Washington State Department of Ecology

Meeting Notice

Public meeting to focus on upcoming burn drill in Port Angeles

The Washington Department of Ecology will conduct a public meeting in Port Angeles on Thursday, Oct. 8, to discuss the upcoming In Situ Burning Notification and Air Monitoring Drill. The U.S. Coast Guard and other Northwest spill response organizations will participate.

The meeting will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Clallam County Board of Commissioners meeting room located in the Clallam County Courthouse at 223 E. Fourth St.

The spill readiness drill will occur in Port Angeles on Oct. 13 and 14. No oil will be discharged or ignited. The drill is designed to test the region's ability to safely use controlled in situ or "in place" burning as a response tool.

Agenda items for the Oct. 8 meeting include presentations regarding:

Drill objectives;
Defining in situ burning and how spill responders decide when and where to use it
Air quality monitoring/modeling; and
Operational nuts and bolts of conducting a burn.

For more information, please contact Curt Hart at (360) 407-6973 or e-mail. Ecology's TTY number is: (360) 407-6006.