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\ h. Each prison and detention center within the county. will. develop procedures for the relocation of prisoners to jails outside of the threatened area. These plans will include procedures for secure transport of prisonexs when prison system vehicles are not available for the task. i, The Sheriff s Department or municipal police department will coordinate evacuation from county parks and recreation areas. The Sheriff's Department and the State Department of Environment, Health, & Natural Resources will coordinate evacuation of state parks and recreation areas in county. County and State Parks representatives will routinely advise the Emergency Management Coordinator of any scheduled special events that may draw crowds to the parks or recreation areas. j. Businesses within the county that have large numbers of employees will develop plans for the evacuation of their employees during emergencies. These procedures will include, if needed, the instructions for the temporary shutdown of their facilities and operations. If the facility is directly involved in the incident, the senior manager on the site will account for all employees and remain to assist the incident commander as needed. Facility management will assist with evacuation of all employees. 4. Emergency Public Information. For other emergencies, warnings to the public and information concerning evacuation will be broadcast over the EAS network and by emergency vehicles equipped with sirens, warning lights, and loudspeakers moving `i ~ through the threatened areas. For localized evacuations, emergency responders will 1 provide warning and evacuation instructions door-to-door in the affected area. IV. DIRECTION AND CONTROL A. Direction and control of any evacuation is the responsibility of the Chairman, Board of Commissioners. In the Chaixman's absence, the commissioner next in line of succession will serve as his replacement, The Emergency Management Coordinator will supervise the evacuation based on the guidance from the Board of Commissioners and the County Manager. B. During large-scale evacuations involving the relocation of the population from an entire municipality, the county, or several counties, the Governor may declare a State of Disaster. At that point the Governor assumes direction and control of the situation and the State Emergency Response Team (SERT) will coordinate evacuation operations upon activation of the State EOC. C. When an emergency situation requires timely evacuation before the Emergency Operations Center can be activated, the incident commander on the scene can call for a limited evacuation to protect public safety. Only those persons in immediate danger will be moved away from the area. If the situation continues, the Board of Commissioners will issue the order for an evacuation. . EOP/ANNEK K 5 September 2008 C ~I i n i~ Li i F-2 222 of 408