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Ramsey County │ Annex B: Protective Actions 2 • Evacuation is defined as the organized, phased, and supervised withdrawal, dispersal, or removal of civilians from dangerous or potentially dangerous areas and their reception and care in safe areas. • Shelter-in-place is defined as the use of a structure to temporarily separate individuals from a hazard or threat. • Re-entry is defined as the coordinated movement of evacuees back into a community once the threat or hazard dissipates and the event causing the evacuation ends. An incident is considered small-scale if it involves a singular facility, singular housing complex, or other localized incident within a community (e.g., business, school, hospital, apartment complex). In a small- scale incident, the incident commander (IC) or other responsible authority (e.g., hospital administrator) will follow agency/organization procedures. Small-scale evacuations are considered "routine" and are not covered by this Annex. An incident is considered large-scale if it involves a significant portion of one community, a whole community, or multiple communities. Complex, localized incidents that require support and coordination may also be considered “large-scale” as determined by the IC. It is recommended that this Annex be activated to support all large-scale incidents. As an operational plan, this Annex does not address response tactics. Response tactics are outlined in the subject or threat-specific plans and procedures created and maintained by relevant agencies and departments. Such plans and procedures are cited and listed in Section 5 of this Annex. During the use of this and other plans and procedures, the overall emergency management concepts, policies, and procedures contained in the CEOP remain in place. This Annex does not supersede existing municipal policy. 1.3 Planning Assumptions The following assumptions were taken into consideration during the development of this Annex: • Ramsey County may be affected by natural, technological, or human/societal hazards. • Life-saving activities take precedence over other emergency activities. • In a catastrophic incident, incident stabilization and disaster relief will be required from the state, federal, and other local governments as well as private organizations. • Emergency Operations Centers (EOC) may or may not be activated in support of an event or emergency. EOC activation will be determined based on the scope and scale of the event. • Prior to an incident, local governments will engage the Whole Community (including public/private sectors, community-based service and advocacy organizations, nongovernmental organizations, faith-based organizations, nonprofits, individuals, and families) to conduct awareness briefings, preparedness training, and public education campaigns so that stakeholders are familiar with what is expected of them during each type of protective action. • Evacuation planning for known hazard areas can and should be done in advance.