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B. POD Operations 1. Determine Commodity Needs. The Emergency Management Coordinator will determine what commodities are needed and the initial amount required for the County. This calculation will be on the overall situation, existing census data and estimated population densities. 2. Determine POD Locations. The Emergency Management Coordinator will determine which POD sites will be used. This decision is based on the EM Coordinator's estimate of the situation, which will consider the population affected, the location needed to effectively provide assistance, the access to that site, the ability to support operations efficiently and security issues. 3. Notification a. The EM Coordinator will determine which County personnel, volunteer agencies, or nongovernmental organizations are needed to activate and operate a POD. b. The EM Coordinator will direct the EOC staff will notify those personnel and organizations to prepare to activate a POD site. The EOC staff will provide the following information to the individual designated as the Site Manager. • Location of the POD • Time and date POD will open • Type and quantities of commodities that will be delivered • Estimated date and time of the first supply shipment • Amount and location of site support equipment. c. If personnel needed for the POD operations do not belong to the Site Manager's organization, the EOC staff will notify those personnel where and when to report and the name of the Site Manager. d. At the request of the Emergency Management Coordinator, the Cabarrus County Warning Point will notify designated POD staff that the distribution point will be activated. e. The Emergency Management Coordinator will notify NCEM using WebEOC and report which POD sites are activated and operational. 4. POD Site Activation Cabarrus County EOP — Annex P — Donated Goods Management 11 Attachment number 16 F -6 Page 361