Quick Reference Guides

Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Ethanol Quick Reference Guides (QRGs) for Federal On-Scene Coordinators (FOSCs) can be accessed via the following links:

Biological QRGs

Chemical QRGs

Improvised Nuclear Device (IND) and Radiological Dispersion Devices (RDD) QRGs

Ethanol QRG

SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 Resources for FOSCs

The COVID-19 Resources Compilation for Federal On-Scene Coordinators (OSCs) is available here.

National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan and the National Response System Independent Study Course (IS-1190)

The National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP) and the National Response System (NRS) Independent Study Course (IS-1190) (external link) is available on the Emergency Management Institute website. The course goal is to educate stakeholders and a larger audience on planning for and responding to environmental incidents, and to highlight how the NCP/NRS and the National Response Framework (NRF)/Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act) align. The primary audience of the training is NRS stakeholders, first responders, emergency management professionals, and state and local appointed/elected officials. Secondary audiences is industry members and the public who support planning and response activities related to environmental incidents.

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