Apr
15
to Apr 22

Oil Spill Responder Basic Training

Oil Spill Responder Basic Training

Basic Skill, Tactics, Safety and Procedures for Community Based Spill Response

 

The Seldovia Oil Spill Team is offering a training in oil spill responder basics for team members and anyone interested in oil spill response.  Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the training will be offered through a series of virtual ZOOM meetings. The meetings will start at 5:30 pm and will take place on April 15th, 16th, 21st, and 22nd.

The 6-hour training will cover the following topics:

·      Safety for Spill Responders

·      Spill Response Equipment

·      Response Tactics

·      Geographic Response Strategies (GRS)

·      Incident Command System (ICS) for Spill Responders

·      SOS Team administrative procedures for Spill Responders

 

This course does NOT qualify as a Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response

(HAZWOPER) training, but there is some overlap with that type of training.  The course is intended for SOS Team responders and anyone interested in becoming a responder.

 

Participants in this course will need access to a computer and an internet connection fast enough to support the ZOOM virtual meeting service.  Otherwise, there are no prerequisites.

 

Registration:  To register contact Jamie Martin at office.sosrt@gmail.com or (907) 234-7400

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Sea Otter Recovery Center Banner Contest!
Oct
23
to Dec 4

Sea Otter Recovery Center Banner Contest!

SOS Response Team & CISPRI are looking for your help to create a beautiful sign that will help highlight one of the great resources in our community - the Sea Otter Recovery Center that sits ready to receive and rehabilitate wildlife in the event of a spill.

The rest is up to you!  Please read below for more details regarding banner design, contest rules & submission requirements

How to Enter the Contest

The contest begins on October 23, 2017. Submissions will be accepted through December 4, 2017. Winners will be announced via our website, social media websites and by direct contact to the winners' email accounts. In order for your entry to be submitted and reviewed by our judges, all entries must be:

  1. Submitted directly to Madalyn Grahn, office@sosrt.org 
  2. Submitted in their original source file and
  3. Submitted as a high resolution .pdf with 300 dpi or higher.

Banner Requirements

  • Theme: Logo must promote the mission of the SORC, "to help the marine wildlife recover in the event of a oil spill or other disaster."  Design should be universal in theme, and not nation specific.

Must include:

  • CISPRI logo, SOS team logo, Alaska Sealife Center Logo, City of Seldovia logo.

These are available through the SOS Facebook page or you can email Madalyn for the files.

  • Color: There are no limitations and any colors may be used. However, logo must look good in color.
  •  Banner dimensions: The banner will be a triangle design. Text should be easily legible from 150 feet- 6’’ tall font, and fit in the triangle space in photo (see poster)
  • Integrity: Images cannot contain copyrighted material. Images must have been created and edited by the contestant(s). Banner may not include images or licensed images that have been previously published. Must be easily reproducible and scalable for large and small formatting.
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Geographical Response Strategy
Apr
28
12:00 PM12:00

Geographical Response Strategy

CISPRI will be joining us again on the 28th for our second training of the year.  On the 28th we will be doing KB-16-03 Taffy Spit. We will be practicing diverting oil that would enter Seldovia Bay to Taffy Spit for recovery. We will be using a seal-shore boom and diverting the oil to the designated shoreside recovery site. Resources to protect: Internal salmon/herring, seabird feeding, marsh, seabird nesting, high density kelp patches, sea otters, high use recreation. Please email office@sosrt.org with any questions! 

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Community Spill Response Workshop
Apr
26
9:00 AM09:00

Community Spill Response Workshop

A bit of workshop/project background:  The workshop was conceived several years back following one of the large annual spill drill exercises in Valdez.  PWSRCAC staff observing and evaluating the exercise noted that communities leaders playing along had a challenging time understanding how they fit into the big response picture.  Even though a community leader might understand the Incident Command System (ICS) used to manage a spill for example, there are some unique aspects to spill response, especially in Alaska, that make it different from managing a flood or natural disaster event.  This will be the 8th time/location that this workshop has been conducted and PWSRCAC is excited to extend an invitation to the Seldovia event. 

Those details again:

When- Wednesday, April 26th, from 9am-4pm

Where- Sea Otter Community Center

Cost- It’s free to attend, and we’ll provide lunch and snacks through the day. 

How- We’re asking that people pre-register for the workshop so we have a good estimate on numbers.  Link: CLICK HERE TO REGISTER  

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Geographical Response Strategy
Apr
21
12:00 PM12:00

Geographical Response Strategy

CISPRI will be joining us for our first GRS training of 2017. On the 21st we will be doing KB-16-02 Powder Island. We will be practicing diverting oil that would enter Seldovia Bay to Powder Island for recovery. We will be using 2 skiffs while using boom and anchors. Resources to protect: Internal salmon/herring, seabird feeding, waterfowl or shorebird concentration areas, high density kelp patches, sea otters, high use recreation. Please email office@sosrt.org with any questions! 

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