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Ramsey County │ Annex B: Protective Actions 26 3.5.1.3 Host Areas An evacuation will generate impacts outside the areas immediately at risk and may necessitate the use of local resources in non-threatened areas to support the response. The RCEOC will determine whether activation of response operations in designated host areas outside the immediate area of impact is necessary. If so, the RCEOC will request adjacent jurisdictions and agencies to support the evacuation as follows: • The County may request host areas to implement mass care and shelter and traffic management in support of evacuations from risk areas. All EOCs within designated host areas may be requested to activate and prepare to initiate host response plans. • In support of host response operations, neighboring jurisdictions/EOCs will be kept informed on incident information, including planning and implementation of protective actions. • All jurisdictions within designated host areas may be included in any governor’s proclamation of a state of emergency and all requests by the governor for emergency disasters and major disaster declarations. The RCEOC will monitor hazardous situations as they develop. Regular conference calls will be held between the RCEOC, other potentially affected area EOCs (risk and host), and appropriate state and federal agencies as to the degree of threat to the impacted area and the potential for escalation. In addition, the RCEOC will coordinate with local agencies as to whether the hazard will require coordination and implementation of protective actions, including evacuations across multiple jurisdictions. If so, the RCEOC and potentially affected municipal EOCs will begin implementation of the evacuation and shelter-in-place process. 3.5.2 EVACUATION AND SHELTER-IN-PLACE Evacuation and/or shelter-in-place are initiated when authorities determine that the implementation of protective actions is necessary to preserve life and prevent bodily harm. For no-notice events, this is the first phase, and mobilization may happen both outside and within the impact area as part of the response. This phase may be used in advance of the impact phase for notice events (e.g., floods) or after the impact phase for no-notice or short-notice events (e.g., hazardous material spill, terrorist attack) to meet incident objectives and protect life and property. 3.5.2.1 Decision to Evacuate or Shelter-in-Place The decision to evacuate or shelter-in-place should be informed by the following considerations: • The nature of the threat involved • Capability and resources of the population-at-risk • Time until impact • Meteorological conditions and effect on the hazard and population-at-risk • Capability to communicate with the population-at-risk and first responders • Capability and resources of the response organizations to implement, control, monitor, and terminate the protective action