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<br />Ramsey COl/llty-Wide f:merKI'IICV Operations Plan RCI'isillll 5.1. ./Ulle. 1(J05 <br />assisting the municipality in securing whatever resources and aid they <br />need. <br />Similarly, a problem originating in a single county department, might in <br />actuality pose a threat to the ability of the county to offer services. <br />Remember, these are events that may not be disastrous yet but which <br />pose the threat to become so. <br />Examples of these incidents include smaller hazardous materials spills, <br />bomb threats, suspicious activities or situations such as "white powders" <br />etc. county (EMHS) assets will respond to the scene and/or gather more <br />information. <br />If incident results in large area evacuations or is confirmed to be an <br />intentional or terrorist act, the incident would elevate to Level 3. <br />ACTIONS: <br />Municipalities will establish and maintain Incident Command at the scene. <br />They may choose to open their EOC's. <br />0 County/municipal departments should activate their crisis <br /> management plans <br />0 The EMHS Duty Officer should be notified as soon as <br /> practicable. <br />0 There would be PART!AL or FULL utilization of this EOP <br />0 The EMHS Duty Officer will place the RCEOC on S~AN...Q-By' or <br /> other activation mode as appropriate. <br />(; Not all Level 2 incidents will require action by the County <br /> Manager or others, however the EMHS Duty officer will notify <br /> the County Manager and provide on going updates. <br />0 The County Manager may decide to activate the Emergency <br /> Operations Team or the EOC facility at his/her discretion. <br />level 3 - Municipal Emergency <br />If events occur that actually or threaten to overwhelm the ability of a <br />municipality to provide services, that municipality may decide to activate <br />its full emergency operations plan and/or declare a state of emergency <br />within the community. Each municipality maintains its own procedures for <br />the formal declaration of emergency affecting the jurisdiction. <br />Ramsey County will offer all available and practicable assistance to the <br />affected community, including equipment and expertise. We recognize <br />that an emergency in a single community may not compromise the ability <br /> 20 <br />