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CABARRUS COUNTY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN <br />ANNEX A <br />DIRECTION AND CONTROL <br />Primary Agencies <br />• Board of County Commissioners <br />• Emergency Management <br />Support Agencies <br />• County Manager <br />• Fire Marshal <br />• Human Resources <br />• Information Technology Services <br />• Libraries <br />• Planning and Development <br />• Register of Deeds <br />• Risk Management <br />• Sheriff's Department <br />• Sheriff's Department — Communications Lieutenant. <br />• Veterans Service <br />• Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) <br />I. PURPOSE <br />This annex outlines the direction and control procedures for emergency operations and identifies <br />the personnel, facilities, and resources that will be utilized during emergency response activities. <br />II. SITUATION AND ASSUMPTIONS <br />A. Situation <br />1. The senior emergency responder on the scene (i.e., law enforcement, fire, EMS) conducts <br />direction and control during low -level emergencies. Personnel employ the Incident <br />Command System (ICS), in addition to local ordinances, policies, and procedures to <br />guide the control of the response. <br />2. The recurring threat of severe weather and the potential hazards that exist within or near <br />Cabarrus County (County) have the potential to cause emergencies of such magnitude as <br />to warrant centralization of the direction and control of the response. <br />Cabarrus County EOP — Annex A <br />Attachment number 2 1 <br />F -6 Page 194 <br />