EXERCISE OBJECTIVES

1. Notifications: Execute the spill notification sequence identified in the OPA ‘90 Oil Spill Response Plan (OSRP). Document all completed notifications on Spill Notification Log.

2. Incident Size-Up: Gain situational awareness. Assess the magnitude/complexity of the incident. Quantify immediate health and safety risks. Formulate initial isolation distances. Determine the appropriate response posture and operating mode (offensive, defensive, or non-intervention). Document observations on the General Incident Report form.

3. Source Control: Establish (and document) measures to shut down, isolate, and secure the source of the discharge.

4. Resource Mobilization: Estimate equipment and personnel needs in support of initial response priorities. Solicit a “Resource Pick List” from Marine Spill Response Corporation (MSRC) and other local/regional contractors.

5. Site Security & Control: Address measures to cordon off the immediate area, establish a safe perimeter, and regulate site access. Outline a Security Plan for incident operations. Institute a check-in and credentialing process as individuals and equipment arrive on-scene, using ICS-211.

6. Public/Community Protection: Ascertain whether site control measures, public health advisories, community evacuations, or shelter-in-place orders may be necessary to isolate the public from possible exposures. Compose a Traffic Plan to safely and effectively route both community and incident-related traffic at the spill site, in coordination with local emergency responders.

7. Incident Command System (ICS): Form and staff a functional Incident Command System (ICS) organization, based on the overall magnitude of the incident, size/volume of the spill, regulatory involvement, environmental and wildlife impacts, public health threats, news media interest, damage claims, etc. Provide a graphic representation of the ICS response management structure, by incorporating the names of personnel staffing each key position/function on Current Organization (ICS-201-3).

8. Incident Objectives: Propose incident objectives that will guide operations during the “emergency/reactive” phase of the response. Customize the “generalized” objectives on the Summary of Current Actions (ICS-201-2) form by adding specifics as verbal tasking is provided to response managers and contractors.

9. Incident Facilities: Specify the location of the Incident Command Post (ICP). Designate a Staging Area for arriving personnel and mobilized equipment.

10. Incident Briefing (ICS-201): Capture basic information regarding the incident and resources allocated to the response, using the Incident Briefing (ICS-201) forms.

11. Spill Containment & Recovery: Formulate spill control strategies and confinement tactics, specifically designed to contain and recover petroleum product. Consider hard/skirted boom, earthen berms, underflow dams/flumes, temporary sumps/interceptor trenches, sorbent filter fences, inflatable culvert plugs, vacuum trucks, industrial vacuum loaders (air movers), portable weir/disc/drum skimmers, synthetic absorbent pads/sweep, heavy equipment (backhoes, front-end loaders), hand tools (shovels, rakes, squeegees), etc.

12. Safety: Conduct an initial site safety assessment. Draft an abbreviated (short-form) Site Safety & Health Plan (ICS-208a), addressing potential on-site hazards, oil/chemical properties, PPE requirements, emergency response protocols, evacuation routes, air monitoring frequencies, emergency medical procedures, decontamination guidelines, etc., for use during the initial response. Generate airborne dispersion models to forecast community impacts, define potential evacuation zones, and delineate safe work areas.

13. Medical: Incorporate information relating to incident first-aid stations, ground/air ambulance providers, and nearby hospitals/clinics, along with a brief summary of medical emergency procedures, into Medical Plan (ICS-206).

14. Planning: Collect, organize, evaluate, and display information regarding the current and forecasted status of response operations. Prepare a highly-visible Situation Display in the Incident Command Post (ICP). Document and track the status and location of all equipment and personnel assigned to the incident, using Resources Summary (ICS-201-4).

15. Logistics: Analyze logistical support requirements relating to food, water, sanitation, transportation, lodging, shelter, communications, security, first-aid, personal protective clothing, equipment maintenance, nighttime operations, etc. Address procedures to process requests for equipment, personnel, supplies, and services, using the appropriate requisitioning and ordering forms (ICS-213-RR).

16. Communications: Establish an intra-organizational network capable of providing effective communications in support of the emergency response. Document radio frequencies and channel assignments on Incident Radio Communications Plan (ICS-205). Compile personnel contact information for the entire ICS organization on Communications List (ICS-205a).

17. Environmental: Identify and prioritize sensitive areas, e.g., wetland habitats, wildlife populations, parks/recreational areas, water intakes, residences, businesses, historical sites, etc., at risk of contamination, using Resources at Risk Summary (ICS-232). Provide projections and estimates on the movement and behavior of the spill plume.

18. Waste Management: Address waste collection, segregation, temporary storage, transportation, and disposal.

19. Corporate Support: Discuss integration of HF Sinclair Midstream management personnel from the Southwest Region and Dallas corporate office into the ICS organization.

20. Unified Command (UC): Institute a Unified Command (UC) organization, equal to the complexity and demands of the incident. Include representation from the federal government, lead state environmental agency, and local jurisdictions, as appropriate.

21. Planning “P”: Propose a Meeting Schedule (ICS-230), consistent with the Operational Period Planning Cycle. Convene a “formal” Incident Briefing to provide incident management personnel and Unified Command (UC) officials with basic information regarding the incident situation and resources allocated to the response. Assign tasks and delegate responsibilities using Open Action Tracker (ICS-233).

22. Documentation: Maintain a personal log of actions, decisions, and events, using Individual Activity Log (ICS-214a).