HomeMy WebLinkAbout05 BCCD Minutes and Attachments 05.30.1978 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS PLAN MEETING
May 30, 1978, 1 :15 p.m.
MEDALLION ROOM, BRYAN UTILITIES BLDG.
ATTENDANCE - Emergency Team
Bryan City Manager - J. Louis Odle
College Station City Manager - North Bardell
Bryan Fire Dept. - Chief Don Van Huss
Raymond Janac
College Station Fire Dept. - Chief Doug Landua
Charles Yeager
Bryan Police Dept. - Chief Joe Ellisor
Major Charles Phelps
College Station Police Dept. - Jimmy Beame:r
Sheriff Dept. - J. W. Hamilton
Gary Shaw
Campus Security - T. R. Parsons
J. R. McDonald
Dept of Public Safety - Sam Saxon
Sgt. Gary Farguson
Texas Highway Dept. - Chester Price
Bobby J. Erwin
Brazos County Civil Defense - Jake Canglose
E. E. Burns
Ben Wormeli - Adm. office
Warren Heffington - MOBDES
Texas A &M University System - James Presswood
Harry Stitler
Chairman - Jake Canglose, presented the updated "Brazos County
Hazardous Materials Emergency Plan" May 1978. The plan dated
February 1978, was presented at the March 2 meeting. Items I
Purpose, and II Accident Assumptions, III Emergency Team Coordinator,
and IV Hazardous Material Accident Team sections A, B and C
remain unchanged.
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Section IV D, was the subject of this meeting. The provisions
for "Emergency Evacuations Procedures" was discussed in detail.
Section IV D - Emergency Evacuation Procedures and E - Radio -TV
Emergency News Team have been added. The listing of the Emergency
Team Members, Emergency Consultants and Emergency Phone Numbers
is updated.
Radiation will be included in this plan and treated as a
hazardous material. Notify DPS and they will get a radiation
team from Waco. Also the TAMU has radiation personnel and
equipment.
After considerable productive discussion it was agreed that the
outline of Section D was effective in notification and response
actions as indicated by the nature of the hazard. Prompt comm-
unications to those concerned is essential.
Notify the dispatcher of the department concerned and this first
dispatcher will notify all the other key dispatchers who will
then notify their personnel.
Notify the Fire Dispatcher and he will notify the other fire
dispatchers (Bryan will notify College Station) and each fire
dispatcher will notify the other departments on their lists.
"If there is a railroad derailment, everyone should be notified
by the fire chief in every instance ", Jake -
Discussion: 1. The notification must get to the fire chief in charge.
2. After the fire chief has determined that a hazard
exists, then his dispatcher will notify the other
concerned units.
The highway department and the DPS should be notified of each
railroad accident. They have a responsibility to report to their
state office. On anything near TAMU notify the campus police.
Use the Emergency Consultants (Camp and Leonard) whenever indicated.
Section E - Radio -TV Emergency News Team - provisions were
reviewed. Representatives of this area will meet soon to select
the key personnel and review this plan.
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