2008-07-22 Resolution_702-08_re_Violations_of_federal_clean_air_act_gas_emissions_and_controls_for_West_Hawaii_Landfill

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➢ Critical decisions/information should be shared to all impacted team members during morning or afternoon de-briefings. ❖ Site Security ➢ Key elements of security include: • Accountability/Log in • Keeping unauthorized people off site. ➢ Area of fir should be secured. On large fires,landfill property should be closed to non- essential people. ➢ Security should be established at gate to control access and to sign in and sign out all people coming on site. ❖ Public and Media Liaison ➢ Managing Public Relations • Access to site restricted,security put in place. • Public relations person appointed and fully informed. • Fire fighting team instructed to direct questions to public relations person. • News releases provided at key times. • Publish the Public Interaction Plan(see below for more details) • Briefing and photo opportunities should be provided to newspaper media. • Press coverage to be positive and accurate. • Media Liaison Spokesperson must provide cohesive,factual and timely information. • Issue press releases. • All fire-staff(including fire-fighters)should direct incoming questions or Media Liaison. The "Public Interaction Plan"will identify the project goals,and methodology. It will identify points of contact and time schedule(which may fluctuate). The school schedule will be reviewed and they will be regularly contacted and alerted if for some reason(due to school schedule moving to an all year round program)school remains in operation while the pilot project is underway. There will be a website created on the county web that will be updated as the project develops with pictures, and description of the progress. County of Hawai'i E-mail distribution to over 3,000 readers on a weekly basis will be notified of the project and kept up to date of the progress. There will be,as mentioned,a contact point for expressing appreciation and possibly complaints regarding the burning landfill situation. Weather patterns during the project will be closely monitored as strong winds could impact the surrounding area. These will all be responded to in a timely manner, as set forth currently by the Mayor,who as you may recall was the County of Hawai'i Civil Defense Administrator for many years prior to being Mayor. The Mayor has very strict public notification rules that will be adhered to on this project as well as natural or other manmade disasters. Copy to be forwarded to: Brian P.Riedel Assistant Regional Counsel(ORC-2) U.S.Environmental Protection Agency Region IX 75 Hawthorne Street San Francisco, CA 94105 (415)972-3924 tel. (415)947-3570 fax riedel.brian @epa.gov