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2018 PREP

 
Site Contact:
Craig Myers
OSC

(myers.craig@epa.gov)

Site Location:
Salt Lake City, UT 80138
 response.epa.gov/2018PREPExercise

The U.S. EPA Region 8 and Andeavor conducted a no fault full-scale exercise (FSE) under the National Preparedness for Response Exercise Program (PREP). The exercise took place in Salt Lake City, UT on June 14th, 2018. The FSE is designed to test the entire community response in accordance with the Tesoro (Currently Andeavor) Salt Lake City Facility Response Plan (FRP) and the U.S. EPA Region 8 Regional Contingency Plan (RCP).

The activities focused on the initial response to a worst-case discharge of crude oil from the Tesoro remote tank farm. The FSE is designed to evaluate response capabilities and enhance coordination among response partners during a regional response involving a large-scale oil release. The FSE is also designed to meet 15 core components of PREP:

1. Notifications
2. Staff Mobilization
3. Response Management System
4. Discharge Control
5. Assessment of Discharge
6. Containment of Discharge
7. Recovery of Spilled Material
8. Protection of Sensitive Areas
9. Disposal
10. Communications
11. Transportation
12. Personnel Support
13. Resource Support and Logistics
14. Procurement
15. Documentation

During the FSE, the incident command post (ICP) and unified command (UC) was established at the Hilton Garden Inn Conference Center in Salt Lake City, UT. Resources were also deployed to the field for exercise operations.


Unified Command Center, Salt Lake City First Responders on Scene at Tesoro pump malfunction and fire Additional fire resources arrived on site to extinguish the fire at the Tesoro crude pump. Firefighters extinguishing the blaze EPA personnel observing firefighting operations First Responders in action battling the Tesoro crude pump malfunction fire Tank 405 leaking into the adjacent canal to Salt Lake City Oil Drain Response team evaluating spill response and equipment needs for canal Tesoro Crude pipes that have been negatively impacted and broken. South Davis First Responders deployed to site Tesoro Crude Pump Tank Boom location one approximately 100 yards downstream of impacted crude pipes Boom Location One along Salt Lake City Oil Drain Canal Siphon structure at the Jordan River above Boom 07 Setting up boom for oil spill containment at location two Salt Lake City Oil Drain Boom 04 located down river on chevron Property Evaluating the extent of the spill on the Salt Lake City Oil Drain and determining boom deployment Third boom deployment and spill containment location Temporary holding tank for product collected from Product Collection Point 01. Boom 02 & Boom 03 along the Salt Lake City Oil Drain Skimmer collection on the river right, upstream side of Boom 01. Location ID is Product Collection Point 01 on Salt Lake City Oil Drain. Salt Lake City Oil Drain Boom 05 with hard boom and sorbet boom Secondary containment boom deployment to Salt Lake City Oil Drain Boom 07 on Salt Lake City Oil Drain Canal in front of large culvert. Hard boom only, no product Collection at this location. Boom Location 06 on Salt Lake City Oil Drain