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15 1 Frank Clifton said, in each case, the department director will identify the zone warden 2 and would provide the necessary tools and plans. He said if this does not work, the plan will be 3 adjusted; and if the chosen employee is not suitable, then someone else can be appointed. 4 David Hunt said about a month ago there was a drill at the Library and the safe spot was 5 across the street. He said it was determined, after the drill, that this was not a safe location 6 because of having to cross a busy street. He said this will now probably be changed and this is 7 an example of adapting based on the drills. 8 Chair Jacobs asked about performance checking and maintenance on Automated 9 External Defibrillators (AEDs). 10 Darshan Patel said there is a service contract with the vendor for all AEDs in the county. 11 He said the systems are tested, maintained and certified on an annual basis. 12 Chair Jacobs asked about signage and said that in some buildings it is not apparent 13 where the AEDs are. 14 Darshan Patel said all AEDs are now being put into a marked box with an overhead sign 15 to mark the location. 16 Chair Jacobs asked how safety is coordinated for the local sports facilities and open 17 spaces. 18 Archie Daniels said the threats now are so different than those of the past. He said that 19 SWAT or SERT used to be the normal response team; however incidents often so quickly now. 20 He said that factoring in and training for this type of quick response is part of this agenda. He 21 said that the sheriff's office has been able to work with other departments to get up to date floor 22 plans of county buildings and share them with the officers as part of rapid response training. 23 He said there has been training for all local schools and now there is ongoing training for 35 24 different government buildings. He said that the desire is to have the Commissioners and the 25 government employees to be aware of this training and to act without questioning in the event 26 of an emergency. 27 Jim Groves said that if there is a significant event at one of the sporting events, there is 28 an incident accident plan for this as well. He said there are unified command posts at each of 29 the sporting events. 30 Darshan Patel said EMS, Sheriff's office and all other emergency response partners 31 also participate in a UNC led group called the Emergency Response Group. He said this group 32 discusses and plans for events in and around campus. 33 Archie Daniels said there is also still coordination, prior to major events, with the FBI and 34 other agencies. He said the Sheriff's office also meets every day to brief about these sorts of 35 things. 36 Frank Clifton said Orange County is one of those communities where there are less 37 restrictive activities, such as Halloween on Franklin Street. He said that, even with preparation, 38 there is still the potential for something to happen. The focus is to prepare for the best 39 response to prevent negative outcomes. He stressed the importance of inter-agency 40 cooperation. 41 Commissioner Gordon asked about the preparation for a nuclear event. 42 Jim Groves said the focus is a 2 mile emergency planning zone for the Shearon Harris 43 Nuclear Power Plant and Orange County is well outside of this. He noted that the county is in 44 the 50 mile ingestion pathway. He said this makes it less of a hazard though, and the plant is 45 very pro-active and very amenable to working with local agencies. 46 Commissioner Gordon asked about the planning for the 50 mile ingestion radius from 47 Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant. 48 Darshan Patel said a lot of this has been incorporated into the statewide Radiological 49 Emergency Planning Documents. He said there are 67 counties incorporated into the 50 mile 50 radius zone between the three nuclear facilities. He said the plant program and the state would