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Criteria for Incident Reporting
What you need to know in the event of a hazardous waste 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 cleanup.
Office of Emergency Response (OER) Fact Sheets
- Media Fact Sheet for In-Situ Burning of Oil Spills.
- Media Fact Sheet for Oil Spill Dispersants Use.
- Information on Tar Balls.
Office of Emergency Response 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 Fort Lauderdale Mystery Spill of Aug. 8, 2000.
- Cooperative Damage Assessment - Large-scale damage assessments performed through state and federal coordination.
- Florida Natural Hazards Interagency Work Group- 2018 Annual Report- F.S. 252.3655.
Office of Emergency Response (OER) Contacts
- Household Hazardous Waste List - Collection and management contacts.
Office of Emergency Response (OER) Forms
- Discharge Reporting Form- Notification to OER that a spill has occurred.
- Initial Notice of Contamination Beyond Property Boundaries [PDF - 80.5KB].
- Source Removal Report [PDF - 211KB] - to be submitted to OER 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.
Laws and Statutes enforced by the Office of Emergency Response
Office of Emergency Response (OER) 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
- DEP Regulatory Districts and Maps
- University of Florida Center for Training, Research & Education for Environmental Occupations (TREEO)
Federal Agency Links
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
- FEMA Hazardous Material Incident Resources
- 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)
- U.S. Coast Guard
Last Modified: Friday, Jun 05, 2026 - 11:14am