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Our mission is to support and promote statewide emergency preparedness, disaster response, and mutual assistance matters for public and private water and wastewater utilities.
The LaWARN Web site does this by providing its members with emergency planning, response and recovery information before, during and after an emergency. As the nationwide WARN system expands, it will become easier to coordinate mutual aid with other states as needed, either as an assisting utility offering help, or as a damaged utility asking for help.
The core of the LaWARN Web site is its emergency equipment database that matches utility resources to a member's needs during an emergency. A member can locate emergency equipment (pumps, generators, chlorinators, evacuators, etc.) and trained personnel (eg. treatment plant operators) that they may need in an emergency.
The LaWARN program provides its member utilities with:
·A standard omnibus mutual assistance agreement and process for sharing emergency resources among members statewide.
·The resources to respond and recover more quickly from a disaster.
·A mutual assistance program consistent with other statewide mutual aid programs.
·A forum for developing and maintaining emergency contacts and relationships.
