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Pendleton County Local Emergency Planning Committee

A local Emergency Planning

Organization serving Pendleton County

 

       MEMBERSHIP

PC LEPC member organization shares an interest in emergency response planning and related activities for Pendleton County. Members represent a broad cross section of the community and come from the following groups.

·         Citizen

·         Elected Officials

·         Law Enforcement

·         Fire Fighters

·         Emergency Medical Services

·         Public Health Officials

·         Hospitals

·         Transportation

·         Nonprofits

·         911 Center

·         News Media

·         School Officials

·         Businesses

·         Community Groups

 

WHAT DOES THE PC LEPC DO?

Vision and Mission

·         Bring together community resources in Pendleton County to create a common plan for responding to emergencies.

·         Sponsors drills that test the emergency response plan’s effectiveness.

·         Evaluates the plan’s effectiveness after actual incidents and revises the plan accordingly.

·         Provides citizens with information about the location of toxic chemicals in their community.

 

Community Right To Know

A 1986 federal law give s citizens the right to know about the location of toxic chemicals in their communities. Consistent with that law and laws passed since then, the PC LEPC makes information about those chemicals available to the public on request.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN

The PC LEPC facilitates the creation and maintenance of an all-hazard emergency management plan for the county. The plan covers all types of emergencies caused by nature, human error or intentional acts. The plan is available for public inspection at libraries and the Office of Emergency Management website www.pendletoncountyoem.com

The plan describes specific types of emergencies that could affect this region. It also describes planning and actins for responding to these emergencies. 

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