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LEPC representative details recent hazmat responses, CISA briefing and guidance on cost recovery
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Bob Morlino, the Statewide LEPC representative, summarized Jan. 13 hazmat responses across Vermont, a CISA protective-security briefing, planned 2026 exercises and guidance on documenting costs for reimbursement after spills; a resident praised Arlington Fire Department’s response.
Bob Morlino, the Statewide Local Emergency Planning Commission (LEPC) representative, told the Rutland County Emergency Management Committee on April 3 that the LEPC’s Jan. 13 quarterly meeting drew 71 attendees and reviewed several recent hazardous-material responses and preparedness actions.
At the Jan. 13 session, Morlino listed incidents that prompted HAZMAT responses, including a fuel-oil truck rollover in Arlington, a box truck that went into the river in Hartland with a diesel spill, a fuel-tank leak near Essex, a flooded chemical room in Rutland, and a mail-truck explosion in South Burlington that responders later determined was caused by a dog-repellent can. "We had, 71 attendees," Morlino said, summarizing turnout…
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