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US EPA Region 10 Federal On-Scene Coordinator Report

US EPA Region 10 Federal On-Scene Coordinator Report. RRT/NWAC Meeting – Wenatchee, WA March 10, 2011 Angie Zavala EPA Region 10. USEPA Region 10 Emergency Response Unit. 15 FOSCs 9 Seattle, 2 Oregon, 2 Idaho, 2 Alaska On call 24/7/365 with response conducting support.

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US EPA Region 10 Federal On-Scene Coordinator Report

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  1. US EPA Region 10Federal On-Scene Coordinator Report RRT/NWAC Meeting – Wenatchee, WA March 10, 2011 Angie Zavala EPA Region 10

  2. USEPA Region 10Emergency Response Unit • 15 FOSCs • 9 Seattle, 2 Oregon, 2 Idaho, 2 Alaska • On call 24/7/365 with response conducting support

  3. Emergency Response Unit (cont’d)

  4. Emergency Response Unit (cont’d) • Emergency Responses in FY 2011 • Hazardous materials (CERCLA) = 3 • Oil Spill (OPA) = 1 • Time Critical Removals (clean ups) in FY 2011 • Hazardous materials sites (CERCLA) = 3 • Oil sites (OPA) = 0 • Pollution Removal Funding Authorization = 0

  5. EPA FOSC Report • Portland General Electric Newberg, Oregon • A 275 gallon oil filled circuit breaker failed, explored and burned • PCB contaminated immediate residential area • The oil contained 12 ppm PCB

  6. EPA FOSC Report (cont’d) • White Swan Fire Response (Yakima, WA) • A fire consumed 22 homes. • Provided post-fire assessment with Ecology • Provided technical assistance of post-fire drum disposal

  7. EPA FOSC Report (cont’d) • Lummi Reservation Unknown Drum • 55 gallon drum with unknown contents was left on the Lummi Reservation in Ferndale, WA • the Lummi Police and Whatcom County Fire Department were concerned that the drum may contain hazardous substances • The drum was assessed and removed for disposal

  8. EPA FOSC Report (cont’d) • Pettit Oil Spill Chalaat Creek • Fuel tanker truck crashes, spills fuel into creek near Fork • Responders from multiple agencies were on the scene of an overturned tanker-truck on Highway 101 near Forks • Ecology, Department of Fish and Wildlife and EPA worked with the Hoh Tribe and Pettit Oil to clean up the remaining diesel and monitor for natural resource impact

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