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Ramsey County │ Annex C: Ingestion Pathway 4 <br />1.2.2.2 Alert <br />A low-level condition which poses no immediate threat to public safety, but precautionary mobilization <br />of certain response functions is appropriate in case conditions degrade. The State Emergency <br />Operations Center (SEOC) is fully activated to monitor the situation. <br />1.2.2.3 Site Area Emergency (SAE) <br />Plant conditions have degraded to a point warranting the full activation of all response functions. <br />Precautionary protective actions for livestock and high-risk portions of the general public might be <br />recommended. The SEOC implements precautionary measures, such as evacuating schools in the area <br />and placing livestock indoors and on stored feed and covered water. <br />1.2.2.4 General Emergency (GE) <br />Indicates plant conditions have degraded to a point threatening public safety and some form of <br />protective actions will be initiated like sheltering or evacuating the two-mile area around the plant and <br />five miles downwind. The areas being sheltered/evacuated will also have livestock and food product <br />embargos placed on them. <br />As an operational plan, this Annex does not address response tactics. Response tactics are outlined in <br />the subject or threat-specific plans and procedures created and maintained by relevant agencies and <br />departments. Such plans and procedures are cited within this Annex and the reference section. During <br />the use of this and other plans and procedures, the overall emergency management concepts, policies, <br />and procedures contained in the CEOP remain in place. <br />1.3 Planning Assumptions <br />The following assumptions were taken into consideration during the development of this Annex: <br />• General emergency operations will be governed through the Ramsey County Comprehensive <br />Emergency Operations Plan (CEOP). <br />• State of Minnesota Radiological Emergency Plans are kept up to date. <br />2. Concept of Operations <br />All incidents begin and end at the local level. Municipalities retain primary responsibility for command <br />and control of incidents occurring within their jurisdiction unless a delegation of authority is in place. <br />This annex has been created with the understanding that critical tasks are applicable to municipalities <br />first unless there is a delegation of authority in place, the responsibility for that function is already <br />assigned to a county agency, or county support has been requested. Key operational activities identified <br />within this annex are primarily the role of the county but should be supported by the municipalities <br />wherever possible. <br />Typically, a municipality will organize an EOC response to support field response when support and <br />coordination of an incident is necessary. Due to the nature of this type of incident, the RCEOC activation <br />level will be determined based on the classification level as represented in Section 2.4.2. Municipal EOCs <br />for potentially affected communities should activate at a level equivalent to or exceeding this level.