New Hanover County LEPC Minutes 5.9.2018New Hanover County LEPC Workshop
Minutes
May 9, 2018
The following persons signed the roster indicating they were in attendance:
NAME BUSINESS NAME BUSINESS
John H. Stephenson Wilmington FD Joseph Figueroa Wilmington FD
Mark Venters GE-Hitachi Linda Willis NCDAQ
Chris Bridge Wilmington FD Quint Ocock HEPACO, LLC
Lisa Brown NHC Health Dept Janine Powell NHC
Sterling Powell NHC FD Dustin Stream ILM FD
Jessica Lueper NHC PIO Kevin McDonald NHC FR
John Dittmar NC Ports Jennifer Smith NHC FR
Blake Turner NHC FR Randy Wright SR&R
Tim Hobert SR&R Ron Stancil Sturdy Corp.
Raymond Griswold NHC Fire David Stone NHC Fire
Bill Walker NC Fire Service Phillip Watts Colonial Terminals
Teresa Smith NHC EM Frank Meyer NHC Fire Rescue
Gene Holland WFD RRT2 Kyle Perry WFD RR2
Mark Lewis Airgas Billy Howard NHRMC-EMS
Kevin Cowan Seaside Safety LLC Allen Hancock NC DOT
Tommy Grady NHC SO Eric Hatcher CFPUA
Jodie Ruskin UNCW Joshua Langdon NC EM
Ben Murphy WFD RRT 2 Sam Stephens Airgas
Sara Wright Sturdy Corp. Michael Reid NCDENR / DAQ
Mike Alexander Kinder Morgan Debora Cottle EM 911
Zak Whicker NHC EM J. James WFD
Randall Willocks Brown & Root Ruth Smith NHC Chief
Communications Officer
Welcome and Introductions:
Steven Sill opened the meeting welcoming New Hanover County, Pender County and private
partnerships.
This meeting was the first of three events preparing for the upcoming exercise in January or February
2019. This was an informational workshop discussing Hazmat tools and resources for first responders.
There will be a tabletop exercise on September 12th.
Membership announcements:
N/A
Minutes:
This is the first meeting where a printed copy of the minutes were not handed out at the meeting.
Minutes from March 14, 2018 meeting were emailed for advanced review. Minutes approved and
seconded.
Open Forum:
Presentations were given by the following organizations:
911 Call Center – Debora Cottle - When a 911 call comes in indicating possible hazmat scenario,
the technicians ask a series of questions to determine which resources to deploy. Each question
asked drives the next question. Answers show up in the CAD system. Callers are asked to stay
on the line until responders show up at the incident site.
New Hanover County Fire and Rescue – Frank Meyer – Presented an overview of WISER
(Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders) This program helps identify unknown
substances before entry is made into a possible hazmat emergency. The program is available on
PC’s, Mac’s, Android and iOS operating software.
Rapid Response Team – John Stephenson – Discussed capabilities of the RRT and their role in
an emergency. They provide technical assistance and expertise. Request for services must be
directed through an Incident Command Officer. Their services are charged to the originator of
the incident, not the municipalities.
EPCRA – Joshua Langdon – With 8,600+ facilities, $1.2M was collected in Tier II fees. He
discussed the app and that the Emergency Response Guidebooks will no longer be supplied by
NCDOT. Any questions regarding ePlan and Tier II reporting can be directed to Josh or Teresa
Smith, NHC EM.
NCDENR – Mike Reid – Discussion regarding CAMEO Software (Computer Aided Management of
Emergency Operations). This is a free planning tool for chemical inventory reporting. This is not
a response tool. He also discussed PEAC-WMD. Users can enter and access chemical data, plot
toxic plumes and learn to use the various calculators and other features to determine proper
emergency response actions. This program will track inventory and indicate the most
appropriate equipment for any given chemical.
New Hanover Regional EMS – Billy Howard – Spoke to the capabilities of EMS functions during
a hazmat scenario.
HEPACO – Quint Ocock – Discussed the capabilities of his organization and the ability to
respond to confined space rescue.
SR&R – Randy Wright – Discussed their ability to respond to spill response on water.
New Business:
Teresa Smith asked for volunteers for the upcoming table top exercise in September.
No comments from the group and meeting was adjourned at 11:55
Sub-Committee Breakout Summaries:
None
LEPC Committees:
Executive Committee
Chairman- Teresa Smith
Vice-Chairman- Mike Alexander
Secretary- Jodie Ruskin
Emergency Planning & Response Sub-Committee:
Chairman- Eric Hatcher
Members: Steve Mason, Frank Meyer, Dustin Stream, Billy Howard, Thomas Johnson, Marchele
Evans, Heather Griffin,
Community Education & Public Response Sub-Committee:
Chairman- Linda Willis
Members- Teresa Smith
Next LEPC Meeting:
July 11, 2018 at 11:00 AM in the New Hanover County Emergency Operations Center.