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Create Crisis Kits

Published February 1, 2007 | Local Emergency Planning Committee

What individuals and families can do to prepare for a local emergency. This article focuses on preparing emergency kits for your family. More →

Emergency Planning is Local

Published January 17, 2007 | Local Emergency Planning Committee

What individuals and families can do to prepare for a local emergency. This article focuses on coordinating a local emergency response. More →

Special Care for Special Folks

Published January 9, 2007 | Local Emergency Planning Committee

What individuals and families can do to prepare for a local emergency. This article focuses on caring for senior citizens during an emergency. More →

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The LEPCΓÇÖs 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 townΓÇÖs 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.