Pacific Strike Team
“The World’s Best Responders:
Any Time, Any Place, Any Hazard.”
U.S. Coast Guard
National Strike Force
Capabilities Brief
2013
BMC Shaun Ross
Deck Chief
Pacific Strike Team
“The World’s Best Responders: Any Time, Any Place, Any Hazard.”
• History, Organization, & Mission
• AOR
• Operations Profile
• Response Capabilities & Support
• Recent Cases
National Strike Force History
National Strike Force Organization
Coast Guard Atlantic Area(April 23 2013)
National Strike Force Coordination Center (NSFCC)
Public Information
Assist Team (PIAT)
Atlantic Strike
Team (AST)
Gulf Strike Team
(GST)
•Over 200 Active Duty and Reserves
•Standardized response equipment
•Highly trained and experience personnel
•24/7, 365 recall status
Pacific Strike Team
(PST)
Organization
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Ombudsman
Industrial
Hygienist
Facilities
Manager
Engineer
Officer
DCC
DC
Shop
EM/ET
Shop
Active
Duty
Reservist
Civilian
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02
03
Commanding
Officer
Command
Chief
Executive
Officer
Senior Reserve
Officer & Reserve
Command Officer
Operations
Officer
Logistics
Officer
Training
Coordinator
Assistant
Operations
Officer
HSC
Training
Chief
Deck
Officer
Chemical
Officer
MKC
BMC
MSTC
MK
Shop
BM
Shop
MST
Shop
SK
Shop
YN
Shop
Training
Shop
National Strike Force Mission
Function as a “Special Team” to assist
USCG and EPA Federal On Scene
Coordinators and other federal officials while
executing responsibilities under the National
Contingency Plan (NCP) and the National
Response Framework (NRF).
Develop and provide highly trained,
experienced personnel and specialized
equipment for response to oil pollution,
hazardous substance releases, and WMD
incidents in order to protect public health and
the environment.
What We Do:
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Oil and Hazardous Chemical Response
WMD Response including Radiological and BioTerrorism incidents
Incident Command / Response Management
Support
Preparedness Exercise & Event Planning
Support
Pacific Strike Team
“The World’s Best Responders: Any Time, Any Place, Any Hazard.”
AST
Fort Dix, NJ
PST
Novato, CA
NSFCC/PIAT
Elizabeth City, NC
GST
Mobile, AL
NATIONAL STRIKE FORCE
AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
NSF International Response AOR
A sampling of NSF support in the International environment
Response Policy
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NSF Response Standards:
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CST: Civil Support Team
NSF: National Strike Force
HMRU: Hazardous Materials Response Unit
CBIRF: Chemical Biological Response Force
EPA RERT Radiological Emergency Response
Team
Response Resource Reach Back/Brokering
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2 members dispatched immediately
4 members within 2 hours notification
12 members within 6 hours notification
Heavy equipment within 4 hours notification
10-person Hazmat Team within 6 hours
DOE’s Radiological Assessment Program (RAP) Teams
Civil Support Teams
FBI HMRU
DOD Explosive Ordnance Detachments
EPA RERT
Facilitate Interoperability
– Use standardized training and equipment
NSF
CSTs
HMRU
CBIRF
EPA RERT
Operations Profile
• Average Case Load Breakdown:
– 60% Chemical Responses
– 40% Oil Responses
– Personnel average
160~200+ days deployed per year
Response Management Support
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Provide fully deployable ICS capability to fit
any size of response and any type of event
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CO/XO can serve as Designated Incident FOSC
(as appointed by FOSC)
Trained Planning, Operations, and Logistics
Section Chiefs
Trained Situation, Resources, & Documentation
Unit Leaders
Trained Division/Group Supervisors
ICS Position Coaching
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Evidence collection support
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Resource/cost documentation
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Technical advice
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Plume/trajectory modeling
Chemical information
Safety and health issues
Public Affairs support
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Public Information Assist Team (PIAT) personnel
and resources
Joint Information Center (JIC) assistance and
operation
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Mobile Incident Command Post
(MICP)
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1 unit at each Strike Team
Deployable by road or C-5 aircraft
Fully self-contained:
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Power, heat, air conditioning
Communications:
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UHF, VHF, base station,
computers, 32 phone lines, & 2
TVs
Response Training & Exercise Support
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Providing training in and technical support
and expertise for:
– Spills of National Significance (SONS) &
TOPOFF Exercises
– National Special Security Events
– PREP Drills
– ICS 210, 300 and 400 Courses
– Salvage
– DOD Civil Support Teams
– SCAT (Shoreline Countermeasures)
– Special Monitoring for Alternative
Response Technologies (SMART)
– VOSS/SORS/VOPS
– Communications
– HAZWOPER Refresher
– International Exercises: Panama/MEXUS
– Public Affairs/Joint Information Center staffing
and training
Capabilities
• Hazardous Substance &
CBRN Response
– Level A, B & C Entry
Capabilities
– Assessment
– Mitigation / Countermeasures
– Removal/ Decontamination
• Oil Spill Response
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Assessment
Booming
Skimming
Boat Operations
SCAT
Source Control
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– Removal/Decontamination
HAZMAT/WMD Response Deployable Loads
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Air and road response loads
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Air load self supportive
2-3 days before needing re-supply
Carries Personal Protective Equipment to
safely assess, mitigate, control, and
remove hazards
Containment capabilities
Remote Sensing
HAZMAT Response Trailer
(HMRT)
• Provides long-term Hazmat
Response Support
• 5000psi compressor
• Satellite including 2-way internet
• Elevated observation area
• Hot water heater
• 40-KW Generator or electrical shore tie
Chemical/Biological Agent Response
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Level A, B and C entry capability
Decontamination (response personnel only)
Site assessment, characterization, and mitigation
Multi-media sampling (air, water, soil) for field testing and
laboratory analysis
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Evidence/Chain-of-custody preservation
• Industrial HAZMAT and Chemical (nerve, asphyxiant, blister)
agent identification
• Biological agent identification
• Secondary device awareness and
recognition
• EMTs / Site Safety personnel
• Contractor oversight
Radiological Response
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Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Neutron detection
capabilities
Site assessment, characterization, and
technical assistance with site mitigation
Real-time dosimetry
Coast Guard Level II Capable
Radiological Isotope Identification Device
(RIID)
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e.g. Thermo IdentiFINDER-U
Secondary device awareness/recognition
Reach back capability
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DOE RAP
CBP LSS
Radiation Safety Officer (RSO)
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Oil Spill Response
Equipment
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VOSS
Inflatable Boom
Foam-filled Boom
Damage Assessment Tools
SMART Gear – Flourometers &
DataRams
Expertise
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Equipment Deployment
Source Control and Removal of Oil
Qualified FOSCRs
Shoreline Assessment
Site Safety
Incident Management
Salvage Monitoring & Liquid Transfer
Contractor / RP Oversight
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Oil/Chemical Pumping Capability
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Oil pumping capabilities range from light
sweet crude to heated asphalt with the
Viscous Oil Pumping System (VOPS).
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CCN 150 (centrifugal)
Sloan (dewatering)
Multi-quip (trash pump)
Wildens: M1, M8, M15 (pneumatic
diaphragm)
Desmi (DOP 250)
VOPS (DOP 160/250) for heavy viscous
products; includes annular ring for heated
water injection
Chemical pumping capabilities cover a
broad range of chemicals including Acids,
Chlorine and Pesticides.
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CCN 150 with chemical fittings/hoses
Wilden pumps with Teflon diaphragms
Peristaltic
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On Water Resources
NSF Inventory
•26 ft Trailerable Aids to
Navigation Boats (TANB)
•Flood Response Boats
2010-2012+ MODU Deepwater Horizon
Oil Spill Response
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The oil rig suffered a catastrophic
explosion, caught fire, and sunk
releasing an estimated 67,000 –
110,000 gal diesel/day.
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Declared as SONS
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PST provided members to fill
positions in
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SCAT Team
SMART Team
ICS (IC and OSC)
SORS
VOSS
Arctic Concerns
The PST has been working to improve cold weather oil spill capabilities as vessel
traffic increases and the prospects of opening up oil field increases. On New Years
Eve 2012, PST members responded to the grounding of the Shell Mobile Off Shore
Drilling Unit (MODU) Kulluk.
2011 Davy Crockett
The 431-ft vessel ran aground in January
as the owner was trying to scrap it. It
had been leaking lubricating oil, fuel oil
and diesel into the Columbia River for
months before clean up efforts began in
April.
The PST has been providing Site
Safety officers to monitor contractors
as they dismantle the ship. Currently,
this is an ongoing case.
2011 Montebello Survey
More than three million gallons of oil was
onboard the S.S. MONTEBELLO the morning
she was torpedoed by an Imperial Japanese
submarine on December 22, 1941. The vessel
sank in approximately 900 feet of water, 6.5
miles off of Cambria, California. For over 70
years, the vessel remained on the ocean floor
with the fate of its cargo unknown.
In 2011 with the use of neutron backscatter
technology the UC were able to successfully
determine that the S.S. MONTEBELLO did not
pose a substantial threat to the marine life
and coastline of California
2012 Hurricane Sandy