Area Contingency Planning

Course Description:

This course is a guide and reference for the development of Area Contingency Plans (ACPs) for environmental emergencies. While it is primarily intended for use by EPA emergency response program personnel, area contingency planning is necessarily an inter-agency process, and the use of this handbook to inform other agencies of EPA’s planning process is encouraged. Because area plans are focused on specific geographic domains, with many physical and jurisdictional variables, there can be no ‘one size fits all’ plan format, but maintaining a national consistency in the basic content is important, particularly considering the statutory and regulatory requirements by which EPA and other agencies are bound.

Learning Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Understand the Scope and Content of the ACP
• Understand the essential plan elements
• Know the advanced area planning