Final Report

 

 

 

 

 

 

South Texas Emergency Planning

STEP

 

Christian Barsi                        :                                 Project Manager/Editor

Kristy Nguyen                        :                                 Project Assistant Manager/GIS Analyst

Jordan Hutto                           :                                 GIS Analyst/Technical Writer

Justin McCreight   :                                 Web Analyst

 

 

 

Chemical hazard procedures and planning for

Victoria County LEPC

                                      

      December 13^th, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

Table of Contents

 

Introduction                                                                                                                                                    1

Background                                                                                                                                               1

Problem Statement                                                                                                                                    2

Data                                                                                                                                                          3 - 5

Methodology                                                                                                                                            5 - 9

Results                                                                                                                                                    9 - 15

Discussion                                                                                                                                            15 - 20

Conclusions                                                                                                                                                 21

References                                                                                                                                                   22

Appendix I: Metadata                                                                                                                          23 - 94

Appendix II: Contributions                                                                                                                  95 - 96

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abstract

This report is a final summation of the emergency management planning analysis for the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) of Victoria County by South Texas Emergency Planning (STEP).   This project was developed and created to assist the LEPC in decision-making processes based on the occurrence of a chemical disaster.   Under federal regulations, namely Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), it is required to establish a comprehensive emergency response system in all communities in the United States.  The implementation of GIS aids Victoria County’s Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) through the exchange of data to detect spatial relationships between chemical hazard sites, the environment, transportation networks, and the population of Victoria County to facilitate an efficient evacuation towards safety.

In order for STEP to provide emergency management planning through a GIS, the primary goal was to gather data that was relative to the project.  This data included street-centerlines, critical infrastructure, population concentrations, and base maps of Victoria County.  This data was mainly provided by the Victoria City GIS department and the Victoria County LEPC.  To provide further analysis, CHEMgroup provided STEP with data that detailed the  location of chemical plants in Victoria County and their inventory of chemicals.

With all data collected and processed STEP carried out network analyses to provide tools for the LEPC to aid in the evacuation of certain population concentrations in Victoria County.  The final products produced for the LEPC are a digital database which explains where the closest shelter is located to each individual population concentration and maps and graphs that show which critical infrastructures would be affected in the occurrence of a chemical disaster. 

 

Abstract

             This report is a final summation of the emergency management planning analysis for the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) of Victoria County by South Texas Emergency Planning (STEP).   This project was developed and created to assist the LEPC in decision-making processes based on the occurrence of a chemical disaster.   Under federal regulations, namely Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), it is required to establish a comprehensive emergency response system in all communities in the United States.  The implementation of GIS aids Victoria County’s Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) through the exchange of data to detect spatial relationships between chemical hazard sites, the environment, transportation networks, and the population of Victoria County to facilitate an efficient evacuation towards safety.

             In order for STEP to provide emergency management planning through a GIS, the primary goal was to gather data that was relative to the project.  This data included street-centerlines, critical infrastructure, population concentrations, and base maps of Victoria County.  This data was mainly provided by the Victoria City GIS department and the Victoria County LEPC.  To provide further analysis, CHEMgroup provided STEP with data that detailed the  location of chemical plants in Victoria County and their inventory of chemicals.

             With all data collected and processed STEP carried out network analyses to provide tools for the LEPC to aid in the evacuation of certain population concentrations in Victoria County.  The final products produced for the LEPC are a digital database which explains where the closest shelter is located to each individual population concentration and maps and graphs that show which critical infrastructures would be affected in the occurrence of a chemical disaster. 

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