LEPC (Local Emergency Planning Committee)
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
8:00 A.M.
The following members were present: Mike Carter, David Green, Dave Hazeltine, Travis Bies, Mark Hartman, Phil Lampert, Jim Lintz, Linda Nelson, Gary Woodford, Ken Irwin, and Rex Harris.
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Lintz at 8:00 a.m.
With no additions or corrections a motion was made to approve the minutes of the May 8th, 2013 meeting as presented. Motion was seconded. Motion carried unanimously.
Mike Carter talked about the lessons learned from the May 14th full scale school exercise. Adjustments will need to be made to the FEMA model program. An initial crisis management team will be used for any response within the school district.
A micro-burst storm derailed 4 empty train cars north of Dewey on July 6th.
A grass fire burned 100 acres of grassland near Hermosa on July 16th. Carter said it was a well managed fire and enough resources were available. The County Fire Advisory Board will look at a format to mirror this type of response.
Pre-rally meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 23rd at 9:00 a.m. at the Custer County Courthouse in the basement meeting room
Camp Rapid EOC activation will contain elements of several state agencies to assist with resource requests should the need arise.
Custer County is one of South Dakota’s primary counties that small, nonfarm businesses are eligible to apply for low-interest federal disaster loans from SBA. These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by drought that occurred from May 1 to June 25, 2013. Disaster loan information and application forms are available from SBA’s Customer Service Center by calling toll-free at (800) 659-2955.
With no further business, Phil Lampert moved, seconded by Travis Bies, to adjourn the meeting at 8:11 a.m.
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Chairman, Jim Lintz Attest: Linda Nelson