2015 Refugio Oil Spill Overview
IT STARTS… Tuesday May 19, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. initial reports of a strong odor comes into County Dispatch and County Fire is sent to investigate…
THE EXTENT IS COMING TO FRUITION Due to the extent of the incident responding agencies include:
SPONTANEOUS VOLUNTEERS
AFFLIATED VOLUNTEERS On Wednesday May 20, 2015 County of Santa Barbara requested EOC CERT Volunteers to assist at County EOC
CERT USED AT TRAFFIC CONTROL POINTS
CERT VOLUNTEERS ACTIVATED On Sunday May 24 th at 10:00 a.m. UCSB, City of Santa Barbara, CalVolunteers, OSPR, Coast Guard, Fish and Wildlife, and State OES meet to discuss the best way to utilize CERT volunteers on the beaches Monday May 25 th 4 hours of Volunteer Reception Center Training
THEN ANOTHER 4 HOURS Monday May 24 th – Hazardous Communications Training
NEXT, BEACH CLEAN UP Check in…
CERT LEADERS CERTS used as Strike Team Leaders
IMPACTS TO UCSB
IMPACTS TO UCSB
MANY CONTRIBUTIONS • Bacara Resort • Patxis Pizza, and others
LAST BUT NOT LEAST… • A big thanks to CalVolunteers, Costa Mesa, UCSB and OSPR
LESSONS LEARNED • Determine how volunteers will be utilized before/during an incident • Have a check/task list for volunteers before they are assigned • Appropriate list of acronyms • A tour of the facility they will be working in • Including a schematic of the way the room will be set up • Who they report to • Disaster Service Worker – Who swears them in
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Photos and contributions: • James Caesar, Emergency Manager, UCSB • Amy Shadkamyan, Business Continuity Manager, UCSB • Bob Strojek, EOC CERT Volunteer • Stella Larson, CERT Graduate/CERT Corp Member • Dora Perez, Spanish CERT Graduate
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