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Yahoo
24-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Cass County hosts hazardous materials exercise
Nearly 20 agencies gathered on Wednesday as the Cass County Local Emergency Planning Committee held its annual hazardous materials exercise at the Walton Community Fire Department. The exercise, focusing on emergency response to damage to an anhydrous ammonia pipeline, included discussion to ensure life safety of the public and responders, to effectively communicate protective actions to the public, and environmental response to contain impacts and mitigate lasting hazards. LEPC exercises take weeks to months to plan. Before the exercise there are multiple meetings with key response partners, industry representatives, and subject matter experts to put together a plausible scenario that provides a substantive test for the jurisdiction, according to a press release from the Cass County Emergency Management Agency. On the day of the exercise, evaluators from outside the jurisdiction 'grade' the response and provide feedback to drive further planning. Following the exercise, an After-Action Report/Improvement Plan document is put together that identifies strengths as well as areas for improvement. Areas for improvement are tied to target completion dates and in most cases the LEPC aims to have issues addressed before the next exercise. Occasionally, larger or more complex issues might take multiple years to address. Most items are taken care of in weeks or months. Responders participate and provide feedback. That feedback, along with evaluator feedback, comes back to the LEPC and is utilized to improve plans and fill capacity gaps for emergency response. Resource gaps identified help drive grant requests for training, equipment and other resources. Participating agencies for the 2025 exercise included American Red Cross of Indiana, Cass County Board of Commissioners, Cass County Emergency Management Agency, Cass County Highway Department, Cass County Sheriff's Office, Clinton Township Fire Department, Existential Media, Galveston Fire Department, Grissom Air Reserve Base – Emergency Management Office, Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office – HAZMAT Section, Indiana State Police, Logansport Memorial Hospital, Parkview Health, Royal Center Fire Department, Sunoco LP, New Waverly Fire Department, Walton Community Fire Department, Young America Fire Department. The Cass County Planning Department and US National Weather Service Northern Indiana provided support to prepare materials and information for the 32 responders participating in the exercise. While the Indiana Emergency Response Commission requires LEPCs to conduct one exercise a year, Cass County typically conducts three or more. For 2025 a full-scale HAZMAT exercise is expected this summer, along with a tabletop focused on community medical preparedness this fall, according to the press release. The LEPC, in concert with EMA, conducts hazard identification, vulnerability analysis and risk assessment activities for chemical emergencies within the county. The annual exercise is a state requirement to test local plans, identify capacity gaps and identify action items in areas of planning, equipment, training and organization.
Libya Herald
08-05-2025
- Business
- Libya Herald
LEPC amends 2025 MoU executive programme with Tunisia to increase exports to sub-Saharan Africa
The executive programme for 2025 of the memorandum of understanding signed between the Libya Export Promotion Centre (LEPC) and the Tunisian Export Promotion Centre (Centre de Promotion des Exportations (CEPEX) was reviewed, and some amendments were made and approved last Wednesday 7 May. The action was taken during the meeting on 7 May in Tunisia between Tunisian Minister of Trade and Export Development, Samir Obaid, with Mohamed Al-Hangari, Director General of the LEPC, Mourad Ben Hussein, President and Director General of the CEPEX, and the Commercial Attaché at the Libyan Embassy in Tunisia, Youssef Tantoush, in the presence of the directors of departments and offices of the two centers. Supporting exports to the African market The meeting discussed strengthening the mechanisms of cooperation between the two countries in supporting exports to the African market, and during the meeting, many steps were put forward that can be worked on during the rest of this year to ''head to Africa, take a place for Libyan-Tunisian products in it, and open the door for export through COMESA''. MoU amended and resigned The executive programme for 2025 of the memorandum of understanding signed between the two centers was reviewed, and some amendments were made and approved by the directors of the two centers in line with the LEPC's strategy adopted by the Director General in supporting exporters and the needs of Tunisia and Libya to actually enter the African market.
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Summers County LEPC making changes to emergency plans
HINTON, WV (WVNS) — Workers with Summers County Office of Emergency Management attended a quarterly Local Emergency Planning Committee meeting last week. Several changes to emergency plans were discussed. Construction still on going at Batteau Beach A county's Local Emergency Planning Committee is a public organization that discusses the emergency plans for the county. The recent meeting which the Summers County LEPC attended played host to talks about planning for chemical incidents within the county. Loyd Lowry, Summers County Office of Emergency Management Director, said they discussed a variety of plans based on the various facilities in the county which hold different hazardous materials. 'Well, you know, primarily we have a couple facilities that store large amounts of chlorine. We also have facilities that store a large amount of flammable materials. We have to look at those and make sure that we have planning set up for those responses. We also have a transportation network that involves roads and railroads. We also look at those for possible issues with hazardous materials. Whether it would be spillage, explosions, stuff like that, dangerous breathing conditions for residents,' said Lowry. Lowry said the changes being made to the plans are in regard to the specific responses for each type of facility. The plans will go more in depth as to the appropriate response to each different chemical in the county. He said his office will work with the federal government, local emergency response agencies, and the National Weather Service to ensure the safety of Summers County residents. He encourages citizens to play an active role in knowing what the emergency plans for their county are. 'The LEPC is a transparent organization. If anybody has questions as to exactly what facilities are in this county, what their locations are, what chemicals they may have on hand, they can reach out to the LEPC committee. We do, once a year, publicly display this information, usually at Railroad Days or another festival where it's easily accessible,' said Lowry. Planned bridge repairs to cause traffic delays on Duncan Branch Road Lowry said the regular meetings are open to the public and information on them may be found at the Summers County Courthouse, the Memorial Building, and several other locations in town. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
