[CPEO-MEF] Umatilla Chemical Depot (OR) emergency preparedness

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

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Living on Earth
National Public Radio
Week of September 8, 2006

Umatilla County in Oregon houses one of seven chemical weaponry 
stockpiles in the U.S. The county was prepared for large-scale disaster 
long before 9/11 raised the rest of the nation's emergency awareness. 
Living on Earth talks with Cheryl Seigal of Umatilla County Emergency 
Management to find out what steps Umatilla takes to be ready for the 
unexpected.

GELLERMAN: While many areas in the U.S. are trying to devise emergency 
preparedness plans, Umatilla County in Oregon has been ready to respond 
to disasters for decades. That's because the county, which is larger 
than the state of Delaware, houses the Army's Umatilla Chemical Depot, 
one of seven facilities across the country where chemical weapons slated 
for destruction are stored. Cheryl Seigal is the public information 
officer for Umatilla County Emergency Management. In the past year, 
she's responded to emergencies such as local bomb threats, wildfires, 
jet crashes, and dust storms. She joins me on the line.

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For the entire story and audio links, see
http://www.loe.org/shows/segments.htm?programID=06-P13-00036&segmentID=3

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org


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