Deer Park Residents:

The Deer Park Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) continues to make our city a safe place to live. The LEPC is composed of industry representatives, city and school district officials, police and fire personnel, and interested citizens whose goal is to prevent emergencies, and to prepare the community to best protect itself in the event a chemical emergency occurs.

This web site is one such example. It contains instructional pages and important information you should know in the event of a chemical emergency. Each of us has a personal responsibility to protect our families and ourselves by knowing what to do in a chemical emergency.

The LEPC has hosted a series of community meetings where industry demonstrated its current prevention plans for protection against catastrophic events. They highlighted in place emergency response plans which effectively deal with incidents. Your LEPC is following up on that meeting, reviewing and analyzing industry scenarios to determine our emergency plans are adequate to deal with potential emergencies. The LEPC is taking a closer look at shelter-in-place procedures making sure our homes, businesses and schools provide adequate protective shelter. 

The City of Deer Park is fortunate to have such a dedicated group of professionals working to keep our city safe. Under the leadership of my good friend and City Manager, Ron Crabtree, I expect the LEPC to continue to be a national leader in community awareness and emergency response.

Please use this web site and let's work together to keep Deer Park safe!

Wayne Riddle
Mayor
City of Deer Park