PERIs in PHMSA's Southern Region
| State | Status | Chair(s) |
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Alabama | ALPERI has developed an 8-hour training course based on the GPERI training, which has been delivered several times at regional office locations across the state |
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| Florida | Currently, four training courses have been developed and funded by several municipal and interstate transmission pipeline operators. The courses were offered at Florida's 2019 HAZMAT Symposium |
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Georgia | The first PERI, GPERI has to date reached approximately 4,000 emergency responders with one of its training 4-, 8-, or 16-hr training courses. |
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North Carolina | The NCPERI steering committee has developed a four-hour awareness/operations-level training program. The committee plans to meet with fire service decision-makers in North Carolina soon to present the program and seek its approval. |
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South Carolina | The SCPERI steering committee developed an awareness-level curriculum that the South Carolina Fire Academy has delivered several times across the state. Feedback from the session has been positive. In each delivery, representatives from area liquid and natural gas pipeline operators are present along with regulatory personnel to provide subject matter expert input and to field questions. |
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| Mississippi | Forthcoming |
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| Tennessee | Forthcoming |
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Interested in starting a PERI in your state and your state is not listed? Contact your state's Community Liaison to inquire about a PERI.
Last updated: Wednesday, August 14, 2019