LEPC Minutes, 25 September 2007
The Oxford County Local
Emergency Planning Committee met on Tuesday September 25, 2007 at Hebron
Academy. The following were in attendance:
| Allyson Hill |
Oxford County EMA |
| Teresa Inman |
Oxford County EMA |
| Rich Hatch |
Decon Strike Team |
| Brad Frost |
Paris Fire Dept |
| Michael Hughes |
Hebron Academy |
| Jamie Robinson |
St. Lawrence & Atlantic |
| Bruce Peters |
American Red Cross |
| Dick Knight |
Oxford County ARES |
| Dennis Gray |
United Way |
| Scott Parker |
Oxford County EMA |
| Ray Seames |
Hazmat Instructor |
I. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 4:00pm
by Scott Parker.
II. Approval of Minutes
Jamie Robinson moved to approve the minutes of the July 31st meeting. Brad Frost
seconded the motion. Vote: approved.
III. Old Business
a. Bethel Disaster
Scott reported that the Bethel and Newry area will have two million dollars from
the federal government to fix the damage to the town’s water supply from the
Patriot’s Day storm. This disaster highlighted the importance of having both a
local EMA as well as a local Fire Chief, as opposed to a dual-titled position.
IV. New Business
a. Treasurers Report
Bruce Peters moved to approve the report and Dennis Gray seconded the motion.
Vote: approved.
b. Chemical Spill Report
Members looked over the lists and noted differences in the RCC list and the one
from the DEP.
c. Training Scheduled
for September / October
Scott noted that there will be a drill in SAD 72 in February. If anyone knows of
more training that should be included on this list, please contact the EMA
office.
d. Exercise Programs -
OHCHS Drill
Brad Frost reported that all went well at Incident Command but a few more
channels would help with communications. Mark Eastman would like to plan for
another drill in 2009.
e. Exercise Programs -
Tri-County 2008 Exercise
We have held several planning meetings and will hold the table top on October 20th
at Canton Fire.
f. Exercise Programs -
EHF
Teresa put together an EHF
facilities packet that details the date of the last plan review, last exercise,
future exercises and the status of their plan.
g. EHF Fact Sheet
Lists types and amounts of each hazardous substance at each EHS facility within
the county.
h. EHF Response
Capabilities
NewPage Regional Response Team, Bridgton Regional Response Team, Oxford County
Decontamination Strike Team, Androscoggin Cobra Team, Brownfield Hazmat Cache,
Otisfield Hazmat Cache, and Bethel Hazmat Cache.
i. NIMS
The group was reminded that the deadline for NIMS compliance is September 30,
2007. Each municipality must be NIMS compliant to receive future federal
funding. Compliance includes a resolution, assessment, metric, training and an
up-to-date plan.
j. Tier II Training
Emergency Planning Community Right to Know Act Reporting Workshops will be held
in December, January and February.
k. Location and Timing
of Next Meeting
The next meeting will be held at Stephens Memorial Hospital November 27, 2007 at
4pm.
l. Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 5:15 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Dick Knight
LEPC Secretary
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Oxford County
