Ascension
Parish
Community Awareness Emergency
Response
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Who is CAER?
In 1985, several Ascension Parish Chemical Companies joined forces, brought together by
their desire to educate area residents about the industry’s function in the
community. The result is the 16-member Ascension Parish Chemical Industry’s Community
Awareness Emergency Response, or CAER, Committee. The 15 chemical company representatives,
and the Parish Office of Emergency Preparedness that make up CAER, comprised a program
designed to inform the community about the chemical industry, what it manufactures, and
what chemicals are used in the plants. Since its beginning, the CAER Committee has been
actively involved in providing the Ascension Parish community with new and up-to-date
information about chemical emission, inventories and emergency procedures.FOR YOUR PROTECTION
Because we CAER.
The Ascension Parish Chemical Industry’s CAER Committee has installed a 26-siren
community alerting system, designed to be heard within an approximate radius of 2.5 miles
of each plant, in the area in which the plants are located. The system will provide
effective early warning for the community.
IF THERE IS A CHEMICAL EMERGENCY that could pose a threat to people
who are near the chemical plants, the sirens will be activated, emitting a loud pulsing
signal only in areas where immediate action is necessary.
HOW CAN I FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE COMMUNITY SIREN EMERGENCY
ALERTING SYSTEM?
You may contact one of these CAER member companies: |
| Air
Products & Chemicals |
Tim Kelly |
642-4229 |
| AlliedSignal |
Ritchie Hofmann |
642-3516 |
| BASF |
Darnell Martinez |
673-6000 |
| BCP |
Pat West |
673-6121 |
| CF Industries |
Les Winn |
473-8291 |
| Dupont |
Cleve Melancon |
473-5986 |
| PCS Nitrogen Fertilizer, L.P |
Tony Trepagnier |
621-1500 |
| Praxair |
Ralph Washington |
673-8831 |
| Rubicon Inc |
Jim Perrin |
673-6141 |
| Shell |
Greg Kamla |
621-6222 |
| Triad Nitrogen |
Steve Mistretta |
473-9231 |
| Williams |
Doug Badon |
642-2114 |
| Uniroyal Chemical Company |
Daryl Cambre |
673-8871 |
| Vulcan Chemicals |
Barry Bourgeois |
473-5014 |
| Office of Emergency
Preparedness |
"K" Shannon |
621-8360 |
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The Ascension Parish
President’s Office and the Parish Council are pleased to support the efforts of its
Office of Emergency Preparedness to provide a special Emergency Preparedness Guide
for the seventh consecutive year.
To view the Emergency Guide, visit our web site at www.ascension-caer.org. There, you will find information on the
following: |
| Emergency 9-1-1 System |
Tornadoes |
| Emergencies &
Schools |
Family Disaster Plan |
| Shelters |
Chemical Emergencies |
| Hurricanes |
Emergency Alerting Systems |
| Evacuation Routes |
Hazardous Materials
Team |
| Preparedness For Pet
Owners |
Pipeline Safety |
| LA Severe Weather Web Site |
Fire Safety Tips |
| Hurricane Tracking Map |
First Aid Tips |
| Floods |
Poison, Drugs, &
Chemical Information |
| Flood Tracking Chart |
Electrical Precautions |
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