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<br />RIIII/S(T CO/lllfr.lI"idc EII/<'t:!!,t'IIC\' Operatiol/s Plan Rcvisiol/ 5./. .Illl1e. 2()()5 <br />The departmental continuity and recovery plan details <br />. Listing of essential functions <br />. Methods and locations for protecting and retrieving essential <br /> documents <br />. Chain of command and succession <br />. Details of process necessary for identifying and reconstituting lost, <br /> damaged, or destroyed records of essential functions. <br />EMHS will assist in developing, reviewing, and approving these plans. <br />Routine infrastructure status reportinq <br />During regular, non-emergency, operations, the county is responsible <br />for submitting status reports to the State of Minnesota on a monthly <br />basis. During the first week of each month, departments will be asked <br />to submit information about situations that would decrease their ability <br />to provide services should a large emergency occur. These reports are <br />gathered by the EMHS Emergency Management Coordinators and <br />submitted to the State, as are similar reports from the municipal <br />Emergency Managers. <br />Emerqency incident status reportinq <br />In any emergency, we may need to quickly and regularly gather <br />information about the ability of departments to provide services. <br />Department heads may be asked to report the status of their groups, <br />and their ability to provide services to the Planning Officer at the EOC <br />- typically within 8 hours of the declaration. In some cases, those units <br />directly affected by the emergency may be asked to report sooner <br />In Level 4 situations, county resources will be stressed to the limits. <br />The heads of major departments of the county and the members of the <br />Emergency Operations team have specific requirements: <br /> . Gather information about the status of their department and <br /> report it to the Planning Officer at the EOC within 4 hours of the <br /> declaration. In some cases, those units directly affected by the <br /> emergency may be asked to report sooner <br /> . Follow-up reports are needed at 8 hours, 12 hours and 24 hours <br /> after the declaration. Thereafter, a daily report on the status of <br /> the departments is needed until emergency operations are <br /> terminated. <br /> . "Status" includes reporting on the overall ability to perform the <br /> miSSion of the department, lost data; physical damage; <br /> personnel issues, etc. <br /> 54 <br />