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APS employs and trains fire and emergency response teams at the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station plant and the Four Corners and Cholla coal plants. Emergency response plans at each facility detail the roles of APS employees in responding to emergencies. We actively participate in local emergency planning committees and provide emergency planning and on-site chemical storage and hazard information to state and local agencies through SARA (Superfund Reauthorization Act of 1986) Tier I and Tier II reports.
The Palo Verde Nuclerar Generating Station annually provides neighbors with information on plant operations, emergency planning zone maps, emergency classifications, important telephone numbers, procedures, locations of care centers and suggested protective actions. Palo Verde also conducts joint emergency planning drills with local, state and federal emergency response agencies at least twice per year.
The APS Energy Delivery and Sales division also maintains an emergency response plan that helps the organization quickly respond to disasters, both natural and man-made. Periodic reviews and drills help the division improve its emergency response procedures for use during potentially dangerous emergency outages.
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