The Chattooga Local Emergency Planning Committee has scheduled their next meeting which will be held on March 25, 2021.

Since October 1, 2005, all 56 States and Territories were required to meet NIMS implementation requirements to be eligible to receive Federal preparedness assistance in the form of grants, cooperative agreements and direct contracts. Local Emergency Planning Committee’s (LEPC’s) participate in the communities within the States by assisting in the preparation of emergency response plans to prepare for and respond to chemical emergencies.

 • What is a Local Emergency Planning Committee? Local Emergency Planning Committees were established under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. LEPCs are non-profit community organizations that must include in their membership, at a minimum, local officials including police, fire, civil defense, public health, transportation, and environmental professionals, as well as representatives of facilities subject to the emergency planning requirements, community groups, and the media. LEPCs must assist in the development of emergency response plans, conduct annual reviews at least annually, and provide information about chemicals in the community to citizens.
The next meeting of the Chattooga LEPC will be Thursday, March 25, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. at the Chattooga Ag Center located at 33 Middle School Road, Summerville, Ga.