HMEP
Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Grant
The HMEP Grant is awarded to our agency annually in October. The Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP) grant program sponsored by DOT is intended to provide financial and technical assistance as well as national direction and guidance to enhance State, Territorial, Tribal, and local hazardous materials emergency planning and training.
The HMEP Grant Program distributes fees collected from shippers and carriers of hazardous materials to emergency responders for hazmat training and to Local Emergency Planning Committees (LEPCs) for commodity flow studies. Over $138,000.00 is used annually by local responders from this grant for Hazardous Materials training. Training includes Operation, Technician and Specialist courses in hazmat response. Funds help assist Fire service and law enforcement teams attend the annual Hazmat Challenge in Los Alamos, funds help send first responders to conferences and training at a national level. Funds are provided for decontamination training to local fire and law enforcement.