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i] <br />l CABARRUS COUNTY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN <br />1 ANNEX B <br />COMMUNICATIONS <br />I. PURPOSE . <br />This annex describes the Cabarrus County communications systems and presents <br />available communications sources, policies, and procedures to be used by county <br />government agencies during emergency situations. This annex coordinates employment <br />of all communications systems during an emergency situation. <br />II. SITUATION AND ASSUMPTIONS <br />A. Situation <br />1. Communications play a critical role in emergency operations. Several <br />communications networks and facilities exist and operate throughout the county. <br />Properly coordinated, these facilities provide effective communications for the direction <br />and control of emergency response activities. <br />2. The Emergency Communications Center is located in the Cabarrus County <br />Sheriff's Department, 25 Corban Avenue, SE, Concord, NC 28025. <br />B. Assumptions: The communications system will withstand and survive the effects <br />of an emergency/disaster. <br />III. CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS <br />A. General <br />1. The Sheriff s Department conta•ols emergency communications systems and <br />services used by the County. <br />2. The Sheriff s Department Communications Center is the Emergency <br />Communications Center. The facility serves as the County Warning Point and operates <br />on a continuous basis. <br />3. Emergency calls are generally received through the E-911 telephone service and <br />dispatched according to standard operating procedures. <br />EOP/ANNEX B 1 September 2008 <br />C <br />r <br />7 <br />~~ <br />i~ <br />'7 <br />i~ <br />~~I <br />t <br />J <br />i~ <br />G <br />F-2 176 of 408 <br />