PREPAREDNESS

Every individual and every business that produces, transports and/or uses a potentially hazardous material shares responsibility for spill prevention and environmental protection. Commitment and coordination are the keys to success, and these are the centerpieces of the National Contingency Plan and the National Response System.

These internationally recognized models for emergency planning and response link every community in the United States into a network of resources and expertise aimed at protecting our families and our environment from the accidental release of hazardous materials, whether by human error, mechanical failure and/or forces of nature.