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C. Cabarrus County provides many emergency services to the citizens of the. County on a daily basis. Some of the services overlap into city/town governments' jurisdictions. While the cities/towns within the County provide many services to their citizens, they also depend on Cabarrus County for services such as building inspections, fire inspections, emergency medical services, social services, public health services, mental healthcare, shelters for those people evacuated from their homes, and emergency management. D. Each city/town government in Cabarrus County will continue to provide services during emergency situations. However, if city/town government's resources prove to he inadequate during emergency response operations, that municipality may request County resources to help maintain public services and other critical operations: There are city/town governments in the County that will be able to remain completely functional without outside resources, but there are others that will be totally dependent on county resources. E. Once Local resources are expended, the County will coordinate with adjoining counties for additional available assistance and resources using existing mutual aid agreements. Additionally, the County may obtain assistance from the North Carolina Emergency Management Division when County capabilities are exhausted. F. When needed, the Cabarrus County Commissioners may declare a "State of Emergency" as defined by the county emergency management ordinance (Chapter 22, Caban•us County Code of Ordinances) and State Statute 166A-8. The County Commissioners will issue this declaration to protect the citizens and property within the disaster area and to assist the emergency response agencies in carrying out their duties. A town or city can independently declare a "State of Emergency" within its municipal limits in the event of a disaster, or by resolution, can sign off on a County "State of Emergency" declaration. G. When the demands of an emergency situation exceed the capacity of the local and state governments to respond, the Federal government will commit resources from various Federal departments and agencies to assist. 1. The Department of Homeland Security directs federal support in the event of an emergency. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), a component of the Department of Homeland Security, is tasked with national emergency preparedness and disaster response. 2. The National Response Framework (NRF) defines the Federal government's role in providing response and recovery assistance to the states and local governments during and after emergency situations. The NRF focuses on response and short-term recovery, and articulates the doctrine, principles and architecture by which our nation prepares for and responds to all-hazard disasters across all levels of government and all r, ~ sectors of communities. EOPBASIC PLAN 7 September 2008 F_2 132 of 408 t