{{no citations, date=June 2018 CAMEO is a system of software applications used widely to plan for and respond to chemical emergencies. It is one of the tools developed by

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’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM) and the

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Office of Response and Restoration (NOAA), to assist front-line chemical emergency planners and responders. They can use CAMEO to access, store, and evaluate information critical for developing emergency plans. In addition, CAMEO supports

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by helping users meet the chemical inventory reporting requirements of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act ( EPCRA, also known as SARA Title III). CAMEO also can be used with a separate software application called LandView to display

environmental databases and demographic/economic information to support analysis of

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issues. The CAMEO system integrates a chemical database and a method to manage the data, an air dispersion model, and a mapping capability. All modules work interactively to share and display critical information. The CAMEO system is available in Macintosh and Windows formats.

Origin

CAMEO initially was developed because

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recognized the need to assist first responders with easily accessible and accurate response information. Since 1988,

and

have collaborated to augment CAMEO to assist both emergency responders and planners. CAMEO has been enhanced to provide emergency planners with a tool to enter local information and develop incident scenarios to better prepare for chemical emergencies. The

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and the

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have worked with

and

to continue to enhance the system.

External links

* The CAMEO page at EPA

* The CAMEO page at NOAA

* Tier II Online - with CAMEO integration

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