If a pipeline emergency happened tomorrow, would you know what to do?
7 Directions of Service invites residents living in communities near pipeline infrastructure in North Carolina to join a Community Pipeline Safety & Emergency Preparedness Meeting.
This will be an interactive community meeting focused on one important question: If a pipeline emergency happened in our community tomorrow, would our people know what was happening, who to call, where to go, and what to do?
During the meeting, participants will walk through a pipeline emergency - from detection and communication, to response and recovery.
Participants will work together to:
- Learn how pipeline leaks, ruptures, and other emergencies may be detected and reported.
- Discuss how residents are supposed to receive emergency notifications.
- Walk through a hypothetical pipeline emergency scenario.
- Identify gaps in local emergency preparedness and public information.
- Discuss the needs of elders, children, people with disabilities, households without transportation, and other vulnerable community members.
- Identify questions residents want answered by pipeline operators and emergency officials.
- Develop community recommendations for improving emergency preparedness and communication.
You do not need to be a pipeline expert to participate.
7DS especially wants to hear from the people who live, work, worship, farm, raise families, and care for their communities near pipeline infrastructure.
Your experiences and questions matter.
The information gathered during this meeting will help develop a set of community questions and recommendations that can be shared with pipeline operators, emergency management officials, first responders, elected officials, and appropriate pipeline safety regulators.