Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) Data
Description
The LEPC data set contains over 3000 listings, as of 2008, for name and location data identifying Local Emergency Planning Committees (LEPCs). LEPCs are people responsible to develop an emergency response plan, review it at least annually, and provide information about chemicals in the community to citizens. Plans are developed by LEPCs with stakeholder participation. There is one LEPC for each of the more than 3,000 designated local emergency planning districts. The LEPC membership must include (at a minimum): Elected state and local officials; Police, fire, civil defense, and public health professionals; Environment, transportation, and hospital officials; Facility representatives; Representatives from community groups and the media.
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Tags
- environment
- chemical hazards
- epcra
- state emergency response commission
- serc
- risk reduction
- united states
- superfund amendments and reauthorization act
- safety
- accident prevention
- lepcs
- sara
- first responder
- local emergency planning committees