widespread threat to public health

• Initial assessments to determine if immediate H&S threat exists

• Control/stabilization of oil/hazmat releases to deal with immediate public H&S threats

• Cleanup/disposal of hazmat necessary to mitigate immediate public H&S threats

• Monitoring of immediate H&S threats from debris removal operations


Stafford Act May fund thru Stafford Act• Cleanup/removal of oil/hazmat contamination in buildings/facilities

otherwise eligible for FEMA assistance – e.g., subway decontamination following terrorist incident

Will not fund thru Stafford Act• Testing/assessments of soil/air/waterways for mold/contaminants to

determine long-term cleanup requirements• Long-term remediation/restoration• Permanent storage of hazmat• Clean/replace equipment damaged/contaminated during long-term

cleanup• State/local costs for long-term cleanup

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