U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
POLLUTION/SITUATION REPORT
R2 Hurricane Irene/TS Lee (NY) Response - Removal Polrep
Initial Removal Polrep
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Region II
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Subject:
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POLREP #1
Region II Hurricane Irene Response
R2 Hurricane Irene/TS Lee (NY) Response
Edison, NJ
Latitude: 40.5159553 Longitude: -74.3550459
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To:
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From:
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James Daloia, Team Leader
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Date:
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8/26/2011
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Reporting Period:
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1500 Friday Aug 26
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1. Introduction
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1.1 Background
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1.1.1 Incident Category
At 0500 hrs EST, Category 2 Hurricane Irene was located 420 miles S-SW of Cape Hatteras, NC and moving north at 14 mph. The maximum sustained winds are 110 mph and the minimum central pressure is 942 mb. Irene will pass near or over the NC coast Saturday. Irene is expected to be a Category 2-3 as it reaches the NC Coast.
1.1.2.1 Location
As of 0500 hours, Hurricane Irene was situated 420 miles South to Southwest of Cape Hatteras, NC.
1.1.2.2 Description of Threat
Hurricane Warning:
Little River Inlet, NC to SandyHook, NJ
Hurricane Watch:
Sandy Hook, NJ to the Merrimack River
Storm Surge:
Surge will raise water levels 3 to 6 feet above ground level along the Jersey Shore
Rainfall
Total rainfall accumulations of 6 to10 inches with isolated amounts of 15 for New Jersey & New York through Monday morning.
As of 0500 hours, Hurricane Irene was situated 420 miles South to Southwest of Cape Hatteras, NC.Hurricane Warning:
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2. Current Activities
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2.1 Operations Section
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2.1.1 Narrative
2.1.2 Response Actions to Date
NEW YORK STATE:
- Governor declared a State of Emergency on August 25
- Request made for Pre-Disaster Emergency Declaration
- NY EOC has been partially activated
- NYC OEM fully activated at 0800 hours
- NYC Mayor calling for evacuation of parts of NYC (specifically the Rockaways)
NEW JERSEY:
- Governor declared a State of Emergency on August 25
- NJ EOC will be activated today on August 26
- Coastal portions of New Jersey are being evacuated
PUERTO RICO:
- State of Emergency Declared; received an Emergency Declaration on August 22
- PR EOC at full activation
- 12 shelters open with approx. 549 occupants
- 73,000 customers w/o power; restoration date is not known
- 36,250 customers are without water
- 7 medical facilities operating on emergency generator power
US VIRGIN ISLANDS:
- Isolated power outages
- Water shortages continue to effect St. Thomas
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2.2 Planning Section
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2.2.1 Anticipated Activities
Hurricane preparedness activities are underway.
- staffing plan and communications plan has been generated
- coordinated with OSCs to demobilize their removal sites
- coordinate with other EPA regions for backup personnel/resources, EPA-ERT, USCG-Atlantic Strike Team (AST) and removal cleanup (ERRS) and support (RST) contractors
- Generate sitreps
- Mobilize to the EOCs and the FEMA RRCC on Saturday, August 27, 2011.
2.2.1.1 Planned Response Activities
EPA staffing plan has been generated:
AFTERHOURS: National Response Center (NRC): 800-424-8802
WEBSITE: http://www.epaosc.org/R2HurricaneIreneResponse
Regional Incident Commander: James Daloia (908) 420-4505
Afterhours phone: Kim Staiger (908) 42-4510
Afterhours responder: Eric Daly (908) 420-1707
EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER (EOC) Representatives:
NYC EOC (Albany) - Michael Solecki (908) 420-4501
NJ EOC (Trenton) - Carl Pellegrino
NYC EOC - EPA not requested at this time
FEMA District 1 RRCC (NYC) - Margaret Chong (908) 420-4477
2.2.1.2 Next Steps
Updates will be posted in the REOC mailbox, on the Hurricane Irene Response website and in the forthcoming EPA Situational reports to be generated every 24 hours at 1200 hours, until operations have been stood down.
2.2.2 Issues
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2.3 Logistics Section
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No information available at this time.
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2.4 Finance Section
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No information available at this time.
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2.5 Other Command Staff
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3. Participating Entities
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4. Personnel On Site
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5. Definition of Terms
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6. Additional sources of information
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6.1 Internet location of additional information/report
For additional updates on Hurricane Irene response activities, please visit www.epaosc.org/R2HurricaneIreneResponse
INSTRUCTIONS FOR EPAOSC.NET:
If you do not have a password or have never used the EPAOSC.net website before, you will need to click the login button on the top right of the web page. Once on the login page, you will need to click on REGISTER HERE, provide the information requested and submit. This submits your request to ERT, and they will generate a user ID and password for you to enter the private side of the Website. In less than 10 minutes after registering, you should receive an e-mail from ERT SUPPORT providing the information (login and password). At this point you can then enter the website: www.epaosc.net, click on log in, then enter your information. Once logged in, click on websites, then click on Region 2. The Hurricane Irene website should be one of the first ten websites that pop up, if not, you can scroll down to the find the site. Click on R2 Hurricane Irene. Once on the site, you can navigate to the documents that will be stored there.
If you find that you are having trouble viewing the website, please give the EPA duty officer a call.
6.2 Reporting Schedule
24 hour reporting period. Next sitrep to be generated at 1200 hours Saturday, August 27
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7. Situational Reference Materials
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No information available at this time.
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