The Bureau of Emergency Response (BER) Resources

• Emergency Telephone numbers - Contacts for reporting a spill or other emergencies
• Criteria for Incident Reporting - What you need to know in the event of a hazardous waste spill
  • Implementation Guidance-Petroleum Release [PDF - 148KB] - What to do after a petroleum product spill
  • Federal Release Requirements - Lists quantities that should be reported and to which agency
  • Discharge Notification Info - Information you will need to report in case of oil or hazardous waste discharge
  • Contractor List - Contact information for companies specializing in hazardous waste clean up.

The Bureau of Emergency Response (BER) Fact Sheets

• Media Fact Sheet for In-Situ Burning of Oil Spills
• Media Fact Sheet for Oil Spill Dispersants Use
• Information on Tar Balls
• BER Program Overview [PDF - 243 KB] - Information about the Bureau of Emergency Response

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The Bureau of Emergency Response (BER) Reports

• Household Hazardous Waste Info
• Tampa Bay Oil Spill - Information about Florida's largest oil spill
  • Restoration Plan [PDF - 431.08KB]
  • Tampa Bay Oil Spill Final Supplement [PDF - 2.5MB]
• Natural Resource Damage Claims - claims submitted by Florida to the Federal Government for restoration activities following coastal spills
• SW Florida Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan (DARP) [PDF - 358.36KB] - Proposes funding for wetland restoration of approximately 100 acres of public lands in coastal Manatee County
• SE Florida Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan (DARP) [PDF - 410.42KB] - Proposes funding for restoration projects in coastal Martin County and funding for sea turtle lighting enforcement in Palm Beach County
• NE Florida Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan (DARP) [PDF - 392.68KB] - Proposes funding for a coastal restoration project sponsored by the Florida Chapter of the Nature Conservancy
• SE Final Florida Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan (DARP) [PDF - 590.59KB] - Final Damage and Assessment Plan for the Ft. Lauderdale Mystery Spill of August 8, 2000
• Cooperative Damage Assessment  - Large scale damage assessments performed through state and federal coordination

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The Bureau of Emergency Response (BER) Contacts

• Household Hazardous Waste List - Collection and management contacts

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The Bureau of Emergency Response (BER) Forms

• Discharge Reporting Form - Notification to BER that a spill has occurred
• Initial Notice of Contamination Beyond Property Boundaries [PDF - 80.5KB]
• Source Removal Report [XLS - 126KB] - to be submitted to BER when cleanup is complete
• Emergency Response Contractor's Survey [XLS - 28.1KB]
• Free Product Removal for Petroleum Products [PDF - 16.8KB] - Required when petroleum spill occurs at a facility. This form provides written notification of free product recovery during source removal

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Laws and Statutes enforced by the Bureau of Emergency Response

• Florida Statute 376
• Florida Statute 403
• FAC 62-770 & Tables
• Federal Reporting Requirements

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The Bureau of Emergency Response (BER) Links

Florida Links

• County Government
• Department of Agricultural and Consumer Services (Agricultural Pesticides)
• Department of Health
• Division of Emergency Management - Emergency Management Internet Sites
• Petroleum Cleanup/Household Hazardous Waste
• Regulatory Districts/Maps
• University of Florida Center for Training, Research & Education for Environmental Occupations (TREEO)

Federal Agency Links

• Environmental Protection Agency
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
• National Response Team
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)/Department of Labor and Employment Security
• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
• United States Coast Guard

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