A. HISTORY
OF THE CABELL/WAYNE LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE
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The Cabell/Wayne Local Emergency Planning Commit=
tee
(C/WLEPC) was appointed in Augu=
st
1987 by the WV State Emergency Response Commission (WVSERC) upon nomination=
by the County Commissioners of Cab=
ell
and Wayne Counties. The C/WLEPC became acquainted with =
the
Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986 (EPCRA) also kno=
wn
as SARA-Title III. It addressed the problems of providing information to
potential Covered Facilities, and identifying as many Covered Facilities as
possible. It organized itself and adopted basic operating policies in keepi=
ng
with the EPCRA. A consultant was retained for up to 20 hours/month to provi=
de
professional staff support.
In 1988 it identified additional potential Cover=
ed
Facilities. It refined the files and records and reports received from Cove=
red
Facilities and General Reporting Facilities and established the conceptual
outlines for the Emergency Response Plan. It requested information required=
in
the Emergency Response Plan by the EPCRA for Covered Facilities. It prepared
the initial 1988 Emergency Response Plan. An informal volunteer system of d=
ues
was initiated for revenue need purposes.
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In 1989 the composition of the C/WLEPC was expan=
ded to
include additional Emergency response and emergency support organization
representatives. The Emergency Responders Sub-Committee was established to
provide additional input into the Emergency Response Plan. The Material
Assistance Sub-Committee was established to provide and maintain a Material
Assistance Plan component. Covered Facility identification was further refi=
ned
and expanded. A Material Assistance Plan component, and a Hazardous Materia=
ls
Emergency Response Information and Guidelines Appendix was added to the Gen=
eral
Response Plan component. Additional input for the Plan was provided by
emergency response agencies in the C/WLEPC. The in kind contributions of the
two counties was clarified and strengthened.
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In 1990 a Drill Planning Sub-Committee was estab=
lished
and one table top emergency drill was held in the first nine months of the
year. A basic Traffic Diversion Plan component and an Appendix on The Incid=
ent
Command System was added. Further refinement of reports and records were
accomplished. A formalized voluntary dues Schedule for appropriate faciliti=
es
was established so that a revenue base contributions could be assured for
budgeted expenditures.
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In 1991 the Drill Planning Sub-Committee schedul=
ed two
table top drills, two field drills and one functional drill. The last invol=
ved
participation in the Tri-State Ohio River Exercise. An Emergency Operations
Center Task Force involving members on and off the C/WLEPC was established =
for
the purpose of developing a joint EOC for both Cabell County and Wayne Coun=
ty
A. HISTORY
OF THE CABELL/WAYNE LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE (Continued)
and a Traffic Diversion Plan Task Force was
established to complete the Traffic Diversion Plan. The membership of the
Committee was expanded. Three additional components were added to the Emerg=
ency
Response Plan: Sabotage and Terrorism Control Plan, Special Hazardous Mater=
ials
Emergency Assistance Plan and Civil Disturbance Plan.
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In 1992 three field drills and one table top dri=
ll
were co-sponsored by the C/WLEPC. The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Task
Force investigated several possible locations for a two county joint EOC
facility, with the State Highway Division (old CSX) Building being found to=
be
the best possibility, as well as developed a tentative space needs analysis
based upon a proposed staffing plan. The Early Warning Signal
Equipment/Procedures Task Force, established to look at the existing status=
of
early warning signal systems availability in the C/WLEPD and recommend
improvements, began its work. The Traffic Diversion Plan Task Force complet=
ed
the operations portion of the Plan for Cabell County, including the City of
Huntington. The Emergency Preparedness Brochure Publication/Distribution Ta=
sk
Force arranged for the subject Brochure, prepared earlier in 1992, to be
published and distributed as part of a special Emergency Preparedness
Supplement to a Sunday edition of the Huntington Herald-Dispatch. The First
Annual Emergency Preparedness Week Task Force arranged for a week long
celebration of emergency preparedness activities in September, co-sponsored=
by
the C/WLEPC, Cabell and Wayne Counties and the City of Huntington. The subj=
ect
Week included the publication of the Emergency Preparedness Supplement
mentioned above on Sunday, a major emergency field drill on Tuesday, and a =
one
day Emergency Preparedness Seminar on Thursday. The Hazardous Materials
Emergency Response Team Task Force canvassed the greater Tri-State area to
gather information on available service beyond that discussed in the existi=
ng
Special Hazardous Materials Emergency Assistance Plan component of the C/WL=
EPC
Emergency Response Plan. A Recovery Plan component, a Glossary of Terms and=
a
listing of Extremely Hazardous Substances by Covered Facility, along with t=
he
Traffic Diversion Plan information mentioned above were added to the Emerge=
ncy
Response Plan.
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In 1993 two field drills, plus one table top type
drill were co-sponsored by the C/WLEPC. A Five Year Action Plan and a 1993
Action Plan were adopted by the C/WLEPC. A major revision and consolidation=
of
the Early Warning Signal Plan and the Communications Plan was accomplished.
Listings of emergency agency/organization information was expanded and
consolidated to one location in the Plan. An Emergencies (Hazards) Analysis=
for
the C/WLEPD was prepared and included in the =
Plan.
Standby Model Emergency Ordinances were prepared. Policies were added to the
Plan for Administrative Relations and Education and Training. A "Purpo=
se
of the Plan" statement was added. The C/WLEPC worked with major Covered
Facilities to purchase and install appropriate computer hardware and EIS
software at the Cabell County Consolidated Communications Emergency Response
Center to be used by the Center under ordinary circumstances by the EOC
A. HISTORY
OF THE CABELL/WAYNE LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE (Continued)
circumstances and by the EOC Operations Room staff when the latter =
is
activated. The Second Annual Emergency Preparedness Week in Cabell and Wayne
Counties was held in September and involved a major field emergency drill. =
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In 1994, one major table top drill and two field
drills were co-sponsored by the C/WLEPC. The Emergency Operations Center (E=
OC)
Task Force negotiated a definite site for the Cabell County Emergency
Operations Room of the Cabell County EOC, adjacent to the existing Emergency
Communications Center (911) in the basement of the Huntington City Hall, and
design and equipment requirements for it were completed. The C/WLEPC strong=
ly
endorsed the installation of a 911 emergency communications operation for W=
ayne
County to be centered in Wayne. The Public Education Task Force tested the
presentation of a four part Emergency Preparedness
Program before the Huntington Kiwanis Club and notified all civic ty=
pe
organizations in the C/WLEPD of the availability of such a program. The Way=
ne
County Traffic Diversion Plan Task Force completed its plan component, which
was then adopted by the C/WLEPC. The Third Annual Emergency Preparedness We=
ek
included one of the field drills mentioned above. The Know What to Do! citi=
zen
emergency response information previously published in the local telephone
directory and distributed by newspaper insert in the Ceredo/Kenova area of
Wayne County was added as an Appendix to the General Response Plan (formerly
Urban Area Response Plan) component of the Emergency Response Plan. Several
other minor additions and/or revisions were made to Materials Assistance Pl=
an,
Early Warning Signal and Communications Plan, Evacuation Plan and Recovery =
Plan
components.
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In 1995, one major table top drill and two field
drills were co-sponsored by the C/WLEPC. The Emergency Operations Center (E=
OC)
Task Force continued the installation of the Emergency Operations Room for
Cabell County and the City of Huntington, and began assisting in the planni=
ng
for the installation of the Emergency Operations Room for Wayne County,
adjacent to the Wayne County Emergency Communications Center (911) in Wayne,
WV. A Federal Hazardous Material Transportation Uniform Safety Act (HMTUSA)
grant was awarded to C/WLEPC for the purpose of coordinating an Early Warni=
ng
Siren Study, primarily based upon
transportation related hazards that could impact populated areas. A
small WVSERC Grant was awarded the C/WLEPC for the purpose of covering a ma=
jor
portion of its postage costs. Weather Tone Alert Radios were purchased for
installation at public school sites in Cabell and Wayne Counties. Emergency
information of all types would be relayed by the local US Weather Service
facility. The current one year and five year Goal Plans were added to the
C/WLEPC Emergency Response Plan as Appendix “C” of the Introduc=
tion
component. Several other minor additions or revisions were made to the
Introduction and Early
A. HISTORY
OF THE CABELL/WAYNE LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE (Continued)
Warning Signal and Communications Plan component.
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In 1996, one major table top drill and three fie=
ld
drills were co-sponsored by the C/WLEPC. The Emergency Operations Center (E=
OC)
Task completed the installation of the Emergency Operations Room (EOR) for
Cabell County and the City of Huntington. Legal problems gave pause to the
similar installation in Wayne County of an EOR adjacent to the proposed cou=
nty
911 Emergency Communications Center. A federal Hazardous Materials Planning
Grant was awarded through the WVSERC to the C/WLEPC for computerized maps f=
or
the planned Wayne County EOR. Major renovations were made on the Mobile
Incident Command Center bus. One additional early warning siren was install=
ed
in keeping with the adopted Early Warning Siren Improvement Plan and
communications with existing early warning signals within the City of
Huntington were upgraded in keeping with new radio communications equipment
installation at the CCERC.
In 1997, one table top drill and three field dri=
lls
were co-sponsored by the C/WLEPC, including a cooperative drill with
LEPC’s in Kentucky and Ohio and a cooperative drill with the
Kanawha/Putnam LEPC. Support was provided for the activation of the Wayne
County Emergency Operations Center in Wayne, West Virginia. Steps were take=
n to
move the Emergency Communications Center and Emergency Operations Room for
Cabell County into a building shared with the Cabell County Office of Emerg=
ency
Services in Huntington, West Virginia.
In 1998, one table top drill and two field drill=
s were
cosponsored by the C/WLEPC, the table top and one field drill in Eastern Ca=
bell
County and one field drill at the Tri-State Airport. The Bylaws were amende=
d.
An Appendix was added to the Sabotage and Terrorism Control Plan relative t=
o Primary
Potential Targets in the C/WLEPD. A major revision of the Bell Atlantic
Telephone Company telephone director section on KNOW WHAT TO DO IN CASE =
OF
EMERGENCY . . . . . CITIZENS RESPONSE GUIDELINES was submitted to the
company. A public information video was produced. Exploratory steps were ta=
ken
to move the Emergency Operations Room from the Employee Lunch Room at the
Huntington City Hall to the Cabell County Emergency Services Building where=
the
Emergency Communications Center moved in early 1998.
In 1999, one table top drill and one field drill=
was
cosponsored by the C/WLEPC. A second
public information video was completed.
In 2000, one (1) tabletop drill and one field drill were held. The
Sabotage and Terrorism Control Plan was adopted and revised.
In 2001, one (1) field drill was held.
A. HISTORY
OF THE CABELL/WAYNE LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE (Continued)
In 2002, two (2) field drills were held and the
Emergency Response Plan Chapter on Terrorism Prevention and Control was
significantly expanded to reflect the national, state, and local emphasis on
this emergency (hazard) category. Coordination with the locally established
Cabell/Wayne Homeland Defense Council was established.
In 2003, one (1) tabletop and one (1) field emer=
gency
drill were held. An orientation workshop for the Cabell County Emergency
Operations Room was held. Information about the US Department of Homeland
Security and its impact on the C/WLEPC was added to the ERP.
In 2004, one (1) tabletop drill was held on Octo= ber 7, 2004, and one (1) Weapons of Mass Destruction Incident Drill was held on November 2004. NIMS Incident Command and Emergency Preparedness concepts we= re incorporated into the Emergency Response Plan as appropriate and feasible.<= o:p>
In 2005, a Full Scale Drill was held in the fall=
. One
(1) actual incident utilized the C/WLEPC in 2005. Collateral aspects of the
National Response Plan were noted and integrated into the C/WLEPC as
appropriate.
In 2006, two Table Top Drills were held, one Ant=
hrax
Drill was in the Spring of 2006 at the US Postal Service, Huntington, WV, a=
nd
one held September 20, 2006 and one Full Scale Drill was held at the Tri-St=
ate
Airport (Mock Plane Crash Drill). A Full Scale Drill, US Naval Nuclear
Propulsion Drill, was held October 10 thru 12, 2006 in Kenova –
simulating an accident involving a Naval spent nuclear fuel rail shipment.
Also, a Homeland Security and a Pandemic Table Top Drill was held in the fa=
ll. One
actual incident utilized the C/WLEPC in 2006 (Chemical Spill at the Marshall
University Medical Education Building). Two Additional chapters of the NIMS
were added to the ERP in consistent outline form, as appropriate.
In 2007,
One actual incident utilized the C/WLEPC in 2007 (Nuclear Fuel Spil=
l).
A tabletop drill is scheduled in the fall at the Tri-State Airport, as well=
as
a drill in Eastern Cabell County (Cabell Midland High School). Additional
information was added to the EPR, Chapter I (Appendix “F”=
) of
the NIMS, in consistent outline form, as appropriate.
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C/WLEPC ORGANIZATIONAL
RELATIONSHIP
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NOTE: Because
of limited budgetary resources for emergency management in Cabell County, W=
ayne
County, and the City of Huntington, the C/WLEPC Emergency Response Plan is =
used
as the primary uniform planning tool for response to all emergencies that m=
ay
impact Cabell and Wayne Counties and the City of Huntington, as well as a
training resource and a reference resource. In
addition, the C/WLEPC also provides leadership i=
n the
areas of emergency drilling and emergency public education.
The C/WLEPC representing a two county Local Emer=
gency
Planning District is organized in a manner in keeping with the legal
requirements of the EPCRA.
A Chairman, Vice Chairman and Treasurer are elec=
ted
annually. A consultant is retained on a part-time basis and a Cabell County
Commission employee serves as Secretary/Assistant Treasurer. The County
Emergency Services Directors and the City of Huntington Emergency Services
Director serve as the Community Emergency Coordinators. The part-time consu=
ltant
also serves as the Community Information Coordinator.
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The C/WLEPC has adopted the following policies:
1. &n=
bsp; Purpose
- The purpose of the C/WLEPC Emergency Response Plan is to:
A. Comply with all legal requirements=
of
the Federal Emergency =
Planning and Community right-To-Know Act (EPCRA) of 1986.
B. Address
the emergency preparedness requirements of Cabell County, Wayne County, and=
the
City of Huntington for all emergencies that may impact the Cabell/Wayne
Emergency Planning District (C/WLEPD) in a manner that compliments the effo=
rts
of the three subject jurisdictions with formal emergency management program=
s.
C. &n=
bsp; Provide
the emergency management, emergency communications, =
=
emergency
response, and emergency support organizations in the
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C/WLEPD with an emergency management training resource and emergency
management reference resource, as well as a readily available emergency
response plan.
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the various publics in the C/WLEPD with emergency =
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preparedness
information.
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Any citizen of Cabell and Wayne Counties or person working in the two count=
ies
of the C/WLEPD who requests consideration for membership on the C/WLEPC will
have such request forwarded to the appropriate County Commission for nomina=
tion
consideration. The nomination will then be forwarded to the WVSERC for form=
al
appointment.
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C/WLEPC Member shall automatically be removed from the membership roster of=
the
organization for failure to attend at least one general or special
meeting of the C/WLEPC in a twelve (12) month period.
3. Provision of Community
Right-To-Know Information - The C/WLEPC will reply to any legal request=
for
Community Right-to-Know information as quickly as possible and within the
limits stated in the EPCRA. Any delay in the provision,
the subject information will=
have
the reason for the delay conveyed to the requestor. =
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; 4. =
Cost
Retrieval on the Provision of Community Right-To-Know Information -
Photocopies of Community Right-To-Know information above six pages will be
provided at a charge of $ .10 per page. Labor above thirty (30) minutes per
information request will be provided at a charge of ten dollars ($10.00) per
hour,
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a=
nd
mailing of the requested information.
C. POLICIES (Continued)
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5. &n=
bsp; Designation
of the Community Emergency Coordinator as the C/WLEPC =
Immediate Contact for Emergency Release Notification - The C/WLE=
PC
has &nb=
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designated the relevant Community Emergency Coordinator as the
C/WLEPC
immediate contact for Emergency notification by Covered Facilities.
The =
appropriate Community Emergency coordinator may be contacted through=
the Cabell Cou=
nty
Emergency Response Center for releases impacting Cabell County and/or the C=
ity
of Huntington or the Emergency Communications Center in Wayne County for
releases impacting Wayne County. Within five (5) working days of the resolu=
tion
of the Emergency Release, a follow-up written report will be filed with the
Community Information Coordinator or Secretary of the C/WLEPC.
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and Required Information Forms - The C/WLEPC prefers that Facilities su=
bmit
MSDS Lists rather than MSDS's and requires that Facilities submit Tier II <=
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and Hazardous Chemical Inventory forms, in keeping with WVSERC regulations.=
7. Administrative Relations
Policy - The C/WLEPC has a direct administrative
relationship with the WVSERC and a Liaison/Cooperative relationship =
with
the Directors of Emergency Services for Cabell County, Wayne County and the
City of Huntington, who also serve as the Community Emergency Coordinators =
for
their jurisdictions under EPCRA requirements. The C/WLEPC also cooperates w=
ith
its adjacent counterparts in the states of Kentucky and Ohio. The C/WLEPC a=
lso
cooperates with the tri-state emergency response organization sponsored by =
the
Huntington Marine Safety Office of the US Coast Guard.
8. Education and Training Po=
licy
- The C/WLEPC is committed to an ongoing =
public education program with regard to emergency preparedness; as w=
ell
as the education and training of emergency response, emergency communicatio=
ns,
emergency management, and emergency support personnel. =
9. Utilization of NIMS -=
The
C/WLEPC uses the elements of the concepts of National Incident Management
System (NIMS) developed by the Federal Emergency =
Management Agency (FEMA) as guidelines for its operation, as logical=
.
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The C/WLEPC found itself in a somewhat unique po=
sition
from a planning standpoint with two counties in the C/WLEPD with neither Co=
unty
Emergency Operations Plan particularly appropriate, concise, available, or
directly addressing chemical emergencies per-se. In keeping with the
encouragement of the USEPA, the C/WLEPC chose to concentrate on a limited
number of Plan components at the heart of a sound Emergency Response Plan. =
The
C/WLEPC believes that these components enhanced with the information requir=
ed
as a minimum under EPCRA and NIMS will meet the needs of the C/WLEPD. The p=
lan
components may be quickly reviewed on the Table of Contents page. The membe=
rs
of the C/WLEPC and the related officials are listed on the page following t=
he
Title page.
E.
CONCLUSION =
This Emergency Response Plan is the basis of a comprehensive approach to being ready for the resolution of all types emergencies in Cabell and Wayne Counties, the jurisdiction of the C/WLEPC.<= o:p>
CHAPTER
I
INTRO=
DUCTION
REVISED
- SEPTEMBER 2007
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