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<br />Ramser COllllfl'-H'idt' l~ml'rg(,l/n' Opcratio/ls PllIlI RCl'isioll 5./. ./UIII', 2()()5 <br />III.' RESOURCES FOR COUNTY DEPARTMENTS <br />INTERNAL PLANNING ORGANIZATION <br />Department Emergency Coordinators <br />Each department head appoints a Departmental Emergency <br />Coordinator (DEC), who is responsible for developing and <br />maintaining the department emergency plan, coordinating the <br />department's emergency response activities with EMHS, and <br />coordinating training within the department. <br />Building Emergency Coordinators <br />Property Management and EMHS have worked to recruit and train <br />a Building Emergency Coordinator (BEC) for each county owned or <br />operated facility. <br />The BEC program provides for the safety of county employees and <br />the public in county facilities. BEC's emergency preparedness and <br />response activities assist in ensuring the continuation of <br />governmental services in county facilities following a disaster. The <br />program focuses upon developing a "Building Emergency and <br />Evacuation Plan" (BEEP) for each county facility of 10 or more <br />staff. <br />The BEC has the responsibility for establishing and maintaining a <br />building emergency plan that contains essential information for <br />responding to an emergency situation, including building floor <br />plans, after-hours contact roster, vendor/utilities contacts, multi- <br />hazard threat response procedures, and the county's building <br />closure policy. The BEC may also select personnel from within the <br />building to assist in these activities. The BEC conducts annual fire <br />evacuation drills in each county facility. The Property Management <br />department manages the BEC. The overall BEC program is <br />coordinated by EMHS. <br /> 51 <br />