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ATTACHMENT 2: PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

EXHIBIT 1 – List of ERTP Courses

Environmental and Emergency Response:

Hazardous Materials Technician (HMT): This 3-day, 24-hour course emphasizes how to properly respond to releases or potential releases of hazardous materials for the purpose of mitigating the release in accordance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s

(OSHA) 29 CFR 1910.120(q)(6)(iii). This course is designed for the first responders

(firefighters, law enforcement, hazmat team members and environmental personnel responding to emergencies). Individuals should have awareness and operations level training prior to attending this course.

The course focuses on:

Recognizing and evaluating a hazardous materials incident

Organizing the response team and protecting response personnel

Identifying and using response resources and equipment

Implementing confinement, containment and control measures

Refining decision-making skills to protect the public and environment

After completing the course, participants will be able to:

Implement an emergency response plan

Classify, identify and verify known and unknown materials using field survey instruments and equipment

Function within an assigned role in the Incident Command System

Select the appropriate specialized chemical personal protective equipment

Understand hazard and risk assessment techniques

Perform advanced control, containment and/or confinement operations

Understand and implement decontamination procedures

Understand basic chemical and toxicological terminology and behavior.

Topics that are discussed include emergency response plans, characteristics of hazardous materials, toxicology, information resources, container identifications, incident command for hazardous materials, control contain and confinement of materials, chemical protective clothing, monitoring instruments, and decontamination.

Instructional methods used are lectures, class problem-solving sessions, and exercises. Emphasis

Is on the hands-on use of equipment to practically apply lecture information. Class members will participate in a full scale exercise designed to apply and test the lessons learned during the course. Participants will wear self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) fully encapsulating suits. Individuals who are not participating in a respiratory protection and medical surveillance program should contact Registration and their employer prior to attending this course.

Air Monitoring for Emergency Response (AMFER): This 2-day course instructs participants in the practices and procedures for monitoring airborne hazardous materials. It is designed for personnel who evaluate airborne releases of hazardous materials. Evaluation of worker exposure to these releases is emphasized.

Topics that are discussed include air monitoring programs, techniques and equipment; instrument calibration and limitations; exposure guidelines; air dispersion modeling; and health-and-safety considerations. The course will include operating procedures for specific air monitoring equipment, as well as strategies for air monitoring at releases of hazardous chemicals.

Instructional methods include a combination of lectures, group discussions, problem-solving sessions, and laboratory and field drills with hands-on use of instruments.

After completing the course, participants will be able to:

• Properly use the following types of air monitoring equipment:

- Combustible gas indicators

- Oxygen monitors

- Detector tubes

- Toxic gas monitors

- Photoionization detectors

- Flame ionization detectors

• Identify the operational parameters, limitations, and data interpretation requirements for the instruments listed above, plus chemical warfare agent detectors and certain field analytical technologies.

• Identify the factors to be considered in the development of air monitoring plans.

• Discuss the use of air monitoring data for the establishment of personnel and operations health and safety requirements

Advanced Radiation Training: This two-day advanced radiation safety course is designed to meet the advanced radiation safety training requirements for emergency responders as stated in

U.S. EPA Safety, Health and Environmental Management Program (SHEMP) Guide 38, and the

U.S. EPA Emergency Responder Health and Safety Manual. This course is intended for U.S.

EPA emergency responders who engage in emergency response activities or manage a removal site where the potential for exposure to ionizing radiation exists. This course will provide emergency responders with essential tools and information necessary to address radiation responses and removal actions.

Participants who attend this course are expected to have met the basic radiation safety training requirements for emergency responders as stated in U.S. EPA Safety, Health and Environmental

Management Program (SHEMP) Guide 38, and the U.S. EPA Emergency Responder Health and

Safety Manual. Participants needing to meet the basic radiation safety training requirements, and gain a knowledge and understanding of the fundamental principles of radiation safety will benefit from attending the “Radiation Safety Overview For Environmental Professionals” course prior to attending this course.

Topics that are discussed include radiation detection equipment; initial site surveys; dose limits and control; regional health physics support; posting requirements; placard and labeling; and

EPA’s radiation response resources and assets.

Instructional methods include presentations, class discussions, demonstrations, and exercises that provide the use of hands-on radiation detection equipment.

After completing the course, participants will be able to:

• Discuss procedures and techniques that have been established for using radiation detection equipment.

• Discuss initial site surveys, and perform radiation surveys safely.

• Implement procedures for securing expert radiation safety or health physics assistance.

• Identify work practices and supervisory techniques that can be used to ensure employee exposure is as low as reasonably achievable.

• Discuss procedures for allowing exposures that may exceed the Administrative Control

Level of 500 mrem per year.

• Identify EPA radiation response resources and assets.

The successful completion of an examination must be demonstrated by the student attaining a score of 80 percent or higher.

Oil Spills-Basic: This 5-day course is designed for On-Scene Coordinators (OSCs) from the

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Coast Guard, state and local response agencies who are involved in inland oil spill prevention and cleanup. The course, which covers portions of the legislation in the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency

Plan and the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, provides practical information for control and cleanup of inland oil spills.

Topics that are covered include the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, revisions to the National

Contingency Plan, basic technical issues associated with inland oil spills, oil spill prevention, and cleanup and treatment technologies of agencies responding to inland oil spills, and monitoring requirements.

Instructional methods include lectures, problem sessions, and hands-on exercises that emphasize the practical and problem-solving skills related to spill control and cleanup.

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

Discuss how major legislation (including the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and the Oil Spill

Liability Trust Fund) relates to spill control and cleanup activities.

Identify basic technical issues associated with inland oil spills.

Identify the basics of spill prevention control and countermeasure regulations.

Use basic cleanup and treatment technologies.

Discuss various agencies’ roles when responding to inland oil spills.

The course instructors include federal and state OSCs who may also serve as technical advisors in oil spill control and cleanup incidents. Other instructors include experienced oil spill responders from the public and private sectors.

Oil Response Training- Slow/Backwater Practical: This 5-day course is designed for Federal

On-Scene Coordinators (FOSCs) from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the

U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), State and Local responders who are involved in inland oil spill prevention and cleanup. The course is a hands-on course that demonstrates oil recovery methods in slow, backwater or marsh environments. Additional emphasis is placed on product recovery techniques in the subsurface to prevent discharges to waterways.

Class participants will be instructed on safe boat handling techniques; boom deployment methods; map reading and use of GPS; safe operations of All Terrain Vehicles ATVs; use of various types of diking, damming and filter fences; and oil recovery methods from waterways and subsurface situations.

The course is usually scheduled twice a year (subject to change) or may be requested by EPA

FOSCs for presentation at appropriate locations within their regions.

During certain phases of the course, class participants may enter the water. All participants will handle the course equipment throughout the week. Students should dress accordingly for the field operations. Personal equipment should include approved field boots (steel toe), a sharp clip knife, hat, sun screen, and bug repellent.

Instruction methods include lectures, table top exercises and hands-on field work that emphasize the practical and problem solving skills related to oil spill control and clean-up in slow, backwater, and marsh conditions.

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

Demonstrate the operation of a work boat in backwater conditions

Demonstrate proper rope knots to use in oil recovery operations

Demonstrate how to determine an exact location on a map using longitude and latitude information developed using GPS.

Demonstrate how to find an exact location in the field using GPS

Demonstrate how to safely operate an ATV

Demonstrate proper anchor methods for boom on a lake or river

Deploy boom in a backwater environment for the collection of oil

Demonstrate proper methods of shoreline protection

Establish an oil recovery site and operate common oil recovery equipment

Construct underflow dams, filter fences and weir dams

Construct interceptor trenches and install French drains and cut-off walls

Oil Response Training- Fast Water Practical: This 3-day course is designed for U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal On-Scene-Coordinators (FOSCs), U.S. Coast

Guard (USCG), tribal, state and local responders who are involved in inland oil spill prevention and cleanup. The course is a hands-on practical oil spill response course for fast water usually found on rivers in the western regions of the United States. Class participants will spend three days learning how to read rivers; determine oil recovery locations; determine various methods of boom deployment on fast water rivers; and deploy oil recovery methods on fast water rivers.

The course is usually scheduled once a year or may be requested by EPA FOSCs for presentation at appropriate locations within their regions. The course has minimal classroom instruction with extensive field work which is strenuous at times. Course participants will work along the banks and on swift water for most of the course utilizing oil spill response equipment. Participants may enter the water from time to time. Participants should dress accordingly for the rough terrain.

Personal equipment should include field boots (steel toes), sharp clip knife, gloves, hat, sun screen and bug repellent.

Instructional methods include lectures and field work that emphasize the practical and problem solving skills related to oil spill control and clean-up on fast water rivers.

Demonstrate how to read a river for determination of flow rates, debris patterns in currents and selection of safe oil recovery locations.

Select an appropriate method of boom deployment on a fast water river.

Demonstrate the deployment of boom on fast water deflecting simulated oil to a recovery site down river.

Select an appropriate method of protecting sensitive areas of a river with boom.

Establish a safe and effective oil recovery operation and site.

Demonstrate safe boat operations on fast water rivers.

Recognize health and safety issues associated with field operations involving oil recovery on fast water rivers.

Oil Response Training - Combined Backwater and Fast Water: This course is custom designed to meet requests of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Federal On-Scene-

Coordinators (FOSCs) in their regions. The course may be from 2 days to 5 days in length dependent on request and agenda development. The course may contain any of the course content and field work found in the Slow, Backwater Practical Course or Fast Water Practical

Courses listed in their course descriptions. Dependent upon selection of course work participants will deploy boom on lakes or rivers; establish oil recovery sites; provide protection to sensitive areas and shoreline with boom; operate boats on lakes or rivers; install dikes, dams and filter fences on streams; and install French drains and cut-off walls.

Instructional methods will include classroom instruction and field work.

After completion of the course, the participants will be able to demonstrate or discuss small boat operations, various methods of oil boom deployment and anchoring, recovery site selection and operations, and health and safety issues relevant to oil spill response and recovery operations. All this will be based on the selection of course materials to be presented at the particular location and for the particular audience. These decisions will be made in conjunction with the EPA Task

Order Contracting Officer Representative (TCOR) and the agency requesting the training.

Readiness Response Exercise: This 2 to 4 day course is designed to meet the requirements and training needs set forth in the Core NAR requirements for Level A training and exercises.

Target Group

This course is intended for U.S. EPA OSCs and their federal, state, tribal and local response partners who would be expected to respond to natural or man-made disasters, including response to explosive, chemical or biological weapons related laboratories.

The course is custom designed to meet the specific needs of the regional responders in that it can consist of Level A, B and C drills on the use of PPE and monitoring instruments, the use of sampling tools in levels of protection or team building exercises in PPE. The course can also be designed to be scenario based and accomplish the same objectives in an integrated full scale exercise designed to test the abilities of EPA and their response partners in a unified command approach to a response. There are 16 different laboratories available for the teams to approach, catalogue and sample. There are scenarios based on explosions, hostage situations, and discovery of clandestine labs or natural disasters that drive the response of the various participants in the organization with the Incident Command System. All exercises are produced using the HSEEP methodology and tools created by the Department of Homeland Security.

Objectives

Respond to a simulated incident in Level A, B and/or C protective gear.

Operate monitoring instrumentation and sampling equipment in the appropriate level of protection.

Respond to a simulated chemical, biological, radiological or explosive laboratory in the proper level of protection.

Depending on the capabilities that are requested by the region to be exercised these may also be some of the outcomes that may be achieved:

Collect samples using the proper evidence collection techniques.

Operate within an Incident Management Team (including short teams) to achieve the IAP goals within the given time frame of the exercise.

Gather information on resources and arrange, stage, and formulate a method to employ the use of personnel and equipment as directed by the Incident Commander or Operations

Section Chief within the Incident Action Plan created to handle the incident.

Coordinate with cooperating agency resources including local and state law enforcement, local hazmat teams, hospitals, state environmental agencies and natural resource trustees to bring about successful performance and a unified response during the exercise.

Reinforce the cooperation and practice response activities with local and state response personnel prior to an actual response.

Incident Management Team Functional Exercise (IMTX): The IMTX is a one day Functional

Exercise to provide Incident Management Teams with a mature incident with each team assuming command.

This course is intended for U.S. EPA and U.S. Coast Guard personnel that have successfully completed Key Leadership Position training and who will be called upon to assume those positions within an ICS organization.

The exercise allows all of the team members to implement recent training concepts and processes of their Command, General Staff or Unit Leader positions on the team. The exercise is designed to be conducted in a no-fault atmosphere with senior IMT members present for mentoring purposes. The exercise play is scheduled for 8 hours or until the Exercise Director determines the objectives have been met. By the end of the exercise each team will have completed a planning cycle with the production of a finalized Incident Action Plan for the next operational period of the simulated incident. In support of these goals the exercise should do the following:

Provide an atmosphere where each team can develop into a cohesive management team.

Provide an opportunity for each member of a team to function in their Command, General Staff or Unit Leader position in fulfilling their position responsibilities as found in the Agencies Incident Management Handbook 2007 Edition.

Validate training on the critical elements of emergency response in accordance with the

National Incident Management System.

Apply lessons learned and communicated by senior IMT members mentoring individual team members.

ICS -300: Intermediate Incident Command System: This 2.5 day course meets all the requirements and training needs of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) for

Intermediate Incident Command System training.

completed Incident Command I-100 and 200 level training and who will hold supervisory

Match responsibility statements to each ICS organizational element.

List ICS positions which may include deputies, and describe roles and responsibilities.

Describe differences between deputies and assistants.

Describe ICS reporting and working relationships for technical specialists and agency representatives.

Describe reporting relationships and information flow within the organization.

Describe the steps in transferring and assuming incident command.

List the major elements included in the incident briefing.

Develop sample organizations around a major event. Organizational development will include the use of all appropriate sections and organizational modules.

Describe how incidents can best be managed by appropriate and early designation of primary staff members and by proper delegation of authority.

Describe how Unified Command functions on a multi-jurisdiction or multi-agency incident.

List the minimum staffing requirements within each organizational element for at least two incidents of different sizes.

Describe the role and use of forms in effective incident management.

Identify and describe four basic principles of resource management.

Identify the basic steps involved in managing incident resources.

Know the contents of, and how the Operational Planning Worksheet (ICS Form 215) is used.

Identify the organizational elements at the incident that can order resources.

Describe the differences between single and multipoint resource ordering and the reasons for each.

Describe why and how resources are assigned to staging areas, camps, and direct tactical assignments.

Describe the purpose and importance of planning for resource demobilization.

Identify five key considerations associated with resource management and reasons for each.

List the major steps involved in the planning process.

Give the ICS titles of personnel who have responsibilities in developing the Incident

Action Plan and list their duties.

Explain the use of operational periods in the planning process, and how operational periods are derived.

Explain the function of the Operational Planning Worksheet and other forms which may be used in preparing the Incident Action Plan.

Explain the criteria for determining when the Incident Action Plan should be prepared in writing.

Identify the kinds of supporting materials included in an Incident Action Plan.

List the major sections in a Demobilization Plan.

Identify the steps built into ICS design to compensate for previous incident management problem.

Define Unified Command.

Define the advantages of Unified Command and define the kinds of applications which may call for a Unified Command organization.

Identify the primary features of a Unified Command organization.

Describe areas of cost sharing which might apply under a Unified Command structure.

ICS-400: Advanced Incident Command System: This 2 - day course meets all the requirements and training needs of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) for Advanced Incident Command System training.

completed Incident Command I-100, 200, and 300 level training and who will hold supervisory

Summarize principal responsibilities for each Command and General Staff member.

Describe the roles of deputies and assistants in incident management.

Describe the purposes and responsibilities of agency representatives, reporting relationships, and how they can be effectively used within the incident organization.

Describe areas of cost sharing which might apply under a Unified Command structure.

List the principal factors often found in, or related to, major and / or complex incidents.

List the four expansion options for incident organization, and describe the conditions under which they would be applied.

Define Area Command.

Identify differences between Area Command, Unified Command, Multi-agency

Coordination Systems, and Emergency Operations Centers.

List the principal advantages of using Area Command.

Describe how, when, and where Area Command would be established.

Describe the Area Command organization.

Identify six primary functional responsibilities of Area Command.

EPA-339 Division/Group Supervisor: This 1.25 day course is designed to meet all the requirements and training needs of the Division/ Group Supervisor for a Type 2 Incident

Management Team.

This course is intended for U.S. EPA and U.S. Coast Guard personnel who have shown an interest, demonstrated the necessary skills, and met all the pre-requisites which include:

completed Incident Command System I-100, 200, 300 level courses, skills, knowledge, and experience.

Describe the duties and responsibilities of the Division/ Group Supervisor employed on an incident.

Gather information on resources and arrange, stage, and formulate a method to employ the use of personnel and equipment as directed by the Branch Director or the Operations

Section Chief within the designated plan that is needed to handle the situation. This includes coordination between units and agencies and subordinate personnel to ensure that the information and resources needed to perform their jobs are directed to the correct location at the right time, in a safe and cost effective manner.

Coordinate with cooperating agency resources to bring about successful performance during the response.

EPA-346 Situation Unit Leader: This 5-day course provides participants with course work and hands-on training for the position of Situation Unit Leader on a Type 2 Incident Management

Team. It covers the role and responsibilities of a Situation Unit Leader and the relationship of the

Situation Unit Leader to other personnel within the Incident Command System (ICS). The student will become familiar with the various incident-related documents and software programs that may be used by the Situation Unit Leader.

Instructional methods include lectures, videos, class discussions, graded evaluation and group exercises. Graded evaluations will be given at the end of each instructional unit and there will be a final evaluation. A certificate of course completion will be awarded to those students who have

100% attendance and who obtain a total course score of 70% or higher.

This course is intended for U.S. EPA and U.S. Coast Guard personnel who have completed the

Incident Command System courses I-100, 200, and 300, and who have been identified to be part of an Incident Management Team.

Identify the Situation Unit's mission and function.

Understand the management and leadership function of the Situation Unit Leader.

Describe the positions in the Situation Unit and the duties of each position.

Define the interactions of the SITL with other functional positions in the incident management team.

Describe the types of and sources of information that the Situation Unit utilizes.

List the products that the Situation Unit prepares or assists in preparing.

Complete an ICS Form 209, Incident Status Summary.

EPA-348/347 Resource Unit Leader: This 5-day course provides participants with course work and hands-on training for the position of Resource Unit Leader and Demobilization Unit

Leader. It covers the roles, responsibilities, and relationships of the Resource Unit Leader and

Demobilization Unit Leader to other personnel within the Incident Command System (ICS). The student will become familiar with the various incident-related documents and software programs that may be used.

Resource Unit Leader topics include:

Organizing and managing the unit

Check-in

Tracking resource status

Operational planning

Resource unit products

An extensive exercise in which the student organizes and operates a resource unit serves to test the student's skills.

Demobilization Unit Leader topics include:

Organizing and managing the unit

Developing the Demobilization Plan

Writing the Demobilization Plan

Implementing the Demobilization Plan

This course is intended for U.S. EPA and U.S. Coast Guard personnel who have shown interest, demonstrated the necessary skills and knowledge, and have accomplished minimum training, including Incident Command System courses I-100, 200, and 300, appropriate for the position of

Resources Unit Leader and Demobilization Unit Leader.

Understand the mission, organization, and operation of the resources unit from lecture and small group exercises.

Identify, track, and account for incident resources from experimentation with T-cards and a variety of other systems.

Describe the Incident Action Plan and other section work products.

Accomplish the duties and responsibilities of a Demobilization Unit Leader (DMOB) on a large incident.

Develop, write, and implement a demobilization plan.

EPA 349 Environmental Unit Leader: This 4-day course provides participants course work and hands-on training for the position of Environmental Unit Leader (ENVL). It covers the role and responsibilities of an ENVL and the relationship of the ENVL to other incident personnel within the Incident Command System (ICS). The student will become familiar with the various incident-related documents, software programs and other resources that may be used by an

ENVL.

Topics include: the Environmental Unit's role in the Incident Command System; staffing and organizing the Environmental Unit; sample plan development; monitoring and sampling techniques; laboratory resources; toxicology; modeling applications and limitations; treatment and disposal; and decontamination. Instructional methods include a combination of lectures, videos, case studies, class discussions, and group exercises.

This course is intended for U.S. EPA and U.S. Coast Guard personnel who have completed the

Incident Command System courses I-100, 200, and 300 and who have been identified to be a part of an Incident Management Team.

Understand the management and leadership function of the ENVL Leader.

Define the interactions of the ENVL with other functional positions in the incident management team.

Understand how and when to incorporate multiple agency expertise into the

Environmental Unit of the Planning Section.

Define various response technologies that may be needed to support the operations of the

Environmental Unit during a major incident.

Understand toxicology, and health and safety issues as they apply to a response.

Understand the capability and/or limitations of numerical models as tools to support the operations of the Environmental Unit during a response.

List the contents of the Environmental Unit Leader Tool Box.

EPA 400 Incident Commander: This 3.5-day course is designed to train personnel in the roles and responsibilities of an Incident Commander in a Type 2 Incident Management Team. The course covers the Leadership, Mobilization, Incident Management, Administration, and

Demobilization of a Type 2 IMT. This is accomplished through lectures and short exercises. A closed book test is administered at the conclusion of the class. A score of 70% is mandatory for successful completion of the course.

Target Group

This course is intended for U.S. EPA and U.S. Coast Guard personnel who have completed

Incident Command System I-100, 200, 300, 400 level courses.

Define and describe the role of the Incident Commander in managing complex extended all risk incidents.

Describe the role of the Incident Commander in leading an Incident Management Team.

Identify the Incident Management Team's role in using appropriate interpersonal communication skills and management principles necessary for effective and efficient incident management.

EPA 401 Liaison Officer: This 2.5-day course is designed to provide training to Agency personnel to develop skills necessary to perform as the Liaison Officer assigned to a Type 2

Incident Management Team (IMT). This course is divided into 8 units. It consists of lecture, class discussion, and individual and group exercises.

This course is intended for U.S. EPA and U.S. Coast Guard Personnel who have completed

Incident Command System I-100, 200, 300, 400 level courses and who have been identified to be part of an Incident Management Team.

Differentiate between assisting and cooperating agencies.

Describe the duties, responsibilities, and authority Agency Representatives must have to perform their duties.

List the items for consideration in establishing a work location at an incident.

List the conditions that indicate additional staffing is needed.

Describe the Liaison Officer's responsibilities in the incident demobilization process.

EPA 402 Scientific Support Coordinator: This 3-day course is designed to train personnel to serve in the role as a Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC) at a large-scale response or day-to-day removal action. The course provides an overview of the roles and responsibilities of the

SSC as they are defined in the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency

Plan (40 CFR 300.145), policy, and guidance, including a comparison of roles and responsibilities with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) SSCs. The course explores typical SSC response that may be assigned by the OSC such as providing scientific support for operational decisions; coordinating on-scene scientific activity, integrating expertise from government and tribal agencies, community representatives, and industry to assist the OSC in evaluating the hazards and potential effects of releases and in developing response strategies; and coordinating required emergency consultations for protected resources. This is accomplished through lectures and short exercises.

This course is intended for U.S. EPA Special Teams senior personnel with more than 5 years experience as a special team member.

Describe the regulatory basis for SSCs.

Describe the “all hazards” science support available to the OSC.

Discuss how the SSC fits into the types of response activities defined under CERCLA.

Describe how and where the SSC fits into the Incident Command System, including both a single incident commander and unified command incident.

Discuss the procedures through the SSC position that allow the OSC to quickly access the resources available throughout EPA and other government agencies.

EPA 403 Public Information Officer: This 3-day course provides participants course work and hands-on training for the position of Public Information Officer (PIO) on a Type 2 Incident

Management Team. It covers the role and responsibilities of a PIO, duties required of the PIO in all types of incidents, how to establish and organize an Information Office appropriate for the incident, and discusses key functions of the Information Office. Instructional methods include lectures, class discussions, graded evaluations, and group exercises. A certificate of course completion will be awarded to those students who have 100% attendance and who obtain a total course score of 70% or higher.

Target Group

This course is intended for U.S. EPA and U.S. Coast Guard personnel who have completed

Incident Command System courses I-100, 200, 300, and 400 and who have been identified to be a part of an Incident Management Team.

Define the role and responsibilities of the Public Information Officer (PIO) within the

Incident Command System (ICS) structure.

Identify the major functions of the PIO and their specific responsibilities.

Describe the duties and assignments of PIO assistants.

Correctly apply the Crisis Communication plan during a Nationally Significant Incident

(NSI).

Describe the U.S. EPA structure for managing data during an INS.

Explain how the PIO interacts within the ICS structure, with EPA Regional Offices and

EPA Head Quarters.

Describe the approval process for communication products.

Describe the roles and responsibility of the PIO to community relations.

EPA 404 Safety Officer: This 3-day course meets the training needs of the Safety Officer operating on a Type 2 Incident Management Team. It is presented in a lecture/discussion format and supplemented with group exercises.

Incident Command System I-100, 200, 300, 400 level courses and who have been identified to fill the Safety Officer or Assistant Safety Officer positions on an Incident Management Team.

Arrive at the incident, properly equipped, gather information to assess the assignment, and begin initial planning activities of a Safety Officer

Identify, prioritize, and mitigate hazards and risks on the incident

Plan, staff, and manage the safety organization to meet the needs of the incident

Coordinate and plan with the command and general staff to assist in safely accomplishing the overall incident objectives

Ensure that the preparation of special reports for the final incident package and incident close out with agency administrator is completed

EPA 430 Operations Section Chief: This 3-day course is designed to meet all the requirements and training needs of the Operations Section Chief for a Type 2 Incident

Management Team. The Division/ Group Supervisor - EPA 339 training is a pre-requisite to the

Operations Section Chief training.

Target Group

This course is intended for U.S. EPA and U.S. Coast Guard personnel who have successfully completed Incident Command System I-100, 200, 300, 400 level courses and who have been identified to fulfill the Operations Section Chief position on an Incident Management Team.

Describe the concepts and use of divisions, groups and branches to effectively manage all-risk incident operations.

Demonstrate effective information gathering practices to assess incident assignments and determine immediate actions.

Describe effective information sharing practices.

Describe why and when tactics may need to be adjusted.

Demonstrate the Operations Section Chief's role in an Operational Period Briefing.

Describe the Operations Section Chief's role in managing and adjusting the operational organization.

Describe the Operations Section Chief's role in risk assessment and safety management.

Describe the Operations Section Chief's role in developing the operational portion of an

Incident Action Plan.

Describe the Operations Section Chief's role in developing and implementing contingency plans and demobilization plans.

EPA 440 Planning Section Chief: This 4-day course will provide participants with the knowledge and skills to perform the duties and responsibilities of the Planning Section Chief on a Type 2 Incident Management Team. Specific Topics include: Resource Unit Leader (RESL) , Situation Unit Leader (SITL), Documentation Unit Leader (DOCL) and Environmental Unit

Leader (ENVL) functional position review; information gathering and evaluation; strategies, meetings and briefings; Incident Action Plan preparation; interactions and information exchange;

forms, documents and supplies; and demobilization and closeout.

This course is intended for U.S. EPA and U.S. Coast Guard personnel who have successfully completed Incident Command System I-100, 200, 300, 400 level courses and who have been identified to fulfill the Planning Section Chief position on an Incident Management Team.

Describe incident information needs, data gathering methods and data evaluation processes.

Describe the PSC role in the transition briefing, the planning review meeting, the operational briefing, and other meetings and briefings.

Describe the components of the Incident Action Plan (IAP) and who is responsible for preparing them.

Describe the PSC role in the preparation of the IAP and other documents.

Describe specific elements of the Situation Report (SitRep) and indentify the ICS functional units responsible for generating each element.

Conduct an operational briefing.

Describe demobilization planning and IMT closeout procedures.

EPA 450 Logistics Section Chief: This 5-day course covers basic training requirements for the

Food Unit Leader, Medical Unit Leader, Facilities Unit Leader, Ground Support Unit Leader, Supply Unit Leader, and Communications Unit Leader positions which exist within the Logistics

Section. This course is also designed to meet the 16-hour training requirement for the Logistics

Section Chief position on a Type 2 Incident Management Team.

This course is intended for U.S. EPA and U.S. Coast Guard personnel who have successfully completed Incident Command System I-100, 200, 300, 400 level courses and who have been identified to fulfill the position of Logistics Section Chief on an Incident Management Team. At a minimum, students should have completed Advanced ICS, I-400 training as a prerequisite.

Objectives

After completing the course, participants will have the necessary information to:

Arrive properly equipped at an incident, gather information to access the assignment, and begin initial planning activities of the Logistics Section Chief

Determine that facilities, services, and materials are provided for an incident

Plan, staff, and manage the logistics section to meet the needs of the incident in a safe and efficient manner

Coordinate with other sections to assist in accomplishing the overall objective of the incident

Implement the demobilization plan.

EPA 460 Finance and Administration Section Chief: This 3-day course provides participants course work and hands-on training for the position of Finance/Administration Section Chief

(FSC) on a Type 2 Incident Management Team. It covers the role and responsibilities of a FSC and the relationship of the FSC to other incident personnel within the Incident Command System

(ICS). The course reviews the Job Aids, which include the role and responsibilities, of various

Unit Leaders such as the Time Unit Leader, Cost Unit Leader, and Procurement Unit Leader, and

Comp/Claims Unit Leader. The student will become familiar with the various incident-related documents and software programs that may use by an FSC. Instructional methods include lectures, class discussions, graded evaluations, and group exercises. A certificate of course completion will be awarded to those students who have 100% attendance and who obtain a total course score of 70% or higher.

Incident Command System courses I-100, 200, 300, and 400 and who have been identified to be a part of an Incident Management Team.

Define the role and responsibilities of the Finance/Administration Section Chief (FSC) in the overall management of the Finance/Administration Section

Discuss options for funding the incident and discuss procurement processes

Describe the relationship of the FSC to other incident personnel, incident agency personnel, and other contacts

Describe the role of the FSC in the development, review, and update of incident related documents, e.g., Site Safety Plan, Demobilization Plan, Incident Action Plan, Interagency

Agreements, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Agreements, and

Emergency Fund Agreements

Describe the role of the FSC in the development of the incident finance package (official files).

Site Characterization and Remediation:

Air Monitoring for Hazardous Materials (AMFHM): This 5-day course instructs participants in the practices and procedures for monitoring and sampling airborne hazardous materials. It is designed for personnel who evaluate releases of airborne hazardous materials. Evaluation of worker exposure to these releases is emphasized.

Topics that are discussed include air monitoring and sampling programs, techniques, and equipment; instrument calibration and limitations; exposure guidelines; air dispersion modeling;

and health and safety considerations. The course will include operating procedures for specific air monitoring and sampling equipment, as well as strategies for air monitoring and sampling at abandoned hazardous waste sites and at releases of hazardous chemicals.

Instructional methods include a combination of lectures, group discussions, problem-solving sessions, and laboratory and field exercises with hands-on use of instruments.

After completing the course, participants will be able to:

• Properly use the following types of air monitoring and sampling equipment:

- Combustible gas indicators

- Oxygen monitors

- Detector tubes

- Toxic gas monitors

- Photoionization detectors

- Flame ionization detectors

- Gas chromatographs

- Sampling pumps and collection media

- Direct-reading aerosol monitors.

• Identify the operational parameters, limitations, and data interpretation requirements for the instruments listed above, plus chemical warfare agent detectors and certain field analytical technologies.

• Identify the factors to be considered in the development of air monitoring and sampling plans.

• Discuss the use of air monitoring data for the establishment of personnel and operations health and safety requirements.

Sampling for Hazardous Materials (SFHM): This 2.5-day introductory course provides classroom and field instruction for the environmental sampling of soil, groundwater, surface water, sediment and waste. It is intended for individuals with no sampling experience, personnel performing program inspection or oversight, and as a refresher for those returning to field activities.

A variety of methods and types of sampling equipment are presented, demonstrated, and made available for hands-on-experience. New emerging technologies are discussed in classroom modules along with the traditional standards. Air sampling is specifically addressed in "Air

Monitoring for Hazardous Materials" and is not discussed in this course.

Sampling basics are presented for waste, groundwater, soils, surface water, and sediments.

Concepts of sampling plan development and field screening are summarized to familiarize the student with the Triad approach to sample planning. Fundamentals of documentation and decontamination are conveyed in their primary importance relating to the whole process of collecting a defensible, representative sample. Field exercises reinforce classroom presentation and field demonstrations.

The course is designed to be consistent with the EPA protocol and guidance as presented in EPA

Superfund Program Representative Sampling Guidance. New technology guidance is derived from Interstate Technological Research Council (ITRC) and United States Geological Survey

(USGS) studies and other publications.

Understand the Triad sampling strategy and basis for selection of sampling designs.

Apply protocols for the collection of a representative sample from a variety of environmental media and waste.

Complete required sample documentation, including labels and chain of custody for delivery of a defensible sample to an analytical laboratory.

Perform a field screening analysis using a variety of commercially-available test kits.

Chemistry for Environmental Professionals (CEP)-Fundamentals: This 2-day course provides participants with a review of fundamental chemical concepts which underlie an understanding of applied environmental chemistry concepts and practices. This course is designed for environmental professionals who wish to refresh and/or extend their knowledge of, and their ability to apply, basic chemistry principles.

Specific topics include unit conversions; chemical bonding; chemical formulas; physical properties; structural formulas; an introduction to organic chemistry, including chemical nomenclature; the theory of operation of analytical methods; and environmental chemical reactions.

This course is immediately followed by the 1.5-day “Chemistry for Environmental Professionals

– Applied” training course. Students are encouraged to request both courses when registering.

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

• Describe common scientific measurements and perform unit conversions.

• Describe ionic and covalent chemical bonding.

• Use chemical formulas and the periodic table to calculate the mass of ingredients required to produce given amounts of chemical products.

• Identify physical and chemical properties that affect chemical fate and transport in soil, water, and air.

• Describe the structure of an organic chemical contaminant using common diagramming methods, such as the condensed structural formula and other methods.

• Identify and name simple organic chemicals using the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry nomenclature system.

• Describe the analytical methods and instruments used to identify chemicals in environmental media.

Chemistry for Environmental Professionals(CEP) – Applied: This 1.5 day course provides participants with an introduction to applied environmental chemistry principles and practices which underlie the release, fate and transport, sampling, analysis, and cleanup of chemicals contaminating environmental media, with particular emphasis on soil and groundwater. This course is designed for environmental professionals who wish to refresh and/or extend their knowledge of, and their ability to apply, basic chemistry principles.

Specific topics include a survey of fate and transport of chemicals in environmental media;

selected chemical industries or processes that release hazardous chemicals into the environment;

data quality objectives, including the control of false positive and false negative decision errors;

and data usability, including defining detection limits and data qualifiers.

This course is preceded by the “Chemistry for Environmental Professionals – Fundamentals” training course. Students are encouraged to request both courses when registering.

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

• Describe the chemical, soil, water, and geological properties which govern the fate and transport of chemicals in environmental media.

• List key chemicals and modes of release associated with selected chemical industries or processes.

• List chemical parameter changes associated with aerobic and anaerobic degradation of hydrocarbons in subsurface media.

• Identify the elements of the data quality objective (DQO) process.

• Evaluate the consequences of false positive and false negative decision errors.

• Describe procedures and practices commonly employed to ensure the quality and usability of analytical chemical data.

• Define common terms and parameters used to evaluate and communicate the quality and usability of analytical chemical data.

Introduction to Groundwater Investigation) (IGWI) s: This 3-day introductory course is designed to provide participants with information concerning hydrogeological processes and the necessary elements of a sound groundwater site investigation. It is intended for personnel who are involved in groundwater contamination investigations but have little prior hydrogeological experience. This course is not designed for geologists or hydro geologists.

Topics that are discussed include hydrogeological definitions and concepts; discussion of groundwater regions; geophysics; drilling, construction, and placement of monitoring wells;

groundwater sampling considerations; groundwater modeling; and vapor intrusion.

Instructional methods include lectures, group discussions, case studies, and class problem-solving exercises.

After completing the course, participants will be able to:

• Identify the components of a groundwater system.

• List the primary hydro geological parameters to be considered in a site investigation.

• Construct a groundwater flow net and calculate hydraulic gradient at a site.

• Discuss common geophysical survey methods.

• Identify common aquifer stress tests and the information obtained from each.

• Describe monitoring well drilling and construction techniques.

Advanced Groundwater Investigations (AGWI): This one-day, advanced groundwater course is designed to provide participants an opportunity to apply their geologic and hydrogeologic skills to solve a challenging site investigation problem in eastern Washington. The course is intended for on-scene coordinators, remedial project managers, and other site professionals with extensive groundwater investigation backgrounds.

Participants will construct geologic cross-sections, subsurface lithology maps of aquifers and water-level and potentiometric groundwater surface maps using soil boring logs, geophysical logs, and water surface measurement data…