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<br />Ramsey County-Wide Emergency Operations Plan <br /> <br />Revision 5.1, June, 2005 <br /> <br />PUBLIC HEALTH SPECIFIC EVENT: In events where there is no <br />localized point of activity and that are specifically public or environmental <br />health issues, the Director of the St. Paul Ramsey County Department of <br />Public Health will assume the role as the County's Incident Manager role <br />until the County Manager is available at the scene or the RCEOC. The <br />Director will then be the director of the Operations Branch of the event.. <br /> <br />EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS <br /> <br />Providers of emergency services and public safety within Ramsey County <br />utilize multiple means of communicating during emergencies. All services <br />operate two way radios in either the VHf or UHf frequencies. All PSAP's <br />have the capability to "cross patch" between the systems in order to <br />facilitate interoperability of communications. <br /> <br />In addition, many agencies utilize Nextel phones (800 MHz) with two-way <br />"walkie-talkie" capability. All of the agencies have key personnel with <br />cellular phones and pagers. <br /> <br />In addition to radio (both UHf and VHf), phones and two-way pagers, <br />EMHS staff and Public Health emergency staff carry devices for receiving <br />emails in the field. The EMHS duty officer is available by all of these <br />means 24 hours a day. <br /> <br />EMERGENCY SITUATIONS INTERNAL TO COUNTY OPERATIONS <br /> <br />The county's EMHS Duty Officer is notified of all situations that <br />compromise the ability of a county function to provide its service to its <br />constituents (employees or citizens). EMHS staff will usually serve as the <br />Incident Manager for small-scale events, or until the arrival of senior <br />county management. <br /> <br />In the case of technological or utility emergencies, the lead county <br />department involved (e.g. Data Processingllnformation Services or <br />Property Management) will serve as county Incident Manager. <br /> <br />COUNTY INICDENT MANAGER ROLES <br /> <br />The County Incident Manager's role is to coordinate the activities of <br />County personnel and resources being used or requested during an <br />emergency. In essence, the Incident Manager is the "chairperson" of the <br />committees and groups put together for the incident. Generally, this role <br />mimics the normal role of the County Manager, but with an emphasis on <br />the special needs of emergency situations. <br /> <br />41 <br />