Cal OES Regional Hazardous Materials Response Program
• Charles Tobias • Cal OES - Fire Assistant Chief – 2 1/2 years • Manage • RHMR Program • Hazmat Type II Vehicle Program • Haz Mat Operational Response
• Charles Tobias • Fresno Fire Department - 36 years • Manage • • Hazmat Anti-Terrorism Homeland Security MMRS
• Jack Harrah • Cal OES – Senior Emergency Services Coordinator • Staff Research Associate, UC Davis – 6 years • Integrated Waste Management Board (now Cal. Recycle) – landfill inspector and used oil recycling – 11 years
Jack Harrah • Governor’s Office of Emergency Services – Senior Emergency Services Coordinator – 19 years • Unified Program – business plan (EPCRA) and Cal. ARP (RMP) • Spill reporting • Hazmat Type II Vehicle Program
Cal OES Regional Hazardous Materials Response (RHMR) Program • • Contractual Assignee Agreement 12 Cal OES Type II Haz Mat Vehicles 17 Personnel Trained to HM Specialist 5 Specialists / 1 HM ASO Responders
Cal OES Regional (RHMR) Program • • • Upgrading to Type I 25 Personnel Trained to HM Specialist 7 Specialists WMD Certification 1 HM ASO Responders
Cal OES RHMR Program • 2 Cal OES Haz Mat Vehicles per Region • • • Region 1 -LA City and LA County Region 2 -Contra Costa County and Seaside Region 3 -Yuba City and Susanville Region 4 -Modesto and Tracy Region 5 -Kern County and Fresno Region 6 -San Diego and San Bernardino
Cal OES RHMR Program • • • Funded through June 30, 2021 Submitting Proposal for Additional Funding Responses
Cal OES Haz Mat Typing Program • • • 63 Local Govt. Haz Mat Teams in State Type 1 - 3 12 Cal OES Sponsored Haz Mat Teams California Master Mutual Aid System IROC