Unified Command (Deepwater Horizon oil spill)
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The Unified Command provides Incident Command System
/Unified Command (ICS)
for coordinating response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
.
The organization was initially headquartered at the Shell Robert Training and Conference Center in Robert, Louisiana
. Robert has 20 streets and one stop light. On June 15, 2010, they announced plans to move its 350 staff into 38224 square feet (3,551.1 m²) of space to downtown New Orleans, Louisiana
near the Superdome
.
The group works via consensus on managing the spill and making official statements. Incident commander
s from each group report to the National Incident Commander, Admiral Thad Allen, USCG. The Command has Incident Command Centers
in Houma, Louisiana
; Mobile, Alabama
; and Miami, Florida
(moving on June 11 from St. Petersburg, Florida
).
Among the functions is the Joint Information Center, consisting of Public information officer
s from the various components which coordinates the daily news.
Incident Command System
The Incident Command System is "a systematic tool used for the command, control, and coordination of emergency response" according to the United States Federal Highway Administration...
/Unified Command (ICS)
Unified Command (ICS)
In the Incident Command System, a Unified Command is one way to carry out command in which responding agencies and/or jurisdictions with responsibility for the incident share incident management....
for coordinating response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Deepwater Horizon oil spill
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill is an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico which flowed unabated for three months in 2010, and continues to leak fresh oil. It is the largest accidental marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry...
.
The organization was initially headquartered at the Shell Robert Training and Conference Center in Robert, Louisiana
Robert, Louisiana
Robert is an unincorporated community in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States. It lies east of Hammond, at the intersection of US 190 and LA 445, from which it has a signed exit on Interstate 12...
. Robert has 20 streets and one stop light. On June 15, 2010, they announced plans to move its 350 staff into 38224 square feet (3,551.1 m²) of space to downtown New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
near the Superdome
Superdome
Superdome may refer to:* The Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans* The Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia* HP Superdome server* Superdome , a 1978 ABC television movie...
.
The group works via consensus on managing the spill and making official statements. Incident commander
Incident Commander
The incident commander is the person responsible for all aspects of an emergency response; including quickly developing incident objectives, managing all incident operations, application of resources as well as responsibility for all persons involved. The incident commander sets priorities and...
s from each group report to the National Incident Commander, Admiral Thad Allen, USCG. The Command has Incident Command Centers
Incident command post
According to the National Incident Management System , and the Incident Command System , the Incident Command Post is one of five predesignated temporary facilities and signifies the physical location of the tactical-level, on-scene incident command and management organization...
in Houma, Louisiana
Houma, Louisiana
Houma is a city in and the parish seat of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, and the largest principal city of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's powers of government have been absorbed by the parish, which is now run by the Terrebonne Parish...
; Mobile, Alabama
Mobile, Alabama
Mobile is the third most populous city in the Southern US state of Alabama and is the county seat of Mobile County. It is located on the Mobile River and the central Gulf Coast of the United States. The population within the city limits was 195,111 during the 2010 census. It is the largest...
; and Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
(moving on June 11 from St. Petersburg, Florida
St. Petersburg, Florida
St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. It is known as a vacation destination for both American and foreign tourists. As of 2008, the population estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau is 245,314, making St...
).
Among the functions is the Joint Information Center, consisting of Public information officer
Public information officer
Public Information Officers are the communications coordinators or spokespersons of certain governmental organizations . They differ from public relations departments of private organizations in that marketing plays a more limited role...
s from the various components which coordinates the daily news.
Components
Members of the command are:- BPBPBP p.l.c. is a global oil and gas company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest energy company and fourth-largest company in the world measured by revenues and one of the six oil and gas "supermajors"...
- TransoceanTransoceanTransocean Ltd. is one of the world's largest offshore drilling contractors. The company rents floating mobile drill rigs, along with the equipment and personnel for operations, to oil and gas companies at an average daily rate of US$282,700...
- USCG
- Minerals Management ServiceMinerals Management ServiceThe Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement , formerly known as the Minerals Management Service , was an agency of the United States Department of the Interior that managed the nation's natural gas, oil and other mineral resources on the outer continental shelf...
- NOAA
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- U.S. Department of Interior
- U.S. Department of Defense
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- U.S. National Park Service
- U.S. Department of State
- USGS
- Centers for Disease Control and PreventionCenters for Disease Control and PreventionThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are a United States federal agency under the Department of Health and Human Services headquartered in Druid Hills, unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, in Greater Atlanta...
- Occupational Safety and Health AdministrationOccupational Safety and Health AdministrationThe United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration is an agency of the United States Department of Labor. It was created by Congress of the United States under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, signed by President Richard M. Nixon, on December 29, 1970...