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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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ESI Exercises Training exercises for Environmental Sensitivity Index maps. |
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GNOME and Deepwater Incidents OR&R is conducting modeling research to develop the science and tools that would be needed in the event of a deepwater incident. |
Guided Tours
Learn about oil spills, chemical releases, hazardous waste sites, and some of the NOAA software and systems that emergency responders use to protect the public and sensitive environments. |
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Job Aids Updated! OR&R recently updated two of its job aids, the Open-Water Oil Identification Job Aid and the Dispersant Application Observer Job Aid. |
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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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Safe Seas Drift Card FAQ Questions and answers about the drift cards released as part of the Safe Seas emergency response exercise, conducted in San Francisco Bay in August, 2006. |
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SOS Workshops OR&R's SOS Workshops focus on evaluating environmental risks during spills and making decisions to optimize environmental recovery. |
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. |
Downloading ESI Maps and GIS Data
Find out what ESI products can be downloaded for free. |
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. |
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 Data in Geodatabase Format
Download the latest GIS data in geodatabase format. |
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. |
ESI Viewers
Get the latest ESI Viewers, which were created to make it easier for ESI users (particularly those without access to ESRI's ArcMap software) to view and query digital ESI data. |
Get ESI Maps and GIS Data
Find out how to order or download ESI maps and GIS data. |
GNOME
The GNOME Development team has released a Location File for New York Harbor, plus an updated GNOME 1.3.0! |
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. |
NEW CAMEO 2.0 and CAMEO Chemicals website
New components of the CAMEO software suite are now available! |
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. |
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. |
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. |
Ocean.US Web Portal
Ocean.US was created by the National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) to coordinate the development of an integrated and sustained ocean observing system, known as IOOS. Information from the IOOS system will serve national needs. |
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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Web Site Survey Take a voluntary Web site survey to indicate your level of satisfaction with OR&R's Web offerings. (updated: April 2, 2009) |
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New MARPLOT and ALOHA Released New versions of a NOAA/EPA mapping program and chemical hazard model are now available! (updated: March 30, 2009) |
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NOAA Commemorates the 20th Anniversary of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill On Friday, March 13, 2009 the Office of Response and Restoration held an event to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill. This NOAA Hill event focused on the progress our Nation has made in oil spill preparedness, response and restoration. (posted: March 24, 2009) |
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NEW CAMEO 2.0 and CAMEO Chemicals website New components of the CAMEO software suite are now available! (updated: February 12, 2009) |
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IncidentNews News and information on current and historical incidents, including the crash of US Air flight 1549 into the Hudson River on Jan. 15, 2009. |
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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). |
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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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