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LQG EXAMPLE - Fire Dept.
___________ Fire Dept.
Street
City, State, zip
Dear Sir or Madam:
This letter is written as a requirement of the Hazardous Waste Regulations adopted by the State of
Colorado. The purpose of this letter is to make arrangements to familiarize the fire department with
the layout of the facility, properties and associated of hazardous waste handled at the facility, places
where facility personnel would normally be working, entrances to roads inside the facility and
possible evacuation routes. Name of Facility is located at Address of Facility. As a result of the
manufacturing process, hazardous waste is generated and stored at this facility. In accordance with
6 CCR 1007-3, section 265.52(c), this facility is providing your agency with a copy of our
Emergency Contingency Plan that describes:
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The actions our personnel will take in response to emergencies (e.g. fires, explosions, spills
of hazardous waste, etc.).
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Arrangements (Name of Facility) would like your agency to agree to in the event of an
emergency.
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A layout of the facility showing hazardous waste generation and storage areas, safety
equipment, entrances to roads inside the facility and possible evacuation routes.
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A description of the properties and associated hazards of the hazardous wastes handled at
our plant.
We are requesting that your agency provide the following services in the event of an emergency
regarding hazardous waste storage at the facility:
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Describe the requested Fire Fighting Services. If more than one fire department might
respond to an emergency, please include any agreements designating primary emergency
authority to a specific fire department and agreements with any others to provide support to
the primary emergency authority.
Finally, in accordance with the requirements of 6 CCR 1007-3, section 265.52(g), the Local
Emergency Planning Committee is identified as : identify the LEPC*.
Please review the enclosed Emergency Contingency Plan. If you agree to the arrangements,
complete and return the enclosed form letter. If you do not agree with the arrangements or have
questions, please call me at (XXX) XXXXXXX.
Sincerely,
XXXXXXXX
* A list of LEPCs can be found at
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