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1. Introduction
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1.1 Background
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1.1.1 Incident Category
1.1.2.1 Location
IRENE BATTERING EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA…TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SPREADING NORTHWARD ALONG THE DELMARVA COAST…
At 11am EDT, Hurricane Irene is located 50 miles west of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina and moving to the north-northeast at 15 mph. The maximum sustained winds are 85 mph and the minimum central pressure is 952 mb.
1.1.2.2 Description of Threat
On the forecast track the center of Irene will move across northeastern North Carolina this afternoon. The hurricane is forecast to move near or over the mid-Atlantic Coast tonight and move over southern New England Sunday. Irene is a Category 1 Hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Scale. Slight weakening is forecast as Irene crosses eastern North Carolina but Irene is forecast to remain near hurricane strength as it moves near or over the mid-Atlantic states and approaches New England.
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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 –
Mandatory evacuations currently underway in NYC Zone A and the Rockaway Peninsula.
Tolls on Marine Parkway and Cross Bay Bridges waived until further notice.
MTA planning system-wide shutdown at noon tomorrow, 27 August. Last eastbound train from Penn Station departs 11:45 a.m. Last westbound train departs Long Beach at 12:26 pm.
Possible bridge closures if wind conditions exceed 60 mph.
NEW JERSEY –
Evacuations currently underway in coastal counties.
Beginning at 6 p.m. this evening, 26 August, contraflow will be in effect to expedite evacuation from Long Beach Island in Ocean County.
Both PATH and NJ transit rail suspend service at noon Saturday, August 27.
NJ transit bus and light rail suspend service at 6 p.m. Saturday, August 27.
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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
- OSCs have been mobilized to the EOCs and the FEMA RRCC as of 1200 hours on Saturday, August 27, 2011.
2.2.1.1 Planned Response Activities
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
No reports from the EOCs at this time. All responders standing by in response ready mode.
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2.3 Logistics Section
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2.4 Finance Section
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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 at (908) 420-4510.
6.2 Reporting Schedule
24 hour reporting period. Next sitrep to be generated at 1200 hours Sunday, August 28
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7. Situational Reference Materials
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