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Ramsey County | Base Plan 34 •Coordinate the activation of the EOC and notification of response team members. •Act in the capacity of EOC director when activated. 3.15 Municipal Departments 3.15.1 ROLE The municipal emergency manager/EMA director is assisted by and coordinates the efforts of employees in departments and agencies that perform emergency management functions. Department and agency heads collaborate with the emergency manager during the development of local policies and provide key response resources. Participation in the planning process ensures that specific capabilities (e.g., firefighting, law enforcement, emergency medical services, public works, environmental and natural resources agencies) are integrated into a workable plan to safeguard the community. These department and agency leaders and their staff develop, plan, and train to internal policies and procedures to meet response and recovery needs safely. They should also participate in interagency training and exercises to develop and maintain the necessary capabilities. 3.15.2 RESPONSIBILITIES •Become familiar with the contents of the CEOP and associated plans to include departmental roles and responsibilities. •Develop attachments that support CEOP implementation, including internal policies, procedures, and tools, such as checklists. •Ensure COOP/COG plans are current and appropriate. •Coordinate with the municipal emergency manager/EMA director to ensure information is reviewed and is consistent with their operations and best practices. •Provide qualified department representatives to serve on the EOC response teams where assigned. •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. •Activate and implement departmental emergency plans where applicable. •Deploy requested staff to the EOC. •Channel department requests for assistance, operational status updates, and situation updates to the EOC.