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Ramsey County-Wide Emergency Operations Plan Revision 5.1,June,2005 The degree of EOC activation will be determined by the severity of the emergency. 1. The EOC may be partially activated due to a potential threat to life or property from severe weather(e.g. tornado,blizzard); hazardous materials incident/accident that is beyond the capabilities of field operations; or pipeline leak. 2. the EOC may be fully activated in response to a major emergency/disaster resulting in an actual threat to life and property. This will include,but is not limited to: a tornado touchdown or pipeline leak which causes damage to the public or private sector and requires a coordinated response effort; a hazardous materials incident/accident involving he response of several agencies (including county, federal, or state as well as surrounding municipalities) or enemy attack. Responsibilities for EOC Activation In the event of a major disaster, EOC staff would be expected to automatically report to the EOC. However, the New Brighton Emergency Management Director is responsible for ensuring that the EOC is activated according to the criteria described above. EOC Staffing EOC Staffing lists are on file with the New Brighton Emergency Management Director and includes: • Mayor • City Administrator • Emergency Management Director/Director of Public Safety • City Planner • City Attorney • City Engineer • Public Works Director • Parks and Recreation Director • Police Representative • Assistant Fire Chief Each department/agency which is represented in the EOC is responsible for ensuring that its representative is familiar with the duties which he/she is expected to perform at the EOC (Each department/agency shall develop a check list of responsibilities to be carried out by its EOC representative.) This checklist will indicate when additional EOC staff will be required and when they should be released from the EOC. Ramsey County EMHS may be requested to provide a representative to the 82