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24 <br /> <br />o County Operations <br /> Review Internal Communications Protocol <br /> Review Facility Vulnerability and Capacity <br />– Identify and Shore Flood Prone Facilities <br />– Test Emergency Power <br /> Identify Alternative Work Sites <br /> Review Emergency Fuel Policies <br /> Name Essential Personnel <br /> Cancel Discretionary Leave for Essential Personnel <br /> Non-Essential Operations Suspended <br />– Thursday, September 13 - Half Day - $91,760 <br />– Friday, September 14 - Full Day - $183,517 <br />o Community Safety and Communications <br /> Review Public Communications Modes and Strategies <br /> Prepare Mass Care Shelters <br /> Work with Respite Centers on Hours of Operation <br />• Emergency Operations Center <br />o Epicenter of Emergency Coordination <br />o Partial Activation - September 10th and 11th <br />o Full Twenty Four (24) Hour Activation – September 12th <br /> Organized by Emergency Support Function (ESF) <br /> <br />Emergency Operations Center Organizational Chart (flowchart) <br /> <br />Sheltering Operations - no barrier shelters – clients go through a registration process and <br />Orange County follows the American Red Cross standards but staff has not compiled data on <br />which neighborhoods clients come from but they focused on the areas that are prominent for <br />flooding and their shelters are on public transportation lines and at public schools and also DSS <br />for the rain event on Monday. They activated shelters pre-storm which was helpful. <br /> <br />Sheltering Operations-photo <br />Charles W. Stanford Middle School, Hillsborough <br />• Opened 9/12 at 6:00 p.m. <br />• Peak population of 45 individuals <br />• Closed 9/16 at noon <br />• Town Hall meetings for weather and service information <br />• Information provided in four languages <br />• Pet friendly: 4 dogs, 2 rabbits <br /> <br />Sheltering Operations-photo <br />Smith Middle School, Chapel Hill <br />• Opened 9/12 at 6:00 p.m. <br />• Peak population of 123 individuals <br />• Closed 9/16 at noon <br />• Town Hall meetings for weather and service information <br />• Information provided in four languages <br />• Pet friendly: 13 dogs, 2 cats, 2 rabbits <br /> <br />Sheltering Options – photo <br />Hillsborough Commons