Linn & Benton Counties

Mid-Valley

Mid-Valley LEPC

Today's Presentation:• Mid-Valley LEPC – who we are!

• Grants – Why apply?

• Emergency Plans – What are they good for?

Mid-Valley LEPC

Officially recognized by the SERC on January 14, 2009• Includes Linn and Benton Counties• Focus is on preparing for chemical

releases• Practice All-Hazard Planning• 50 members – (20–25 consistently)

Mid-Valley LEPC

• Organizational structure consists of:Executive CommitteeFour Workgroups

• Meet Monthly• Annual Meeting is held in February

Mid-Valley LEPC

WorkgroupsMembershipOutreach (2 – 3)Emergency Planning (Grants)

Presentation (3 – 4)

Mid-Valley LEPC

MembershipFacilitiesEmergency RespondersOSFM HazMat Team 5County EM & Public HealthSchoolsFederal & State AgenciesNonprofit OrganizationsPrivate Citizens

Mid-Valley LEPC

Grants

Grants

Grants• Application less difficult than

OEM

• If you are a LEPC first priority

• Matching funds are soft match

Grants: Why Apply, there to much work

Mid-Valley Participation (7 Years)• 2009 - 2016• Been awarded over $100,000• Grants provides focus for the year • When achieved provides a feeling of

accomplishment and making a difference

• Allows us to engaged all of our members

Grants

Contracting• City of Albany

Sign Intergovernmental Agreement Provide funding account Hire contractors

Request Proposals Process according to state purchasing

laws

Grants

Grants are used for: Training

Exercises

Planning

Grant Funding

• Training• Hazmat Team #5• Emergency Responders

• Linn Benton Training Council• Fire District Volunteers

Grant Funding

• Exercises• Table Top Exercise

• Rail Chlorine leak• Transportation Leak – VP - OSU

• Functional Exercises• Rail Chlorine Leak

• Full Scale Exercises• Rail Chlorine Leak

Grant Funding

• Emergency Planning2014 Segment I

Basic Plan and 5 facilities2015 Segment II.

11 additional facilities and evacuation Planning

2016 Segment IIIRemaining facilities

Emergency Plan

LEPC Emergency Plan

Emergency Plan

LEPC Planning Requirement SFMO began discussion in 2012 - 2013

We felt Plan was not necessary Had County Plans Had State Response Teams Had Local Response Support LEPC Not Involved Emergency

Response

Emergency Plan

Requirement: “Did Not Go Away”

Once we accepted we would do a plan Applied for a grant Decided if we were going to do it

would be meaningful

Emergency Plan

Take advantage to the opportunity Making it a training tool for our

HazMat responder Tool to better coordinate with our

facilities and Emergency Responders • Phase I Reviews

Emergency Plan

State Fire Marshal’s Office Provided: Emergency Plan Template Cross Walk Document

Emergency Plan

Crawford County, Illinois Plan Summarizes Current Local, County,

and State Response Plans Section on LEPC Responsibilities Hazardous Materials Impact Matrix Supports Training & Exercise

Maintenance

Emergency Plan

Phase I Evaluations Had used extensively Tool used to meet with facilities in

Segment I (five facilities) Provides excellent communications

between facilities and emergency responders

Used in segment I – 2 ½ hour

Emergency Plan

Addresses the 9 Planning Elements1. Identification of EHS Facilities

2. Response Methods & Procedures

3. Emergency Coordinators & Facilities

4. Notification of Release

Emergency Plan

5. Determining Occurrence of Release

6. Emergency Response Responsibilities

7. Evacuation Plans

8. Training Programs

9. Exercising Method & Schedule

Emergency Plan

• One page summary of each facility

Emergency Plan

• Facility Profile: Worst Case Scenario• Large quantity of Anhydrous Ammonia in both Room 2 and 3 at

9,700 pounds• Release Rate: 970 pounds a minute• Release Duration: 10 minutes • Distance to endpoint: 1.5 miles

• Immediate Threat: • Potential of large amount of Poisonous Material released • 40-60 persons attempting to evacuate on site

• Mitigation Capabilities:• Vapor locked sealed rooms• 7 Hazwoper level trained response team members.• Capable of remotely shutting down system

Emergency Plan

• Map of the facility within the community• 1 mile circle• Critical facilities identified• Population within that circle

Emergency Plan

• Affected Population and Critical Facilities: 20,765 persons affected• 6 Child Care facilities• 7 Schools• 7 Nursing Homes/Retirement Care Facilities/Adult Foster

Care• 0 Hospital• 0 Police Stations• 1 Fire Stations• Correctional Facility: Female population serving 75 persons

located next to facility.

Emergency Plan

• Useful Tables• Table 1: city of Albany EHS facilities• Table 2: city of Albany emergency facilities• Table 3: Incident Command System

responsibilities• Table 4: Typical nine-step decontamination

procedure• Table 5: Clean-up and containment closure

checklist

Emergency Plan

• Useful Tables (continue)

• Table 6: Emergency coordinator contact information

• Table 7: EHS facilities by chemical and hazard class

• Table 8: EHS chemical assessment by facility profile

• Table 9: EHS facility chemical assessment by mitigation capabilities

• Table 10: EHS facility chemical assessment by response capabilities

Emergency Plan

• Segment II & III• Will include evacuation planning

• Evacuation routes

• Public alert and notification

• Transportation

• Shelter in place procedures

Emergency Plan

• Segment II & III• Evacuation plan (continued)

• Moving Vulnerable Population

• Designated medical facilities

• Plumb modeling vs 1 mile radius

• Yearly Phase I reviews

Emergency Plan

Key take aways Concisely Written Plan

addressing the nine elements Location of EHS facilities Summary of EHS facilities Written Evacuation plan

Same page information for responders and facilities

Emergency Plan

Key take aways (Continue)

Exercise Tool Annual Phase I reviews Training Tool for Responders and

State Hazmat 5 Team *Knowledge our plan has meant

something

Emergency Plan

Questions?

Emergency Plan

Mid-Valley LEPC Contact:Darrel Tedisch, City of Albany

Mid-valley LEPC Vice-Chair541-917-7725 darrel.tedisch@cityofalbany.net