HomeMy WebLinkAbout01 BCCD Minutes and Attachments 01.15.1979 BRAZOS COUNTY CIVIL DEFENSE
MEETING: JANUARY 15, 1979 - 5 P.M.
COMMISSIONERS COURTROOM
PRESENT: Barry Lister (Austin Health Dept.), Judge Holmgreen (first
meeting), Jake Canglose, James Presswood, Harry Stiteler,
Chief John R. McDonald, Col. Thomas R. Parsons (TAMU),
Bobby Yeager, Doug Landua, Don Van Huss, David Turek (BFD),
Carroll Bell, Warren Heffington, Ben Wormeli
CHAIRMAN: Jake Canglose
TOPICS: 1. Basic Radiological Defense Officer Course (RDO) -
scheduled for April 9 thru 13. This will be con-
ducted Ly Texas Dept. of Health, Barry Lister.
Lister oatlined the prerequisite - Home Study Course -
Radiological Monitoring and meeting location - The
Brazos Center. Participants will be eligible from
Dallas to south of Brazos County. Enrollment is
limited to 30. Canglose urged that at least 3 or 4
people attend from the local police, fire and sheriff's
dept. Those passing this course will be qualified
to train radiological monitors. Copies of the course
schedule were distributed. Also Home Study enrollment
cards.
2. Emergency Team Members Notification List of the
Hazardous Materials Plan was discussed. It needs to
be updated. The Consultants List was completed.
Copies were distributed, asking for corrections to
be submitted.
3. Copies of "Emergency Resources for Fuels, Radio
Repair and Tires, January 1979" were distributed.
This should be a helpful reference.
4. Copies of the program for the "Texas Annual Prepared-
ness Conference "' February 21 and 22, were distributed.
Canglose encouraged attendance especially the 21 st.
He will make contacts so that rides can be shared to
Austin.
5. Canglose asked Judge Holmgreen for comments. He
responded with support for Jake Canglose and his
good work. He emphasized the cooperative effort
of the cities and county governments especially in
disaster planning and cooperative response to disasters
such as the Jan. 5 derailment on the Missouri Pacific
Railroad in Brazos.
C. D. MEETING - JAN. 15, 1979
6. On Friday, at 2 p.m., January 5, three tank cars
containing Vinyl Chloride were derailed on the
Missouri Pacific tracks in Bryan. The "Brazos
County Hazardous Materials Emergency Plan" of May,
1978, was put into effect by the Bryan government
agencies with a "Command Post" set up in the Billings
Oil Co. Warehouse. People were evacuated from an
area east of the tracks and were given the o.k. to
return at 9 p.m. The railroad and Dow Chemical
disaster officials said that there would be no
spillage from the tank cars. The three tank cars
were replaced on the tracks at 6:40 p.m. Saturday.
The railway men reworked 139 feet of track.
7. Bryan fire ch *1f Don Van Huss bought up the subject
of the need for a mobile trailer to use as a command
post. Canglose said work is being initiated on this.
He suggests that Bryan, College Station and Brazos
County could share the cost. The trailer should be
located and maintained in a fire station. It could
be rotated between fire stations. Radio and telephone
equipment should be a part of the equipment. Two RACES
sets could also be used. Jake will discuss this with
city managers. A cost of $6000 is estimated.
8. During 1 week in December and 1 week in January,
Capt. Warren Heffington (MOBDES) compiled:
1. Updated lists of assigned and unassigned
Radiological Monitors.
2. Emergency Resources for Auxiliary Generator
Repair, Fuels, Radio Repair and Tires.
3. Emergency telephone numbers for evacuated persons.
4. Assigned and unassigned shelter personnel.
9. During November and January, with assistance of Bell
and Heffington, 450 fresh batteries (2/78) were placed
in the 46 -771 -1 and 24 -777 Radiological Monitoring Kits.
This was done for the Texas Dept. of Health.