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Introduction. In Hamilton County, more than 100 hazardous material emergencies occur each year Spills of liquids or releases of airborne chemicals in vapor clouds Can involve industrial facilities, railcars, tanker trucks, barges, planes, semis. Introduction.

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  1. Introduction • In Hamilton County, more than 100 hazardous material emergencies occur each year • Spills of liquids or releases of airborne chemicals in vapor clouds • Can involve industrial facilities, railcars, tanker trucks, barges, planes, semis

  2. Introduction... • Most chemical emergencies are small, like a fuel spill on the highway or a laboratory accident • Some are large and result in harm to people and property, but these are RARE • BASF in Evanston, 1990

  3. How are incidents handled? • Incident occurs • Incident commander (highest ranking firefighter) arrives and assesses emergency • If incident involves an AIRBORNE RELEASE and poses significant risk to life or human health, incident commander can request that the public be notified

  4. How is public notified? • The public can be notified in the following ways: • NOAA weather radios • Outdoor warning sirens • TV/radio via Emergency Alert System • Door-to-door notification • Loud speaker system from vehicles

  5. How is public notified?... • Regardless of how you are notified, ALWAYS turn on your TV or radio for more information! • Outdoor sirens = Turn on TV or radio • Weather radio = Turn on TV or radio • Door-to-Door = Turn on TV or radio • Loud speaker = Turn on TV or radio

  6. NOAA Weather Radios • Hamilton County is first county in Ohio to use weather radios for chemical emergencies • All Hamilton County schools, licensed day care centers and senior centers should have weather radios • Many citizens have weather radios

  7. NOAA Weather Radios... • Weather radios cost between $20 and $70 and are available at most stores that sell electronic equipment • Programmable radios (the more expensive kind) need to be set to receive CEMs (Civil Emergency Messages)

  8. Shelter In Place • 99% of the time, Shelter In Place is the recommended safety action during a hazardous material emergency • Exposure to airborne chemicals can be reduced by 80-90%

  9. Shelter In Place... • The steps for Shelter In Place are as follows: • Remain calm • Stay inside your home, business or other shelter • Turn on TV/radio for more information • Close windows, doors, fireplace dampers, etc. • Turn off air conditioners, heating systems, fans, etc.

  10. Shelter In Place... • Use your phone for emergencies only • Go to a room with the fewest windows and doors in the highest point in your residence • Extra precautions include using plastic, tape or wet towels to seal leaky windows or doors • Stay tuned to TV/radio for updates • When incident is over, open all doors, windows, etc. to air out your home and go outside for awhile

  11. Shelter In Place... During Incident Just After Incident After Incident safe inside

  12. Thank You

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