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Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)

Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) was passed by Congress in response to concerns regarding the environmental and safety hazards posed by the storage and handling of toxic chemicals. These concerns were triggered by the 1984 disaster in Bhopal, India, caused by an accidental release of methylisocyanate. The release killed or severely injured more than 2000 people.

Emergency Planning was created as Chapter 3750 of the Ohio Revised Code (ORC) in December 1988.The federal regulations under EPCRA are listed in 40 CFR, Part 355. Ohio's implementing regulations can be found as Chapter 3750 of the Ohio Administrative Code (OAC). (The SERC provides current copies/revisions of the ORC & OAC to LEPCs. EPCRA outlines the composition, jurisdiction and responsibilities of the SERC and LEPCs and defines four basic types of reporting. These are:

EHS Notification and Emergency Planning
Emergency Spill/Release Notification
Chemical List and Annual reporting
Toxic Chemical Release Reporting

Objectives

Our objectives include implementing the local emergency planning committee rules and requirements of SARA Title III, to prepare and maintain a comprehensive chemical emergency response plan for Trumbull County and to provide information to the public upon request.

How to Report a Release

Citizens who become aware of an unreported release of a hazardous substance into the environment should report it to the local fire or law enforcement officials or the Trumbull County LEPC.

Kevin Kuriatnyk, HAZMAT Chief
LEPC/Release Phone Line
330-675-6602

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Ohio EPA SERC
Ohio EMA (OEMA)

2025-2027 Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) Members

Fire
Kevin Kuriatnyk
TC Hazardous Materials Response Team Chief, Trumbull County EMA Brian Pugh
Asst. Fire Chief, Howland Township Fire
Law
Thomas Domes
Public Safety Manager, Kent State Trumbull Chris Herlinger
Police Chief, Bazetta Township Police
Elected Official
Rebecca Whitman
Township Trustee, Hartford Township William Colletta
Township Trustee, Hubbard Township
Emergency Management
John E. Hickey
Executive Director, Trumbull County EMA Charles Sexton
Installation Emerg. Manager, DOD-910th Air Reserve Station
Hospital
Peggy Higgins
Trauma Program Manager, Mercy Health/St. Joes Anthony Fairbanks
EMS Coordinator, University Hospital/Portage
First Aid
John Stevens
Fire Chief, City of Niles Fire Dept Randy Stelk
EM Specialist, TC EMA
Health
Susan Coleman
Public Health Preparedness, TC Combined Health District Angela Fusillo
Environmental Health, Warren City Health
Environmental
Kurt Kollar
On Scene Coordinator, Ohio EPA Jennifer Jones
Director, Geauga Trumbull Waste District
Transportation
Grant Taylor
Safety Program Manager, Eastgate Regional Council of Governments Joe Cicchillo
Asst. Highway Superintendent, Trumbull County Engineer
Media
Britany Deuble
Digital Marketing Instructor, Trumbull Career & Tech Center
Community Group
John Esker
Captain, Salvation Army (Trumbull)
Industry
Gerald King
Environmental Engineer, Foxconn Lordstown Natalie Tetemanza
Safety Supervisor, Ultium Cells
Other
Shara Taylor
Accounts Payable Clerk, TC Commissioners Kathleen Meszaros
Chief Forensic Investigator, TC Coroners Office