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Statutory Authorization: Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act
Member Specifications: 13 Members (Minimum) with Specific Categories:
- Print and Broadcast Media
- Operators of Facilities
- Law Enforcement
- Emergency Management
- Community Group
- Transportation
- Health
- Hospital
- Fire Fighter
- First Aid
- At-large
- Local Environmental Representative
- Utilities
Term: 3 Years
Compensation: None
Duties:
- Provide a basis for the community to develop and tailor a chemical emergency planning and response program to suit its needs;
- Provide the public with identity, quantity, location, and properties of hazardous substances in the community;
- Review the county and facility plans annually and conduct emergency drills to test the plan. The annual review of the plan should include a hazards analysis and an evaluation of available resources that could be used during a response for a chemical incident.
Meetings
On the last Thursday of the first month of each quarter at 10 a.m. Members are also required to attend and work with the subcommittee they are assigned to. The meetings generally last approximately one hour. The time required for the subcommittee would vary depending on the nature of the subcommittee (i.e., Membership, Resources, Exercise, Planning, etc.)
Meeting Location
TBA