Edward Bohn Paulding County EMA Director presenting the Award to Bill Edwards Chairman of the Paulding County LEPC
The Paulding County LEPC, Local Emergency Planning Commission, was recognized by Ohio’s SERC, State Emergency Response Commission for is efforts in reaching the standards set forth for local county LEPCs. Edward Bohn, Paulding County LEPC’s Emergency Coordinator and the county’s EMA Director was on hand in Columbus to receive the certificate of recognition by the State of Ohio EPA Jeffery Beattie. This was only the fifth time in the twenty-one years of the Ohio SERC; that Paulding County LEPC has been recognized. The Local Emergency Planning Committee is compiled by 22 members of the public and private sectors in Paulding County, who have the knowledge and awareness to the planning and response to incidents involving hazardous materials. The purpose of the LEPC is to plan, coordinate and communicate on issues involving annual chemical inventory reporting, plan development, exercising the county hazardous material plan, and training for 1st Responders and make aware of the hazards present to the county to its citizens. The information, planning and training, that the LEPC obtains, is taken and compiled into a Hazardous Analysis profile within Paulding County. The LEPC Recognition Award is given to those counties that meet the following requirements; Hold meetings on a regular basis, Develop and Update By-Laws, Provide a updated Haz-Mat Plan for the county, Submit an annual Fiscal Report, Coordinate and hold an annual Haz-Mat Exercise, Provide periodical LEPC reports on the given due dates, along with promoting the purpose of the county’s LEPC.
