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A. Direction and control of local fire departments is supervised by the Fire Marshal, based on <br />guidance provided from the executive branch of the local government. <br />B. Each volunteer fire department in the County exercises control over its personnel through <br />officers appointed by a board of directors. <br />C. The Fire Marshal coordinates fire services in an emergency situation. The Fire Marshal <br />utilizes mutual aid agreements with local units and then request assistance from the North <br />Carolina Division of Emergency Management (NCDEM) through the State Emergency <br />Response Team (SERT). <br />D. The County Fire Marshal is part of the Operations Group in the County EOC. The Fire <br />Marshal normally coordinates fire- fighting operations from the incident command post <br />during small -scale emergencies. During larger scale and/or countywide emergencies the Fire <br />Marshal coordinates operations from the County EOC. <br />E. During emergency response operations within Cabarrus County, municipal and volunteer fire <br />departments are responsible for the following tasks: <br />1. Assist in warning and notifying the affected population of an existing or impending <br />emergency. <br />2. Deploy fire- fighting personnel and equipment to conduct fire - fighting and other life- <br />saving operations during emergency situations. <br />3. In conjunction with the County Fire Marshal, designate staging areas for mutual aid and <br />volunteer forces responding from other areas. <br />4. Provide rescue and medical support operations to the community during emergency <br />operations. <br />5. Provide personnel and equipment to support public warning and traffic control missions. <br />6. Support the evacuation of extended care facilities and those with functional needs, as the <br />situation permits. <br />7. Prevent fires or further damage from fires within evacuated areas. <br />8. Assist in debris clearance for emergency access to damaged areas. <br />9. Assist land search and rescue operations. Along with other emergency services, be <br />prepared to conduct or assist in rescue operations of lost individuals and <br />injured/entrapped victims during emergency operations, to include water, low/high level, <br />trench, and confined space rescues. <br />10. Be prepared to conduct victim recovery. <br />V. CONTINUITY OF GOVERNMENT <br />Cabarrus County EOP — Annex F — Fire Protection <br />F -6 <br />Attachment number 7 <br />Page 242 <br />