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r <br /> Ramsey County-Wide Emergency Operations Plan Revision 5.1 June,2005 <br /> ON <br /> "Emergency Management" means the preparation for and the carrying out of all <br /> emergency functions, other than functions for which military forces are primarily <br /> responsible, to prevent, minimize and repair injury and damage resulting from <br /> disasters caused by fire, flood, tornado and other acts of nature, or from <br /> sabotage, hostile action, communicable disease, or from industrial hazardous <br /> material mishaps. These functions include, without limitation, communications, <br /> radiological, and chemical, evacuation, congregate care, emergency <br /> transportation, existing or properly assigned functions of plant protection, <br /> temporary restoration of public utility services and other functions related to civil <br /> protection, together with all other activities necessary or incidental for carrying <br /> out of the foregoing functions. Emergency management includes those activities <br /> sometimes referred to as "Civil Defense" functions. <br /> "Emergency" means an unforeseen combination of circumstances that calls for <br /> immediate action to prevent a disaster from developing or occurring. An <br /> emergency can usually be handled with resources of the local unit of <br /> government. <br /> "Disaster" means a situation that creates an actual or imminent serious threat to <br /> the health and safety of persons; or a situation that has resulted or is likely to <br /> result in catastrophic loss to property or the environment, and for which <br /> traditional sources of relief and assistance within the affected area are unable to <br /> repair or prevent the injury or loss. A disaster usually exhausts local resources <br /> and outside help is needed <br /> 0-9 <br /> 9-1-1 Center—The various Public Safety Answering Points (See PSAP) <br /> A <br /> ALOHA- Aerial Locations Of Hazardous Atmospheres <br /> ARC - American Red Cross <br /> 127 <br />