J18_-_JOC_SPILLPLAN.doc

ATTACHMENT J18

The Red Plan

RSA Spill Plan Excerpt

US Army Garrison-Redstone Emergency Response Action Plan, THE RED PLAN

An addendum to the US Army Garrison-Redstone

Oil and Hazardous Substance Spill Prevention and Response Plan

THE RED PLAN

PURPOSE IN THE EVENT OF A SPILL OF OIL OR A HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE AT US ARMY GARRISONREDSTONE (RSA), ALABAMA, THE RED PLAN SERVES AS THE “JUMP START,” TO GET THE RIGHT RESPONSE ACTION ON TRACK AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE TIME. THE RSA OIL AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE (OHS) SPILL PREVENTION AND RESPONSE PLAN REINFORCES THE RED PLAN AND PROVIDES IN-DEPTH INFORMATION ON RESPONSE, NOTIFICATION, ORGANIZATION, DUTIES, CONTAINMENT, CLEANUP AND REMEDIATION PROCEDURES. THE RED PLAN IS USED IN THE EARLY

STAGES OF A SPILL, AND THE USER IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO THE OHS SPILL PREVENTION AND

RESPONSE PLAN, AFTER APPROPRIATE NOTIFICATIONS AND RESPONSE ACTIONS ARE UNDERWAY.

ANNEXES TO THE SPILL PREVENTION AND RESPONSE PLAN CONTAIN VITAL INFORMATION TO

SUPPORT THE RED PLAN AND ARE LOCATED AT THE GOLD TABS.

INITIAL RESPONSE ACTIONS

• WHENEVER A SPILL OCCURS OR IS DISCOVERED, e.g., DURING TANK LOADING OPERATIONS, FUEL

OPERATORS OR OTHER RESPONSIBLE PERSONNEL WILL TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO:

(1) STOP THE PRODUCT FLOW – STOP TRANSFERS, SECURE PUMPS, CLOSE VALVES;

(2) WARN PERSONNEL – SOUND ALARMS, ENFORCE SAFETY AND SECURITY MEASURES;

(3) SHUT OFF IGNITION SOURCES – MOTORS, ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS, OPEN FLAMES;

(4) CONTAIN THE SPILL – SECURE VALVES, BLOCK DRAINS, DEPLOY ABSORBENTS;

(5) MAKE NOTIFICATIONS – SUPERVISOR, FIRE DEPARTMENT;

(6) BEGIN CLEANUP – IF WITHIN CAPABILITIES (SEE RESPONSIBLE UNIT ACTIONS).

• IF THERE IS A POTENTIAL LIFE, HEALTH, FIRE OR OTHER SAFETY HAZARD, THE US ARMY GARRISON

REDSTONE ARSENAL EMERGENCY SERVICES (FIRE, POLICE AND MEDICAL) WILL BE IMMEDIATELY

NOTIFIED.

US ARMY GARRISON-REDSTONE FIRE DEPARTMENT ⎯ 911

US ARMY GARRISON-REDSTONE POLICE AND MEDICAL SUPPORT ⎯ 911

• IN THE EVENT OF ANY SPILL, THE FACILITY SUPERVISOR/MANAGER OR THE SENIOR FIRE OFFICER

(FIRE DEPARTMENT) WILL NOTIFY THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT DIVISION (EMD). THE

EMD WILL TAKE ACTIONS TO NOTIFY AND ASSEMBLE NEEDED MEMBERS OF THE INSTALLATION

RESPONSE TEAM, i.e., KEY INSTALLATION RESPONDERS, AND, IF REQUIRED, CONTRACTOR

PERSONNEL. THE CHIEF, EMD, OR A DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE, ASSUMES DUTIES AS THE

INSTALLATION ON-SCENE COORDINATOR (IOSC) AND IS THE QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL (QI) HAVING

FULL AUTHORITY TO IMPLEMENT THIS PLAN.

CHIEF, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT DIVISION

TELEPHONE (DAY) (256) 955-6967 or (256) 876-6122

INSTALLATION OPERATIONS CENTER (24 HOUR) (256) 313-1043

US Army Garrison-Redstone Emergency Response Action Plan, THE RED PLAN

An addendum to the US Army Garrison-Redstone

Oil and Hazardous Substance Spill Prevention and Response Plan

RESPONSE STRATEGY/INSTALLATION ON-SCENE COORDINATOR ACTIONS

• THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS THE INITIAL RESPONDER TO ALL SPILLS AT RSA AND WILL NOTIFY THE

EMD OF A DISCHARGE. ON ARRIVAL AT THE SPILL SITE, THEY TAKE APPROPRIATE STEPS TO

MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE FIRE/EXPLOSION HAZARDS. IF POSSIBLE, THEY STOP THE SOURCE OF THE

DISCHARGE, CONTAIN THE OIL OR HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, AND CLEAN UP THE SPILL. EVERY

EFFORT IS MADE TO CONFINE THE SPILL ON LAND AND TO PREVENT IT FROM REACHING A SENSITIVE

AREA OR MOVING OFF THE INSTALLATION. THE SENIOR FIRE OFFICER SERVES AS THE ACTING INSTALLATION ON-SCENE COORDINATOR FOR THE SPILL UNTIL RELIEVED BY THE CHIEF, EMD.

INITIAL RESPONSE BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OCCURS WITHIN FIVE MINUTES OF NOTIFICATION AND

RESPONDING ELEMENTS MAY INCLUDE FIRE FIGHTING, EMERGENCY MEDICAL, AND MILITARY POLICE.

• A SPILL AT RSA WOULD MOST LIKELY BE DISCOVERED BY ON-DUTY OPERATORS, MILITARY

PERSONNEL IN THE AREA, PASSERSBY, OR BY ROVING MILITARY POLICE PATROLS. UPON

NOTIFICATION OF THE SPILL, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DEPLOYS TO THE SPILL SITE WITH EMERGENCY

AND SPILL RESPONSE VEHICLES. THE EMD, UPON NOTIFICATION, ALERTS NEEDED MEMBERS OF THE

INSTALLATION RESPONSE TEAM (IRT) (SEE PAGE 4, THE RED PLAN). THE IRT IS DIRECTED TO

ASSEMBLE AT A DESIGNATED LOCATION, e.g., THE RSA INSTALLATION RESPONSE CENTER (CONTROL

ROOM OF THE INSTALLATION SUPPORT SERVICES CONTRACTOR), AS THE EMD MOVES TO THE SPILL

SITE AND JOINS UP WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. AT THE SPILL SITE, THE CHIEF, EMD (OR A

DESIGNEE) ASSUMES DUTIES AS THE INSTALLATION ON-SCENE COORDINATOR (IOSC).

• WHEN THE IOSC ARRIVES AT THE SPILL SITE, THE SENIOR FIRE OFFICER QUICKLY PROVIDES A

BRIEFING ON THE SPILL SITUATION AND WHAT ACTIONS HAVE BEEN TAKEN. IF FURTHER FIRE

PREVENTION MEASURES ARE REQUIRED, THE SENIOR FIRE OFFICER MAKES THOSE DECISIONS,

WORKING WITH THE IOSC TO COORDINATE ACTIONS. IF EVACUATION IS REQUIRED DUE TO A RISK OF

FIRE OR EXPLOSION, THE IOSC INITIATES THE EVACUATION PLAN AT PAGE 7 OF THE RED PLAN

(ALSO SEE EVACUATION PLAN AT ANNEX C OF THE OHS SPILL PREVENTION AND RESPONSE PLAN).

• AS SOON AS ALL IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY ACTIONS HAVE BEEN INITIATED, THE IOSC REFERS TO

PAGE 5 OF THE RED PLAN AND ALERTS THE PRIMARY SPILL RESPONSE CONTRACTOR, IF

APPROPRIATE. EVERY EFFORT IS MADE TO ALERT THE SPILL RESPONSE CONTRACTOR WITHIN 30

MINUTES OF THE SPILL DISCOVERY. THE SPILL RESPONSE CONTRACTOR IS ALSO A VITAL COMPONENT

WITHIN THE OVERALL RSA SPILL RESPONSE.

• IF THE SPILL IS IN STATE WATERS, EXCEEDS THE CAPABILITY OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, OR

THREATENS/HAS REACHED BEYOND RSA BOUNDARIES, THE IOSC IS IMMEDIATELY APPRISED OF THIS

SITUATION. THE IOSC WILL ENSURE APPROPRIATE NOTIFICATION IS MADE TO FEDERAL, STATE AND

LOCAL OFFICIALS, PROVIDING AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE ON THE SIZE OF THE SPILL AND ITS

PATHWAY. KEY IRT MEMBERS ARE DIRECTED TO BEGIN MARSHALING INSTALLATION EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES AND PERSONNEL TO ASSIST IN THE CLEANUP. ALL CLEANUP ACTIONS BEYOND THE

CAPABILITY OF THE IRT ARE REFERRED TO THE PRIMARY SPILL RESPONSE CONTRACTOR, BUT

COORDINATED WITH THE IOSC.

US Army Garrison-Redstone Emergency Response Action Plan, THE RED PLAN

Oil and Hazardous Substance Spill Prevention and Response Plan

ORGANIZATION FOR SPILL RESPONSE

• THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT DIVISION RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING ALL MANDATORY

NOTIFICATIONS USING THE OIL & HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES DISCHARGE TELEPHONE REPORT FORM

AT THE END OF THE RED PLAN. THE NAME OF THE PERSON CALLED AND THE TIME NOTIFICATION

WAS MADE SHOULD BE RECORDED ON THE REPORT FORM. ANY SPILL THAT ENTERS STATE WATERS

(INCLUDING WATERS ON THE MILITARY RESERVATION) OR WETLANDS, OR ANY SPILL OVER 25

GALLONS, AND ANY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE DISCHARGES EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE

DESIGNATED REPORTABLE QUANTITY (RQ) ARE REPORTABLE SPILLS, REQUIRING MANDATORY

NOTIFICATIONS BE MADE. HOWEVER, WHEN THE TIME SENSITIVITY OF AN EMERGENCY REQUIRES

IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION, THE SENIOR FIRE OFFICER WILL INITIATE THIS PROCESS AND ENSURE

THAT THE IOSC AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT DIVISION IS INFORMED.

• WHEN SPILL RESPONSE CONTRACTOR SUPPORT IS REQUESTED, THE IOSC BRIEFS THEIR

OPERATIONS MANAGER UPON ARRIVAL AT THE SPILL SITE. PROTECTION PRIORITIES ARE

DETERMINED FROM ASSESSING THE CONDITIONS AT THE SPILL SITE AND REFERRING TO THE

PRIORITIES LISTED ON PAGE 6 OF THE RED PLAN. THE SPILL RESPONSE CONTRACTOR'S

OPERATIONS MANAGER AND THE IRT, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE IOSC, DEVELOP A CLEANUP

PLAN TAILORED TO THE REQUIREMENTS AT THE SPILL SITE. THE IOSC THEN DIRECTS THE CLEANUP

ASSETS TO THE TASKS AND PRIORITIES AND BEGINS TRANSITION FROM THE RED PLAN TO THE

RSA OIL AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SPILL PREVENTION AND RESPONSE PLAN. THE IOSC

REFERS TO ANNEX B, NOTIFICATIONS, AND MAKES ALL APPROPRIATE REMAINING NOTIFICATIONS.

US Army Garrison-Redstone Emergency Response Action Plan, THE RED PLAN

An addendum to the US Army Garrison-Redstone

Oil and Hazardous Substance Spill Prevention and Response Plan

• FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIAL SPILLS OF ANY QUANTITY, THE IOSC MAY CONSULT WITH THE

HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGER (DRMO) TO MAKE AN IMMEDIATE ASSESSMENT. BASED UPON THIS

ASSESSMENT, IF FURTHER CLEANUP ACTIONS ARE REQUIRED, A PLAN IS DEVELOPED AND

IMPLEMENTED BY THE IOSC, FOLLOWING THE GUIDANCE IN THE RED PLAN.

• RECOVERED SPILL MATERIAL MAY BE TREATED AS HAZARDOUS WASTE AND PADS, SOILED

ABSORBENT MATERIALS, ETC. ARE RECOVERED INTO SEALED PLASTIC BAGS OR OTHER APPROPRIATE

CONTAINERS. DISPOSAL OF THE HAZARDOUS WASTE IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH DRMO.

EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS

THIS IS A PRIORITIZED EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION LIST. FOR ADDITIONAL NUMBERS, SEE ANNEX B

OHS SPILL PREVENTION AND RESPONSE PLAN, NOTIFICATION CHECKLIST. RESPONSE TIMES FOR

THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND MILITARY POLICE ARE NO MORE THAN 5 MINUTES AFTER NOTIFICATION.

INSTALLATION RESPONSE TEAM (IRT) NOTIFICATIONS

ALL PERSONNEL ON THIS PRIORITIZED LISTING CAN BE AT THE EMD OFFICE OR THE SPILL SITE

WITHIN 60 MINUTES AFTER NOTIFICATION.

Chief, Environmental Management Division

(Installation On-Scene Coordinator & Qualified Individual) – Mr. Terry Hazle 955-6967

313-2066 (24 hr)

Chief, Installation Compliance Division Alternate Qualified Individual) 955-8504

313-2066 (24hrs)

876-4135

* All numbers are area code 256 US Army Garrison-Redstone Emergency Response Action Plan, THE RED PLAN

An addendum to the US Army Garrison-Redstone

Oil and Hazardous Substance Spill Prevention and Response Plan

MANDATORY NOTIFICATIONS**

REPORTABLE SPILLS ARE THOSE ENTERING SURFACE WATERS OR WETLANDS OR ANY SPILL OVER 25

GALLONS OR ANY RELEASE ABOVE THE REPORTABLE QUANTITY (RQ). MANDATORY NOTIFICATIONS

SHOULD BE MADE WITHIN 30 MINUTES OF DISCOVERY OF THE DISCHARGE.

SPILL RESPONSE CONTRACTOR NOTIFICATION****

OTHER ASSISTANCE*****

US Army Garrison-Redstone Emergency Response Action Plan, THE RED PLAN

Oil and Hazardous Substance Spill Prevention and Response Plan

PROTECTION PRIORITIES

• THE VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS UNDER ANNEX E, OHS SPILL PREVENTION AND RESPONSE PLAN, IDENTIFIES INTAKES TO WATER TREATMENT PLANTS 1 AND 2,WHEELER WILDLIFE REFUGE AND THE

TENNESSEE RIVER AS BEING ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE TO OIL SPILLS AND OTHER POLLUTION.

THESE WATERWAYS, AND THE WETLANDS AND SHORELINE ASSOCIATED WITH THEM, ARE REGARDED

AS THE HIGHEST PRIORITY ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS THAT COULD BE AFFECTED BY A

SPILL FROM RSA. SHOULD A LARGE SPILL ENTER THESE WATERWAYS, IT COULD PLACE AT RISK

SOME SOCIOECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS. FOR SPILLS FROM RSA

THREATENING TO IMPACT OUTSIDE THE INSTALLATION BOUNDARIES, THE INSTALLATION RESPONSE

TEAM AND THE PRIMARY SPILL RESPONSE CONTRACTOR SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO

CONTAIN THE SPILL. THE RSA FIRE DEPARTMENT WOULD INITIALLY EMPLOY CONTAINMENT

MEASURES AT THE LIKELY POINTS LEADING FROM RSA. IF SPILLED PRODUCT CANNOT BE CONTAINED

AT THESE POINTS, THE SPILL RESPONSE CONTRACTOR WOULD ESTABLISH MULTIPLE CONTAINMENT

SITES AT OTHER CRITICAL AREAS. KEY TO THE SUCCESS OF A PROTECTION STRATEGY IS THE EARLY

NOTIFICATION OF THE SPILL RESPONSE CONTRACTOR AND NOTIFICATION OF THE POTENTIAL BOOMING

REQUIREMENTS.

RECOVERY OF SPILLS

• THE RSA FIRE DEPARTMENT IS TRAINED TO RECOVER SMALL FUEL OR HAZARDOUS MATERIAL

SPILLS ON THE GROUND. FUEL THAT ENTERS WATERWAYS AND IS CONFINED BY CONTAINMENT BOOM

AT THE ENTRY SITE, WILL BE RECOVERED ONLY BY TRAINED AND CERTIFIED SPILL RESPONSE

CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL. IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, SPECIALIZED SPARK FREE AND EXPLOSION

PROOF EQUIPMENT MUST BE USED DURING THE RECOVERY OPERATION.

RESPONSE TRAINING, EQUIPMENT TESTING AND DEPLOYMENT

• THE RSA FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE INITIAL RESPONDER TO ALL SPILLS ON THE INSTALLATION, HAS

PERSONNEL WHO ARE TRAINED TO DEAL WITH HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE EMERGENCIES. ALL

MEMBERS OF THE INSTALLATION RESPONSE TEAM ARE TRAINED ON THE EXECUTION OF THE RSA OIL

AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SPILL PREVENTION AND RESPONSE PLAN, FOLLOWING GUIDELINES IN

THE NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS FOR RESPONSE EXERCISE PROGRAM (PREP). ADDITIONALLY, THESE

IRT MEMBERS ARE TRAINED ANNUALLY AT THE AWARENESS OR OPERATIONS LEVEL, AS REQUIRED

BY THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (OSHA).

• THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND SELECTED MEMBERS OF THE IRT EMPLOY AND TEST THE ITEMS OF

SPILL RESPONSE EQUIPMENT STORED AT THE INSTALLATION WHEN THEY PARTICIPATE IN ANNUAL OIL

SPILL RESPONSE SIMULATION EXERCISES (OR ACTUAL SPILLS). THE IOSC CAN ARRANGE FOR OTHER

HEAVY RESPONSE EQUIPMENT TO BE DEPLOYED WITHIN 45 MINUTES OF NOTIFICATION DURING DUTY

HOURS AND WITHIN 2 HOURS, AFTER DUTY HOURS.

US Army Garrison-Redstone Emergency Response Action Plan, THE RED PLAN

An addendum to the US Army Garrison-Redstone

Oil and Hazardous Substance Spill Prevention and Response Plan

COMMUNICATIONS AND ALARM SYSTEMS

• COMMUNICATIONS AT RSA ARE EXTENSIVE AND ALLOW THE RSA FIRE DEPARTMENT, MILITARY

POLICE AND INSTALLATION OPERATIONS CENTER (IOC) TO BE FULLY FUNCTIONAL ON A 24-HOUR

BASIS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS MULTI-CHANNEL RADIO COMMUNICATIONS, AUGMENTED BY

CELLULAR TELEPHONES, WITH BACKUP TELEPHONE AND RADIO SYSTEMS AT THE FIRE STATION. THE

MILITARY POLICE, IOC AND PUBLIC WORKS HAVE COMPARABLE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION

SYSTEMS.

INSTALLATION RESPONSE EQUIPMENT AND LOCATION

EQUIPMENT

ITEM NUMBER

LOCATION

EVACUATION PLAN (SEE ANNEX C FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION)

• IN THE EVENT THAT AN EVACUATION BEYOND THE IMMEDIATE AREA IS REQUIRED BECAUSE OF A

SPILL, THE MILITARY POLICE, IN COORDINATION WITH THE INCIDENT COMMANDER, WILL BLOCK

ROADS LEADING TO THE SPILL SITE AND RE-ROUTE TRAFFIC TO OTHER LOCATIONS ON THE

INSTALLATION. NON-ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL IN THE AREA OF THE SPILL SITE WILL BE EVACUATED TO

A SAFE DISTANCE BEYOND THE SPILL AREA.

• IF THE GENERAL EVACUATION OF MILITARY AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL IS DEEMED NECESSARY, THE

INCIDENT COMMANDER WILL DIRECT THAT THE IRT TAKE ALL APPROPRIATE ACTIONS AND, IF

REQUIRED, COORDINATE RSA'S ACTIONS WITH THOSE OF ANY AFFECTED COMMUNITIES OUTSIDE THE

INSTALLATION'S BOUNDARIES.

• PERSONNEL TO BE EVACUATED WILL BE DIRECTED ALONG ROUTES DESIGNATED BY THE IRT TO

SELECTED ASSEMBLY AREAS AND SAFE HAVENS.

KEY REFERRAL SECTIONS AND ANNEXES

SECTION 10 — DISCOVERY, NOTIFICATION AND RESPONSE COUNTERMEASURES

SECTION 13 — PROTECTION AND CLEANUP PRIORITIES, METHODS AND TECHNIQUES

ANNEX C — EVACUATION PLAN

ANNEX D — SPILL RESPONSE ORGANIZATION AND DUTIES

US Army Garrison-Redstone Emergency Response Action Plan, THE RED PLAN

An addendum to the US Army Garrison-Redstone

Oil and Hazardous Substance Spill Prevention and Response Plan

RSA General Evacuation Map

US Army Garrison-Redstone Emergency Response Action Plan, THE RED PLAN

An addendum to the US Army Garrison-Redstone

Oil and Hazardous Substance Spill Prevention and Response Plan

Oil and Hazardous Substance Discharge Telephone Report Sheet

(Blank Forms also provided at Annex B)

Do not delay sending the report while awaiting complete or additional information.

1. Name, location and mailing address of facility

US Army Garrison-Redstone Environmental Management Division

IMSE-RED-PWE

Building 4488 Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898

2. Name and telephone number of Qualified Individual (To be contacted for further information).

Mr. Terry Hazle, Chief, Environmental Management Division

(256) 876-6122 (During Business Hours)

(256) 313-2066 (24 hr – via Command Operations Center)

3. Name and telephone number of person making report

4. Name/type of substance spilled (indicate if extremely hazardous)

5. Location of spill

6. Date/time of spill & weather conditions

7. Environment affected (Especially any body of water)

8. Cause and source of incident

9. Injuries (or anticipated health problems) or property damage

10. Quantity or duration of discharge

11. Remedial Actions (Ongoing, anticipated and recommended)

12. Agencies Notified (See Notification Checklist at Annex B.)

Change 1, December 29, 2006