Idaho Admin. Code r. 15.06.05.100

Current through September 2, 2024

Section 15.06.05.100 - REGIONAL RESPONSE TEAMS, DESIGNATION, LOCATION, JURISDICTION, ACTIVATION, LIABILITY

01.Designation of Regional Response Teams. Each RRT shall be capable of responding to hazardous substance emergencies within their jurisdiction or, when approved by the state of Idaho Military Division, Office of Emergency Management, in their region, or other state regions.

02.Location of Regional Response Teams.

Area of Idaho	Primary Response Counties	Designation	Team Location - Headquarters
Region 1	Benewah, Bonner, Boundary, Kootenai, Shoshone	RRT1 Spokane Bomb Squad	Kootenai County Fire and Rescue Spokane Police and Sheriff's Office
Region 2	Clearwater, Idaho, Latah, Lewis, Nez Perce	RRT2 Explosive response covered by Spokane and RBS3	Lewiston Fire Department
Region 3	Adams, Canyon, Gem, Owyhee, Payette, Washington (Gem response may come from Boise for access time)	RRT3 RBS3	Nampa/Caldwell Fire Department Nampa Police Department
Region 4	Ada, Boise, Camas, Elmore, Valley (Gem response for access time)	RRT4 RBS4	Boise Fire Department Boise Police Department
Region 5	Blaine, Cassia, Gooding, Jerome, Lincoln, Minidoka, Twin Falls (Minidoka and Cassia may come from Southeast for access time)	RRT 3, 4, 6, 7 RBS5	RRTs 3, 4, 6, 7 Twin Falls Police Department
Region 6	Bannock, Bear Lake, Butte, Bingham, Caribou, Franklin, Oneida, Power (Minidoka and Cassia responses for access time)	RRT6 Explosive response covered by RBS5 and RBS7	Pocatello Fire Department
Region 7	Bonneville, Clark, Custer, Fremont, Jefferson, Lemhi, Madison, Teton	RRT7 RBS7	Idaho Falls Fire Department Idaho Falls Police Department

03.Primary Jurisdiction of Regional Response Teams. See Subsection 100.02 of these rules.

04.Activation of Regional Response Teams.

a. The party requesting the assistance must:

i. Contact State Communications at 1-800-632-8000, or (208-846-7610.

ii. State their name;

iii. State their location;

iv. Provide a description of the incident; and

v. Provide a description of the type of assistance requested.

b. RRTs must be activated by the Military Division when responding outside their jurisdiction by calling Idaho State Communications Center at 800-632-8000, or (208) 846-7610. This will initiate a conference call, if appropriate, with the appropriate state and local agencies.

c. If the request is for assistance with a drug lab response, the requester must call State Communications and provide the following:

i. That the request is for a drug lab response;

ii. The location, which must include, at a minimum, the county and city;

iii. The type of assistance requested; and

iv. The nature of the chemicals released.

d. State communications will then page the OEMHS Haz Mat Duty Officer, provide the information, and request authorization for the RRT to respond. Upon authorization, State Communications will notify the appropriate RRT of the request for assistance and the authorization to respond.

05.Reimbursable Costs -- Hazardous Substances.

a. State emergency response teams and local emergency response agencies may submit claims within sixty (60) days of the termination of the incident, to the Military Division for reimbursement. Eligible documented costs, incurred as a result of their response to a hazardous substance incident, may be submitted.

b. State emergency response teams and local emergency response agencies may submit claims within sixty (60) days of the termination of the incident, to the Military Division for reimbursement. The following documented costs, incurred as a result of their response to a hazardous substance incident may be submitted:

i. Disposable materials and supplies acquired, consumed, and expended specifically for the purpose of the response;

ii. Compensation of employees for the time and efforts devoted specifically to the response that are not otherwise provided for in the applicant's operating budget, (e.g., overtime pay for permanent fulltime and other than fulltime employees, recalled personnel or responding when out of jurisdiction);

iii. Rental or leasing of equipment used specifically for the response (e.g., protective equipment or clothing, scientific and technical equipment);

iv. Replacement costs for equipment owned by the applicant that is contaminated beyond reuse or repair, if the applicant can demonstrate that the equipment was a total loss and that the loss occurred as a result of the response (e.g., self-contained breathing apparatus irretrievably contaminated during the response);

v. Decontamination of equipment contaminated during the response;

vi. Special technical services required for the incident response (e.g., costs associated with the time and efforts of local and state personnel to recover the costs of response, and of technical experts/specialists not otherwise provided for by the local government);

vii. Medical monitoring, treatment of response personnel, and rehabilitation costs as per 29 CFR 1910, 120 ; NFPA 1500; and NFPA 1584; and

viii. Laboratory costs for purposes of analyzing samples taken during the response.

c. Reimbursement for costs will not exceed the duration of the response. Reimbursements shall only be paid after the military division finds that the actions by the RRT, or the emergency response agency were taken in response to a hazardous substance incident as defined in this chapter.

06.Liability for Response Costs - Non-Hazardous Substances.

a. The spiller or transporter of non-hazardous substances shall be liable for the response costs of spills of non-hazardous substances when the spiller or transporter failed to comply with laws or regulations of the state or federal government which would have facilitated identification of the product as a non-hazardous substance.

b. The person or entity requesting assistance in all other instances shall be liable for response costs to non-hazardous substances.

Idaho Admin. Code r. 15.06.05.100

Effective March 31, 2022