Homeland Security/Emergency Response

Emergency Response

• Emergency Removal Actions and Minor Containment
• Air Monitoring and Sampling
• Hazardous Material Categorization (HAZCAT) and Optimal Grouping
• Counter-Terrorism Response
• Oil Spill Response
• Federal Disaster Response

Training

• Level A, B, and C PPE Training
• First Responder Outreach Training
• Domestic preparedness – Emergency Response Readiness Training
• Confined Space Entry
• Incident Command System 100, 200, and 300 levels and Radiation Awareness
• First Responders Awareness and Operations
• Contingency Planning/Modeling

Threat & Vulnerability Assessments

• Water and Wastewater Systems
• Contingency Planning

Preparedness and Prevention Activities

• Counter Terrorism/Domestic Preparedness Exercises
• Risk Management Planning

OTIE has experience and trained emergency response personnel and currently provides emergency response activities nationwide under several federal contracts. OTIE provides 24-hour, 7 day a week, year-round emergency response to its clients through on-call personnel and fully equipped emergency response vehicles. We communicate through pagers, cell phones, and two-way communication radios that can be directly accessed by the client.

OTIE provides emergency response activities involving minor containment; air monitoring; soil, sediment, and water sampling; HAZCAT and testing, and emergency removals. We have worked on such emergency response projects as:

Our personnel are experienced with regulations promulgated under CERCLA, OPA, Stafford Act, and the Homeland Security Act of 2002. Our staff has Level A, B, and C PPE training and Incident Command System (ICS) Level 300 training enabling us to participate in joint training exercises without restrictions. OTIE has certified trainers as well as personnel trained in nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) awareness and responses as part of the National Response Plan. Our responders are trained in the identification of nuclear, biological, chemical, neurological, and radiological agents; proficiency in the use of M8 test kits; NBCR equipment usage; and decontamination area setups. OTIE personnel have participated in U.S. EPA Level A counter-terrorism exercises including simulated chemical and biological release scenarios.

	OTIE participated in large-scale emergency response preparedness events -Spill of National Significance 2007 (SONS07) and Top Officials 4 (TOPOFF4). SONS07 and TOPOFF4 were both full-scale exercises involving federal, state, and local governments to test the nation’s ability, at all levels, from emergency responders to cabinet level officials, to respond in a coordinated manner to a national disaster.
	OTIE provided emergency response assistance to identify sheen boundaries and locate oil and TCE saturated soil at a former industrial facility next to the Fond du Lac River, WI. OTIE-TN&A conducted soil sampling based on a grid-system, identified and recommended soil disposal options, and conducted air monitoring for organic vapors using TVA 1000 organic vapor instrument during soil removal activities.
	OTIE provided emergency response assistance to identify sheen boundaries and locate oil and TCE saturated soil at a former industrial facility next to the Fond du Lac River, WI. OTIE conducted soil sampling based on a grid-system, identified and recommended soil disposal options, and conducted air monitoring for organic vapors using TVA 1000 organic vapor instrument during soil removal activities.