Response boat (18 foot)
Shallow-draft, all-purpose boats that are many times heavier than 14-foot response boats, but with far greater range, speed, load-carrying capacity, ability to work in rougher seas and a suite of communication and navigation devices.
Response boat (23 foot)
Can carry up to 12 people at 35 mph, and has a range of up to 140 miles.
Response boat (24 foot)
Can carry up to six people at 47 mph with a range of up to 140 miles. They can also transport two ATVs and tow boats up to 40-feet long, as well as 1,000 feet of boom.
Response boat (25 foot)
These larger boats carry up to 10 people at 35 mph in higher sea states and more open water than smaller boats.
Response boat (27 foot)
The largest boats in the Land Office fleet of response vessels. They can carry 15 people at up to 43 mph, have a 150-mile range, and can operate in higher sea states and farther offshore than any other Land Office boat.
Airboat (16-20 foot)
Amazing flat-bottom boats that are pushed forward by an aircraft-type propeller, skimming along the water surface at up to 45 mph.
JBF skimmer
These 8-ton vessels collect and separate floating oil from the water surface in a single operation. JBF Skimmers can collect up to 1,250 gallons of oil and water at speeds up to 5 knots, greatly reducing clean up time.
Response trailer
Trailers that carry oil response gear, including up to 2,000 feet of containment boom, a drum skimmer, high-pressure wash pumps, four scare cannons, holding tanks for up to 4,000 gallons, hand tools, and absorbent pads, boom and sweeps.
4x4 ATV
These 560-lb. all terrain vehicles (ATVs) are indispensable for getting around remote, undeveloped areas that oil spills often impact.
6x6 ATV
A larger ATV weighing 895 lb. that carries loads of up to 800 lb. over rugged ground.
Shoreline barrier boom
Contains oil spills in shallow areas, such as shorelines, marshes and river banks. Two water- and one air-filled tubular bladders extend the length of the boom, which rests on the bottom in very shallow water and extends above the surface, preventing oil from going over or under it.
Containment boom
Consists of 6-inch diameter fabric-covered foam floats with a 12-inch flexible fabric skirt that extends below the water surface to block oil spills.
Fire boom
Consists of 9-inch diameter foam floats covered with high-temperature fabric, allowing floating oil to be simultaneously burned and contained. A 24-inch flexible fabric skirt extends below the water surface to block oil.
Wildlife trailer
These 40-foot trailers hold everything needed to clean oiled wildlife, including hot water heaters, deep sinks for washing the animals and their own generators.
Husbandry trailer
Complements the wildlife trailer, providing cages and heating lamps to care for up to 18 birds in need of recuperation.
Command post trailer
This trailer has its own generator, laptops, a printer, TV/VCR, fax machine, photo copier, five types of radio communication systems, cell phones, four telephone lines and a 30-foot radio antenna. The trailer can operate in underdeveloped coastal areas, where cell phone coverage and basic infrastructure are lacking.
Scare cannon
Propane-powered scare cannons produce loud, firearm-like sounds to scare birds away from coastal waters affected by oiling.
Honda wash pump
These 110-gallon per minute water pumps can be used to wash down surfaces covered with oil, as well as for fire fighting and removing standing water.
Hydraulic power pack
A 350-lb. portable power pack that provides hydraulic power for oil skimmers.
Drum skimmer
Capable of recovering both light and heavy oils with water content as low as 2 percent, and can operate for thousands of hours.
Fast tank
A lightweight portable storage tank made of vinyl that holds up to 2,400 gallons.
Sea slug
A large bladder that can be towed by boat to an oil slick, where it serves as an on-site holding tank for up to 1,250 gallons of oil and water. When empty, the bladder weighs 250 lb.; when full, it’s mostly submerged, with only the top sticking out of the water.
Desmi skimmer
This floating skimmer operates untended, with its intake level just below the water surface. A pump on the skimmer sends collected oil and water through a hose to a storage tank.
Absorbent boom
Absorbent boom is used to contain surface oil slicks, while absorbent pads are generally used in enclosed spaces, such as the flooded hold of a sunken ship. Absorbent sweeps are long, narrow strips of material that can be drawn over the water surface to absorb broad sheens or surface spills.
Absorbent pads
Absorbent boom is used to contain surface oil slicks, while absorbent pads are generally used in enclosed spaces, such as the flooded hold of a sunken ship. Absorbent sweeps are long, narrow strips of material that can be drawn over the water surface to absorb broad sheens or surface spills.
Absorbent sweep
Absorbent boom is used to contain surface oil slicks, while absorbent pads are generally used in enclosed spaces, such as the flooded hold of a sunken ship. Absorbent sweeps are long, narrow strips of material that can be drawn over the water surface to absorb broad sheens or surface spills.
Response Tools & Equipment
Bobby Rivera
