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(2) The responding fire departments will establish and control initial decontamination of personnel and assist state and federal units with the more complex decontamination missions. The primary departments within the county that will perform decontamination tasks are: - Cabarrus County Volunteer Fire Departments - Concord Fire Department - Kannapolis Fire Department Fire department units conducting initial decontamination operations will need a dependable source of clean water, adequate equipment resources to conduct operations, an adequate workforce to perform the mission, and the ability to conduct continuous operations at multiple locations. Local resources will be used until expended. The incident commander will request additional support through mutual aid agreements with neighboring counties and then state and federal agencies as needed. The county EM coordinator will contact the North Carolina Emergency Management Division for all support needed from state and federal sources. i. Documentation of the Response. Each agency will be responsible for the documentation of their actions during response operations. This can be done by a variety of methods: written statements, duty journals, video and still photography. This will be of particular benefit for evidence preservation and chain of custody issues. Additionally, written records are required to apply for reimbursement for damaged, lost or destroyed equipment. The incident commander will assign a documentation officer to the on-site command post as soon as possible. This individual will record all activities during response operations and coordinate and direct the efforts of multiple agencies to document overall actions on the scene. This information will be passed on to the incident commander daily and provided to any subsequent incident commanders or other agencies involved in the response. Additionally, the County EM coordinator will collect this information for use in the after-action review. j. Public Information. (1) Accurate and timely information is critical to public safety during the response to a terrorist act. The county public information officer will provide information to the media that will ensure the safety of the responders and the citizens in the target area, build public confidence in the response operations, and eliminate rumors. This activity will be a joint effort by all the agencies involved in the response. (2) The PlO must be alert to the fact that some details of an attack and its aftermath may not be discussed or released. This is to provide a measure of operational security for the response and subsequent investigation. The County Emergency Management Coordinator will clear all press releases, after he consults with the incident commander. The incident commander will take steps to ensure the positive control of any media representatives on the scene of the incident. The county PIO can be assigned to assist in this task. EOP/ANNEX Q 8 September 2001