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<br /> Direction and Control <br />. <br /> The direction and control of government operations from a central, protected facility with adequate <br /> communications and key personnel is essential to the conduct of emergency operations. This facility <br /> will be known as the Arden Hills Emergency Operating Ccnter (EOC) located in the Council Chambers <br /> at Arden Hills City Hall. Alternate locations for the EOC are the Lake Johanna Fire Station #1, 3246 <br /> New Brighton Road, Arden Hills (651-633-0341) and the Ramsey County Civil Defense Office, 3377 <br /> Rice Street, Shoreview (651-482-5238). <br /> 1. Criteria for EOC Activation <br /> The degree of Arden Hills EOC activation will be determined by the severity of the emergency. <br /> . The EOC may be partially activated due to a potential threat to life or property from severe <br /> weather, i.c., tornado, flooding, blizzard, civil disturbance, or a hazardous materials <br /> incident/accident that is an uncontrolled release of a reportable product. <br /> . The EOC will be fully activated in response to an emergency resulting in a threat to life and <br /> property. This would include, but is not limited to, tornado touchdown or flooding causing <br /> damage to the public and private sector and requiring a coordinated response effort, or a <br /> hazardous materials incident/accident involving the response of several agencies, including <br /> fcdcral and state, as well as surrounding counties and municipalities. <br />. 2. Responsibility for EOC Activation <br /> In the event of a major disaster, EOC staff would be expected to automatically report to the EOC; <br /> however, the City of Arden Hills Emergency Management Director is responsible for ensuring that <br /> the EOC is activated according to the criteria discussed above. <br /> 3. Staffing of the EOC <br /> The staffing list for the Arden Hills EOC is on file witb the Arden Hills Emergency Management <br /> Director. Each department/agency which is represented in the EOC is responsible for ensuring that <br /> its representative is familiar with the duties which he/she is expected to perform at the EOC. (See <br /> Call List section). <br /> 4. EOC Equipment/Supplies <br /> Thc Arden Hills Emergency Management Director is responsible for ensuring that the EOC is <br /> opcrational. The necessary maps, displays, tables and chairs, communications equipment, message <br /> logs, etc., are on hand and available for use in thc EOC. <br />. <br /> 8 <br />