The purpose of this session is to discuss the ever-changing landscape of the emerging contaminant of PFAS. Topics will include challenges of transitioning to non-PFAS based firefighting agents, regulatory landscapes, and emerging remediation.

The global pandemic has caused for better or worse, extensive changes in the way that emergency preparedness activities are conducted. Industry and governmental regulators alike have been pushed to adapt to virtual and/or hybrid operational environments while also ensuring the safety of their first responders both remotely and in the field. This session will provide an opportunity for emergency preparedness trainers and specialists to share new developments and strategies in their program offerings that will ultimately contribute to a safer response community. The presentations will be followed by an interactive game that incorporates elements of all three presentations.

In this session we will discuss best practices and lessons learned in leveraging contracted resources for spill response. Discussions will focus on strategies, frameworks, and tools to help ensure a safe and reliable augmentation of spill response capabilities through a contractor network. Participants will hear from presenters which include views from operators, practitioners and industry experts.

With a significant number of Indigenous/Tribal Communities owning land or having traditional territory located on or adjacent to energy infrastructure, there has been a marked increase in Indigenous/Tribal interest in emergency response planning. Such communities can find themselves on the front lines of oil spill emergencies. Indigenous and non-Indigenous speakers will highlight initiatives and partnerships in the Canadian and U.S. energy industry aimed at furthering response planning in collaboration with Indigenous Communities. Examples include enhancements to emergency management programs, combined field response exercises, ICS training, and geographic response planning.

This session will highlight hazard-specific special and unique response procedures, notifications, protective actions, emergency public information, and other best practices for unique hazards.