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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 Center (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) 633-0349, and the Ramsey County Emergency Services Office, <br />1425 Paul Kirkwold Drive, Arden Hills, (651) 266-7100. <br /> <br />1. Criteria for EOC Activation <br />The degree of Arden Hills EOC activation will be determined by the severity of the emergency. <br /> <br />. The EOC may be partially activated due to a potential threat to life or property from severe <br />weather, i.e., tornado, flooding, blizzard, civil disturbance, biological, or a hazardous materials <br />incident/accident that is an uncontrolled release of a reportable product. <br /> <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 />biological-hazardous materials incident/accident involving the response of several agencies, <br />including federal and state, as well as surrounding counties and municipalities. <br /> <br />2. Responsibility for EOC Activation <br />In the event of a major disaster, City staff would be expected to automatically report to the EOC <br />(City Hall); however, the City of Arden Hills Emergency Management Director is responsible for <br />ensuring that the EOC is activated according to the criteria discussed above. <br /> <br />3. Staffing of the EOC <br />The staffing list for the Arden Hills EOC is on file with 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 /> <br />4. EOC Equipment/Supplies <br />The Arden Hills Emergency Management Director is responsible for ensuring that the EOC is <br />operationaL The necessary maps, displays, tables and chairs, communications equipment, message <br />logs, etc., are on hand and available for use in the EOC. <br /> <br />8 <br /> <br /> <br />