Emergency Response

Emergency Response

NWFF remains focused and committed from the time we receive the initial dispatch to an incident or release, and throughout the mitigation and remediation process. Our follow-through doesn’t ignore the reporting, closing, and after-action review and feedback of any project.

Our team ensures that each phase of the cleanup project is completed with our client’s best interests in mind, which includes regulatory compliance and safety. Our strategically located offices in the Northwest allow us to respond directly to marine and waterway spills in Oregon, Washington and California.

Land Based Response

Crews on call 24 hours a day and 365 days a year. We are prepared and eager to respond to any of our clients’ environmental needs in emergency and non-emergency situations. This division responds to a wide variety of incidents. They range from one to 10-gallon fuel or oil spills to 10,000-gallon gasoline releases to unknown chemical releases, on land, or in water. NWFF has the capability of mobilizing the personnel, equipment, and supplies necessary to mitigate and remediate land-based environmental emergencies of any size, anywhere in the Northwest.

NWFF management personnel are trained in all phases of project management. Our professionals coordinate between local, state, and federal agencies, and actively communicate with our clients on all project-related information.

Emergency responders on scene of spill with organic absorbent on ground. Man in safety vest with NWFF Environmental on it and hard hat holding clipboard. Steam roller in background with additional workers.

Waterway Based Response

The U.S. Coast Guard has granted NWFF the designation of Oil Spill Response Organization (OSRO). We’ve met the stringent requirements regarding containment booms, boats, skimmers, and other specific equipment necessary for effective and efficient cleanup of state and federal waterways.

  • 24/7 toll-free spill number: 800-942-4614 
  • Quick response time to NW waterways 
  • Thousands of feet of hard boom in inventory 
  • Skimmers with pumps and 50,000-gallon bladders for oil recovery 
  • Soft boom and absorbents 
  • Facility site plans; site security plans 
  • QI, SI and ICS services 
  • Advocate for a client with government and agencies