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1 UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY US/MX Border Emergency Response and Preparedness Program Brandi ToddBrandi Todd, On-Scene Coordinator

2 UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Border 2012/2020 Goal 5: Enhance Joint Readiness for Environmental Response Emergency Preparedness 2020 Kickoff : National Coordinators Meeting April 1,2 2012

3 UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Task Forces Gulf Falcon Amistad Tri-State Jhana Enders Brandi Todd Paige Delgado EPA Region 6 Contacts James Staves Border Coordinator

4 UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Task Forces Sister City Plans EL Paso/Sunland Park/JuarezMOU 20072009 Presidio/Ojinaga2004est. 2013 Del Rio/Acuna2001est. 2013 Eagle Pass/Piedras Negras1998est. 2013 Laredo/Nuevo Laredo1998 Pending Laredo City Council Approval McAllen/Reynosa19992009 Weslaco/Rio Bravo2003 Incorporated with McAllen/Reynosa Brownsville/Matamoros19972002 UpdatedOriginal SigningSister City Pair

5 UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Task Forces Exercises Bi-National Tabletop Exercise McAllen, June 2009 Tri-National Tabletop Exercise Piedras Negras, June 2009 Field Exercise Del Rio-Acuna, 2007 Field Exercise Juarez, 2009

6 UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY BECC Grants Awarded to: 1.Del Rio/Acuna - Sister City Plan (SCP) update 2.Eagle Pass/Piedras Negras – SCP update 3.Presidio/Ojinaga – SCP update 4.Nuevo Laredo – Bridge Exercise Border Environment Cooperation Commission

7 UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY NORTHCOM Partnership Equipment Transfers (OHDACA) HAZMAT Tech Training Intro to Equipment Knowledge Exchanges (BPC) Enhance cooperation Strengthen bi-national contingency plans at the local, state, regional and national levels Reduce risks of emergencies and disasters

8 UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Conducted in compliance with "Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response" standard (HAZWOPER), 29 CFR 1910.120. HAZMAT Technician Training HAZMAT Technician training focuses on: recognizing and evaluating a hazardous materials incident organizing the response team protecting response personnel identifying and using response resources implementing basic control measures refining decision-making skills to protect the public and the environment EPA specific: equipment training

9 UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Equipment Transfers & Trainings Hosted by EPA, NORTHCOM, PROFEPA, and Proteccion Civil Approx. 100 first responders HAZMAT Technician trained October 2010: Piedras Negras October 2011: Nuevo Laredo Matamoros Reynosa

10 UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Future Equipment Transfers & Trainings 2012: Rio Bravo Ojinaga

11 UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Brownsville, 2010/2011 Bi-National Exercise Preparation, Brownsville/Matamoros Paige Delgado El Paso, 2011 Communications, El Paso/Juarez Jhana Enders Current: Expedited Border Crossings, Eagle Pass, Del Rio Brandi Todd Risk Mapping, Brownsville Paige Delgado Knowledge Exchanges

12 UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY South Padre April 25, 26 2012 MEXUS TTX

13 UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY PROFEPA exercise NCM Future Activities

14 UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY EPA Border 2012 Web Page www.epa.gov/usmexicoborder

15 UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Dive Team

16 UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

17 Contacts Region 6 Emergency Preparedness and Response Border Team Program Coordinator Gulf Task Force Falcon Task Force Amistad Task Force Tri-State Task Force Jim Staves Paige Delgado 469-371-2529 Brandi ToddBrandi Todd 972-974-2971 Jhana Enders Maria Sisneros

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