Qualifications Statement for Frederick W. Scalise, Ph.D

Emergency Management / Public Safety Planning Activities, 1987 - present:

Co-developer of a "generic emergency response plan" for use by public school districts (2004).

Facilitator and co-coordinator: "Community Emergency Notification System" (CENS) - a telephone-based
system for rapidly designating and alerting populations within at-risk geographic areas during an emergency
situation. Lane County (approximately the same size as the State of Connecticut) was the first area in the
United States to obtain this functionality (1992 - 2003).

Community liaison: Oregon Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) Community-Based Hazardous
Materials Emergency Preparedness, Community Capability Assessment (2002).

Developer and presenter of a bio-terrorism scenario for Lane County officials: A 2-hour tabletop exercise
conducted as part of an emergency preparedness summit (November 2001)

Evaluator: Lane County earthquake response exercise (QuakeEx: 1996).

Exercise designer and coordinator: Three (3) multi-jurisdictional, full-scale hazardous materials emergency
response exercises (1991 - 1995). Incidents included:

Truck accident with release of water reactive substance to river. Resulting airborne ammonia plume threatened
University of Oregon campus area. Agencies participating included Springfield Fire & Life Safety, Eugene Fire
Service HazMat Team, Springfield Police, Eugene Police, Lane County Sheriff's Office, Springfield Public Works, and
Oregon-OSHA.

Chemical explosion at University of Oregon science facilities resulted in release of hazardous substances to storm
drainage and the Eugene Mill Race, and a release of chlorine gas into the campus. Activities included evacuating
multi-story science department buildings and conducting building searches, and securing incident perimeters.
Agencies participating included Eugene Fire Department (with HazMat Team), Eugene Police, Eugene Public Works,
Metropolitan Wastewater Commission, and University of Oregon Department of Public Safety.

Release of epichlorohydrin vapor from railroad tank car parked on siding. Vapors migrated into adjacent commercial
and residential neighborhoods, and into nearby elementary school. Activities included monitoring vapor dispersion,
securing perimeters, alerting and mobilizing affected citizens, and evacuating the school. Agencies participating
included Eugene Fire Department (with HazMat Team), Eugene Police, Eugene Public Works, Eugene 4J School
District, and Southern Pacific Railroad.

Preparation and implementation of numerous emergency response plans for a wide variety of businesses and
industries, and facility types (1990 - present). Plans include USEPA-required Spill Prevention Control &
Countermeasures (SPCC) plans, US Coast Guard-required Marine Transportation-Related (MTR) facility
plans, emergency response plans required under RCRA and other environmental regulations, Emergency
Action Plans (EAP) required by OSHA, and Facility Response Plans (FRPs) required by the Oil Pollution Act
of 1990 [Note: One of the first FRPs approved for implementation in Alaska by the US Coast Guard, USEPA,
and State of Alaska was prepared by Dr. Scalise]

Program developer: City of Eugene Hazardous Materials Management Program - A fee-based program for
obtaining and compiling information about hazardous materials used and stored within the City for rapid
acquisition during an emergency incident. Program included site inspection process, preparation of pre-
incident response plans, code enforcement provisions, and local revisions to the draft Uniform Fire Code
Article 80 for adoption as ordinance (1990 - 1991).

Coordinator and plan author: Lane County Oil & Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Plan; City of
Eugene Oil & Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Plan (1987 - 1991). Involved meeting and
coordinating with representatives from most City and County departments, the local business and industrial
community, public safety agencies throughout Lane County, various NGOs, and the Oregon Department of
Environmental Quality, US Environmental Protection Agency, and Oregon State Fire Marshal's Office. All
applicable City of Eugene emergency plan departmental annexes were also updated to reflect the new
response procedures.

Employment, 1985 - 1987:

Associate Chemical and Radiation Safety Officer, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut

Developed radiation safety program, provided radiation safety training to faculty, staff and students, assisted
in development of hazardous waste management program, and identified elements for chemical safety and
hygiene program.

Employment, 1981 - 1982:

Environmental Biologist / Radiation Safety Officer, University of Oregon Office of Environmental Health &
Safety, Eugene, Oregon

Assistant radiation safety officer. Developed and implemented radiation safety program, radioactive waste
disposal program, hazardous chemical waste disposal program, and laboratory and chemical safety
program. Prepared three training and program manuals. Assisted with campus-wide occupational health and
safety program. Member of the University and Community Emergency and Spill Response Team.

Employment, 1977 - 1979:

Substitute teacher, replacement teacher, and special curricula teacher (8th - 12th Grades), East
Longmeadow Public Schools, East Longmeadow, Massachusetts

Employment, 1976 - 1979:

Independent and contract consultant. Project areas included:

Public safety / emergency management consultant and planner: Community vulnerability analysis and risk
assessment; response resource inventorying; emergency response contingency plan development, testing, and/or
evaluation.

Public policy analysis.

Energy consumption evaluations and efficiency improvement recommendations for public buildings.

Consultant and co-developer of high-efficiency solar heating system.

Contract work included organizing, coordinating, and supervising field research studies for organizations such as:
Westat Research Inc.; US Department of Commerce; National Institute of Dental Research.

Emergency Response / Public Safety Activities, 1971 - 1981:

Adherent: Médicins Sans Frontières (international medical disaster response team: 1977 - 1981).

Team member: Operations Officer (Emergency operations management (command and control) and
communications coordination), medic, and hazardous materials emergency management specialist
(including chemical, biological, radiological weaponry agents) for a prototype national disaster response team
operated and administered by a compact of state civil defense offices under the general auspices of the US
Defense Civil Preparedness Agency (1971 - 1978).

GOVERNMENTAL ADVISORY ACTIVITIES

Reviewer and Commenter: US Environmental Protection Agency proposed "All Appropriate Inquires"
regulations (40 CFR 312) (2004)

Participant; Reviewer and Commenter: City of Eugene stormwater quality best managment practices
procedures and guidance manual development advisory committee (2001 - 2004)

Participant: Eugene (Oregon) Area Chamber of Commerce Council Committee on Environment and
Economics Task Force (analysis of proposed City of Eugene hazardous materials ordinance changes) (1995
- 1996)

Participant; Reviewer and Commenter: Oregon Water Resources Department geotechnical hole /
monitoring well rules advisory committee (1994 - 1996)

Reviewer and Commenter: City of Springfield (Oregon) Uniform Fire Code-based hazardous materials
management program (1991)

Participant: State of Connecticut Governor's Task Force on Accidental Toxic Chemical Releases (1986)

Participant: State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection Underground Heating Oil Policy
Task Force (1984)