Informe de recomendaciones y acciones a seguir posterior a emergencia de capeco.

1. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Alejandro De La Campa
Director
Caribbean Area Division (CAD)

2. Friday, October 23, 2009
12:23AM AST
 Explosion and ignition of tanks containing petroleum derivates began at the
Caribbean Petroleum Corporation (CAPECO) located in the Municipality of
Cataño.
12:45AM
 FEMA R-II CAD Director was notified of the incident by Director of PREMA.
1:00AM
 IMAT-CAD External Affairs staffer commenced media monitoring (radio,
web, TV) and provided CAD Director reports from state and local officials.
CAD Director forwarded information to RII Watch Officer.
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Initial Response Phase

3. Initial Response Phase
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Friday, October 23, 2009
2:00AM
 PREMA activated partially the Emergency Operations Center (EOC).
2:15AM
 CAD Director contacted Region II and activated CAD IMAT.
3:00AM
 The CAD was fully operational and the FEMA IMAT-CAD liaison was
deployed to the PREMA EOC to receive and translate updates.
7:00AM
 First Situation Report forwarded from CAD to RII Watch Officer.

4. Initial Response Phase
Friday, October 23, 2009
9:00AM
 PREMA activated the Emergency Operations Center (EOC).
11:00AM
 CAD Director participated at the Governor’s meeting with Local, State and
Federal agencies at the Municipality of Bayamón Emergency Operation
Center.
11:30AM
 As per the request of the Governor of Puerto Rico, the CAD established an
ICS-compliant Incident Command Post with CAD resources within 24 hours.
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5. Initial Response Phase
Friday, October 23, 2009
3:00PM
 PREMA established ICP at Puente Blanco Community and two preventive
shelters were opened in the Municipalities of Cataño and Guaynabo.
 More than ten (10) voluntary agencies collaborated in providing support to
First Responders and the impacted community.
6:00PM
 CAD Director participated at Governor’s press conference to announce the
establishment of the Unified Command Post starting Saturday morning.
8:00PM
 CaPeCo conducted press conference.
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6. Initial Response Phase
Saturday, October 24, 2009
8:30AM
 PREMA relocated the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to the Unified
Command Post (UCP) at Pedrín Zorrilla.
 CAD IMAT staff was deployed at the Incident Command Post (ICP) and UCP
to coordinate logistics and provide resources (i.e. computers, tables, chairs,
etc…) to augment PREMA response operations.
9:00AM
 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico requested an Emergency Declaration for
FEMA assistance.
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7. Initial Response Phase
Saturday, October 24, 2009
11:00AM
 CAD Director participated at the Governor’s press conference meeting at the
UCP with Local, State and Federal agencies.
2:00PM
 Governor of Puerto Rico requested voluntary evacuation in nearby
communities. Three (3) shelters in the municipalities of Cataño, Toa Baja
and Bayamón hosted a total of 604 evacuees.
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Saturday, October 24, 2009
6:30PM
 A Presidential Emergency
Declaration was issued in record
time, creating
FEMA-3306-EM-PR.
 Public Assistance (Section 406,
Stafford Act), Category
B – Emergency Work is
approved for five (5)
municipalities: Cataño,
Bayamón, San Juan, Guaynabo,
and Toa Baja.
Initial Response Phase

9. Initial Response Phase
Sunday, October 25, 2009
9:00AM
 Due to limited resources within the EPA, IMAT-CAD External Affairs lead
executed coordination of State and Federal PIOs, support for media
outreach, media monitoring/analysis; created joint Federal/State messaging,
and provided photo-documentation support to EPA and other federal
partners.
11:30AM
 Fire was suppressed at the incident site.
2:00PM
 Region II designated FCO arrived at the Unified Command Post.
 The Joint Field Office (JFO) was established in the same building as the
Region II /CAD facility.
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10. Additional Response Highlights
 FEMA Region II JFO provided key support and coordinated the flow of
information from other federal agencies such as NWS, EPA, FBI, USCG,
USACE, HUD, SBA, USFWS, CBP, ICE, and CSB.
 FEMA-3306-EM-PR developed a Joint Incident Action Plan.
 EPA and USCG served as lead federal agencies to support the oil spill and
fire contamination incident response.
 FBI was the lead law enforcement agency with support of ATF, ICE, and
CBP.
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12. After Action Report
Observations/Recommendations
ICS/NIMS Training and Implementation
 ICS/NIMS training was highlighted as one of the key findings. PREMA has
made it a priority to offer courses to appointed Senior Management officials,
State and locally elected officials who will be interacting with multiple
jurisdictions and agencies during emergencies as soon as possible.
 Two weeks after the event a meeting was held between FEMA and PREMA
to create an action plan for the development of ICS/NIMS trainings.
 ICS/NIMS exercises (table top, functional, full scale) must be conducted at all
levels of government to assess understanding of ICS/NIMS and training
effectiveness. PREMA will be scheduling future exercises.
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13. After Action Report
Observations/Recommendations
Notification/Activation of the Emergency Operations
Plan (EOP)
 Recent updates of the EOP have been performed and will be shared with
State and local level officials to enhance response operations.
 Training exercises will be conducted incorporating Federal partners to
integrate operations for future incidents.
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14. After Action Report
Observations/Recommendations
Development of Mass Fatality and Mass Casualty Plan
 Essential coordination for mortuary capacity and transportation resources is
needed to respond to a mass fatality incident, which did not occur during this
event. PREMA will provide leadership to facilitate this objective.
 Alternative resources will be identified by PREMA in the case casualty
capacity exceed state capabilities.
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15. After Action Report
Observations/Recommendations
Critical Resource Logistics and Distribution Plan
 Develop a Logistics Critical Management Plan and enhance the
Commonwealth Distribution Plan.
 PREMA is aware of the need to create a “Central Tracking Database”
system in order to avoid duplication of resources during emergency
operations.
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16. After Action Report
Observations/Recommendations
Interoperability Communications Plan Implementation
 PREMA will facilitate ongoing trainings to provide all State and local
Emergency Coordinators the tools to create a successful flow of
critical/essential information among state agencies, local jurisdictions,
organizations, the private sector and other related entities involved in
response and recovery operations.
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17. After Action Report
Observations/Recommendations
Establishment of a Joint Information Center
 PREMA will provide leadership for the establishment of protocols for an
operational State JIC for all types of emergencies in which state, local, federal
and private sector (i.e. voluntary agencies) partners can link up.
 Annual training and exercise will be performed with state, federal, local and
private sector Public Information Officers.
 Enhance the knowledge of ESF-15 External Affairs and State JIC operations
in order to effectively channel public information to the media and other
stakeholders.
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18. After Action Report
Observations/Recommendations
Federal Agencies Trainings
 Develop specific trainings related to Emergency Support Functions (ESFs)
5, 10, 13 and 15 to address unique emergency operations responses.
 Perform Federal Table Top Exercises (TTX) to improve existing emergency
response plans.
 Create interagency agreements between Federal Agencies to build up
capabilities to respond and coordinate emergency events.
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