Senate Bill 1082, passed in 1993, creating the Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA). The Unified Program consolidates six state environmental programs under one program, under the authority of a Certified Unified Program Agency. Designed to protect the public, worker safety, first responders and the environment, the Compton Fire Prevention Division has oversight responsible for hazardous materials, community right-to-know, and accidental release prevention programs. For detailed program descriptions follow the Program Element Summaries link below.

The Compton Fire Department was certified by the California Environmental Protection Agency as a Participating Agency for the City of Compton in 1995. The Division conducts both CUPA regulatory inspections and Fire Code inspections for all program elements, with the exception of the hazardous waste program. Los Angeles County Certified Unified Program Agency oversees hazardous waste, underground storage tanks and above ground tanks, If you are subject to the reporting requirements under the CUPA program you must now report electronically, please follow the link below to access the California Environmental Reporting System (CERS) and CERS user guide.

Electronic Reporting

As required by Assembly Bill 2286- CUPA Electronic Reporting will be required effective January 1, 2013. As a result, the City of Compton will be requesting that all new businesses subject to CUPA requirements and those providing annual updates submit facility information such as hazardous materials business plans, facility information, underground storage tank, and hazardous waste generator forms and related documents electronically into an electronic information management system known as the California Environmental Reporting System (CERS). Once implemented, CERS will benefit regulated facilities by simplifying the document submittal process, including new information submittals and updating existing information to the Unified Program Agencies. CERS will also allow quicker access to current data during emergency response procedures.

To get started using CERS, create your user identification at the California Environmental Reporting System (CERS) by clicking on the "Creating a New Account" icon.