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INTRODUCTION <br />Hazard <br />Likelihood <br />Potential Impacts <br />Mass Casualty /Fatality Incident <br />Possible* <br />Bomb Threat/Explosion <br />Possible* <br />■ Damage to telephone /communications networks <br />Civil Disorder <br />Possible* <br />■ Mass care and feedings operations <br />■ Multiple injuries and fatalities <br />Terrorism <br />Unlikely <br />0 Disruption of the road /highway system <br />Loss of facilities <br />Aircraft Crash /Accident <br />Possible* <br />■ Insufficient local resources to meet demands <br />■ Evacuation /reentry <br />Rail Accident <br />Unlikely* <br />■ Assistance to those with functional needs <br />Fixed Nuclear Incident (Fifty Mile Ingestion <br />Pathway for McGuire Nuclear Power Plant <br />Unlikely <br />Damage assessment <br />■ Coordination of resources and donations <br />Dam Failures <br />Unlikely <br />0 Response to presidential /state disaster declaration <br />Earthquakes <br />Unlikely *minor <br />tremor <br />Mudslides <br />Unlikely <br />Note: An asterisk indicates at least one occurrence in Cabarrus County. <br />1.3.3 Planning Assumptions <br />This EOP has been developed based on the following assumptions and considerations: <br />■ Disasters may occur at any time, with little or no warning, resulting in casualties, fatalities, <br />property loss, disruption of essential services, and damage to basic infrastructure and the <br />environment. <br />• Cabarrus County Government must continually plan for disasters and be prepared to conduct <br />response and recovery operations utilizing local resources. <br />• Incidents and events are managed at the lowest possible organizational and jurisdictional <br />level. <br />• Incidents and events may have significant regional impacts and/or require regional <br />information sharing, resource coordination, and/or assistance. <br />• Incident management activities will be initiated and conducted using NIMS principles. <br />• Implementation of the Cabarrus County EOP will reduce or prevent the loss of lives and/or <br />damage to property. <br />• Individual departments and agencies have developed internal response plans and procedures <br />in accordance with their capabilities. <br />• County government officials are aware of the possibility that an emergency situation or <br />disaster may occur and are familiar with their identified roles and responsibilities. <br />• The Cabarrus County Office of Emergency Management is responsible for the coordination <br />of emergency planning and operations. <br />Cabarrus County EOP Basic Plan — March 2014 <br />F -6 <br />AttachrleR number 1 <br />Page 141 <br />