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The
Preparedness Office is responsible for training, exercises
and supporting county emergency management districts in preparing
both local and state agencies to respond to disasters.
The office is divided into the Planning and Training Bureaus.
The
Planning Bureau is responsible for maintaining and revising
the state's Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan as well
as working with county emergency management districts in maintaining
their emergency plans. The bureau also oversees the Radiological
Emergency Preparedness Program that is responsible for developing
offsite radiological emergency plans, participating in exercises
and drills with the Grand Gulf Nuclear Facility in Port Gibson
and maintenance and calibration of radiological instruments.
The bureau also oversees the agency's Hazardous Materials
and Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Programs. Those programs assist
Local Emergency Planning Districts with their response plans
for hazardous materials and nuclear waste shipments. MEMA
also issues permits for all radioactive waste shipments through
the state.
The
Training and Exercise Bureau offers training for all levels
of government, private industry and volunteer organizations.
The bureau can help communities with all emergency management
exercises, including assisting with scenario development and
evaluating or acting as a controller/simulator during an exercise.
For more information
about the Office of Preparedness please call the Preparedness
Office Director, James Barlow at (601) 933-6887
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