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<br />Ramsry County-Wide Emergency Operations Plan <br /> <br />Rel'ision 5.1. June, 2005 <br /> <br />assisting the municipality in securing whatever resources and aid they <br />need. <br /> <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 /> <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 andlor gather more <br />information. <br /> <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 /> <br />ACTIONS: <br /> <br />Municipalities will establish and maintain Incident Command at the scene. <br />They may choose to open their EOC's. <br /> <br />o Countylmunicipal departments should activate their crisis <br />management plans <br /> <br />o The EMHS Duty Officer should be notified as soon as <br />practicable. <br /> <br />o There would be PARTIAL or FULL utilization of this EOP <br /> <br />o The EMHS Duty Officer will place the RCEOC on STAND-BY or <br />other activation mode as appropriate. <br /> <br />o 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 /> <br />o The County Manager may decide to activate the Emergency <br />Operations Team or the EOC facility at hislher discretion. <br /> <br />Level 3 - Municipal Emergency <br /> <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 andlor 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 /> <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 /> <br />20 <br />