CAER - LEPC - RMP - Emergency Information - CAN (Community Alert Network)

What is CAER?
Since 1985, several industries on March Point have been associated in an organization established to enhance awareness of local chemical and petroleum industries. The organization is called 'CAER,' which stands for:
Community Awareness & Emergency Response

Who are the CAER members?
The industrial members of the CAER organization includes:

• Shell Puget Sound Refinery
• General Chemical
• Tesoro Refining and Marketing Company
• Air Liquide

Other members of the CAER organization includes:

• Skagit County Department of Emergency Management
• Summit Park Fire Department
• City of Anacortes Fire Department
• Swinomish Police Department
• Anacortes Red Cross
• Island Hospital

What does CAER do?
The purpose of CAER is to prepare an Emergency Response Plan and to then effectively communicate the essential elements of that plan to the community. The CAER group also coordinates EPA's Risk Management Planning (RMP) for effected facilities on March Point. We voluntarily work in cooperation with government organizations including the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC).

When was the first CAER
Emergency Response Plan developed?
The first official Emergency Response Plan was developed in September 1988 after three years of effort which included modeling environmental impacts and conducting test drills. Since that time additional drills have been conducted and reported in the local news media.