INTEGRATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS EMERGENCY PLANNING INTO THE SMALL-TOWN PLANNING PROCESS

Kansas State University developed a small-town risk-vulnerability model and applied it to 11 small communities in Kansas for validation. A part of this study, extensive interviewing of small-town officials, was undertaken to summarize their views on the model, its use, and its application. At the same time, valuable insight was gained into small-town planning needs in the area of hazardous materials emergency planning. A third phase of this study was to develop guidelines to assist small towns in hazardous materials emergency response planning. It was determined early in the study that these towns were unlikely to have a separate organization or person to accomplish this planning and that for such planning to be workable, it should be integrated with normal small-town planning concepts and functions. Riley County, Kansas (RCK), was used as a model for emergency response planning and its emergency plan was studied and updated. By using what was learned in the RCK plan and in the 11 small-town case studies, a generalized guide to writing a hazardous materials emergency plan for small towns was developed. Small-town hazardous materials emergency response planning needs and responsibilities and the rationale and proper perspective of integrating hazardous materials planning into traditional small-town planning concepts are discussed. A summary of key elements of the guide is given.

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  • This paper appeared in TRB State of the Art Report 3, Recent Advances in Hazardous Materials Transportation Research: An International Exchange. Papers presented at the conference held in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, 10-13 November 1985. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
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• Authors:
  • Garten, R H
  • Russell, E R
• Publication Date: 1986

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 74-78
• Serial:
  • State-of-the-Art Report
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0892-6891

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Contingency planning; Disasters and emergency operations; Hazardous materials; Integrated systems; Local government; Manuals; Small towns
• Uncontrolled Terms: Emergency response; Integration
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00457727
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0-309-03973-8
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Aug 31 1986 12:00AM