1. North Carolina Hazardous Materials Regional Response Teams

3. NCRRT Structure Contracted Municipalities (Fire Departments)
State Statute 166A
Certification and competencies
NC Certification Hazmat Responder Level 2 (Technician or Specialist)
Federal training resources

4. NCRRT Activation Sequence
All incidents in North Carolina begin and end with the local government.
24 hour Operations Center at the State EOC.
Response requests fall into two categories
Immediate response
Approved response.
By State Statute/Policy, four persons may request the response of NCRRT.
Director of Emergency Management (Secretary of Public Safety designee)
Local Emergency Management Coordinator
North Carolina Emergency Management Area Coordinator
Local Fire Chief

5. NCRRT Activation Sequence
Immediate response is indicated when there is an active release, the release is an unknown product, or the product released is an extremely hazardous substance (EHS) as listed on the EPA list of lists.
Approved response is a request that doesn’t fall into immediate response. A conference call is created with the requesting parties, the area coordinator, the NCRRT coordinator, the Emergency Management Duty Officer and the Director of Emergency Management to discuss the mission. The Director then renders a decision.

6. NCRRT types of response
Local mission
Phone advisory (no approval required)
On scene advisory mission
Small scale response mission
Full scale response mission

7. NCRRT Capabilities Chemical/substance identification
Air monitoring (Area Monitoring)
Biological agent detection
Radiological monitoring and detection
Release control and mitigation
Robotics
NCRRT does not clean up releases.

8. Local Missions
Each of the seven teams has a local jurisdiction that they protect.
Over the course of a year, the teams run hundreds of local level hazmat calls.
Local responses using State equipment does not require any approvals from NCEM.

9. Phone Advisory Need advice? Unsure of what to do on scene?
Call the State EOC
Advice is always free for everyone.
If in doubt, make the call.
The NCEOC is staffed 24-7

10. State Mission Responses
State Missions can be custom built for the task at hand.
May be a limited or small scale response of 2-4 responders and 1-2 vehicles.
Can be as large as responders and 3-5 vehicles for a full response.
Require approval from NCEM (8 min average approval if not immediate dispatch)

11. NCRRT on scene Work within the existing ICS structure (hazmat branch)
Will not take over command roles.
NCRRT requires assistance from the local EMS provider and local fire department for decon support.
NCEM Area Coordinator acts as Liaison between the team and local.

12. NCRRT outreach Community outreach for local responders and industry.
Pre-incident planning
Local Emergency Planning Committees
Exercises

13. NCRRT funding Tier II chemical reporting receipts
US Department of Homeland Security Grants
Mission recovery efforts

14. Resources for Responders
Online Apps
DOT ERG App
Wiser App
Aloha App
E-Plan App
Google for MSDS
DOT ERG
NCEM will provide any local requestor with free DOT ERG books.
E-Plan
The Tier II chemical facility data collection point
Each County in NC has access and has a person that can authorize additional users.
NCEM can provide training on this software for first responders
E-Plan has valuable information on facility chemical quantities, contact information, and for some facilities maps. (Sensitive Data)

15. Contacts
Justin J. Graney Emergency Services Assistant Branch Manager State Hazardous Materials Regional Response Teams Coordinator North Carolina Emergency Management