2020 LEPC Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan
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DISTRICT IX SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2020 RESOLUTION: 2020-01 RESOLUTION OF THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE, APPROVING THE REGIONAL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS EMERGENCY PLAN WHEREAS, with the enactment of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To Know Act of 1986, Congress imposed upon Local Emergency Planning Committees and local governments additional planning and preparedness requirements for response to emergencies involving the release of hazardous materials; and WHEREAS, a Local Emergency Planning District is required to develop an Emergency Response Plan for Hazardous Materials to become a component part of the State Emergency Planning District Plan; and WHEREAS, The Southwest Florida Local Emergency Planning Committee's Hazardous Materials Emergency Plan will be reviewed by the Florida State Emergency Response Commission for Hazardous Materials as meeting the criteria for such plans established by the Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency and the National Response Team; and WHEREAS, this plan is intended to provide the framework for the development of detailed operating procedures by first response public safety agencies charged with the responsibility of protecting the public's health and safety from the discharge or release of extremely toxic chemicals. Southwest Florida Local Emergency Planning Committee's Hazardous Materials Plan is hereby adopted. The foregoing Resolution was unanimously approved by the LEPC at its May 28, 2020 meeting. Chair Bruce Porter thereupon declared the Resolution duly passed and adopted. SOUTHWEST FLORIDA LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE _______________________________________________ Bruce Porter, Chair ATTEST: _______________________________________________ C.J. Kammerer, LEPC Coordinator Table of Contents Page Revisions Sheet ................................................................................................................... i-1 RRT/NTR-1 Cross Reference ................................................................................................ ii-1 Definitions ........................................................................................................................... iii-1 Acronyms ............................................................................................................................ iv-1 1.0 PLAN OVERVIEW AND PURPOSE 1.1 Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP) .............................. 1-1 1.2 Overview of Regional CEMP ........................................................................ 1-1 1.3 Emergency Planning for Southwest Florida ................................................. 1-2 1.4 Environmentally Sensitive Areas of the District ........................................... 1-3 1.5 Hazards Analysis .......................................................................................... 1-19 1.6 Assumptions ................................................................................................ 1-20 1.7 Reporting Requirements ............................................................................. 1-49 1.8 Hazardous Materials Response in Rural Areas Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) ........................................................................ 1-49 1.9 Supporting Plans .......................................................................................... 1-54 1.10 Authorities and References ......................................................................... 1-55 1.11 General and Technical References .............................................................. 1-56 1.12 Endnote References .................................................................................... 1-57 2.0 EMERGENCY RESPONSE ORGANIZATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES 2.1 General ........................................................................................................ 2-1 2.2 Local Government Organizations and Responsibilities ................................ 2-1 2.3 State Government Organizations and Responsibilities ................................ 2-6 2.4 Federal Government Organizations and Responsibilities ............................ 2-9 2.5 Facility Owners/Operators .......................................................................... 2-9 2.6 Volunteer Organizations .............................................................................. 2-10 3.0 DIRECTION AND CONTROL 3.1 General ........................................................................................................ 3-1 3.2 Local Government Role ............................................................................... 3-1 3.3 State Government Role ............................................................................... 3-3 3.4 Federal Government Role ............................................................................ 3-3 4.0 NOTIFICATION AND ACTIVATION 4.1 General ........................................................................................................ 4-1 4.2 Warning Points ............................................................................................ 4-1 4.3 Notification and Activation .......................................................................... 4-4 4.4 Notification to the Public ............................................................................. 4-12 5.0 EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS 5.1 General ........................................................................................................ 5-1 5.2 Coordination of Emergency Communications ............................................. 5-1 5.3 Communications Systems ............................................................................ 5-2 6.0 PUBLIC INFORMATION AND EDUCATION 6.1 General ........................................................................................................ 6-1 6.2 Public Information Officers .......................................................................... 6-1 6.3 Emergency News Facilities .......................................................................... 6-2 6.4 Coordination of Media Releases .................................................................. 6-3 6.5 Rumor Control ............................................................................................. 6-3 6.6 Public Education .......................................................................................... 6-3 6.7 Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) ................................. 6-4 6.8 Mass Notification Systems ........................................................................... 6-4 7.0 EMERGENCY FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT 7.1 General ........................................................................................................ 7-1 7.2 Emergency Response Facilities and Personnel ............................................ 7-1 7.3 Equipment and Resources ........................................................................... 7-3 8.0 ACCIDENT ASSESSMENT 8.1 General ........................................................................................................ 8-1 8.2 Initial Assessment ........................................................................................ 8-1 8.3 Assessment and Monitoring ........................................................................ 8-2 9.0 EXPOSURE CONTROL FOR EMERGENCY WORKERS 9.1 General ........................................................................................................ 9-1 9.2 Exposure Monitoring ................................................................................... 9-1 9.3 Authorization of Exposure in Excess of Protective Action Guides ................ 9-4 9.4 Decontamination ......................................................................................... 9-4 10.0 PROTECTIVE ACTIONS 10.1 General ........................................................................................................ 10-1 10.2 Vulnerable Zones ......................................................................................... 10-1 10.3 Levels of Concern ........................................................................................ 10-1 10.4 Evacuation ................................................................................................... 10-1 10.5 Reception and Care ..................................................................................... 10-4 10.6 Sheltering (In-Place) .................................................................................... 10-4 10.7 Relocation .................................................................................................... 10-5 10.8 Water Supply Contamination/Protection .................................................... 10-5 10.9 Sewage System Contamination/Protection ................................................. 10-6 11.0 MEDICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SUPPORT 11.1 General ........................................................................................................ 11-1 11.2 Medical Support .......................................................................................... 11-1 12.0 RECOVERY AND REENTRY 12.1 General ........................................................................................................ 12-1 12.2 Recovery ...................................................................................................... 12-1 12.3 Re-entry 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