Hamilton County Local Emergency Planning Committee - LEPC

05/27/2025

***ATTENTION***

The U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) is conducting software updates this week. With that being said, your weather radio will experience a weather radio outage for upgrades starting Tuesday, May 27th thru Friday, May 30th.

But, you can still get your emergency notifications with Hamilton County Office of Emergency Management & Homeland Security. These notifications will be sent from their office whether it is severe weather or other emergencies (active shooter, shelter-in-place or evacuations) in certain areas of Hamilton County, TN.

*** If you live or work in Hamilton County, TN., sign up today at:
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08/29/2024

If you haven't already, please consider signing up for emergency alerts from the Hamilton County Office of Emergency Management & Homeland Security. In incidents like the one today (Chattanooga State Main Campus) and similar, you'll receive notifications and information about what you can do to stay safe via text, phone call and email.

If you live or work in Hamilton County, TN, sign up here:

https://embeds.regroupcloud.com/orgs/hamiltontn/channels/hamilton-county-resident-emergency-notifications/signup_embed

01/11/2024

Does your company want to be involved with the LEPC?

Does your company want to be involved with building partnerships with other emergency response agencies?

We welcome your company to get involved!! Just email: LEPC Chairman, CJ Davis: [email protected]

06/22/2023

BASF employees tour the Emergency Operations Center this morning. HCOEM Deputy Director, Winston Shields, presents some of the resources we use to keep people safe.

06/15/2023

BASF presents a $2,500 donation check to the LEPC. We appreciate your continuous support.

LEPC meets quarterly in the Emergency Operations Center. If your company wants to get involved with the LEPC, please contact Chief CJ Davis at [email protected]

08/09/2022

Tuesday, August 9, 2022

LEPC,

Our exercise was a big success today. The scenario involved a traffic incident between a tanker truck carrying toluene and a speeding car. The tanker rolled on to its side causing toluene to leak and the car hit a natural gas line assembly causing it to leak and ignite. Both the tanker leak and natural gas fire were within the confines of the SOFIX compound.

Participants were SOFIX staff, Chattanooga Fire Department, Hamilton County Office of Emergency Management, and observers.

Sofix staff started the exercise by initiating their emergency protocols and calling 911. Then they initiated mitigation of the toluene leak and evacuated their facility. 911 dispatched Chattanooga Fire Department. Upon arrival SOFIX staff briefed the firefighters on the situation and the firefighters accessed the situation, initiated an area evacuation, extinguished the natural gas fire, mitigated the natural gas leak, mitigated the toluene leak, extricated the driver of the car, and treated the injured.

We were able to run two Chattanooga Fire Companies through the exercise where they received valuable training extinguishing a simulated natural gas fire and mitigating a tanker leak.

Approximately fifty observers were able to witness the training and interact with the emergency responders.

Thank you to all involved for the exceptional training today. Thank you Sofix for sponsoring the exercise.

Mark

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Mark J. Ericson
Chair
Hamilton County Local Emergency Planning Committee

09/22/2021

Wayne Stuntz retired from Hamilton County Office of Emergency Management in 2014. He was a active member of the Local Emergency Planning Committee and worked closely with TVA Emergency Preparedness officials. Prayers to the Stuntz family during this difficult time.

He was retired from the U.S. Air Force as a master sergeant after 26 years of service and was a Nuclear Facility Planner for Hamilton County.  Wayne was of the Catholic faith.

05/17/2021

Robert Galiano, Site Director for BASF Chattanooga presented The Hamilton County Local Emergency Planning Committee Chairman, Mark Ericson, with a $2500 donation on behalf of BASF. The LEPC uses donated funds to assist local emergency response agencies acquire hazardous material response operational and training equipment, to fund hazardous materials exercises, and educate the public about hazardous materials safety.

10/28/2020

Please join me in remembrance of long time LEPC member Larry Martin. Larry passed away this past Friday. Please remember his family in your thoughts and prayers.

https://www.chattanoogan.com/2020/10/27/417412/Robert-Larry-Martin.aspx

Mark Ericson
LEPC Chairman

Robert Larry Martin, loving husband, and father of seven children, passed away in his home on Friday, October 23, 2020, at the age of 73. After a nine-year battle to recover from a brain injury, he has received the ultimate healing through his faith in Jesus Christ and is no longer in pain.

05/20/2020

03/14/2020

In order to follow social distancing practices, our April 8th meeting is cancelled and our planned HazMat exercise is postponed until further notice.

Thank you for understanding,

Mark J. Ericson

Chairman