Caer-mp.org
Title
Community Awareness Emergency Response
Description
Since 1985, several industries on March Point have been associated in an organization established to enhance awareness of local chemical and petroleum industries. The organization is called 'CAER,' which stands for:
The purpose of CAER is to prepare an Emergency Response Plan and to then effectively communicate the essential elements of that plan to the community. The CAER group also coordinates EPA's Risk Management Planning (RMP) for effected facilities on March Point. We voluntarily work in cooperation with government organizations including the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC).
The first official Emergency Response Plan was developed in September 1988 after three years of effort which included modeling environmental impacts and conducting test drills. Since that time additional drills have been conducted and reported in the local news media.
