Release Date: July 1, 1999
Release Number: R10-99-34
This monthly update is produced in an effort to keep hazardous materials program personnel up to date in the areas of exercises, training, and planning. If you have a contribution or wish other items posted in this "Update", please contact Mike Hammond at FEMA Region X headquarters at (425) 487 4775 or email at, mike.hammond@fema.gov.
This update is for the period of 7-1-99 to 10-1-99.
Quotes Of The Month
"Sure, it's going to kill a lot of people, but they may be dying of something else anyway." Othal Brand, member of a Texas pesticide review board, on chlordane.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." Richard P. Feynman
Web Page Highlight (your Additions Are Welcome)
Hazardous Materials Advisory Council
www.hmac.org Mission Statement: "HMAC promotes improvements in the safe transportation of hazardous materials/dangerous goods globally by: providing education, assistance, and information to the private and public sectors; through our unique status with regulatory bodies; and the diversity and technical strengths of our membership." Provides a mailing list and numbers of other services.
Canadian Centre for Emergency Preparedness
www.ccep.ca The Canadian Centre for Emergency Preparedness was incorporated in 1993 as a partnership between the Regional Municipality of Hamilton-Wentworth and Hamilton's Mohawk College of applied Arts and Technology. Its mandate is to assist communities, governments and private businesses to prepare for, prevent, respond to, and recover from man-made or natural disasters."
Anyone else have a good or interesting Web Site?
SERC & LEPC MEETINGS
Washington 9-23-99, Spokane, in conjunction with WA State Emergency Managers, Assoc. Meeting.
Oregon July 30, 1999, Salem, Quarterly LEPC meeting
Idaho As Needed, Contact Bill Bishop for more information. (208) 334 3263
Alaska 7-20-99, Anchorage, LEPC workshop
7-21-99, Anchorage, SERC Meeting
10-19-99, Anchorage, LEPC workshop
10-20-99, Anchorage, SERC meeting
Training And Exercises
Contact The Provider Or Mike Hammond For More Information. Course Dates And Times May Change, Be Sure To Check Before The Class
Date | Subject | Sponsor | Other |
7-12 TO 7-15 | HazMat On Scene ICS | WA State Patrol | 360-753 0398 |
7-12 TO 7-16 | Disaster Recovery Operations | Beaverton, OR | 503-378-2911 |
7-13 TO 7-15 | ICS Train-the-trainer | WA State at Spokane | 253-512-7048 |
7-26 TO 7-30 | Hazwoper Technician | WA State Patrol | 360-753-0398 |
7-27 TO 7-29 | Principles of Emergency Management, PDS series | WA State | 253-512-7048 Possible location change |
7-31 | HazMat hazards analysis | Eugene, OR | 503-378-2911 |
7-29 | States, British Columbia Oil Spill Task Force |
Valdez, AK | 503-229-5720 |
8-2 TO 8-5 | HazMat on scene Incident Commander | WA State Patrol | 360-753-0398 |
8-23 TO 8-26 | HazMat on scene IC | WA State Patrol | 360-753-0398 |
8-10 TO 8-12 | ICS train-the-trainer | WA State | 253-512-7048 |
9-21 | ICS Introduction | Dubois, ID | 208-334-0984 |
9-22 TO 9-23 | ICS/EOC interface | Dubois, ID | 208-334-0984 |
9-14 | Public Officials Conf. | Salem, OR | 503-378-2911 |
9-16 | Public Officials Conf. | Bend, OR | 503-378-2911 |
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7-29 | SBCCOM | Anchorage, AK | Functional |
June 99 | Y2K tabletops | WA State | Various locations |
8-12 | WNP2 Drill | WA Radiological Lab & Food Control | Contact FEMA |
9-4 TO 9-8 | SBCCOM | Portland | Contact FEMA |
September 99 | Y2K tabletops | FEMA HQ and Regions | Contact FEMA |
Your Exercise And Training Dates Are Welcome At This Site, Just Email The Information To Me
Miscellaneous Announcements
Free Publications:
COHMED Reporter
COHMED stands for Cooperative Hazardous Materials Enforcement Development. I first became aware of this organization several years ago when they had one of their conferences (They usually have two a year) in Seattle. I felt that I got a lot of good information from the conference even though it was based heavily on enforcement. One good thing about it was that there was a lot of representation from private industry present and also presenting at the conference. The spring 99 issue contains articles on; FHWA Cargo Tank Safety Advisory, BLEVE, NBC terrorism and others. Their next conference is October 17 - 21 at the Adam's Mark in Kansas City, MO. To get on their mailing list and receive a copy of the newsletter, write; Georgia Public Service Commission, Editor, Capt. Bruce Bugg, Transportation Division, 1007 Virginia Ave. Suite 310, Hapeville, GA 30354-1325.
I am running out of free publications, and need your help. Does anyone out there have a publication that they feel could be of value to the rest of us in the HazMat field? If so, let me know and I will be happy to include it in this section. I am also willing to post information on those publications which are not free, but which you find to be of some use in the field of HazMat.
Thoughts, Notes And Ideas From Here & There
HazMat Team Profile
Team: Everett, Washington (Snohomish County)
Chief Of Department: Terry Ollis
HazMat Chief: Dave Moses
Population Served: 87,000
Total Department Personnel: 160
HazMat Personnel: 42 Trained to the Technician Level, all support personnel are trained to the Operations Level.
Type Of Equipment: 1975 Chevrolet converted Bread Truck, Decon Trailer, Trailer includes a warm water shower that can accommodate approximately 30 people an hour.
# Of Calls Per Year: In 1997 there were 3 level A incidents, 0 Level B incidents and 64 total HazMat calls.
Challenges And Goals: Funding for a new HazMat vehicle has been approved. Specifications and bids should be completed in two months. The Everett HazMat team has approached the City Council with a proposal to respond outside the city limits on specialized calls such as Meth Labs. At present, they do respond outside the city on request for mutual aid and requests from the State on the Fire Mobilization Plan. This is due largely to the availability of reimbursement by EPA and the State on Meth Lab calls.
Terrorism Notes
The DOJ grants are STILL on hold. Presently, it is hoped that by the fall they will be ready to go.
The GAO report on the RAID teams has been finalized. To read the document, try the website address of, http://www.gao.gov/new.items/ns99110.pdf. It is titled, "Combating Terrorism: Use of National Guard Response Teams is Unclear. NSAID-99-110. 27pp. Plus 4 appendices (21pp). Dated May 21, 1999
The World Trade Organization Public Safety Committee is meeting twice a month and has several subcommittees meeting also. This is in preparation for the meeting in Seattle November and early December 1999.
I have available for those interested in a copy the following from a class in Mass Fatality Incidents held in Oregon recently; Agenda, 4 exercise scenarios, information on critical incident debriefing for mass fatality incidents, the Oregon Plan for Mass Fatality incidents, the Oklahoma plan for Mass Fatalities, California State plan on Terrorism response, and the California local planning guidance on terrorism response. If you would like a copy of any of the items mentioned, please contact me.
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