LEPC Minutes
The Oxford
County Local Emergency Planning Committee met on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at
Oxford County EMA in South Paris. The following were in attendance:
| Dick Knight |
ARES |
| Ray Seames |
Hazmat Instructor/IMAT |
| Allyson Hill |
Oxford County EMA |
| Michael Hatch |
Stephens Memorial Hospital |
| Kara Walker |
ME DEP |
| Michael Hughes |
Hebron Academy |
| Scott Parker |
Oxford County EMA |
| Alfred Riel |
Rumford Hospital |
I. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 4:12pm by Vice Chairperson Michael
Hatch.
II. Approval of Minutes
Dick Knight moved to accept the minutes and Al Riel seconded the
motion.
Vote: Approved
III. Old Business
None
IV. New Business
a. Treasurers Report
Michael Hatch moved to accept the report and Kara Walker seconded the
motion
b. Chemical Spill Report
Report provided by Kara Walker, DEP
c. Training Scheduled for February/March
Training schedule was discussed by the group.
Scott Parker will be attending the next SERC meeting to discuss the new training
pre-requisites.
d. Exercise Programs – 2010
Wildland-Urban Interface Exercise
Ray Lussier will be planning the exercise and will use a scenario similar
to the 1947 wildfire. The table top will be on April 24th and the functional on
October 23rd. This is a tri-county exercise with Cumberland and York counties.
The exercise will encompass a tabletop and functional portion, working primarily
with the first responder and community leadership. There is a planning meeting
in Cornish on February 6th. The Oxford County IMAT team will be asked
to participate. In conjunction with this, there will be a separate full scale
shelter drill at Sacopee Middle School involving residents of York, Cumberland
and Oxford Counties, and possibly New Hampshire. The shelter will be staffed by
Red Cross, CERT and CART members from the participating counties.
Mike Hatch noted that sometime in late May the Hospital
HazMat team that handles low to moderate grade exposure will be involved in an
unplanned drill.
e. Three-Year Exercise Plan
We are considering
a plane crash in Bethel, Fryeburg or Oxford and welcome any other suggestions for
scenarios.
All SAD’s plans are
being updated. Each district will have a tabletop or drill this coming year to
validate their plans.
Rumford Hospital is holding a violent
intruder/shooter drill this year. The first planning meeting is at the hospital
on February 3rd. Fire, police and EMS are involved. To date, there
has not yet been a violent intruder/shooter drill staged in a hospital. Mike
Hatch will be involved and Stephens has a new shooter procedure.
f. Tier II Update
All payments and filing are now due on March 1st, and
facilities can now pay by credit card. All facility letters have been
mailed and we have been receiving calls for assistance. Open office days are
scheduled for February 9th and 11th.
g. H1N1 Update
H1N1 is temporarily on the wane. There are usually 3 major waves, and
the CDC says several waves should be expected over the next year or so. Seasonal
flu has yet to come out kicking. Speculation says H1N1 and seasonal flu may come
together in a wave in March or April. There is still a need to get folks vaccinated and
get the word out. Concentra Occupational Medical Group is giving away free
vaccines to whomever walks in, 4 years of age or older, in Bridgton and Norway.
H1N1 will be around until everyone is immune.
h. ARC Shelter Survey Travel Support
Scott removed this item from the agenda at the meeting.
i. Elect Secretary
Mike Hatch nominated Allyson Hill. Dick Knight seconded the
nomination.
Vote: All in favor
j. Elect Vice Chairperson
Mike Hatch was nominated. Dick Knight seconded the nomination.
Vote: All in favor
Other Items:
It was mentioned that Scott will ask Joe Roberts of the Civil Air Patrol and
Sheriff Gallant to be guest speakers at our March meeting.
Questions were
brought up about the expiration dates on the level B suits in caches. There is a
need to research the expiration dates and NFPA laws in regards to the suits.
k. Location and timing of next meeting
Al Riel offered Rumford Hospital as the host facility for our next
meeting scheduled for March 30th at 4pm.
l. Adjournment
Dick Knight motioned to adjourn. Michael Hughes seconded that motion.
Vote: All in favor
Meeting adjourned at 4:59pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Allyson Hill
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Oxford County
