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For
information on emergency planning for chemical spills, click on the picture.
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The Risk Communication and Management
Department of the Oklahoma DEQ provides information and technical support to
citizens, local emergency planning committees (LEPCs), and industry
concerning hazardous chemicals.
See their web page for more information.
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Th e
Oklahoma Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Commission (OHMERC) is the
State Emergency Response Commission, (SERC), mandated under the 1986
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act, Title III (SARA Title III).
The OHMERC convenes under the
Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, and the public is welcome and encouraged to
attend. Scheduled meetings generally are held in the First Floor
Multi-Purpose room of DEQ in Oklahoma City, 707 N. Robinson. The Ad Hoc
Committee meets at the request of the OHMERC. For question regarding the
OHMERC meetings, contact Jami Murphy, DEQ, 405-702-1011.
See the
OHMERC web page for more information
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The
Southwest Center for Public Health Preparedness helps to prepare the public
health workforce to respond to bioterrorism and emerging health threats. In
response to the 1997 report Public Health Workforce: An Agenda for the 21st
Century issued by the Health and Human Service, Public Health Functions
Committee, the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
initiated a national system of
Centers for Public Health Preparedness (CPHP)
to ensure that frontline public health workers have
the skills and competencies required to effectively respond to current and
emerging health threats.
See their web page for more
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The Association of Central Oklahoma
Governments (ACOG) is a voluntary association of city, town and county
governments within the Central Oklahoma area serving Canadian, Cleveland, Logan
and Oklahoma counties. Communities today face problems that may well exceed the
reach of a single municipal government. Transportation, water, air quality and
emergency assistance are among many issues that are being solved more
effectively on a cooperative, areawide basis |
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