SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA GEOGRAPHIC RESPONSE PLAN AUGUST 2006 MARINE SAFETY UNIT PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS GEOGRAPHIC RESPONSE PLAN SITE SPECIFIC RESPONSE SHEETS (CLICK HERE) 1 SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA GEOGRAPHIC RESPONSE PLAN AUGUST 2006 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1000 INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................7 1200 GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES ...................................................................................................................7 1300 AREA COMMITTEE ................................................................................................................................8 1310 PURPOSE.............................................................................................................................................9 1320 ORGANIZATION.....................................................................................................................................9 2000 COMMAND .....................................................................................................11 2330 MEDIA CONTACTS ..............................................................................................................................11 3000 OPERATIONS.................................................................................................12 3500 STAGING AREAS ................................................................................................................................12 3510 PRE-IDENTIFIED STAGING AREAS.........................................................................................................12 3510.1 PRE-IDENTIFIED BOAT RAMPS...................................................................................................12 4000 PLANNING......................................................................................................20 4610 NATURAL/PHYSICAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITY MAPS ..................................................20 4870 DISPOSAL ..........................................................................................................................................20 4870.1 REMOVAL AND WASTE DISPOSAL CHECKLIST..............................................................................20 5000 LOGISTICS .....................................................................................................22 5200 SUPPORT...........................................................................................................................................22 5220 FACILITIES .........................................................................................................................................22 5220.1 COMMAND POST .......................................................................................................................22 5220.2 COMMAND POST ESTABLISHMENT PROCEDURES .........................................................................22 5220.3 FIELD COMMAND POST ESTABLISHING AND POTENTIAL SITES ......................................................23 5400 COMMUNICATIONS ..............................................................................................................................24 5410 COAST GUARD COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITIES...................................................................................24 5410.1 GULF STRIKE TEAM COMMAND TRAILER .....................................................................................24 5410.2 COMMUNICATION FREQUENCIES .................................................................................................24 5410.2 USCG VHF-FM HIGH SITES .....................................................................................................26 5410.3 INCIDENT COMMAND POST (RAPID) COMMUNICATIONS POSSIBILITIES............................................27 6000 FINANCE.........................................................................................................28 6200 FINANCE AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FIELD GUIDE...........................................................................28 7000 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ...........................................................................29 7100 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................29 7200 GOVERNMENT POLICY AND RESPONSE .................................................................................................29 7210 TEXAS STATE POLICY.........................................................................................................................29 7210 LOUISIANA STATE POLICY...................................................................................................................30 7400 INCIDENT COMMAND ...........................................................................................................................31 RESOURCES ...............................................................................................................................................32 8000 MARINE FIRE FIGHTING ...............................................................................33 8110 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................33 2 SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA GEOGRAPHIC RESPONSE PLAN AUGUST 2006 8111 POLICY AND RESPONSIBILITY ....................................................................................................33 8112 CAPTAIN OF THE PORT RESPONSIBILITY..................................................................................34 8113 VESSEL MASTER RESPONSIBILITY ............................................................................................34 8114 AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY ..........................................................................................................34 8200 COMMAND......................................................................................................................................34 8210 TASK ORGANIZATION...................................................................................................................35 8211 MULTI-AGENCY RESPONSE.........................................................................................................35 8212 MULTI-AGENCY COORDINATION.................................................................................................35 8213 FEDERAL RESPONSE ...................................................................................................................35 8214 STATE RESPONSE ........................................................................................................................36 8215 LOCAL RESPONSE........................................................................................................................36 8216 COTP ROLE ....................................................................................................................................36 8217 INCIDENT COMMANDER ROLE ....................................................................................................37 8218 RESPONSIBLE PARTY ROLE .......................................................................................................38 8219 VESSEL MASTER ROLE ................................................................................................................38 8300 FEDERAL RESPONSE ...................................................................................................................39 8310 VESSEL SPECIFIC RESPONSE OPERATIONS ............................................................................39 8311 PRIORITIES ....................................................................................................................................39 8312 FIRE FIGHTING RESPONSE CONSIDERATIONS.........................................................................39 8313 VESSEL SPECIFIC RESPONSE OPERATIONS ............................................................................40 8314 VESSEL ENTRY OR MOVEMENT ..................................................................................................40 8315 MOORING, ANCHORAGE, GROUNDING, AND SCUTTLING .......................................................40 8316 VESSEL FIRE AT PIER ...................................................................................................................41 8317 VESSEL FIRE UNDERWAY OR AT ANCHOR................................................................................41 8318 VESSEL STABILITY CONSIDERATIONS ......................................................................................42 8319 FIRE AT A FACILITY.......................................................................................................................42 8320 EMERGENCIES DURING FIRE FIGHTING OPERATIONS ............................................................42 8400 PLANNING ......................................................................................................................................43 8410 LOCAL ............................................................................................................................................43 8420 TRAINING .......................................................................................................................................43 8500 FINANCE.........................................................................................................................................44