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Ramsey County-Wide Emergency Operations Plan Revision 5.1 June, 2005 - B BEC - Building Emergency Coordinator-works to create emergency plans and teams within specific governmental buildings. C CAMEO - Computer Aided Management of Emergency Operations-A specialized hazardous materials planning and response software package used by many emergency managers and first responders. CAP - Civil Air Patrol CBRNE - Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive weapons - Sometimes referred to as Weapons of Mass Destruction or"WMD." CERCLA- Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (PL 96-510) Community Resources - Assets, including people, organizations, programs, equipment, and funds that can be applied to all aspects of emergency management Congregate Care Facilities - Public or private buildings that may be used to 1-411-1 lodge and care for evacuees. Generally, assigned space is approximately 40 square feet per person. The facility may or may not meet criteria for designation as a "fallout shelter." Contamination - The deposit of radioactive or other hazardous material on the surfaces of structures, areas, objects, or personnel, following a nuclear explosion or hazardous materials incident/accident. (Radioactive material generally consists of fallout, in which fission products and other weapon debris have become incorporated with particles of dirt, etc. Radioactive contamination can also occur from the radioactivity induced in certain substances by the action of neutrons from a nuclear explosion.) COOP - Continuity of Operations Plan (sometimes referred to as Continuity of Government or "COG" plan. See "OCP." D DEC - Department Emergency Coordinator- person tasked with developing emergency plans for an individual governmental department. Decontamination - The reduction or removal of contaminating radioactive or other hazardous material from a structure, area, object, or person. 128