The 2009 Final Northwest Area Contingency Plan (NWACP) is now available for your viewing and downloading. This document will be updated annually, so please feel free to submit any comments on the web site through the comments page. Or, comments can be submitted directly via email to the RRT/NWAC Steering Committee Co-Chairs:

  • Josie Clark
  • EPA Region 10 - [ECL-116]
  • 1200 Sixth Avenue
  • Seattle, WA 98101
  • 206-553-6239
  • clark.josie@epa.gov
  • Heather Parker
  • USCG District 13
  • Jackson Federal Building
  • 915 Second Avenue
  • Seattle, WA 98174
  • 206-220-7215
  • heather.a.parker@uscg.mil

The discrete pieces to the NWACP are listed below. To view a list of the sub-sections contained in each document click the Contents icon. To open each section click the PDF icon.

The entire NWACP document is available here (13 MB).

 SectionContentsView PDFSize
Preface Emergency Notification List
First Responder Guidelines
Initial Assessment Checklist
Table of Contents 		View PDF 1.2 MB
1000 INTRODUCTION View Contents View PDF 498 KB
2000 COMMAND View Contents View PDF 296 KB
3000 OPERATIONS View Contents View PDF 208 KB
4000 PLANNING View Contents View PDF 496 KB
5000 LOGISTICS View Contents View PDF 222 KB
6000 FINANCE/ADMINISTRATION View Contents View PDF 197 KB
7000 HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES(HAZSUB) UNIQUE INFORMATION View Contents View PDF 325 KB
8000 MARINE FIREFIGHTING View Contents
8000 - Sector Portland's Marine Firefighting Contingency Plan View PDF 258 KB
8100 - Sector Seattle Marine Firefighting Plan View PDF 247 KB
8200 - Marine Firefighting Contingency Plan View PDF 1 KB
Annex A - Marine Firefighting Response Procedures View PDF 1 KB
Annex B - Shipboard Fire Operations Guide View PDF 1 KB
Annex C - Specific Agency Contact Information View PDF 1 KB
Annex D - Resources View PDF 1 KB
Annex E - Radio Frequencies View PDF 1 KB
9000 AREA PLANNING DOCUMENTATION View Contents
9000 - 9600, 9630 - 9960 View PDF 297 KB
9610 - NW Area JIC Manual View PDF 536 KB
9620 - Washington State Disposal Guidance View PDF 131 KB
9650 - Communications Manual View PDF 353 KB
9660 - Health and Safety Manual View PDF 402 KB
9670 - Special Monitoring of Applied Response Technologies View PDF 769 KB
9680 - Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Oil Spill Response View PDF 176 KB
9690 - Places Of Refuge View PDF 153 KB
9960 - Oregon Chemical Terrorism Plan View PDF 164 KB
9970 - NW Wildlife Plan View PDF 210 KB