Contact Us

Here are several ways to contact NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R) and its staff:

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OR&R Headquarters

NOAA Office of Response and Restoration
1305 East-West Highway
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910

Phone: 240.533.0391 Email: orr.webmaster@noaa.gov

 

Media Inquiries

If you're a journalist or member of the media with a question about OR&R and its activities, please check our For Media page, or direct specific questions to Ben Sherman, NOAA National Ocean Service Public Affairs, at 301.713.3066 or Ben.Sherman@noaa.gov.

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OR&R's Divisions

Here is information for the three divisions, including contact information for field staff around the country.

Emergency Response Division (ERD)

NOAA Office of Response and Restoration
Emergency Response Division
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98115-6349

Spill Emergency Phone (24-hour): 206.526.4911
Fax: 206.526.6329
Email: erd.webmaster@noaa.gov

To report an oil or chemical spill in U.S. waters, call the U.S. Coast Guard National Response Center at 1-800-424-8802.

Assessment and Restoration Division (ARD)

NOAA Office of Response and Restoration
Assessment and Restoration Division
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98115-0070

Phone: 206.526.6317
Fax: 206.526.6865
Email: ard.webmaster@noaa.gov

Marine Debris Division

NOAA Office of Response and Restoration
Marine Debris Division
1305 East-West Highway
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910

Phone: 240.533.0391 Email: marinedebris.web@noaa.gov

 

Software, Products, and Publications

Contact any of the staff to ask about OR&R software, products, and publications:

For Information About: Contact:
NOAA OR&R publications orr.erd.publications@noaa.gov
Oil and hazardous chemical spills orr.spills@noaa.gov
Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) maps orr.esi@noaa.gov
CAMEO software suite
(CAMEOfm, ALOHA, MARPLOT, CAMEO Chemicals)		 orr.cameo@noaa.gov
Coastal Hazardous Waste Site Reports ard.webmaster@noaa.gov
Query Manager database standard and query tool orr.querymanager@noaa.gov
Sediment Guidelines (SQuiRTs) orr.webmaster@noaa.gov
ADIOS oil weathering model orr.adios@noaa.gov
GNOME oil trajectory model and GOODS online tool orr.gnome@noaa.gov
TAP trajectory analysis model orr.tap@noaa.gov
CAFE chemical aquatic fate/effects database orr.cafe@noaa.gov
Chemical Reactivity Worksheet orr.reactivity@noaa.gov
SMART monitoring program smart.mail@noaa.gov
Response System Planning Tools (formerly Spill Tools™) orr.spilltools@noaa.gov
ERMA® online mapping tool orr.erma@noaa.gov
Response training orr.training@noaa.gov

 

Staff Directory

Locate OR&R staff members or people working elsewhere in NOAA, using the NOAA Staff Directory.

Employment/Careers

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