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Local Emergency Planning Committee Approved Start-Up Application

Published October 2, 2015 | Local Emergency Planning Committee

Local Emergency Planning Committee Approved Start-Up Application The approved start-up application for the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) granted by the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) on August 23, 2006.

ICS-100: Introduction to the Incident Command System

Published October 2, 2015 | Local Emergency Planning Committee

ICS-100: Introduction to the Incident Command System This course is the first in a series of ICS courses designed to meet all-hazard, all-agency NIMSICS requirement for operational personnel. Descriptions and details about the other ICScourses … More →

Be Prepared for Pandemic Flu, Key Tools for Public Health

Published March 25, 2007 | Local Emergency Planning Committee | Archived

Be Prepared for Pandemic Flu, Key Tools for Public Health This presentation was created by The Massachusetts Department of Public Health and The Local Public Health Institute of Massachusetts on March 2006.

Be Prepared for Pandemic Flu, Key Tools for Public Health

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The LEPC’s mission is bringing together town elected and appointed officials, community and industries for enhancing hazardous materials, natural disaster, and terrorism preparedness. This includes providing input into the town’s Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan. The LEPC is a focal point in the town for CERT (Community Emergency Response Teams and an interface with the MRC (Medical Reserve Corp.). While federal and state resources are of immense importance to local communities, local planning and execution may be of ultimate importance as Hurricane Katrina teaches us. Here, federal and state planning broke down, and communities needed to deal with the reality of a disaster on their doorstep.