The class will be held in Gainesville during the last week in February. Assistance may be sought from the Department of Community Affairs for distribution of these cards. He also informed the Committee that the Department of Defense Weapons of Mass Destruction Team was meeting in Jacksonville with Jacksonville Fire and Rescue. District Five District 5 LEPC Chairperson, Mr. Milton Hill, reported that former staff contact Ms. Patricia Burgos has departed for the St. Johns Water Management District. It is expected that her replacement will be hired by January 23, 1998.
Efforts are also under way to schedule terrorism training for first responders in the district.
The District 6 Chairperson, Mr. Malcolm Trigg, again introduced new staff contact, Ms. Heather Hull, and informed the Committee that the District's HMEP selection is the Roadway Commodity Flow Study. Mr. Rod Phillips of the Florida Department of Transportation will be directing the project. Also, production of the March 1997 six-county hazardous materials exercise video has been completed. A tabletop hazardous materials exercise will be conducted later this year in preparation for the scheduled 1999 full-scale exercise. According to Mr. Bill Lofgren, S.A. Myers has been traveling the state to provide a required briefing of first responders as well as discuss available training opportunities.