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Ramsey County | Base Plan 30 •Ensure department personnel are properly trained to accomplish incident duties described in the CEOP. •Conduct frequent and consistent department-level emergency preparedness training and exercises. •Ensure workplace incident preparedness supplies are identified and pre-staged to support employee shelter-in-place requirements for incidents. •Ensure appropriate and sufficient communications assets to support response operations during incidents. •Ensure cultural competence in personnel, standards, policies, practices, and communications. •Channel department requests for assistance, operational status updates, and situation updates to the RCEOC. •Log emergency actions and expenses incurred, including personnel time, and report costs promptly to the RCEOC for documentation and possible reimbursement. •Coordinate the release of departmental emergency public information through the PIO at the RCEOC or through the JIC if one is established for the incident. •Assist in assessing damage to County-owned facilities, properties, or assets, and provide reports to the RCEOC. 3.9 Ramsey County Emergency Management & Homeland Security 3.9.1 ROLE RCEMHS has the day-to-day authority and responsibility for overseeing Ramsey County’s emergency management programs and activities. RCEMHS works with the County Manager to ensure that there are unified objectives for emergency plans and activities. This role also entails coordinating all aspects of Ramsey County government’s capabilities. RCEMHS coordinates all components of the County’s emergency management program, including assessing the availability and readiness of regional resources most likely required during an incident and identifying and correcting any shortfalls. When the RCEOC is activated, RCEMHS is largely absorbed into that organizational structure. 3.9.2 RESPONSIBILITIES •Serve as the lead agency for pre-incident planning and preparedness activities. •Oversee the training of the RCEOC response teams. •Maintain the CEOP for Ramsey County. •Ensure equitable, inclusive, and culturally competent response and communications about the response. •Maintain a Duty Officer program as a 24/7 initial POC for notification of incidents, emergencies, and disasters that may require a coordinated and/or supported emergency response.