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Incident Responses for September 2019 alyssa.gray Fri, 10/04/2019 - 15:03

An aerial view of an oil sheen and oil in a body of water along an urban shoreline.

Every month our Emergency Response Division provides scientific expertise and services to the U.S. Coast Guard on everything from running oil spill trajectories to model where the spill may spread, to possible effects on wildlife and fisheries and estimates on how long the oil may stay in the environment.

This month OR&R responded to 12 incidents, including oil discharges, sunken vessels, and other pollution-related incidents.

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Minds Behind OR&R: Meet Emergency Management Planning Specialist Kim Albins alyssa.gray Thu, 01/31/2019 - 13:00

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This feature is part of a monthly series profiling scientists and technicians who provide exemplary contributions to the mission of NOAA’s Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R). This month’s featured scientist is Kim Albins, emergency management planning specialist for OR&R’s Disaster Preparedness Program.

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Incident Responses for June 2018

Posted Wed, 07/11/2018 - 13:22

Every month our Emergency Response Division provides scientific expertise and services to the U.S. Coast Guard on everything from running oil spill trajectories to model where the spill may spread, to possible effects on wildlife and fisheries, and estimates on how long the oil may stay in the environment.

This month OR&R responded to 16 incidents, including oil discharges, sunken vessels, and hazardous material releases.

Here are some of June’s notable incidents ...

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Preparing for the 2018 Hurricane Season at FEMA

By Chris Landsea, National Hurricane Center

alyssa.gray Tue, 06/26/2018 - 12:21

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This is the second blog in a week-long series to highlight the importance of disaster preparedness. Follow us this week as we take a look at how NOAA prepares for natural and human-made disasters, and how you can prepare for the 2018 hurricane season. Share your #DisasterPreparedness strategy by commenting on our blog, or replying to our Twitter and Facebook.

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All-Hazards Risk Assessment: Keeping Colorado Safe with NOAA’s Free Mapping Tool

Posted Fri, 03/23/2018 - 16:46

By Kristen Faiferlick, Office of Response and Restoration

When disaster strikes, it’s important to know what locations and infrastructure may be at risk and what resources are available. For times such as this, OR&R’s mapping tool, MARPLOT^®, can help mitigate disaster.

With the ability to customize maps and their features, MARPLOT appeals to users like Greg Moser, emergency management coordinator for Westminster, Colorado, who use mapping tools to do all-hazards community risk assessment.

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Minds Behind OR&R: Meet Emergency Management Guru Katie Krushinski alyssa.gray Mon, 02/26/2018 - 17:57

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This is the fifth in a 12-part monthly series profiling scientists and technicians who provide exemplary contributions to the mission of NOAA’s Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R). This month’s profile is on Disaster Response Center (DRC) Exercise and Communication Coordinator Katie Krushinski.

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Incident Responses for January 2018 vicki.loe Mon, 02/05/2018 - 19:26

A boat next to a dock with garbage bags filled with oiled debris on it. A bridge is in the background

Every month our Emergency Response Division provides scientific expertise and services to the U.S. Coast Guard on everything from running oil spill trajectories to model where the spill may spread, to possible effects on wildlife and fisheries, and estimates on how long the oil may stay in the environment.

With more than 20 incident responses last month, OR&R started the new year off on a busy note.

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Abandoned Vessels

Fiscal Year 2017: A Record Year for OR&R’s Emergency Response Division

By Doug Helton

alyssa.gray Wed, 12/06/2017 - 19:54

Each year during this time, NOAA’s Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R) takes a step back to examine the previous fiscal year in its 2017 Accomplishments Report. Fiscal Year 2017 was a busy year for OR&R, but even more so for the Emergency Response Division, which responded to a total of 205 incidents — a new record.

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A Summer like NOAAther: A NOAA Intern’s Experience

Posted Wed, 08/02/2017 - 17:49

By Danny Hoffman, Office of Response and Restoration intern

A man standing in front of a wave pool with a NOAA building in the background.

When I told my friends and family that I would be interning at NOAA this summer, the first reply I often got was “NOAA? Aren’t they the ones that do the weather report?”

I have to profess that as a government and history double major, my knowledge of NOAA did not extend much beyond that before starting my internship. When asked what I would be doing, I mostly rattled off phrases from the internship description posted, not knowing many more specifics.

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