National Response Corporation (NRC) services

The Logistics department at NRC"s Headquarters in Great River, NY plans and executes the rapid deployment of NRC response equipment, personnel, ICN Participants, and supplies to the location of a spill in the quantities requested by the responsible party"s qualified individual or spill manager. They produce daily logistical summaries that furnish the spill manager the resources that have been deployed to date. Daily logistical planning reports provide the spill manager with information as to what additional resources are available and the time required for transport to the spill site.

NRC field operations are conducted from Mobile Command & Communications Units (MCCU"s) designed to accommodate a full range of communications transceiving capability. The systems are designed to provide the necessary equipment mix for communications with the corporate IOC in Great River, New York; vessels, aircraft, shore-based cleanup operations, and local logistics support agencies. NRC"s Mobile Command & Communications Units (MCCU"s) feature a spectrum of communications capabilities including VHF-FM & UHF-FM, portable UHF & VHF repeaters, Air-band radios, 1.2 meter Motosat voice & Internet satellite system, facsimile machines, and cellular telephones. Fully programmable UHF & VHF radios operating on FCC authorized spill response frequencies are distributed to NRC Regional Managers, ICN crew supervisors, and representatives of the responsible party"s spill management team.

The International Operations Center (IOC) in Great River, New York functions as the NRC focal point for translating client response requirements into asset sourcing and mobilization. This is the nerve center of NRC operations and the primary command and control cell for overall management of the response process. Central to the effectiveness of this process is a highly responsive information management system. Fully integrated information processing, networking, and presentation provide key NRC staff members immediate access to essential client and contractor points of contact, location and status of response assets, estimated/actual arrival times of response resources, area unique characteristics, and other information critical to managing time-sensitive response activities.

NRC has responded to thousands of marine and land-based oil spill incidents around the globe and our expertise in this field is unsurpassed. We are the largest commercial Oil Spill Response Organization (OSRO) in the US and tailor our services to meet each client’s specific needs and deliver a recognized and proven standard of excellence. NRC holds the highest oil spill contractor classification offered by the United States Coast Guard (USCG) and maintains stockpiles of oil spill equipment around the US and internationally for immediate response. With over 15,000 vessels, 2,000 barges and approximately 1,400 assorted facilities, refineries and pipelines as its valued clients, NRC is one of the world`s leading oil spill response organizations.

NRC is a recognized leader in the provision of response services to Hazardous Material (HAZMAT) incidents from a diverse range of sources. In a discipline that requires the greatest attention to detail, the use of sophisticated equipment and the highest level of training and expertise, NRC has proven time and again its ability to respond promptly and effectively to all levels of hazardous material incidents.