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Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC) during an Emergency Response: The Role of the SSC (2007)

This document is intended solely as guidance and was designed to provide technical assistance to the federal OSCs on the role of the Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC) during responses to releases of hazardous substances, pollutants, contaminants, or discharges of oil (or threats of either).

Unified Command Technical Assistance Document (2007)

The Unified Command (UC) Technical Assistance Document (TAD) provides guidance on UC implementation to all personnel involved in all-hazard emergency planning and response at the Federal, state & local levels.

ICS UC Technical Assistance Document (2000)

Provides guidance to all responders who are part of the NRS on the organizational management concept of an Incident Command System (ICS) led by a Unified Command (UC) for emergency response (updated from the 1996 ICS/UC TAD).

Minimum Essential ICS Training Elements (1999)

NRT Fact Sheets

Federal Natural Resource Trustees and the ICS/UC

This fact sheet facilitates the integration of federal resource trustees into the ICS/UC command structure; describes resources and assistance that federal trustees can provide; and where the coordination link occurs between Federal trustee response and natural resource damage assessment (NRDA) activities.

Appendix A - Federal Natural Resource Trustees & ICS/UC, Department of the Interior (2006)

This document addresses DOI emergency response and natural resource damage assessment and restoration (NRDAR) activities, as well as resources for which DOI is responsible, authorities under which DOI operates programs relevant to response, and information on response-related functions of the DOI Bureaus and Offices.