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CABARRUS COUNTY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN <br />ANNEX A <br /> DIRECTION AND CONTROL <br /> <br />I. PURPOSE <br /> <br /> This annex outlines the direction and control procedures for emergency operations <br />and identifies the personnel, facilities, and resources that will be utilized during emergency <br />response activities. <br /> <br />II. SITUATION AND ASSUMPTIONS <br /> <br />A. Situation <br /> <br /> 1. The senior emergency responder on the scene (i.e. law enforcement, fire, <br />EMS) will conduct direction and control during low-level emergencies. These personnel will <br />employ the Incident Command System (ICS), in addition to local ordinances, polici~,,and <br />procedures to guide the control of the response. <br /> <br /> 2. The recurring threat of severe weather and the potential hazards that exist <br />within or near the County have the potential to cause emergencies of such magnitude as to <br />warrant centralization of the direction and control of the response. The County Emergency <br />Operations Center will be activated to provide a "command post" to direct and control <br />emergency response operations throughout the county. <br /> <br /> 3. Municipalities within the county may exercise independent direction and <br />control of their own emergency resources, outside resources assigned to the municipality by <br />the Cabarrus County Emergency Operations Center, and resources secured through existing <br />mutual aid agreements with other municipalities. Requests for state/federal government <br />assistance will be directed to the Cabarms County Emergency Management Coordinator. <br /> <br /> 4. Centralized county-wide direction and control is desirable when one or more of <br />the following situations occur: <br /> <br />a. There exists an imminent threat to the public safety/health. <br /> <br /> b. An extensive multi-agency/multi-jurisdiction response and coordination is <br />necessary to react or recover from the emergency situation. <br /> <br /> c. Local resources are inadequate/depleted and significant mutual aid; state <br />and/or federal resources must be utilized to resolve the emergency situation. <br /> <br /> d. The emergency affects multiple political jurisdictions within the county, which <br />rely on the same resources to respond to the situation. <br /> <br />EOP/ANNEX A <br /> <br />1 January 2003 <br /> <br /> <br />