Local Emergency Planning Committee

PUBLIC INFORMATION NOTICE

The Aroostook County Local Emergency Planning Committee, in accordance with Title 37B, MRSA Chapter 13, hereby posts the following information:

The Planning Committee has on file information pertaining to Hazardous Chemical Inventories for facilities in Aroostook County that store, use, or produces such products.  This information is available for Public Review, Monday-Thursday from 9:00 AM until 2:30 PM.  Appointments are not required, but would be appreciated.

The Aroostook County Local Emergency Planning Committee conducts quarterly meetings on the last Thursday of the month at 1:00 PM.  The dates and locations of these meetings are listed below. 

                        DATE                                                              LOCATION

                        February 22, 2024                               Aroostook County EMA Office, Caribou

                        May 23, 2024                                      Aroostook County EMA Office, Caribou

                        August 22, 2024                                  Aroostook County EMA Office, Caribou

                        November 14, 2024                            Aroostook County EMA Office, Caribou

The Public is invited to attend any and all of the meetings.

Dates and locations are subject to change.

AROOSTOOK COUNTY LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE

158 Sweden Street

Caribou, Maine 04736

(207) 493-4328

Under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), Local Emergency Planning Committees (LEPCs) must develop an emergency response plan, review the plan at least annually, and provide information about chemicals in the community to citizens. Plans are developed by LEPCs with stakeholder participation. There is one LEPC for each of the more than 3,000 designated local emergency planning districts.

Aroostook County’s LEPC meets several times a year and works together with local first responder agencies as well as many facilities, businesses and other partners to develop a Emergency Operations Plan.

For more information, please contact Aroostook EMA at (207) 493-4328.

What are the required elements of a community emergency response plan?

  • Identification of facilities and transportation routes of extremely hazardous substances
  • Description of emergency response procedures, on and off site
  • Designation of a community coordinator and facility emergency coordinator(s) to implement the plan
  • Outline of emergency notification procedures
  • Description of how to determine the probable affected area and population by releases
  • Description of local emergency equipment and facilities and the persons responsible for them
  • Outline of evacuation plans
  • A training program for emergency responders (including schedules)
  • Methods and schedules for exercising emergency response plans

Emergency Planning & Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986

https://www.maine.gov/mema/maine-prepares/plans-trainings-exercises/serc

https://www.epa.gov/epcra/what-epcra

https://www.epa.gov/epcra/epcra-section-304

https://www.epa.gov/epcra/epcra-sections-311-312

https://www.epa.gov/toxics-release-inventory-tri-program

https://www.epa.gov/epcra/epcra-trade-secret-forms-and-instructions

Aroostook County LEPC Annual & Legal Requirements

All the information you need to know about the Aroostook County LEPC.