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Section 6 <br />PLAN MAINTENANCE <br />The Cabarrus County Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) is developed under the authority of the <br />Cabarrus County Government, the Emergency Management Department, and the departments <br />and agencies identified in the plan. Maintaining a viable plan includes constant revisions, <br />trainings, and exercises as well as after action reporting. The information presented below <br />identifies plan updates, testing and exercises, as well as after action reporting. <br />6.1 Plan Updates <br />The EOP should be reviewed and revised on an annual basis as well as after an exercise, training, <br />or an actual incident requiring plan activation. The Emergency Management Department is the <br />lead department in plan review and revision. It is recommended that the plan be reviewed and <br />revised in coordination with other plans and documents included in the emergency management <br />program (refer to exhibit 1 -1). During the periods between the formal review and approval <br />process there will likely be a number of minor changes to items such as personnel information, <br />contact numbers, etc., that should proceed without approval by the Board of County <br />Commissioners. Additionally, changes in authorities, references and best practices should also be <br />considered. The Emergency Management Coordinator is responsible for coordinating and <br />making such revisions. <br />6.2 Plan Testing, Training, and Exercises <br />The plan should be exercised on an annual basis according to policies and principles identified <br />by the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program ( HSEEP). It is recommended that <br />the exercise planning team utilize the building block approach identified by HSEEP to train, test, <br />and exercise the plan. Refer to Attachment F for information on exercises and after action <br />reporting. <br />6.3 After Action Review and Reporting <br />Following a training, test, exercise, or plan activation, an after action report identifying strengths <br />as well as area for improvements should be completed. During the next plan review, findings <br />identified in the after action report should be considered for incorporation into the updated plan. <br />Cabanas County EOP Basic Plan — March 2014 <br />Attachr6 & number 1 <br />F -6 Page 181 <br />