A municipal fire department or fire district in coordination with the county fire marshal or appropriate county official shall have the exclusive authority to determine, after a review of an Emergency Services Information Survey form, if an emergency response plan is to be required for a business entity. In order to develop an emergency response plan, a municipal fire department or fire district and the county fire marshal or appropriate county official may require a business entity to participate in a preplanning conference. An emergency response plan may include:

a. An on-site review of operating facilities.

b. A description of the work area in which the unusually hazardous substance is normally stored.

c. Facility plant plans or building layout.

d. The internal and external access routes.

e. The location and inventory of emergency response equipment and resources.

f. The location of unusually hazardous substances.

g. The name and phone number of the emergency response coordinator.

h. The establishment of a site emergency response command post.

i. Any special equipment needed to respond to an emergency.

j. An evacuation plan.

k. An examination of existing knowledge and techniques used to respond to emergencies dealing with all unusually hazardous substances located at the facility.

L. A review of all survey information.

m. Any additional hazards present on site.

An emergency response plan shall be updated periodically or when necessary to reflect any significant changes which have occurred. Information discussed at a preplanning conference or contained in an emergency response plan shall not be disclosed by fire company personnel without the express written approval of the business entity.

L. 1986, c. 142, s. 3, eff. Nov. 6, 1987.