The LEPC's (Local Emergency Planning Committee) responsibility is to develop and plan an emergency response that addresses accidents involving hazardous material agencies. With membership representatives from both private and public sectors, evacuation routes, identified hazardous chemical facilities and available shelters are compiled into a plan. The response plan can be activated if needed.

The LEPC functions under the "Community Right to Know" amendment. A resident may request information on specific hazardous materials. Write to the LEPC coordinator, Department of Emergency Services, P.O. Box 5513, Beckley, WV 25801 subject to the "Community Right to Know" reporting under Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) Title III. You can also email at rclepc@charter.net.

The LEPC also offers HAZ-MAT statistics for the Raleigh County Area. Below is a graph for calls made in 2002 and it's related call type. (If you click on the graph, you can view a month by month data chart for the calls. Or just click here.)