Sub Committees

The Local Emergency Planning Committee (L.E.P.C.) of Chatham County was created in 1994 to address many of the public safety concerns of industry and the community regarding hazardous materials.

2008 Subcommittees

Jim Phillips - LEPC Chairman

COMMITTEE - CHAIR

Government & Regulatory - Michelle Nooney

Support and Development - Stewart Martin

Business Outreach - Gregg Close

Public Outreach - Jackie Jackson Teel

Community Outreach

To identify the overall safety needs of the public at large and to promote training programs, presentations, materials and general assistance to the citizens based on an all hazards approach.

To provide a link to current and specific information based on the hazard and to disseminate such information as appropriate to the general public.

Training and Exercise - Dave Hall

Steering - Steve Thompson


	LEPC Introduction The passage of the SARA Title III: Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986 mandates that facilities which produce, utilize and/or store certain hazardous materials must report these chemicals to State environmental authorities. This Act has also intensified local governmental authorities' and the community's concern and interest about these facilities. It encourages these facilities to initiate community awareness about the chemicals they use and to work with local governments, emergency response organizations, and neighborhood groups in developing emergency plans in the event of a hazardous materials incidents at these facilities.