Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) - Latah County

Latah CountyLocal Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)Latah County Courthouse522 South Adams − PO Box 8068 − Moscow, Idaho 83843Phone 883-2265 - FAX 883-2288 - e-mail address: disaster@latah.id.usGeoff Billin, ChairpersonLatah County LEPCPO Box 8068Dick HodgeVice-Chairman836 HathawayMoscow, Idaho 83843 Moscow, Idaho 83843Phone 882-6755 Phone: 882-2672LEPC MinutesMeeting of April 14, 2011Geoff Billin opened the meeting at 9:40 am., and the minutes were approved as e-mailed for theFebruary 10, 211 meeting. The meeting began with introductions.There were in attendance (22):Dave Reynolds, EMS Division Chief, Moscow Volunteer Fire Department*Tom Luther, IDWARN Central Idaho, City of Moscow*Cathy Mabbutt, Coroner, Latah CountyDave McGraw, Commissioner, Latah CountyAlan Martinson, Noxious Weed Superintendent, Latah CountyDavid Duke, Police Chief, City of MoscowJason Svancara, Fire Warden, Idaho Department of LandsEllen Schrieber, OMBUDS Office (University of Idaho); American Red Cross VolunteerGeoff Billin, Chairperson, Local Emergency Planning CommitteeJoe Williams, Fire Marshal, Moscow Volunteer Fire DepartmentRhonda Bunney, Administrative Support Services, Latah County Sheriff’s OfficeEd Button, Fire Chief, Moscow Volunteer Fire DepartmentFred Hutchison, Safety Officer, University of Idaho (EH&S)Jason Boal, Associate Planning, Latah County Planning and BuildingMike Doherty, American Red Cross/Community Emergency Response Team, Latah CountyDan Carscallen, Clerk, North Latah County Highway District; Council Member, City of MoscowDick Hodge, Vice-Chairperson, Latah County Local Emergency Planning CommitteeBrady Woodbury, Preparedness Program Manager, Public Health Idaho North Central DistrictLaurel Caldwell, Director, Latah County Information Technology ServicesDebi Ruppe, North Central Idaho Field Officer, Idaho Bureau of Homeland SecurityPeter Steinhoff, System Administrator, Latah County Information Technology ServicesSandy Rollins, Disaster Services/LEPC Coordinator, Latah County(* Indicates new attendees)1. Moscow Fire Department – EMS Division (Dave Reynolds):Dave said there are 30-40 ambulance members and Moscow has the only paramedic unit in theCounty. One of the biggest challenges is the retention rate after volunteers are trained and golook for paying positions. Moscow has four ambulances, and a paramedic chase car for out ofcity calls IF available. Moscow is dispatched through Whitcom and the County through Sheriff’sDispatch. EMS responded to 1400 calls in 2010, with approximately 400 of those to rural areasoutside Moscow. If a paramedic is needed in an emergency, Moscow ambulance will rendezvousat a location to complete the transport to Gritman Medical Center (GMC).1

EMS has a contract with GMC for long-term out of area transfers when no other transportation(such as bad weather and helicopters can’t land) is available, and someone off duty at GMC willaccompany the patient with EMS.David and others are working on developing a plan for a county-wide EMS district. This willalso include overhead and budgets to maintain EMS volunteers. The positions funded in thedistrict would be for EMS only not fire. They would follow the model already in place betweenthe City of Moscow and Moscow Volunteer Fire Department that the paid staff are cityemployees. Meetings have been held with the Latah Board of County Commissioners to discussthe possibility of having an EMS district. By forming a district, the funding will help them keepin operation.State guidelines are being revised to increase training hours and new requirements, and will bephased in over the next 4 – 6 years.I have attached the power point with more in-depth information. If you have any questions, don’thesitate to contact Dave at 208-883-7081; dreynolds@ci.moscow.id.us2. ID Water/Wastewater Agency Response Network (Tom Luther):The IDWARN mission is to promote statewide emergency preparedness, disaster response, andmutual assistance for public and private water/wastewater utilities. All water/wastewater andcities can get on board by signing a Mutual Aid Agreement with IDWARN, and there’s no costto join. Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Environmental Quality and waterutilities are some of the participants. There is 36 percent of Idaho’s population being served atthis time. In Latah County the City of Troy and North Tomer Butte Water/Sewer District havesigned; and the City of Moscow is in the process of participating in the program.No formal disaster declaration is required, and assistance can take the form of personnel,equipment, materials or services. A member utility may request deployment of emergencysupport to restore critical operations at the affected water/wastewater utility. The bottom line isRESILIENCY.I have attached the power point presentation that Tom provided. Here is his contact information:City of Moscow (208-892-8624); tluther@ci.moscow.id.us. If you have any questions, pleasedon’t hesitate to contact him.3. Meetings/Events:a. April 29 = Public Health Points of Dispensing (POD), University of Idaho (10:00 am – 2:00pm) at the Recreation Center. Volunteers will be processed and sent through a line to receivetheir medication (candy); it will take about 10 minutes to walk through. District Health wants toexercise this to see how efficiently and effectively individuals can be processed.b. April 29 = American Red Cross Shelter Operations and Simulation (8:00 am – 5:00 pm),University of Idaho Facilities Buildingc. May 5 = Weather Spotter Training (6:00 pm – 8:00 pm), Latah Co Courthouse, Room 2B2

d. June 23 = Critical Infrastructure Key Resources (CIKR) Awareness (8:00 am – 5:00 pm),Latah Co Courthouse in Room 2B or Latah County Fairgrounds4. Other Business:a. Ed Button said that the Fire Chiefs Association is working on an Intrastate Mutual AidProgram.b. Jason Svancara said 2011 fire season is close to normal.c. Sandy Rollins said the Fuels Reduction grant is moving forward. Letters have been mailed tohome/land owners in the Moscow Mountain area who potentially have a risk to wildland fire.d. Sandy said the LDS Preparedness Fair was a big success. There were approximately 925 –950 individuals/families who attended. We are going to begin planning this November for nextyear’s fair. Joe Williams agreed that is was very successful.e. Debi Ruppe said due to the snow melt/rain conditions between March 31 – April 4, 2011, theState has declared a declaration, and looks like it will go Federal with estimated damagesbetween 2.5 – 3 million dollars. The Idaho BHS Situation Report for Monday (April 18) showedthe following for Region II: Latah and Lewis Counties are under normal operations; Nez Perce,Clearwater and Idaho Counties did disaster declarations and are in disaster recovery mode; NezPerce Tribe issued a declaration asking for state assistance.Thank you to Dave Reynolds and Tom Luther for taking time from their busy schedules, andproviding very informative information to our attendees.It was voted to change the meeting time from 9:30 – 11:30 am TO 9:00 – 11:00 am.THERE WILL BE NO LEPC MEETING JUNE 9, 2011. The next scheduled meeting willbe August 11, 2011.Being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 11:15 am.Respectfully submitted,Sandy Johnson-RollinsLEPC Coordinator3