U.S. Coast Guard National Strike Force

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U.S. Coast GuardNational Strike Force

• MSTC Bridgette Brown
• Dean Matthews
• Jim Snyder

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What is the National Strike Force?

• The National Strike Force (NSF) which includes
  the NSFCC, PIAT, AST, GST PST, provides rapidly
  deployable technical experts, specialized
  equipment, and incident management capabilities
  for Lead Agency Incident Commanders and FOSCs for
  their response and preparedness missions.
• As a vital component of the National Response
  System and homeland security mission, the NSF
  minimizes the adverse impact to public and the
  environment from oil discharges, hazardous
  materials releases, natural disasters and WMD
  incidents.

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National Strike ForceAreas of Responsibility
AST Fort Dix, NJ
PST Novato, CA
NSFCC/PIAT Elizabeth City, NC
AST GST PST
GST Mobile, AL
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Strike Team Capabilities

• Response Management Support _at_ICS, FOSC Rep,
  Resource/Cost Doc, Assessments, etc
• Contractor/Responsible Party Oversight
• Oil Spill Response
• WMD/HAZMAT Response
• Chemical/Petroleum Lightering
• Chemical Databases/Info
• Planning _at_Site Safety/Monitoring
• Vessel/Boat Support
• Exercise/Training Support

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How it all WorksDeploy Strike Teams to Incidents
INCIDENT OCCURS
STRIKE TEAM MOBILIZES
Assets available to an FOSC are 2 strike team
members immediately 4 within 2 hours 12 within
6 hours
STRIKE TEAM ARRIVES
Consults with FOSC, assesses situation, deploys
Strike Team equipment.
Team members provide contractor oversight,
air/water/soil sampling, site safety and cost and
photo documentation during natural disasters
oil spills chemical releases WMD and other
incidents.
STRIKE TEAM RELEASED FOSC makes decision to
release team. Team departs and prepares for next
incident.
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National Strike Force Programs

• OSRO Classification Program
• Response Resource Inventory
• Preparedness Assessment Verification Program
• Exercise Program
• National Maintenance Contract
• PIAT

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OSRO Classification Program

• Administered by the NSFCC
• Purpose
• Reduce equipment information required in facility
  and vessel response plan
• Monitor response capability
• Voluntary
• Planning based
• NOT a certification

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OSRO Classification

• Classification is based on
• COTP zone/Alternate Classification Cities (ACCs)
• Operating environment
• Spill size
• Response time
• Core equipment

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COTP/ACC (Alternate Classified Cities) Zones
Sector Sault Ste. Marie
Sector Buffalo
Sector Northern New England South Portland, ME
MSU Duluth
Sector Lake Michigan Milwaukee, WI
Sector Seattle
Sector Boston
Sector Southern New England Woods Hole, MA
Providence, RI
MSU Detroit
Sector Portland
MSU Pittsburgh
Sector Long Island Sound New Haven, CT
Sector Upper Mississippi St. Louis, MO
Sector New York
Sector Ohio Valley Louisville, KY
Sector San Francisco
Sector Delaware Bay Philadelphia, PA
Sector Lower Mississippi Memphis, TN
Sector Baltimore
Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach
Sector Hampton Roads
Sector North Carolina Fort Macon, NC
Sector Houston-Galveston
Sector San Diego
Sector Honolulu
MSU Wilmington
Sector Corpus Christi
Sector Charleston
Sector Guam
MSU Port Arthur
MSU Savannah
MSU Morgan City
Sector Jacksonville
Sector New Orleans
Sector St. Petersburg
Sector Mobile
Sector Miami
MSU Valdez
Sector Key West
Sector San Juan
Sector Anchorage
KEY
Sector Juneau
COTP
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Response Resource Inventory

• Calculates classifications
• Houses OSRO equipment inventories
• Not real time
• Based on OSRO participation

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Response Resource Inventory (cont.)

• User Account Site

• Administrative Account Site

• Users OSROs, Federal/State/Local agencies with
  response equipment
• User enters site and resource information
• User can only see their own information

• Available to USCG personnel through MISLE
• Other Federal/State/Local Agencies can request an
  admin account through the NSFCC

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Response Resource Inventory (cont.)

• Functions
• Look up OSRO classifications (both Mechanical and
  Dispersant)
• Available on the internet
• OSRO
• https//cgrri.uscg.mil/UserReports/WebClassificati
  onReport.aspx
• USCG
• https//cgrri.uscg.mil/rriadmin/LogOn.aspx
• Available to administrative users
• Research response equipment available in your
  AOR.
• Find OSROs or equipment near a specific location.

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Preparedness Assessment Verification

• Frequency
• Program Overview
• OSRO Verifications
• Other Response Resources
• Out-Brief
• After Action Report

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Exercise ProgramCPS- COE

• NSF is able to provide

• Government/Industry Lead Exercises (NSFCC
  Planning) (Strike Team/PIAT Exercise
  Support/Training)
• TTX (Local Forces w/Strike Team Participation)
• VOSS/SORS (SME Strike Team members for
  deployment support)
• District Equipment Deployment Exercises (Local
  Forces)
• AMSTEP Exercises (Strike Team if pollution
  involved)

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Contingency Preparedness System
CPShttp//llintra.comdt.uscg.mil/CPS/

• Concept of Exercise (COE)

• Funding

• Click on COE number
• Exercise name
• Type Exercise
• Where
• Dates CO/IPC/MPC/FPC
• Finance/Spend Plan
• Major Objectives
• Participants

• Click on COEs
• Retrieve by FY or AOR
• 2012
• Area
• District

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ACP Oversight

• Requirements
• 40 CFR 300.210 (c) Federal Contingency Plans
• CG COMDTINST 16471.3 Area Contingency Plan
  Organization, Content, Revision Cycle, and
  Distribution
• Process
• Area Committee develop/review-update
  (triennial) as per scheduled PREP Exercises
• District Commander review
• District Commander provide NSFCC RRT review
  period
• After reviews/changes approval plans distribut

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National Maintenance Contract

• Time Materials Services Type Contract
• DOI Acquisitions Directorate Herndon Contract
• NSFCC Contracting Officers Rep (COR)
• Five Years (Award plus Four Option Years)
• Period of Performance 1 Mar - 29 Feb
• Annual Maintenance Visits plus Servicing CG MER
  Equip During Major Oil Spills

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NSF/DRAT VOSS SITES 24 TOTAL
WLB SORS 16 TOTAL
HOLLYHOCK Port Huron, MI
Seattle, WA Fast Sweep
FIR Astoria, OR
ADLER Duluth, MN
Detroit, MI Fast Sweep
Astoria, OR
Portsmouth, NH Fast Sweep
Quonset, RI
Eureka, CA
ASPEN San Francisco, CA
AST Fort Dix, NJ Fast Sweep
JUNIPER, WILLOW Newport, RI
PST Novato, CA Fast Sweep
St. Louis, MO
KUKUI, WALNUT Honolulu, HI
Portsmouth, VA Fast Sweep
CYPRESS Mobile, AL
ELM Atlantic Beach, NC
GST Mobile, AL Fast Sweep
Charleston, SC Fast Sweep
OAK Charleston, SC
LA/LB Fast Sweep
Galveston, TX Fast Sweep
Honolulu, HI Fast Sweep
Jacksonville, FL
Miami, FL
Tampa, FL Fast Sweep
Corpus Christi, TX
Puerto Rico Fast Sweep
SYCAMORE Cordova, AK
MAPLE Sitka, AK
½ VOSS American Samoa
½ VOSS Ketchikan, AK Fast Sweep
HICKORY Homer, AK
SEQUOIA Guam
SPAR Kodiak, AK
½ VOSS Anchorage, AK Fast Sweep
½ VOSS Guam
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Public Information Assist Team (PIAT)

• Services that PIAT provides

• Public information support for CG EPA federal
  on scene coordinators
• JIC establishment and management
• JIC organization, staffing
• Photo/Video documentation
• JIC training
• Risk Communications training

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Public Information Assist Team (PIAT) (cont.)

• Joint Information Center (JIC) Training

• Risk Communications Training

• JIC positions and responsibilities
• JIC structure
• JIC processes
• JIC products
• JIC/ICS forms
• Duration Full day or half day sessions
  available
• Target audience PIOs who would be assigned to a
  JIC during an incident

• Theories of risk communication
• Communication implications for risk management
• Skills and tools for risk communication
• Risk communication scenarios
• Role of media in risk situations
• Stakeholder outreach
• Using community input
• Duration Four hours
• Target audience PIOs and anyone expected to
  communicate

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Contact Information

• NSF Websites
• National Strike Force
• http//www.uscg.mil/hq/nsfweb
• RRI Program
• OSRO
• https//cgrri.uscg.mil/UserReports/WebClassificati
  onReport.aspx
• USCG
• https//cgrri.uscg.mil/rriadmin/LogOn.aspx
• RRI Program Email
• D05-SMB-NSFCC-RRI_at_uscg.mil
• Phone Numbers
• NSFCC [phone]
• PIAT [phone]
• Pacific Strike Team [phone]
• Gulf Strike Team [phone]
• Atlantic Strike Team [phone]

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Questions or Comments