Division services are provided from offices located in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, Soldotna, Ketchikan, and Wasilla.  

Kurt Fredriksson, Director
Department of Environmental Conservation
Division of Spill Prevention and Response
410 Willoughby Avenue, Suite 105
Juneau, AK 99801-1795

Prevention and Emergency Response Program

Program mission

To prevent and mitigate oil and hazardous substance releases through government planning and rapid response.

The Prevention and Emergency Response Program is Alaska's primary response organization for oil and hazardous substance releases. Program staff implement state law to protect public health and the environment from direct or indirect effects of spills, guard the safety of persons involved, undertake or confirm the satisfactory cleanup and mitigation of spill effects and restoration of damages, and recover state-incurred costs to the Oil and Hazardous Substance Release Prevention and Response Fund.

Primary services

• Lead the state's response to spills of oil and hazardous substances. Area response teams in Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau also work as one team under the Incident Command System for large events.
• Oversee spill cleanup by the responsible party or take over cleanup when a responsible party is not found or is incapable.
• Evaluate spill impact, ensure containment and cleanup, and recover cleanup and restoration costs from the responsible party.
• Develop and enhance in-state hazardous materials response team capability.
• Participate in government and industry response drills and exercises.
• Maintain the Federal/State Unified Plan and the ten Subarea/Regional Contingency Plans for Alaska.
• Develop spill reporting and notification procedures.
• Manage term contracts with spill response organizations.
• Train local personnel in at-risk areas throughout the state.
• Keep timely and accurate spill information.

Pages on recent spills -- Photos, press releases situation reports

M/V Kuroshima freighter spill near Dutch Harbor, 11/26/97

Glacier Ma