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CABARRUS COUNTY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN <br />ANNEX K <br />EVACUATION AND TRANSPORTATION <br />Primary Agencies <br />• Board of County Commissioners <br />• Emergency Management <br />• Public Information Officer (Communications and Outreach) <br />• Sheriff's Department <br />• Transportation Department <br />Support Agencies <br />• County Manager <br />• Emergency Medical Services <br />• Fire Marshal <br />• Human Services <br />• Red Cross Cabarrus Chapter <br />• Sheriff's Department — Communications Lieutenant. <br />• Superintendent of Schools <br />I. PURPOSE <br />This annex provides guidance for the orderly, coordinated evacuation of the population during an <br />emergency situation. <br />II. SITUATION AND ASSUMPTIONS <br />A. Situation <br />1. Emergency situations may require evacuation of all or part of the population of the <br />County. A hazardous materials release, major fire, or other localized incident may require <br />a small -scale evacuation. A widespread emergency situation could require an evacuation <br />on a larger scale, requiring the cooperation and combined resources of the County and the <br />municipalities. <br />2. The Emergency Management Department has completed a hazard analysis that identifies <br />the types of threats and the areas in the County that are most vulnerable to these threats. <br />3. Large -scale emergencies may necessitate the rapid evacuation of hospitals, nursing <br />homes, and non - ambulatory populations. Emergency Management has identified <br />facilities and populations within the County that pose special evacuation problems. <br />Cabarrus County EOP — Annex K <br />Attachment number 11 <br />F -6 Page 257 <br />