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Home My WebLink About2016-069J EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTION #10 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS PRIMARY AGENCY: Indian River County Environmental Health Department Indian River County Department of Emergency Services/ Emergency Management Division SUPPORT AGENCIES: City of Fellsmere Police Department City of Fellsmere Public Works Department City of Sebastian Police Department City of Sebastian Public Works Department City of Vero Beach Dept. of Public Works & Engineering City of Vero Beach Electric Power Resource Dept. City of Vero Beach Police Department Florida Department of Law Enforcement Florida National Guard Indian River County Department of Emergency Services/ Fire Rescue Division Indian River County Public Works Town of Indian River Shores Public Safety I. INTRODUCTION A. Purpose The purpose of this ESF is to coordinate the response to an actual or potential discharge and/or release of hazardous materials resulting from a natural, manmade or technological disaster. ESF #10 may be activated under one of the following conditions: 1. In response to those natural or other catastrophic disasters. 2. In anticipation of a natural or other disaster that is expected to result in a declaration from the Governor and subsequent federal declaration under the Stafford Act. Indian River County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan Annex I - Page ESF#10-1 B. Scope ESF #10 provides for a coordinated, effective and efficient response to discharges and releases of hazardous materials by placing human, financial and material resources into action in the impacted area. The local Environmental Health Department has a written agreement to serve as an official representative of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). ll. POLICIES Support Agencies In accordance with the assignment of responsibilities in this ESF, support agencies will provide resources and support in response to a release or threat of release of oil or hazardous substances. III. SITUATION A. Disaster Condition A natural or other catastrophic disaster could result in numerous situations in which hazardous materials are released into the environment. Fixed facilities (e.g., chemical plants, tank farms, laboratories, operating hazardous waste sites) which produce, generate, use, store, or dispose hazardous materials could be damaged so severely that existing spill control apparatus and containment measures are not effective. Hazardous materials that are transported may be involved in rail accidents, highway collisions or waterway mishaps. Abandoned hazardous waste sites could be damaged, causing further degradation of holding ponds, tanks and drums. The damage to, or rupture of pipelines transporting materials that are hazardous if improperly released will present serious problems. B. Planning Assumptions 1. Local response agencies will be overwhelmed by the extent of the response effort required to assess, mitigate, monitor, cleanup and dispose of hazardous materials releases into the environment. 2. There will be numerous incidents occurring simultaneously in separate locations both inland and along coastal waters. 3. Standard communications equipment and practices will be disrupted or destroyed. Indian River County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan Annex I - Page ESF#10-2 4. Response personnel, cleanup crews and response equipment will have difficulty reaching the site of a hazardous materials release because of the damage sustained by the transportation infrastructure. 5. Additional response/clean up personnel and equipment will be needed to supplement existing capabilities and to provide backup or relief resources. 6. Even if the natural or other catastrophic disaster does not cause situations where there are actual releases, there will be considerable concern about facilities which are located in or near the affected area. These facilities will need to be monitored by ESF #10. 7. Laboratories responsible for analyzing hazardous materials samples may be damaged or destroyed. 8. Air transportation will be needed for damage reconnaissance and to transport personnel and equipment to the site of a release. 9. Emergency exemptions will be needed for disposal of contaminated material. 10. ESF #10 responders should expect to be self-sufficient in the early hours of the response. IV. CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS A. General ESF#10 operations will secure, remove and dispose of hazardous materials from the disaster area, and will initiate other early tasks demanded of the Indian River County Environmental Health Department until such time a further activation is deemed necessary. Indian River County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan Annex I - Page ESF#10-3 B. Organization 1. The Indian River County Department of Emergency Services, Emergency Management Division, is the co-primary agency for ESF #10 and as such will ensure a coordinated, effective and efficient response to hazardous materials incidents. 2. The Environmental Health Department is also a co-agency for ESF #10 and as such will ensure the approved removal and disposal of hazardous materials. 3. The Indian River County Emergency Services, Fire Rescue Division, will provide countywide first responder hazardous materials teams. In accordance with their SOPs, they will establish hot zones for decontamination from all chemicals or radiological hazards. If it is an incident involving radiological material, all necessary radiological monitoring equipment (i.e., dosimeters, CD monitoring kits and TLD badges) will be delivered to the scene by the Department of Emergency Services "on-call" person - who would be notified of the incident by the 9-1-1 communications center. Indian River Medical Center is the primary medical facility that will accept any contaminated patients or emergency response personnel. Washdown for all routine (minor) incidents will be handled on-scene. A washdown station has been pre-determined for large scale events (defined as those including mass evacuation). The pre-determined washdown area is as follows: • North County Regional Park/North County Pool 9450 C.R. 512 Sebastian, FI 32958 C. Notification The IRCDEM will provide notification for each ESF's primary agency. A representative from the primary agency will in turn notify each support agency and/or volunteer agency, as required. D. Response Actions The Indian River County Environmental Health Department and the IRCDEM will need to: 1. Commit resources to the disaster area. Indian River County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan Annex I - Page ESF#10-4 2. Assess and prioritize response actions necessary to mitigate hazardous materials releases, which includes these phases: a. Stabilize and stage b. Categorize and dispose V. RESPONSIBILITIES A. Primary Agency The Indian River County Environmental Health Department will have the lead coordination role in ESF #10 and is responsible for monitoring potential public health related issues. As co-primary agency, the IRCDEM will oversee ESF#10 operations, including authorizing reentry of evacuated areas which may have been affected by a hazardous materials release. B. Support Agencies 1. City of Fellsmere Police Department - Will provide manpower and equipment to support hazardous materials activities. Including: 2. City of Fellsmere Public Works Department-Will provide manpower and equipment to support hazardous materials activities. a. Providing traffic control along evacuation routes and crowd control at reception centers and shelters. b. Securing evacuation areas until residents are allowed to return to their homes 3. City of Sebastian Police Department - Will provide manpower and equipment to support hazardous materials activities. 4. City of Sebastian Public Works Department-Will provide manpower and equipment to support hazardous materials activities. 5. City of Vero Beach Dept. of Public Works & Engineering - Will coordinate the provision of manpower and equipment to support hazardous materials activities. 6. City of Vero Beach Electric Power Resource Department - Will provide manpower and equipment to support ESF #10 activities. Indian River County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan Annex I - Page ESF#10-5 7. City of Vero Beach Police Department - Will provide manpower and equipment to support hazardous materials activities. Including: a. Providing traffic control along evacuation routes and crowd control at reception centers and shelters. b. Securing evacuation areas until residents are allowed to return to their homes. 8. Florida Department of Law Enforcement-Will provide manpower and equipment to support hazardous materials and law enforcement activities. 9. Florida National Guard - Will provide manpower and equipment to support hazardous materials and law enforcement activities. a. Providing traffic control along evacuation routes and crowd control at reception centers and shelters. b. Securing evacuation areas until residents are allowed to return to their homes 10. Indian River County Department of Emergency Services, Fire Rescue Division a. Will provide first responder hazardous material teams; b. Will determine the type and nature of the hazardous material involved; C. Will identify the vulnerable zone affected by the release and determine the necessity for an evacuation; and d. Will provide vehicle/equipment monitoring as detailed above in section IV-B. 11. Indian River County Public Works - Will provide manpower and equipment to support hazardous materials activities. a. Providing traffic control along evacuation routes and crowd control at reception centers and shelters. b. Securing evacuation areas until residents are allowed to return to their homes. Indian River County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan Annex I - Page ESF#10-6 12. Town of Indian River Shores Public Safety - Will provide manpower and equipment to support hazardous materials and law enforcement activities. VI. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ESF#10 will utilize personnel and resources from its primary and support agencies to respond to mission assignments related to emergencies. Additional resources available at other ESFs may be coordinated and mobilized to support ESF #10 missions. When requests begin to exceed the County's ESFs capability to respond, additional resources (i.e., state teams, federal agencies, contractual agreements, and mutual aid agreements) will be mobilized. Mutual aid agreements have been established for all contiguous counties as well as the existence of the Statewide Mutual Aid Agreement. During a significant event these agreements may be activated. The decision to activate these agreements will be made by the Emergency Management Director, or his designee. All personnel and resources mobilized by ESF#10 will remain under the direction and control of the ESF, unless otherwise notified. Indian River County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan Annex I - Page ESF#10-7