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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No.- DD, <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: August 6, 1990 <br />SUBJECT: MULTI - HAZARD PLAN <br />DEPARTMENT:EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PUBLIC HEARING: YES X NO <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />OFFICE, X501 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBER: <br />Hillsborough - 732 -8181 <br />Chapel Hill- 968 -4501 <br />Mebane - 227 -2031 <br />Durham - 688 -7331 <br />PURPOSE: The Multi- Hazard Plan outlines the County's <br />operation in times of disaster. The plan includes County <br />Ordinances, Authorities, and responsibilities of the Chair <br />for the Board of Commissioners, the Manager's Office, and <br />certain Department Heads. The plan will include <br />functional annexes addressing those actions that are <br />common to any disaster or large emergency operation. The <br />plan is also an instructional tool for county training <br />programs. The plan must be reviewed and revised to insure <br />conformity to the county structure and to maintain it's <br />value as a working document. <br />BACKGROUND: Most counties have in place a plan known as the <br />Disaster Relief and Assistance Plan. Past disasters <br />across the state and nation have shown the need for an <br />improved plan. The North Carolina Division of Emergency <br />Management developed a prototype multi- hazard plan and <br />recommended that counties develop their respective plans <br />similarly. Multi- hazard plans have proven to be more <br />useful and provide excellent guidance in disasters. <br />Several meetings and conversations have been held with the <br />municipalities in the county and they are in agreement <br />with the concept and format of this plan. Two possible <br />avenues have been discussed to insure compatibility of all <br />jurisdictions: <br />1) Some municipalities may elect to adopt the county <br />plan in its entirety. <br />I <br />