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Prevention and Response Branch - Emergency Readiness Team
This team is responsible for
developing and implementing the Regional program for contingency planning
for emergencies including the Regional Contingency Plan, U.S. / Mexico
Border Contingency Plan, Facility Response Plans, Area Committee Plans
and Risk Management Plans. This team is responsible for liason with
the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) under the Federal
Response Plan for coordinating response activities to natural disasters.
In addition, this team is responsible for directing all Community Right
to Know (Title III) program activities including training / technical
assistance to state emergency response committees (SERCs) and local
emergency planning committees (LEPCs). It also maintains the Emergency Response
Notification System (ERNS), and provides Computer Aided Management
of Emergency Operations (CAMEO) training, Facility Response Plan review
and approval, Spill Prevention and Control and Countermeasure (SPCC)
inspections. Policy coordination with the U.S. Coast Guard for the Oil
Polution Act (OPA) concerns, coordination of the On-scene Coordinators
(OSC) conduct of Chemical Safety Audits and simulated response exercises is also managed by this team.
Emergency Readiness links maintained by EPA:
Emergency Prevention, Preparedness
& Response
Risk Management Plans
(CAA 112r)
Exercises, Training, and Drills