Documenters on how federal cuts to disaster preparedness programs would put Detroiters at risk

The Detroit Documenters covered the Detroit Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) for the first time last week.

The committee meets quarterly to discuss issues related to hazardous materials reporting and planning for emergencies. It's made up of representatives from the Detroit police, fire and health departments as well as from various hazardous material storage facilities and private hospitals in the Detroit area that all work together to plan for emergency situations like industrial fires, explosions or other hazards.

At the meeting last Tuesday, Chris Jodoin, manager of emergency management at Henry Ford Health, warned that proposed cuts by the Trump administration to the Hospital Preparedness Program would negatively affect a variety of local emergency preparedness programs in Detroit.

Metro Producer Jack Filbrandt spoke to Detroit Documenter Larae Baker and Coordinator Noah Kincade to learn more.

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