TDEC OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES BRENDA APPLE
SILVER JACKETS PRESENTATION
APRIL 9, 2014
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Departmental Overview
2900 Employees 19% Part-time or seasonal in parks
2 Bureaus, 14 Divisions and 4 Offices Office of Energy Program January 1, 2013 (ESF 12) Archaeology & Geology
Environment combined with Parks & Conservation in 1991 (Formerly with Health)
Administratively includes Historical Commission and West TN River Basin Authority
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TDEC Budget
54 State parks 6 Inns, 8 Restaurants, 4 Marinas, 9 Golf Courses, 200 Trails with Hiking, Biking and Horseback Riding Newest State Park-Rocky Fork in Unicoi County
84 Natural Areas with 185,000 acres
Governor Haslam & Chris Padgett-Tim’s Ford SP
Short TDEC Video
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TDEC is not a Response Agency
We provide technical assistance
EPA and their contractors are the ESF 10 responders
DRH does respond to radiological events with DOE RAP teams
Not TDEC
Hazmat Spill, I-40 Exit 47, 5.22.02
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ESF 2 - Communications
200 Vehicles with radio communications Parks and Environment
Hand held portables UHF VHF TEMA high band Limited number of 800 MHZ Satellite WIFI capability
Parks Communication/Command Post
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Radio Shop & Commo trailer
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ESF 3 WWTP during 2010 Flood
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ESF 3 Debris Management
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8000 Containers Retrieved by EPA
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ESF 9 Search & Rescue
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ESF 10 Environmental Response
Air Pollution Control Water Resources Solid & Hazardous Waste Management Remediation (Superfund) Underground Storage Tanks Geology Radiological Health DOE-Oversight in Oak Ridge
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Radioactive Spill Team
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APC Open Burning Violations
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Temporary Debris Staging or Burn
WTRBA
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Stream Debris
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WTRBA Airboat
WTRBA Airboat