Raritan NJ
7-22-2025 2:28pm

Somerset County Local Emergency Planning Committee Meeting Moved to August 28, 2025

(For Immediate Release - Somerset County): Residents interested in learning about potential chemical hazards within their community are invited to attend an upcoming meeting with the Somerset County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) and the Somerset County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC).

“OEM does an excellent job of coordinating with our municipalities, partner organizations, businesses, and residents to plan for potential emergencies,” said Somerset County Commissioner Elizabeth Graner, liaison to the Office of Emergency Management.

Under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act, local emergency planning committees must develop an emergency response plan, review the plan at least annually, and provide information about chemicals in the community to citizens.

Each year, OEM hosts two public meetings to create Emergency Response Plans (ERPs), discuss safety practices, develop reporting procedures, and review offsite ERPs for different communities and districts in Somerset County.

The next meeting, originally planned for August 21, will be held at 5 p.m. on Thursday, August 28, 2025, at the Somerset County Emergency Services Training Academy, located at 402 Roycefield Road, Hillsborough, NJ.

Personnel from different industries, community organizations, and government agencies work hand-in-hand to share information and training opportunities to educate and better prepare attendees for emergency situations.

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Somerset County LEPC
The LEPC was formed in response to the Federal Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act of 1986. Its purpose is to provide citizens and emergency responders with information about chemicals in Somerset County. The law requires communities to plan for chemical emergencies and establish a chain of command using the National Incident Management System to make sure requirements are met. The LEPC is part of the chain of command.

About Somerset County

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