RESPONSE STRATEGIES & TACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS OVERVIEW Keeping an Emergency From Becoming A...

RESPONSE STRATEGIES & TACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS OVERVIEW

Keeping an Emergency From Becoming A Disaster

2015

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Tactical Spill Response Preview

• Emergency vs Disaster Considerations• Incident Control• Contaminant Migration• Response Complications• Containment & Control• Recovery

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Incident Control

• Generator Identification – (Who is Legally & Financially Responsible?)

• Product Identification – HIGHEST PRIORITY!!

• Quantity Released

• Area of Impact – Current and Potential

• Staging & Access to Spill Location(s)

• Establishment of ISC – Who Is In Charge?

• Upgrading to Unified Command if Needed. (Plant Personnel, Public Safety and Contractors Working Together)

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Contaminant Migration Conduits

• Storm Drains & Catch Basins• Road Gutters & Curbs• Drainage Ditches • Field Tiles & Other Subterranean Conduits• Topographic Relief Areas or Ravines• Streams, Waterways & Bodies of Water

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Response Complications

• Source Identification• Responsible Party Identification / Notification• Access Limitations• Remote Areas Difficult to Access• Vegetation & Debris• Expanding Plumes • Weather / Temperature• Continuing Source

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Containment & Control

• Early Action Prevents an Emergency From Becoming a Disaster• Know the Chemistry & Characteristics of the Released Product• Eliminate the Source• Establish Goals and Objectives • Utilize any and All Available Resources• Be Innovative• Call For Assistance Early – Mutual Aid, Etc.• Follow Up On All Actions Performed..

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Remediation & Restoration

• Product Recovery Operations

• Maintenance Follow up

• Closure

• Review

• Critique

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Retrospec

• Your Actions Create Reactions – Good and Bad

• Plan Ahead – Be Proactive and Not reactive

• Know Your Resources – (Networking Is Key)

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June 2009 – Ethanol Train Derailment Cherry Valley (Rockford, Illinois)

As Easy as 1…2…3

THINK AHEAD

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14 Tanker Cars derailed Containing 95% Ethanol. 12 Cars Caught Fire……55000 to 75000 gals Released..Most caught fire……Remaining eventually entered Rock River.

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Scene was in rural area…Access to Scene limited

As Easy as 1…2…3

THINK AHEAD

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Always consider environmental impact by transport conduits.

As Easy as 1…2…3

THINK AHEAD

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