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August 14 , 2006
LEPC News
Knoxville Local Emergency Planning Committee Volume 9 Issue 8
47 days, 8 hours, 1 minutes, and 3 seconds left until NIMS Compliance Deadline
School Bus Accident West Knox County 2005
LEPC MEETING AT THE EOC
The August LEPC meeting will be held this Thursday, August 17th, 8 am at the EOC- Emergency Operations Center at 605 Bernard Avenue. Breakfast will be provided.
Thursday August 17, 2006 8 am-9 am EOC 605 Bernard Avenue 215-1166 Directions
Newsletter Problems ?
Due to some problems with our email system, many people did not get the July LEPC Newsletter and meeting notice. We apologize for the problem and hope that it has been corrected. There were some interesting articles on heat waves and NIMS compliance. To view the July LEPC News, click here. Also for those who need it, a printer friendly version of the newsletter is available now. The file is in .pdf format and requires Adobe Reader.
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Training Page Updated
The LEPC Training page has received a much needed update.
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Training that is available in the region is now listed by category - NIMS, ICS, Hazmat, Terrorism/ WMD, Radiological, Medical, etc. Also listed is the date the training will be held and the person to contact for more information. On-line courses will also be listed. ALL Agencies are encouraged to submit a list of training opportunities that can be posted on the training page. Send your training information to dfox@cityofknoxville.org
School Is Back In Session
Free Books
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The following items are available to Knox County residents and members of the LEPC at no cost. These books are available at the EMA offices at 605 Bernard Avenue or call 215-1166.
August 10, 2006 Knoxville Police Chief Sterling Owen and Knox County School Superintendent Dr. Charles Lindsey today announced traffic enforcement plans for the start of the 2006 - 2007 school year. Knox County students will return to school for a half-day on Friday, August 11, 2006. Chief Owen said patrol officers, school resource officers, and motor officers will patrol in every school zone for the first few weeks of school. During this time the officers will strictly enforce reduced speed limits in all school zones. These patrols will occur during the morning as students go to school as well as in the afternoon as students return home. Chief Owen said, "The safety of our children is of paramount concern. Motorists' must take note that school is back in session. Officers will operate on a zero tolerance policy for motorists who fail to obey the reduced speed limits in school zones." During the first two weeks of school in 2005, officers issued 596 citations to motorists who disregarded the safety of our children within school zones. Superintendent Lindsey said, "As with anything we do, the safety and security of our students is our primary concern, and traffic management is one of our greatest challenges in this respect." "I want to thank Chief Owen and all of the officers and leadership of the Knoxville Police Department for their personal involvement in making our school zones and city streets safer. As with anything else we do in a school district that is bigger than most cities in Tennessee, it takes teamwork to be successful," Dr. Lindsey concluded.
Regional Expo - September 26th
The East TN Homeland Security Council and the District 2 office will host a Regional Expo at Chilhowee Park on Tuesday, September 26th from 8am to 3 pm. Equipment purchased with Homeland Security grant funds from all 16 counties will be on display as well as several of the vendors who sold the equipment.
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Emergency Plan Worksheet pdf Emergency Plan Worksheet Word
Food will be available and door prizes will be given away.
ALL responders are invited and urged to attend.
for more information contact jenny.holden@knoxcounty.org
NIMS Countdown
NIMS Training Guidelines
Audience Required Training
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Federal/State/Local/Tribal/Private Sector & Non-governmental personnel to include:
1. • FEMA IS-700: NIMS, An Introduction
Entry level first responders & disaster workers
1. • ICS-100: Introduction to ICS or equivalent 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
• Emergency Medical Service personnel • Firefighters • Hospital staff • Law Enforcement personnel • Public Health personnel • Public Works/Utility personnel • Skilled Support Personnel • Other emergency management response, support, volunteer personnel at all levels
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Emergency Wallet Card Back of wallet card (instructions) PDF version
Federal/State/Local/Tribal/Private Sector & Non-governmental personnel to include: First line supervisors, single resource leaders, field supervisors and other emergency management/ response personnel that require a higher level of ICS/ NIMS Training. Federal/State/Local/Tribal/Private Sector & Non-governmental personnel to include: Middle management including strike team leaders, task force leaders, unit leaders, division/group supervisors, branch directors and multi-agency coordination system/emergency operations center staff.
1. • FEMA IS-700: NIMS, An Introduction 1. • ICS-100: Introduction to ICS or equivalent 1. • ICS-200: Basic ICS or equivalent
1. • FEMA IS-700: NIMS, An Introduction FEMA IS-800: National Response Plan
(NRP), An Introduction*
1. • ICS-100: Introduction to ICS or equivalent 2. • ICS-200: Basic ICS or equivalent 3. • ICS-300: Intermediate ICS or equivalent (FY07 Requirement)
Federal/State/Local/Tribal/Private Sector & Non-governmental personnel to include: Command and general staff, select department heads with multi-agency coordination system responsibilities, area commanders, emergency managers and multi-agency coordination system/ emergency operations center managers.
1. • FEMA IS-700: NIMS, An Introduction 2. • FEMA IS-800: National Response Plan
(NRP), An Introduction*
1. • ICS-100: Introduction to ICS or equivalent 2. • ICS-200: Basic ICS or equivalent 3. • ICS-300: Intermediate ICS or equivalent (FY07 Requirement) 4. • ICS-400: Advanced ICS or equivalent (FY07 Requirement)
* Additional IS-800 Guidelines are provided in this document
LEPC Meeting Notes - July
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The July LEPC meeting was held at the Emergency Operations Center. KEMA provided breakfast. Alan Lawson apologized for the problems that we had with email. A lot of people did not get the newsletter. He reviewed the articles that were in the newsletter. There are several publications and links available for heat waves. And if anyone has a contact or questions about NIMS compliance, contact Alan Lawson. Colin spoke about some upcoming classes. IS300 & IS400 - There have already been two classes and two more are coming up soon. There is a shortage of instructors across the state. Bill Cole spoke about the Regional Expo that will be held on September 26th from 8-3 at Chilhowee Park. All the equipment from the Homeland Security Grants for the 16 county region will be on display and there will be vendors on site as well. He also reminded everyone of the upcoming full scale exercise on October 14th. It will be held in the UT area at the Boomsday site. They still need 400-500 people to play victims. Charity Menefee spoke about the State's Pandemic Flu plan. It has been released and a link is available on the KCHD website. Steve Tinder of DMORT was the speaker. He spoke about his deployment to Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina and had a excellent presentation and photo slideshow. Steve Fowler with KFD is also now part of the DMORT team and responded as well along with Tim Wilder from Jefferson County, and Arthur Bohannan.
LEPC Attendance
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