Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 15 - Governor, Office of
Rule 15.06.05 - HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE RESPONSE RULES
Section 15.06.05.010 - DEFINITIONS
Current through August 31, 2023
In addition to the definitions in Section 39-7103, Idaho Code, the following definitions apply: (3-31-22)
01. Emergency Responder. Person affiliated with an emergency response agency who is dispatched to the scene upon notification of a hazardous substance incident. Emergency responders may be local, state, federal or industry personnel who have received appropriate hazardous materials training as defined by OSHA and EPA Regulations. (3-31-22)
02. EPCRA. Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act of 1986 (Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act).. (3-31-22)
03. Hazardous Substance Incident. An emergency circumstance that requires a response by the state emergency response team or the local emergency response agency to monitor, assess and evaluate a release of, or the threat of a release of, a hazardous or potentially hazardous substance. A hazardous substance incident may require containment or confinement, or both, but does not include site cleanup or remediation efforts after the incident commander has determined the emergency has ended. (3-31-22)
04. Hazardous Substance Incident Levels. (3-31-22)
05. Idaho Hazardous Materials/WMD Incident Command and Response Support Plan. A plan that has the primary purpose of providing effective, coordinated emergency response support to local government by state, federal and private agencies for incidents involving the release of hazardous substances in the state of Idaho. (3-31-22)
06. Idaho Regional Response Teams. Teams authorized by the state of Idaho which are trained and equipped to respond to incidents. These teams are based in local departments and respond outside local jurisdictional boundaries upon approval of the Office of Emergency Management. These teams include Regional Hazardous Materials Response Teams (RRT's) as well as Regional Bomb Squads (RBS's). The Idaho Regional Response Teams are responsible to the local Incident Commander. (3-31-22)
07. Incident Command System (ICS)/National Incident Management System (NIMS). (3-31-22)
08. Incident Commander. The designated local emergency response official responding to an incident. This person must be fully trained and knowledgeable in the ICS. Normally, the Incident Commander will be the local fire chief or law enforcement officer. A local jurisdiction, based on its local plan and resource assessment, may request that Idaho State Police assume incident command, particularly for incidents on U.S. Interstates and state-numbered routes, including rights-of-way. The Incident Commander is in overall charge of all efforts at the scene. (3-31-22)
09. Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC). A committee made up of local officials, citizens, and industry representatives charged with development and maintenance of emergency response plans for the local emergency planning district as per EPCRA requirements. Planning procedures include hazardous substance inventories, compilation and coordination of fixed facility emergency response plans, hazardous substance response training, and assessment of local response capabilities. (3-31-22)
10. Regional Response Team (RRT). See Idaho Regional Response Teams. (3-31-22)
11. Reimbursable Costs. The total eligible expenses arising from response to a hazardous substance incident. Such costs generally include, but are not limited to, all state and local government expenses that result from the assessment and emergency phases of the response activity. Emergency response costs do not include clean-up or disposal costs of hazardous substances, except as may be reasonably necessary and incidental to preventing a release or threat of release of a hazardous substance or in stabilizing the emergency response incident. (3-31-22)
12. Responsible Party or Spiller. Any person who owns, controls, transports, or causes the release, or threat of release of a hazardous substance which is involved in a hazardous substance incident shall be strictly liable for the costs arising out of the response. (3-31-22)
13. State Communications. The communications center for state hazardous substance emergency response. State Communications can be reached by calling 1-800-632-8000 or 208-846-7610. Notification of State Communications is the first step in initiating the Idaho Hazardous Materials/WMD Incident Command and Response Support Plan. (3-31-22)
14. State Emergency Response Teams. See Idaho Regional Response Teams. (3-31-22)
15. State On-Scene Coordinator (SOSC). To ensure coordination during a significant incident, the state of Idaho will provide a State On-Scene-Coordinator (SOSC). The SOSC will facilitate the formation of a unified command during a significant incident. Under Unified Command, the Idaho SOSC can assist by acquiring resources, advising on response issues, and coaching the jurisdiction in overall scene management. The SOSC will coordinate with responding state agencies and be the principal state spokesperson in the unified command as an advocate for all state interests. In this role, the SOSC effectively represents the interests of the state of Idaho and its citizens. The Idaho SOSC will be appointed by the Director, Office of Emergency Management or his designee. (3-31-22)