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Commissioners approve LEPC tabletop hazmat exercise; discussion turns to countywide emergency-alert system
Summary
The board authorized a $3,500 contract for an August tabletop exercise on acetyl bromide, and commissioners discussed pursuing an emergency-alert plan combining IPAWS-capable vendor services and local apps such as the sheriff'''s app.
Adams County commissioners voted to authorize the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) to contract Brookfield Group to facilitate a tabletop hazardous-chemical exercise and to sign the contract for this year.
"They're gonna help us write a proposal and everything for it, and then they will come on August 7...and help us facilitate it," Megan, an LEPC staff member organizing the exercise, told the board. The contract for this year was stated as $3,500, with a higher cost forecast for a planned full-scale…
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