OAR 837-120-0040
Dispatch Process
(1)
Before a regional or limited response team may respond to an incident, an initial assessment or size-up of the emergency shall be made.(2)
The initial assessment or size-up will usually be made by the agency having jurisdiction, either emergency spill responders, public safety agencies, local, state, federal, or tribal government officials (including team members), the county sheriff, or Oregon State Police personnel.(3)
If, after making an assessment or size-up of the incident, the on-scene incident commander or unified command determines that the emergency involves a hazardous material spill or release and that it cannot be successfully controlled with local resources, the on-scene official may request assistance from the regional or limited response team in whose region the incident occurs.(4)
The general boundaries of the primary response areas for regional hazardous materials emergency response teams are depicted on the map in which is available for viewing on the Office of State Fire Marshals website.(5)
Emergency response requests shall be directed to the appropriate regional hazardous materials emergency response teams.(6)
If contact with the appropriate RHMERT dispatch center cannot be made, or if the incident occurs in an area outside of a primary response area, the requesting on-scene government official shall direct the response request to the Oregon Emergency Response System (OERS) at 1-800-452-0311 any time or day.(7)
RHMERT contractors, when acting under state authority, may respond outside of their local jurisdiction in accordance with the criteria established by OAR 837-120-0030 (Emergency Response Criteria)(2) and (3), or under specific written or verbal approval of the State Fire Marshal Hazardous Materials Duty Officer.(8)
Granting of emergency response approval by the Office of State Fire Marshal Duty Officer constitutes the State’s agreement to pay Contractor’s team expenses from the State Spill Response Revolving Fund if full recovery of emergency response costs from a responsible party(ies) is not possible under OAR 837-120-0090 (Response Costs and Financial Liability).(9)
The State Fire Marshal’s emergency response approval may take the form of written Standard Operating Guidelines wherein the State Fire Marshal grants regional and limited response team contractor pre-authorization to respond to well-defined types of emergency incidents when time is of the essence.
Source:
Rule 837-120-0040 — Dispatch Process, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=837-120-0040.