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IH. CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS A. The Department of l![uman Resources (DHR) has the primary responsibility for mass care and shelter operat!ons in North Carolina. Within DHR, the Division of Social Services (DSS), and Cabanas County Department of Social Services (County DSS) are the lead agencies to provide ~helter/mass care for special needs groups. B. The private care facililies, governmental agencies, medical professionals, and non- governmental organizations iwill combine their efforts to plan, organize, staff, and operate shelters for the'speciS1 needs populations in the county. C. The Emergency Mar~gement Coordinator will assist the County DSS and other local agencies in establishinl[ and operating special needs shelters. The DSS director or his representative will re[tuest assistance through the Emergency Management Coordinator. D. Divisions under the iDepartment of Human Resources that operate residential facilities are required to hav~ current plans in place for the evacuation and sheltering of special needs populations. I2}HR will approve all emergency plans for local residential facilities. E. Private facilities with special needs patients/residents will be responsible for the evacuation and transportatio~ of their clients to special needs shelters. Public and private providers of institutional citre (medical and residential) remain responsible for the continued care of their patieh_-- ts/residents when evacuated to spe~iki needs shelters. The staff of the facility will evachate with the patients/residents and remain with them at the shelter. F. Cabarrus County DSIt will m:&: ¢;':-.~":-ffz,~ op~,?te, shel~ers for special needs populations in the county. shelter at the Cabarrus Coun Seni.or .............. '"' ' Center.~- If the 's~tua~!on precl.'.ud'es~the use of this facility, DSS will operate .the Management Coordinator. 12 special needs shelter operati! and maintenance, feeding of~ Alliance will provide nurses~ clients and provide medical helter at the location designated, by.the County Emergency Sand Aging will.provide personnel trained to -support ts. 'These personnel will~ assist with shelter administration lients, and in distributing supplies as needed. The Health nd other personnel to.monitOr the medical condition of the tre as needed. G. DSS will provide the ~.pplies necessary to operate the facility for the first 24 hours. DSS will coordinate s~dth Aging and the Health All'ia/ice on the types and quantities of supplies requiroll. DSS will' coordinate wi~kthe County Emergency Mangagement Division for r~upply during shelter operations. _~ :~i~ ~. the size of the special needs group exceeds local capability, the county will ~tivate county-to-county mutual aid agreements to provide more resources to this effort.': The county DSS may request assistance from Departments EOP/ANNEX L/APPENDIX t 2 January 2003