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r~ department to assist in this mission. Upon activation. of the. CRDP, the Tax Administration Department will send a representative to the County Emergency Operations Center and will be assigned to the Resource Group. These representatives must be prepared for continuous operations and will not be available for duty at the CRDP. 2. The magnitude and severity of the emergency will dictate the amount of space and personnel required for the reception and distribution process. 3. The Emergency Management Department will coordinate with other relief agencies to avoid duplication of efforts. .J 4. The Emergency Management Coordinator will establish a central reception and sorting center for donated goods at the County Receiving and Distribution Point. Ideally, this facility will not be in the area affected by the emergency. The Emergency Management Coordinator will select separate locations convenient to the affected area(s) as forward distribution centers. 5. The Public Information Officer will coordinate release of information regarding the locations of distribution and reception sites, the goads and services requested, assembly points for volunteers, and other pertinent matters. An aggressive public information effort will expedite the distribution of goods to victims and limit the influx of unneeded goods. 6. The CRDP will be a covered facility of sufficient size to store the donated items. The EM Coordinator will provide materials handling equipment, such as pallet jacks and forklifts, to the CRDP . He will prepare for expansion of the site with additional equipment suitable for outdoor storage use, such as pallets, tarpaulins, and tie- downs. If necessary, the EM Coordinator will request a CRDP management team from North Carolina Division of Emergency Management to assist operations at the CRDP. 7. The staff of the CRDP will sort, package, and store all donated goods to facilitate efficient distribution. 8. The CRDP staff will dispose of surplus donated goods in a manner consistent with the donor's apparent intent. The EM Coordinator will approve the final disposal of donated goods when the CRDP closes. Those items not retained for county use maybe made available to the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management. NCEM maintains a central warehouse stocked with some emergency supplies available for immediate shipment and uses this facility for organization and storage for donated supplies. 9. Designated donations. EOP/ANNEX P 3 f 7 i] C i~ i L i~ r C September 2008 t F_2 250 of 408