When there is an oil spill here are some numbers you can contact to give a hand.
FYI there are oil spill a lot more often than you think.
FYI there are oil spill a lot more often than you think.
This site is private but gives training in HAZMAT
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MATTER OF TRUST http://www.matteroftrust.org/
This group was the first to contact me after my reaching out to MANY different Org. after the oil spill in the gulf. a very active friendly group doing what they can. I sent them Nylons and got a few local animal grooming places to know about the work they were doing..
http://matteroftrust.org/history
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Lots of links and places that need help Right now...
This group is working ground level with birds
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Important Contacts
- For NOAA media inquiries, please contact Ben Sherman, John Ewald or Rachel Wilhelm or phone 301.713.3066.
- To offer suggestions to clean, contain, recover or stop the flow of oil visit Deepwater Horizon Response Suggestions. This website also provides procedures and forms for Alternative Response Tool Evaluation System (ARTES) proposals.
- For response-related inquiries, please phone the Joint Information Center (JIC) at 985.902.5231 or 985.902.5240.
- To report oil on land, or for general community information, please phone 866.448.5816.
- To report oiled or injured wildlife, please phone 866.557.1401.
- To learn about volunteer opportunities in all areas and what training is required, please phone 866.448.5816.
- To discuss spill related damage claims, please phone 800.440.0858.
- BP is asking fishermen for their assistance in cleaning up the oil spill. BP is calling this the Vessel of Opportunities Program and through it, BP is looking to contract shrimp boats, oyster boats and other vessels for hire to deploy boom in the Gulf of Mexico. To learn more about the Vessel of Opportunity Program, fishermen should phone 281.366.5511.