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CABARRUS COUNTY GOVERNMENT <br />INCLEMENT WEATHER PLAN <br />I. PURPOSE <br />This plan describes the staffing and operations of county government during periods of severe <br />inclement weather. <br />II. SITUATION AND ASSUMPTIONS <br />A. Situation <br />1. Severe inclement weather is defined as any storm that produces damaging winds, flooding, <br />or accumulations of ice and snow. <br />2. Normally these conditions occur in Cabarrus County as result of inland hurricane effects <br />or winter storms. While not prevalent, these situations do occur periodically and require the county <br />to prepare for them. <br />3. Cabarrus County Government offices will not close unless the emergency situation <br />requires this to occur. All employees will report to work as usual or call their supervisors if they <br />cannot get to work. <br />4. County Government will continue to provide services during all emergencies, but may <br />need to modify duties of county personnel to respond to an emergency. <br />B. Assumptions <br />1. Emergency service vehicles are available to pick up essential personnel who are unable to <br />drive to their work locations. <br />2. The County Warning Point will initiate notification and warning for severe inclement <br />weather to county government agencies. Broadcast media will be relied upon to assist in the <br />dissemination of warning to the general public. <br />3. Operational telephone and /or radio communications will be utilized to notify public <br />officials, Emergency Operations Center staff, emergency response personnel and others as required. <br />D. Definitions <br />1. Essential. Any department, agency or employee needed to respond to an emergency <br />situation. <br />Inclement Weather Plan 1 December 2004 <br />Attachment number 2 <br />F -2 Page 73 <br />