1. Linn & Benton Counties Mid-Valley

2. Mid-Valley LEPC  Today's Presentation: Mid-Valley LEPC – who we are! Grants – Why apply? Emergency Plans – What are they good for?

3. Mid-Valley LEPC  Officially recognized by the SERC on January 14, 2009 Includes Linn and Benton Counties Focus is on preparing for chemical releases Practice All-Hazard Planning 50 members – (20–25 consistently)

4. Mid-Valley LEPC Organizational structure consists of: Executive Committee Four Workgroups Meet Monthly Annual Meeting is held in February

5. Mid-Valley LEPC Workgroups  Membership  Outreach (2 – 3)  Emergency Planning (Grants)  Presentation (3 – 4)

6. Mid-Valley LEPC Membership  Facilities  Emergency Responders  OSFM HazMat Team 5  County EM & Public Health  Schools  Federal & State Agencies  Nonprofit Organizations  Private Citizens

7. Mid-Valley LEPC Grants

8.  Grants Application less difficult than OEM If you are a LEPC first priority Matching funds are soft match

9. Grants: Why Apply, there to much work  Mid-Valley Participation (7 Years) 2009 - 2016 Been awarded over $100,000 Grants provides focus for the year When achieved provides a feeling of accomplishment and making a difference Allows us to engaged all of our members

10. Grants  Contracting City of Albany Sign Intergovernmental Agreement Provide funding account Hire contractors  Request Proposals  Process according to state purchasing laws

11. Grants  Grants are used for:  Training  Exercises  Planning

12. Grant Funding Training Hazmat Team #5 Emergency Responders Linn Benton Training Council Fire District Volunteers

13. Grant Funding Exercises Table Top Exercise Rail Chlorine leak Transportation Leak – VP - OSU Functional Exercises Rail Chlorine Leak Full Scale Exercises Rail Chlorine Leak

14. Grant Funding Emergency Planning  2014 Segment I  Basic Plan and 5 facilities  2015 Segment II.  11 additional facilities and evacuation Planning  2016 Segment III  Remaining facilities

15. Emergency Plan LEPC Emergency Plan

16. Emergency Plan  LEPC Planning Requirement  SFMO began discussion in 2012 - 2013  We felt Plan was not necessary  Had County Plans  Had State Response Teams  Had Local Response Support  LEPC Not Involved Emergency Response

17. Emergency Plan  Requirement: “Did Not Go Away”  Once we accepted we would do a plan  Applied for a grant  Decided if we were going to do it would be meaningful

18. Emergency Plan  Take advantage to the opportunity  Making it a training tool for our HazMat responder  Tool to better coordinate with our facilities and Emergency Responders Phase I Reviews

19. Emergency Plan  State Fire Marshal’s Office Provided:  Emergency Plan Template  Cross Walk Document

20. Emergency Plan  Crawford County, Illinois Plan  Summarizes Current Local, County, and State Response Plans  Section on LEPC Responsibilities  Hazardous Materials Impact Matrix  Supports Training & Exercise Maintenance

21. Emergency Plan  Phase I Evaluations  Had used extensively  Tool used to meet with facilities in Segment I (five facilities)  Provides excellent communications between facilities and emergency responders  Used in segment I – 2 ½ hour

22. Emergency Plan  Addresses the 9 Planning Elements 1.Identification of EHS Facilities 2.Response Methods & Procedures 3.Emergency Coordinators & Facilities 4.Notification of Release

23. Emergency Plan 5.Determining Occurrence of Release 6.Emergency Response Responsibilities 7.Evacuation Plans 8.Training Programs 9.Exercising Method & Schedule

24. Emergency Plan One page summary of each facility

25. Emergency Plan Facility Profile: Worst Case Scenario Large quantity of Anhydrous Ammonia in both Room 2 and 3 at 9,700 pounds Release Rate: 970 pounds a minute Release Duration: 10 minutes Distance to endpoint: 1.5 miles Immediate Threat: Potential of large amount of Poisonous Material released 40-60 persons attempting to evacuate on site Mitigation Capabilities: Vapor locked sealed rooms 7 Hazwoper level trained response team members. Capable of remotely shutting down system

26. Emergency Plan Map of the facility within the community 1 mile circle Critical facilities identified Population within that circle

27. Emergency Plan Affected Population and Critical Facilities: 20,765 persons affected 6 Child Care facilities 7 Schools 7 Nursing Homes/Retirement Care Facilities/Adult Foster Care 0 Hospital 0 Police Stations 1 Fire Stations Correctional Facility: Female population serving 75 persons located next to facility.

28. Emergency Plan Useful Tables Table 1: city of Albany EHS facilities Table 2: city of Albany emergency facilities Table 3: Incident Command System responsibilities Table 4: Typical nine-step decontamination procedure Table 5: Clean-up and containment closure checklist

29. Emergency Plan Useful Tables (continue) Table 6: Emergency coordinator contact information Table 7: EHS facilities by chemical and hazard class Table 8: EHS chemical assessment by facility profile Table 9: EHS facility chemical assessment by mitigation capabilities Table 10: EHS facility chemical assessment by response capabilities

30. Emergency Plan Segment II & III Will include evacuation planning Evacuation routes Public alert and notification Transportation Shelter in place procedures

31. Emergency Plan Segment II & III Evacuation plan (continued) Moving Vulnerable Population Designated medical facilities Plumb modeling vs 1 mile radius Yearly Phase I reviews

32. Emergency Plan  Key take aways  Concisely Written Plan addressing the nine elements  Location of EHS facilities  Summary of EHS facilities  Written Evacuation plan  Same page information for responders and facilities

33. Emergency Plan  Key take aways (Continue)  Exercise Tool  Annual Phase I reviews  Training Tool for Responders and State Hazmat 5 Team  *Knowledge our plan has meant something

34. Emergency Plan Questions?

35. Emergency Plan Mid-Valley LEPC Contact: Darrel Tedisch, City of Albany Mid-valley LEPC Vice-Chair 541-917-7725 darrel.tedisch@cityofalbany.net