The Lafayette
City - Parish Office
of
Homeland Security and
Emergency Preparedness
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Information from Lafayette City-Parish OHSEP
SIGN UP HERE FOR EMERGENCY MESSAGES ... You can get information about receiving
Emergency Alert System (EAS) text messages on your cell phone (or e-mailed to
your email mailbox). Please click
here for all of the details.
BIRD FLU (PANDEMIC) INFORMATION ...
Pandemic planning, for events like the Bird Flu,
requires that people that do not usually respond to health incidents
understand the actions and priorities necessary to prepare for and respond to the potential problems.
Information is provided to help individuals and families
participate in planning efforts.
An information guide is
available here.
HOMELAND SECURITY PREPAREDNESS should be reviewed by everyone. Across America,
governments, businesses, and individuals are working hard to strengthen our Nation's
security. In addition to the information on this page, additional information
can be found at the Department of Homeland Security.
WEST NILE VIRUS
information from the Louisiana Office of Public Health. These files are in MicroSoft Word Format.
General Fact Sheet #1 /
General Fact Sheet #2 /
Protection Information /
Prevention Information /
What to Do If You Find a Dead Bird
The Lafayette City-Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness is mandated to coordinate
those actions needed to protect the lives and property of people in Lafayette
Parish during major emergencies and disasters.
Lafayette Parish is located in the south central part of Louisiana
(area map) with a population of approximately 204,843 (2007 estimate) persons
and encompassing approximately 270 square miles of land. The major cities /
populations (2006 US Census Bureau estimates) / areas (sq. mi.) are:
- Parish of Lafayette / 204,843 / 270
- City of Lafayette / 114,214 / 7.3
- City of Scott / 8,104 / 7.3
- City of Carencro / 6,434 / 6.5
- City of Broussard / 7,344 / 5.0
- City of Youngsville / 5,922 / 1.5
- Town of Duson / 1,651 / 2.4
The following information is provided to the residents of Lafayette
Parish. Review this information today, and plan for the future.
Additional information on Extreme Heat, Flooding, Hurricanes, Lightning, Tornadoes,
Your Emergency Planning, Breaking Weather Stories, U.S. City Forecasts, Travel
Conditions and Weather Maps are available at Project
Safeside. The Safeside information has been prepared by the American Red
Cross and The Weather Channel.
Additional material on a wide range of Disaster Education, Preparedness, Planning
and Mitigation Library topics can be found here.
Simply Chemical
Although the Checklist for a Chemical Emergency is provided above, you can obtain
a wealth of information to prepare for this type of emergency from EPA. The Chemical
Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office (CEPPO) has information about:
the organization, upcoming events, publications, legislation and regulations,
electronic tools, accident prevention and risk management planning, accident preparedness
and the Right-to-Know, emergency response, accident histories, and chemical information
(including MSDS!).
- LIVE LAFAYETTE PARISH TRAFFIC INFORMATION
- LOCAL SKYWARN / RACES / OHSEP GROUPS
- QUICK WEATHER
- FEDERAL & STATE SUPPORT
- GOHSEP - Governor's Office of
Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
- FEMA - Federal Emergency Management
Agency
- EPA - Federal Environmental Protection
Agency
- USCG - U.S.
Coast Guard
- U.S. ACE - U.S. Army Corp of
Engineers
- DEQ - Louisiana Department of
Environmental Quality
- DOT - Federal Department of Transportation
- OSHA - Federal Occupational Safety
and Health Administration
- EXTERNAL COOPERATIVE AGENCIES:
To contact the Lafayette Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness please send
email or please call us, our
voice number is 337-291-5075.
Page Number 080502
This website is designed and maintained by Steve Mahler, KF5VH.
To mail a letter to Steve please click the address...
mahler@louisiana.edu
