Training
The following
training courses are provided:
·
Emergency and Spill-Response Management
·
Incident Command System
·
·
GIS, Remote Sensing and Environmental
Sensitivity Mappin
Emergency
and Spill-Response Management
MONDAY
0845 Legal,
Treaty and Regulatory Matters
1045
Environmental
and Economic Effects of Spilled Oil
1300
Media
Relations and Management in a Spill Situation
1630
Review
0830 The
Role and Responsibilities of the Qualified Individual
1015
Shore-Based
Spill Management
1200
Lunch
1300
The
Impact of Oil on Coastal Ecosystems/Oil, Its Chemistry and Fate
1500
Implementation
of the Vessel Response Plan
1600
Review
0830 HAZWOPER
0845 Hazardous
Materials Terminology (OSHA)
0930 Basic
Hazard and Risk Assessment Techniques (OSHA)
1130
Selection
and Use of Personal Protective Equipment (OSHA)
1200
Lunch
1300
Selection
and Use of Personal Protective Equipment (OSHA) (cont’d)
1400
Standard
Operating and Termination Procedures (OSHA)
1530
Decontamination
Procedures (OSHA)
1700
Review
0830 On-Water
Spill Response Exercise
1100
Simulator
Orientation
1200
Lunch
1300
The
Role of Technical Experts in Spill Response
1500
Legal
Issues Associated with Oil Spill Response
1600
Review
0830 Simulator
Briefing
0845 Simulation
Exercise (Spill Management)
1530 Exercise
Debrief
Incident Command System (ICS): 1 day Short Course
“The basics and realities of using ICS for emergency
response”
Course Focus
and Design
This 6- to 8-hour short course is especially good for busy professionals who want to understand and the basics of really using ICS for emergency response. It combines the required NIIMS (National Interagency Incident Management System) course elements and firsthand experience based on developing and leading the ICS organizations at the New Carissa (Oregon) and Swanson Creek (Maryland) oil spills (as Planning Section Chief) and working as Environment Unit Leader at the Martin County coal slurry spill in eastern Kentucky.
Additional material from on-site response during the Exxon Valdez, Julie N., World Prodigy and North Cape oil spills is incorporated into the presentations. Exercises and an open-book quiz reinforce the learning process.
The following ICS levels and topics are covered.
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ICS
Level
|
NIIMS Module / Topics Covered |
|
Level 100 - ICS Introduction |
ICS Orientation. |
|
Level
200 - Basic ICS
|
Module 2: Principles and
Features of ICS. |
|
Level
300 - Intermediate ICS
|
Module 7: Organization and
Staffing. |
|
Level
400 - Advanced ICS
|
Module
12: Command and General Staff. Module 13: Unified Command. |
|
Exercise
|
Develop a Command Organization and Incident Action Plan in response to a facility emergency. Present, discuss and approve the IAP using the Planning Meeting format. |
Incident Command System (ICS): 2 days + 1 day simulator exercise
“Using the NIIMS Incident Command System to Manage Oil
Spill and Emergency Responses – based on REAL Experience”
Course Focus
and Design
This program, using a combination of power point, overheads,
videos, actual spill cases, and simulation exercises, is designed to take
the participant through Introductory (level 100), Basic (level 200), and Intermediate
(level 300) ICS training, and provide Advanced (level 400) training in Unified
Command. The ICS version used in
this program is the National Interagency Incident Management System (NIIMS);
it was adopted by the US Coast Guard, the State of California, and industry
participating in the STORMS Task Force. Much of the redundancy that exists in the NIIMS
course material has been eliminated permitting this course to be presented
in a 2-day period.
The first level (I-100) is a general introduction to
ICS designed for those who may be assigned to a response but have minimal
requirements for knowing ICS. It provides
a general overview of ICS. The second
level (I-200) introduces the principals of ICS in greater detail, and includes
organization, facilities, resource terminology, and assigned responsibilities.
This program level is designed for those that can reasonably be expected
to actively participate in the response effort, both supervisory and technical
personnel, and who will need to know the basics of ICS to adequately perform
their response task.
The next level, designated as I-300 Intermediate ICS,
includes several more advanced organization, resource management, and planning
modules. Among the standard ICS 300
series, only air operations is not included here. We also discuss the steps in organizing the
response as the incident develops. Designated
personnel filling the response leadership roles, including Command and General
Staff and Unit Leaders, would especially take this series.
The last level, I-400 Advanced ICS, covers the development of large-scale
response organizations, the role of Command and General Staff in such organizations,
and planning, logistical, operational, and financial considerations.
At this level, the material covering Unified Command will be given
as it provides the structural basis for all government/industry response operations
and greatly assists response managers in preparing for major events.
Additional training outside of this program is available
for each ICS position, e.g. Resource Unit Leader, Situation Unit Leader, and
for specific positions within the Command and General Staff.
Schedule
Day 1
Training
Introduction/Review Module 1 (Orientation)
0800-0830
(completed by students prior to course convening)
Module
2 (Principles and Features of ICS)
0830-0930
Module
3/7 (Organizational Overview, Organization and
0930-1130
Staffing)
Organization
Exercise
1130-1200
Lunch
1200-1300
Modules
4,5 & 6 (Incident Facilities, Resources and
1300-1400
Responsibilities
Associated w/ ICS Assignments)
Resources
Exercise
1400-1430
Module
8 (Organizing for Incidents)
1430-1600
Organization
Development Exercise
1600-1630
Wrap-up/Recap/Review
1630-1700
Day 2
Introduction/Review
0800-0830
Module
9 (Incident Resources Management)
0830-1000
Module
11 (Incident Planning)
1030-1200
Lunch
1200-1300
Incident
Planning Exercise
1300-1400
Module
13 (Unified Command)
1400-1430
Unified
Command Videotape
1430-1500
ICS
Exercise
1500-1600
Exercise
Debrief/Critique
1600-1630
Wrap-up/Recap/Review/Course
Critique/Graduation 1630-1700
Day 3
Optional 1 day simulation exercise.
GIS, Remote
Sensing and Environmental Sensitivity Mapping
Program Schedule
Day 1:
Environmental Sensitivity Mapping
Origin of Concept
Learning from oil spill case histories
Impact on different shoreline types
What is GIs?
What is ArcView?
Exploring ArcView
Day 2:
Remote Sensing
Concepts and foundations of remote sensing
Energy sources and radiometric principles
Energy interactions in the atmosphere
Energy interactions with targets-spectral reflectance
Map Interaction
Basics of ArcView
Cartography: Visualization of Maps
Map Projection and Coordinates
Map Creation
Data Types – Themes and Working with Tables
Thermal and multi-spectral scanning, radar systems
Concepts of spatial, spectral, temporal, radiometric
resolution
Sensor characteristics
Types and Sources of Remote Sensing Data
Unsupervised Classification
Oil Spill Tracking, Aerial Surveillance and Ground
Surveys
LandSat and RadarSat
Aircraft surveillance
GIs Map Analysis
Analyzing Spatial Relationships
Data Creation
Geocoding and address matching
Buffering
Geoprocessing data
Day 4:
Report Development
Spatial Analyst basics
Grid themes
Spatial Analyst application areas
Overlay analysis
Grid themes and feature themes
Cells, rows, and columns
Cell values
Discrete and continuous data
Grid theme tables
Querying grid themes
Day 5:
Managing grid themes
Workspaces
Grids
ARC GRID data structure
The info subdirectory
The Source Manager
Grid theme properties
Resolution and cell size
Grid registration and georeferencing
Analysis extent and analysis mask
Raster and vector comparison
Representing surfaces
Using sample points
Linear and surface interpolation
Day 6:
Building suitability models
The modeling methodology
Develop a plan; Assemble a team; Define
the concerns and issues; Compare the issues; Issues become goals; Make a goal
hierarchy diagram; Get the data
Model development
The modeling methodology
Understanding measures
Measurement scales
Assigning utility
Day 7:
Spatial Analyst – Model Implementation
Create the measurement database
Make model flow diagrams
Run the model(s)
Evaluate the results
The ArcView Image Analysis Extension
Application Areas
Efficient and effective techniques to manage raster
data
Image enhancement and processing
Rectification
Warping
Understanding Imagery
Feature extraction
Manual feature extraction
Spectral similarity
Day 9:
Spectral characteristics of vegetation
Vegetation in the near infrared
Common band combinations
Vegetative Index
NDVI images
Applications of NDVI images
Introduction to categorization
Uses of categorization
Natural spectral groupings
Categorization tool
Supervised versus unsupervised
Unsupervised classification: user input
Change image (Image Difference)
Discrete or thematic data
Change image (Thematic Change)
Quantifying thematic change
Summarize Areas
Development of the ESI
Overview of ESI Methods
Symbology, Map Scales
Content of Report
Content of ESI map
The ESI database
Delineation of ESI mapping area
Checklist for ESI Mapping Projects
The use of ESI maps and ESI map data
ESI map data and synergy with other data sets
Day 10:
Field Surveys
Ground surveys – SCAT and spill monitoring
Oil spill simulator
Using the Collected Data