1. U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Improving Pipeline Emergency Response Sam Hall U.S. DOT/PHMSA (804) 556-4678 sam.hall@dot.gov U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration - 1 -

2. U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Overview Goal: Reduce the consequences of pipeline failures by strengthening the capabilities of local emergency responders through “institutionalizing” pipeline awareness within the emergency response community. PHMSA has undertaken a variety of initiatives and activities to assist with accomplishing the goal: –Educating ourselves and the ER community by hosting/participating in pipeline ER forums –Building partnerships and coordinating with pipeline ER stakeholders –Actively communicating with the ER community via presentations at conferences and articles in trade publications –Creating/enhancing pipeline ER resources - 2 -

3. U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Educating Ourselves and the ER Community Multiple events: –INGAA/Spectra Energy Emergency Response stakeholder meeting – September 2011 –PHMSA Emergency Response Forum – December 2011 –HOTZONE Pipeline Emergency Response Focus Group – October 2012 Key lessons learned: –Leverage existing resources; learn from other industries –Ensure continuity and sustainability of solutions - 3 -

4. U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Building Partnerships National Association of State Fire Marshals (NASFM) –Ongoing partnership that produced Pipeline Emergencies training curriculum Transportation Community Awareness and Emergency Response (TRANSCAER®) –Voluntary national effort assisting communities prepare for and respond to hazmat transportation incidents Partnership with the Emergency Management Institute and the National Fire Academy Pipeline Emergency Response Working Group Georgia Pilot and Virginia pipeline hazard mitigation pilot - 4 -

5. U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Pipeline Emergency Response Working Group Established June 2012 Goals and approach: –Serve as a platform and voice for the pipeline industry and emergency responders on a strategic level –Serve as a platform for collaboration on identifying and facilitating solutions –Inventory existing resources that can be used to help institutionalize pipelines in the emergency response community –Address gaps in existing resources through partnerships - 5 -

6. U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Pipeline Emergency Response Working Group - 6 - 1. Tim Butters, PHMSA 2. Steve Fischer, PHMSA 3. Sam Hall, PHMSA 4. Bob Royall, IAFC 5. Lanny Armstrong, Pasadena, TX 6. Jerry Rosendahl, NASFM 7. Randy Novak, NAFTD 8. Greg Noll, NFPA 472 9. Wayne Yoder, National Fire Academy 10. Mike Hildebrand 11. Susan Waller, Spectra Energy, INGAA 12. Larry Hjalmarson, Williams, INGAA 13. Gweneyette Broussard, Shell Pipeline, API 14. Tom Cervino, Colonial Pipeline, API 15. Richard Boscarino, Consolidated Edison, AGA 16. David Spangler, Washington Gas Light, AGA 17. Mike Deegan, Clearwater Gas System (FL), APGA 18. Terrill Booker, Lake Apopka Natural Gas District (FL), APGA

7. U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Georgia Pilot Led by PHMSA’s Southern Region Working group of pipeline operators, emergency responders, and regulators Goals: –Establish and sustain effective communication between emergency responders and pipeline operators –Develop comprehensive training program for emergency responders –Develop a model that is transferrable to other states - 7 -

8. U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Outreach to the ER Community Presentations and booths at multiple conferences: –HOTZONE –IAFC hazmat conference –Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) –Continuing Challenge –Midwest Hazmat Conference Articles in fire service publications - 8 -

9. U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration PHMSA Pipeline Emergency Resources National Pipeline Mapping System (NPMS) Pipeline Emergencies training curriculum Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) – updated and expanded pipeline pages Pipelines and Informed Planning Alliance (PIPA) Call Before You Dig – 811 Technical Assistance Grants (TAG) program Community Assistance and Technical Services (CATS) Stakeholder Communications Website Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program – HM15 - 9 -

10. U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Thank You Sam Hall (804) 556-4678 sam.hall@dot.gov http://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/comm/EmergencyOfficials.htm http://opsweb.phmsa.dot.gov/pipelineforum/ pipeline_emergency_response_forum/index.html sam.hall@dot.gov - 10 -