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Job Aids for Spill Response A list of OR&R job aids, laminated flip booklets designed to help oil spill responders complete their response tasks. |
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Chemical Spills: A Guided Tour Learn about hazardous chemical spills and some of the NOAA software that emergency responders use to assess spills and protect the public. |
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Dispersant Mission Planner (DMP2) OR&R recently updated its Dispersant Mission Planner. The new planner, DMP2, is a tool that spill responders and planners can use to assess dispersant application system performance. |
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Dispersants: A Guided Tour Dispersants are one kind of countermeasure to oil spills. Here's a basic explanation of what they are and how they work. |
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Ecological Risk Assessment (ERA) Workshops ERA Workshops provide a forum for response participants to come to consensus in a non-emergency setting, in order to increase the efficiency of future spill responses. |
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Emergency Response - Guided Tours Learn about oil spills, chemical releases, and some of the NOAA software and systems that emergency responders use to protect the public and sensitive environments. |
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ESI Exercises Training exercises for Environmental Sensitivity Index maps. |
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It's A Drill! SONS 2010 NOAA OR&R staff recently participated in the 2010 SONS full-scale exercise. The scenario: a catastrophic vessel collision and resulting oil spill in the Gulf of Maine. |
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Oil Spills: A Guided Tour A number of things can result in the spill of a pollutant into the ocean. |
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OR&R Drift Card Studies Drift card studies conducted by NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R), Emergency Response Division (ERD). |
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OR&R Helps Teach Incident Command System (ICS) Class in Cameroon During the week of September 3-7, 2007, OR&R's Emergency Response Division (ERD) sent a member to Douala, Cameroon, West Africa to co-teach a class on Incident Command System (ICS). |
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Safe Sanctuaries 2005 Video Links to movie downloads of the video produced as part of the emergency response drill, "Safe Sanctuaries," held in the Florida Keys in April 2005. |
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SOS Workshops SOS Workshops build skills in analyzing complex spill events and making risk-based decisions that maximize long term environmental benefit. They are designed for new and mid-level spill responders. |
Training for Emergency Responders and Planners Training classes, as well as self-study units, for emergency responders, planners, and other interested people. |
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Workshops for Emergency Responders and Planners Workshops offered to spill response professionals in local, state, and federal governments and industry. |
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Software & Data Sets supporting Planning for Environmental Emergencies Pages on our site that provide access to software created by the Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R) to aid first responders, planners, and restoration practitioners. |
ALOHA
Modeling program that estimates hazards (toxicity, flammability, thermal radiation, and overpressure) after a chemical release. |
CAMEO
Database application that includes several modules (such as Contacts and Facilities) to assist with data management requirements under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA). |
CAMEO Chemicals
Database of hazardous chemical datasheets that emergency responders and planners can use to get response recommendations and predict hazards. Available in online and downloadable versions. |
CAMEO Software Suite Programs
List of CAMEO software suite programs that are designed to help people prepare for and respond to chemical emergencies. |
Chemical Reactivity Worksheet (CRW)
CRW is a free program you can use to find out about the reactivity of substances and mixtures of substances. |
Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) Maps
ESI maps help oil spill responders and planners to identify vulnerable coastal locations, establish protection priorities, and identify cleanup strategies. |
ERMA: Environmental Response Management Application
New Web-based GIS tool designed to assist emergency responders and planners who deal with incidents that may adversely impact the environment. |
ESI Availability
Find out what regions have been mapped using the ESI method and download metadata, indexes, and fact sheets for each ESI atlas. |
ESI Guidelines
This 2002 report summarizes the ESI mapping system and how this information is being developed and distributed using GIS technology. |
ESI Metadata
Information about the data (called metadata) in NOAA OR&R's Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) atlases. |
ESI Toolbar
Use this suite of add-on tools to help you view and query ESI atlases that have been published in geodatabase format. |
ESI Training
A new training module is now available for ESI users. The manual and associated training materials will help spill responders and planners learn to use ESI data in multiple formats. |
GNOME
GNOME is the oil spill trajectory model used by NOAA responders during an oil spill. |
GNOME Listserver
A forum for discussions and announcements among users of GNOME, OR&R's spill trajectory software. |
MARPLOT
Overview of MARPLOT, CAMEO's mapping program. |
News from the ESI Team
Updates in the World of Digital ESIs — Announcing updated ESI data for North Carolina; a new site for downloading ESI maps and data; and newly available historical ESI data. |
News from the GNOME Wizard
News and updates from the spill trajectory specialist. |
NUCOS: Unit Converter for Spill Responders
This new tool was designed for oil spill responders, but should be useful to many others. |
Order ESI Maps and GIS Data
Find out how to order or download ESI maps and GIS data. |
RMP*Comp
Overview of RMP*Comp, a program that helps chemical facilities that fall under the Risk Management Planning (RMP) rule complete their required offsite consequence analysis. |
Shoreline Rankings
ESI shoreline rankings rate how sensitive an area would be to an oil spill. |
Spill Tools
A set of free programs designed for oil spill planners and responders, which you can download and use. |
Spill Tools: An Oil Spill Response Exercise
A set of exercises to help responders and planners learn to use Spill Tools. |
Tier2 Submit
Overview of Tier2 Submit, a software program developed to provide assistance to people who file Tier II reports under EPCRA. Tier2 Submit is fully compatible with CAMEO. |
Tips for CRW Users
Tips on how to use the Chemical Reactivity Worksheet more effectively. |
Trajectory Analysis Planner (TAP)
A software tool designed to help contingency planners protect regions against likely spills. |
Using Maps to Evaluate Environmental Tradeoffs
Instructions and materials for an exercise in which you plan a protection strategy for a coastline threatened by an oil spill. |
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Web Portals to sites about Planning for Environmental Emergencies Pages on our site that provide information about and access to Web sites of closely-related agencies and programs. |
ERMA Web Portal
Web-based GIS tool designed to assist emergency responders and planners who deal with incidents that may adversely impact the environment. |
CO-OPS and NDBC IOOS Web Portal
An oceanographic observation Web portal for the exchange of information for NOAA’s Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS) and National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) IOOS participants. |
Coastal Response Research Center (CRRC)
The Coastal Response Research Center is focused on developing new approaches to spill response and restoration in marine and estuarine environments through research and synthesis of information. |
EPA CAMEO Web Site
A CAMEO program Web site developed by EPA and NOAA to facilitate the use of CAMEO and to offer online technical support. |
Office of Coast Survey: Marine Modeling and Analysis Programs
The Office of Coast Survey's Marine Modeling and Analysis Programs (MMAP) develop, improve, and apply analytical methods and numerical techniques for the analysis, simulation, and real-time forecasting of oceanographic, atmospheric, and water quality parameters. |
U.S. National Response Team (NRT)
A product of the U.S. National Response Team (NRT), this Web site provides guidance to responders. |
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ERMA Web Portal Web-based GIS tool designed to assist emergency responders and planners who deal with incidents that may adversely impact the environment.
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IncidentNews News, photos, and other information about current and historical spill incidents.
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CAMEO Chemicals Database of hazardous chemical datasheets that emergency responders and planners can use to get response recommendations and predict hazards. Available in online and downloadable versions.
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CAMEO Chemicals Web Portal Use the online version of CAMEO Chemicals to search for hazardous chemical datasheets, get response recommendations, and find out how chemicals would react if they mixed.
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