VA. Port Authority

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• VA. Port Authority
• Maritime
• Incident
• Response
• Team

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Mission Statement
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Mission Statement

• The MIRT is to
• Provide immediate on-scene maritime advice and
  agency liaison to Incident Commanders responding
  to fires in the marine environment
• Promote marine fire fighting team-building
  efforts in the Port of Hampton Roads through
  training and drills

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MEMBERSHIP

• Approximately 100 members

• Sponsored by own agency

• Most Fire Departments have
• assigned full engine companies
• to the MIRT

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Participating Agencies

• Local Fire Departments
• Virginia Port Authority
• Virginia Maritime Association
• U.S. Coast Guard
• U.S. Navy
• Maritime Administration
• Virginia Pilots Association
• Association of Maryland Pilots
• Va. Department of Emergency Management
• Hiller Systems

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TYPES of INCIDENTS

• Fires
• Hazardous Materials
• When requested by any local IC
• When requested by the USCG/COTP
• Hurricanes
• Grounding
• SAR Cases

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PLANNING

• Marine Firefighting Contingency Plan
• Area Contingency Plan
• Local Prep Spill Drill
• Harbor fest
• OPS Sail 2000
• Determined Promise 04
• Jamestown Celebration
• Local Fireboats

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EQUIPMENT
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EQUIPMENT
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Local Fireboats
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Metal Shark for the County
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EQUIPMENT

• Thermal Imagers
• Radiation Detection Equipment
• Petrogen Cutting Torches
• Rigging Gear
• Specialized Marine Firefighting Equipment
• Marine Communications

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TRAINING

• Annual Hampton Roads Marine Firefighting
  Symposium
• Annual USCG/VPA SAR Forum
• Quarterly MIRT Training
• Assist any local jurisdiction with training needs

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Response to LA PRINCESA
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Response to LA PRINCESA

• Sector requested MIRT at approx. 0400 on 13NOV09
• MIRT sent both firefighters and HAZMAT team from
  VA Beach
• Worked w/ Atlantic Strike Team (AST) on plan for
  barge/cargo assessment
• VA Beach HAZMAT team acted as back-up for AST
  personnel

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Committees / Programs

• Coordinating the Annual Hampton Roads Marine
  Firefighting Symposium
• Co-Chair of the Annual USCG/VPA SAR Forum
• Member of the Virginia and Coastal Maryland Area
  Contingency Committee
• Sub-committee member of ACP Places of Refuge and
  Command Village Locations

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Committees / Programs

• Member of Virginia Maritime Association
• Chairman of VMA Fire Protection Sub-committee
• Member of VMA Port Readiness Sub-committee
• VPA alternate representative to the Hampton Roads
  UASI

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Committees / Programs

• Member of the Regional IMT Steering Committee
• Member of the USCG Hampton Roads Maritime
  Transportation System Unit working group (MTSU)

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IMT Team Update
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IMT Team Update
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IMT Team Update
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CONTACT INFORMATION

• USCG Sector Hampton Roads
• 757-668-5555
• VA. Port Authority Dispatcher
• 757-683-2195
• Bill Burket
• 757-615-6661
• bburket_at_portofvirginia.com