Information to support effective and safe responses to oil spills in the coastal environment.
Job Aid Order Form An order form to use to order job aids, which help oil spill responders complete their response tasks.
An FOSC's Guide to NOAA Scientific Support A guidebook for oil and chemical spill responders, describing the products and services that the NOAA Scientific Support Team (SST) can provide to Federal On-Scene Coordinators (FOSCs).
Characteristic Coastal Habitats: Choosing Spill Response Alternatives A job aid illustrating typical attributes of North American coastal habitats at risk from oil spills. The text describes each habitat and discusses how oil is likely to behave there, and considerations for treating oil.
Fact Sheets: ERD Products and Services Download one-page fact sheets about the products and services that OR&R's Emergency Response Division (ERD) provides.
Shoreline Assessment Forms Forms that responders can use to record their observations during a shoreline survey following an oil spill.
Shoreline Assessment Job Aid A supplement to the Shoreline Assessment Manual, containing visual examples of many of the terms you would use during shoreline assessments after an oil spill.
Shoreline Countermeasures Manuals These manuals are tools for people who must plan and implement shoreline countermeasures in order to reduce the ultimate environmental impact and cost of an oil spill. Templates are available for these regions: temperate and tropical coastal environments, freshwater environments, and Alaska.
Trajectory Analysis Handbook A 2002 guidebook explaining the basic concepts involved in analyzing the trajectory of spilled oil.