Hazardous Materials Response Fund Grant

Hazardous Materials Response Fund Grant is sponsored by Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA). This grant provides supplemental emergency preparedness funding at county and state levels. Small businesses that contract with or support county and state-level emergency response for hazardous materials could potentially benefit.

Hazardous Materials | PA Emergency Management Agency State, tribal, and local agencies are required to prepare for, respond to, and protect the community from chemical accidents.

<span class=\"text-headline--medium\">Overview</span></h2>\r\n<p><span class=\"text-body--large\">The Hazardous Materials Safety Program governs the state's 67 local emergency planning committees, more than 3,700 chemical planning facilities, and Hazardous Materials Response Team certification.

</span></p>\r\n<p><span class=\"text-body--large\">We also provide emergency planning assistance to Marcellus Shale unconventional well sites, compressor stations, and the intricate pipeline system — all in coordination with federal, state, and local agencies, as well as volunteer organizations.

</span></p>\r\n"}}"> The Hazardous Materials Safety Program governs the state's 67 local emergency planning committees, more than 3,700 chemical planning facilities, and Hazardous Materials Response Team certification.

We also provide emergency planning assistance to Marcellus Shale unconventional well sites, compressor stations, and the intricate pipeline system — all in coordination with federal, state, and local agencies, as well as volunteer organizations.

A hazardous material is any item or agent (biological, chemical, radiological, and/or physical) that has the potential to cause harm to humans, animals, or the environment — either by itself or through interaction with other factors.

</blockquote>\r\n"}}"> A hazardous material is any item or agent (biological, chemical, radiological, and/or physical) that has the potential to cause harm to humans, animals, or the environment — either by itself or through interaction with other factors.

<span class=\"text-headline--medium\">Local Emergency Planning Committees</span></h2>\r\n<p>Each of Pennsylvania's 67 counties is a local emergency planning district that is required to have a local emergency planning committee. </p>\r\n<p>Local commtitees are overseen by the State Emergency Response Commission, which is led by us here at <span class=\"global-glossary\">PEMA</span>.

<br>\r\n </p>\r\n<h3><span class=\"text-headline--small\">Role of Committees</span></h3>\r\n<p>Planning committees and the State Emergency Response Commission have four primary responsibilities: </p>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>Prepare emergency plans to protect the public from chemical accidents. </li>\r\n<li>Establish warning and evacuation procedures for the public.

</li>\r\n<li>Collect information used in the preparation of annual reports about the release of toxic chemicals. </li>\r\n<li>Provide local governments and the public with information about hazardous chemicals and accidental releases in their communities.

</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>In addition to chemical facility planning, counties can leverage the experience and expertise of their emergency planning committee members to perform all-hazard planning for things like tornadoes, flooding, and hurricanes. This all-hazard approach ensures that each planning district can create plans to protect their communities. </p>\r\n<p> </p>\r\n<h3>Who Is on the Committees?

</h3>\r\n<p>Members are appointed by the director of PEMA from a list of nominees submitted by the county's governing body.

Every committee must include someone from each of these categories:</p>\r\n<table cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"5\" width=\"100%\">\r\n<tbody><tr><th scope=\"row\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Broadcast/Communications Media</b></th>\r\n<td>Newspaper, website developers, public information, RACES, ham radio clubs, local weather reporters</td>\r\n</tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Community Groups</b></th>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">County extension office, environmental groups [such as Sierra Club, conservation groups, Audubon Society], school environmental program director</td>\r\n</tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Emergency Management</b></th>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">​Emergency preparedness coordinator, emergency coordinators for businesses</td>\r\n</tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Emergency Medical Services</b></th>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Director of county ambulance, EMS technicians</td>\r\n</tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Facility Owners/Operators</b></th>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Any representative from a facility using or storing hazardous materials in the county</td>\r\n</tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>First Responders</b></th>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">​Fire chief, firefighters</td>\r\n</tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Health Professionals</b></th>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">County health department, doctors, mental health hospital, hospital administrator/director, poison control center</td>\r\n</tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Law Enforcement</b></th>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">​Police officers, police chief, sheriff, deputies</td>\r\n</tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Local Environmental Groups</b></th>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">County extension office, environmental groups [such as Sierra Club, conservation groups, Audubon Society], school environmental program director</td>\r\n</tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Print Media</b></th>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Daily or weekly newspaper editors, reporters, trade journal editors/reporters​</td>\r\n</tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>State/Local Officials</b></th>\r\n<td>​Commissioner, sheriff, county clerk, attorney, mayor, state representative, state emergency management, or environmental agency official</td>\r\n</tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Transportation</b></th>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">​Highway department, school bus director, airport authority, tracking company, transit</td>\r\n</tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Other</b></th>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Residents, homeowners association, ministers, school administrators, science teachers</td>\r\n</tr></tbody></table>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"> </p>\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"text-headline--medium\">Planning Facilities</span></h2>\r\n<p>More than 3,600 planning facilities have been identified in Pennsylvania.

More than 97 percent of their required plans have been reviewed by us and found to adequately provide for the health and safety of the public. </p>\r\n<p>A facility is designated a "planning facility" if its on-hand quantities of chemicals designated as extremely hazardous substances exceed the threshold planning quantity on the <a href=\"https://www. epa.

gov/epcra/consolidated-list-lists\">Environmental Protection Agency's List of Lists</a>. </p>\r\n"}}"> Local Emergency Planning Committees Each of Pennsylvania's 67 counties is a local emergency planning district that is required to have a local emergency planning committee. Local commtitees are overseen by the State Emergency Response Commission, which is led by us here at PEMA .

Planning committees and the State Emergency Response Commission have four primary responsibilities: Prepare emergency plans to protect the public from chemical accidents. Establish warning and evacuation procedures for the public. Collect information used in the preparation of annual reports about the release of toxic chemicals.

Provide local governments and the public with information about hazardous chemicals and accidental releases in their communities. In addition to chemical facility planning, counties can leverage the experience and expertise of their emergency planning committee members to perform all-hazard planning for things like tornadoes, flooding, and hurricanes.

This all-hazard approach ensures that each planning district can create plans to protect their communities. Who Is on the Committees? Members are appointed by the director of PEMA from a list of nominees submitted by the county's governing body.

Every committee must include someone from each of these categories: Broadcast/Communications Media Newspaper, website developers, public information, RACES, ham radio clubs, local weather reporters Community Groups County extension office, environmental groups [such as Sierra Club, conservation groups, Audubon Society], school environmental program director Emergency Management ​Emergency preparedness coordinator, emergency coordinators for businesses Emergency Medical Services Director of county ambulance, EMS technicians Facility Owners/Operators Any representative from a facility using or storing hazardous materials in the county First Responders ​Fire chief, firefighters Health Professionals County health department, doctors, mental health hospital, hospital administrator/director, poison control center Law Enforcement ​Police officers, police chief, sheriff, deputies Local Environmental Groups County extension office, environmental groups [such as Sierra Club, conservation groups, Audubon Society], school environmental program director Print Media Daily or weekly newspaper editors, reporters, trade journal editors/reporters​ State/Local Officials ​Commissioner, sheriff, county clerk, attorney, mayor, state representative, state emergency management, or environmental agency official Transportation ​Highway department, school bus director, airport authority, tracking company, transit Other Residents, homeowners association, ministers, school administrators, science teachers More than 3,600 planning facilities have been identified in Pennsylvania.

More than 97 percent of their required plans have been reviewed by us and found to adequately provide for the health and safety of the public. A facility is designated a "planning facility" if its on-hand quantities of chemicals designated as extremely hazardous substances exceed the threshold planning quantity on the Environmental Protection Agency's List of Lists .

Hazardous Materials Resources Pennsylvania Hazardous Materials Response Teams Hazardous Materials Response Fund Grants National Fire Academy Roundtable (PDF) Pennsylvania Act 9: Unconventional Well Regulations U.S. Environmental Protection Agency List of Lists Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act Pennsylvania Hazardous Material Emergency Planning and Response Act If you're having a hazardous materials emergency, call 911 now.

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