Deployment for Deepwater Horizon (MC252) Oil Spill Response
Training Requirement for deployment to Oil Spill (Source - OSHA3172) |
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(1) Command Office Support role with NO Exposure: (example - works indoors in clerical, finance, contracting, information technology/management, etc.) |
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ORIENTATION IS-100.FWa and IS-700a (available FREE on-line from FEMA, USDA and other sources)
**NOTE: Supervisors working at this level should take the 24 hour HAZWOPER course (see below)
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(2) Logistic Support role with Non-Recurring/Minimal Exposure - you will walk un-oiled areas outdoors during surveys or you will scan shorelines from a boat; You will not be handling oiled wildlife (examples - NRDAR surveys; someone that may provide transportation for field crews but not for soiled equipment) |
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**Same as Above
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(3) Wildlife Field Crew with Low Level Exposure Below Exposure Limits (Example - Someone who may handle an oiled bird during capture, someone completing oil/sheen impact natural resource damage assessment/recon from watercraft, UTV, or ground survey operations) |
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**All Above Requirements plus: ICS-200 (available FREE on-line from FEMA, USDA and other sources) 24 hour HAZWOPER Certification (available from multiple sources)
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(4) Skills needed in addition to above depending on how deployed | |
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ATV and/or UTV operations training - Can be found locally Aviation/Aircraft (note – may take the online versions of these courses if approved by Region Director/Senior Program Manager) Science in Support of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response Fact Sheet Motorboat Operators training (MOCC) - contact your regional watercraft safety coordinator for scheduled classes. |
INSTRUCTIONS to those who wish to deploy for Oil Spill Response
You should email any questions about positions needed to: fw4responsepositions@fws.gov
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If you have questions regarding information on this web page, please contact Frank Muth, frank_muth@fws.gov.