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HAZARDOUS MATERIALS EMERGENCY PLAN
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BRAZOS COUNTY
OFFICE OF EMERGENCY PLANRIIPJG & DPERATB®I‘IS
BRAZOS COUNTY COURTHOUSE BRYAN, TEXAS 77801
February, 1978
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BRAZOS r e. vo COUNTY
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.FAKE CANGLOSE
:OUNTY DIRECTOR AND CHAIRMAN OFFICE OF JAMES PRESSWOOD
CIVIL DEFENSE & EMERGENCY PLANNING TEXAS GEORGE UNIVERSITY DIRECTOR
E.E. BURNS GEORGE L. HUEBNER
:RUNTY DEPUTY DIRECTOR COUNTY COURTHOUSE COLLEGE STATION DIRECTOR
.2. LOUIS ODLE BRYAN,TEXAS 77801 NORTH BARDELL
ARYAN DIRECTOR
COLLEGE STATION DEPUTY DIRECTOR
February, 1978
BRAZOS COUNTY HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
EMERGENCY PLAN
I. Purpose
Recognizing the need for emergency planning, training, coordination
of resources, and immediate response in the event of an accident
involving explosive, posionous, or other hazardous materials which
could threaten life or property in Brazos County; An emergency team
consisting of representives of the Fire, Police, Sheriff's Office,
Civil Defense, volunteer consultants, and other local and state
government key officials is organized for the purpose of:
A. Emergency Planning
B. Specialized Training
C. "On Site training by responding to each accident occurance. I
D. Maintaining coordination by periodic planning meetings, and
updates on hazardous material handling.
E. Establishing coordination lines with users and transporters
of hazardous materials.
F. Inventorying possible danger points in county.
G. Establish and /or review evacuation procedures. r
II. Accident Assumptions
1. Train and transport truck accidents.
2. On Site" accidents involving installations using
or handling hazardous materials.
3. Fire, explosions, spills of posionous gases or hazardous
materials which could create a potential disaster.
III. Emergency Team Coordinator
The County Civil Defense Director and Chairman of Brazos County,
College Station, and the Bryan Civil Defense Planning Office shall
serve as chairman of the Hazardous Materials Emergency Team, and
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shall be responsible for calling periodic meetings, coordinating
training, coordinating basic guidelines for operations and scheduling
activities related to an efficient and effective emergency team
operations. The Deputy County Director, Bryan and College Station
City Managers or their appointees shall serve as alternates.
IV. Hazardous Material Accident Team
A. The emergency team officers shall consist of the following:
1. Bryan Fire Chief and Alternate
2. College Station Fire Chief and Alternate
3. Bryan Police Chief and Alternate
4. College Station Police Chief and Alternate
5. County and City Civil Defense Directors
6. TAMU Civil Defense Director
7. Campus Security Chief and Alternate
8. District Highway Department Representative and Alternate
9. District Department of Public Safety Representative and Alternate
10. Other Consultants and Representatives as determined by Committee
B. Emergency Action Guidelines:
10 Notification of all team members by responding Fire Department.
2. Identify material type involved in accident.
3. Determine need for evacuation.
4. Notify Department of Public Safety of accident.
5. Contact owner or transporter official.
6. Determine proper material handling procedure.
7. Coordinate assistance and resource needs with responding team
members and civil defense official..
8. In rural areas: Notify precinct commissioner
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C. Assistance Coordination:
Existing mutual aid agreements within the political sub - divisions
will be handled by the effected department heads on a routine basis.
Other coordination and requests for assistance will be coordinated
through the Civil Defense Director or City Manager who will assume
responsibility and authority for obligated expenditures.
EMERGENCY TEAM MEMBERS
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Name Address Telephone Contact
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EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS h
10, !I CHEMTREC (Chemical Transportat Emergency Center) 1-800/424-9300 {�
Call toll -free es za
when truck or train wreck
involv hardous materials. Give name
of material, transportation line, cargo
1-',. numbers and other shipping informationwhen possible. CHEMTREC will provide --
immediate infmation via phone and will
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NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER
1- 800/424 -8802 '
Report any oil or hazardous substance spill
that has reached or may reach a waterway.
(202)426 -1830 '
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -
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� BUREAU OF EXPLOSIVES
(202)293-4048 �
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15 OFFICE OF PIPELINE. SAFETY (202)426 -0700 >.
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of Health) (512)458 -7460
RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY HOTLINE (Texas Dept. ) {
'�! NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
(505)264-4667
'k i $ Report accidents involving nuclear or radioactive
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MISSOURI PACIFIC TRANSPORTATION CONTROL CENTER (314)622 -2119 ';
•' (314)622 -2224
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SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY FYt 4i37
SOUTHERN RAILWAYS SYSTEM SAFETY OFFICE (404)688 -0800 -
0 LPG DIVISION, TEXAS RAILROAD COMMISSION (512)475 -3880
Report LPG emergencies
TEXAS WATER QUALITY BOARD
(512)475 -5695 •,
Report oil and hazardous substance spi s.
POISON CENTER (SOUTHEAST TEXAS)
(713)654-170
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EXPLOSIVE DISPOSAL(47th Ordinance Detachment);
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Fort Hood,.Texas
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