REGION 6 LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE...
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REGION 6 LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE (LEPC)
WORKSHOPS
ARSpringdale / Rogers Area
07/29 Ardmore Area 09/17
Jonesboro Area 07/31 Lawton Area 09/18
Little Rock / Jacksonville Area
08/01 TX El Paso Area 06/25
El Dorado Area 08/12 Del Rio Area 06/26
LA Lake Charles Area 05/20Harlingen/McAllen/Brownsville Area
07/22
Alexandria Area 05/21 Corpus Christi Area 07/23
Baton Rouge/New Orleans Area
05/22 Dallas / Fort Worth Area 07/25
Monroe Area 08/13 Amarillo Area 08/26
NM Las Cruces Area 06/24 Midland/Odessa Area 08/27
Gallup Area 07/08 Abilene Area 08/28
Albuquerque Area 07/09 Texarkana Area 09/09
Clovis Area 07/10 Tyler Area 09/10
OK Woodward Area 06/17 Waco Area 09/11
Oklahoma City Area
06/18 Beaumont / Orange Area 09/23
Tulsa Area 06/19 Houston Area 09/24
McAlester Area 09/16 Austin / San Antonio Area 09/25
AGENDA• Introductions / Purpose of the Workshop
• Requirements LEPCs / Industry (by Statute)
• Tier II Submit / CAMEO suite of software for preparedness / planning
• Local Government Reimbursement (LGR) program for local emergency response
• Does your Emergency Plan meet the requirements / spirit of EPCRA ?
• How to Keep an LEPC active / re‐activating a dormant LEPC
• State Issues Discussion
• What can the State / EPA do to help your LEPC ?
Total Attendance
Workshops Attendees LEPCs represented
Arkansas 4 98 50/75
Louisiana 4 159 57/64
New Mexico 4 106 20/33
Oklahoma 6 446 63/77
Texas 14 541 182/270
Totals 32 1,350 372/519 (72%)
Two largest issues brought up at workshops by local officials
• Ensure first responders and local officials have information on chemical properties, hazards, and response tactics – not just chemicals on‐site
• Ensure first responders have appropriate HAZWOPER training for response actions taken; do not take actions not trained for
How EPA Region 6
Tries to Help
Region 6 Bi‐MonthlyLEPC Update(36 / 108)
Region 6 LEPC
Handbook
How EPA/States can help the LEPCs
Free Online CAMEO Training
Other Suggestions
• Develop an ICS module for CAMEO including fillable ICS forms and process to complete the IAP schedule each year
• Develop an APP for CAMEO Chemicals
• Update CAMEO Companion and share with every LEPC
• Create CAMEO Orientation / CAMEO 101 for LEPCs (to convince others on need to use CAMEO)
• Topic 1: History of CAMEO
• Topic 2: Who’s Responsible for CAMEO
• Topic 3: Who Uses CAMEO
• Topic 4: What CAMEO Includes (briefly)
• Topic 5: What Each Component of the Suite Can Do
• Topic 6: What Can You Use CAMEO For
• Topic 7: How to Get CAMEO
• Topic 8: How to Get Help
… and yes he can talk also …
… Any questions ??