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10 <br /> Elected Official's Guide to Emergencies and Disasters <br /> FIGURE 1 - Communication Flow <br /> with <br /> OCES Notifie <br /> County Manager and Receives <br /> Manager Notifies BOCC Situation <br /> Large or -.. <br /> Significant F_ the • <br /> Incident <br /> • <br /> • • • • • <br /> Emergency -•. • <br /> Emergency <br /> .. riPublic <br /> or <br /> • • <br /> Strikes L <br /> OCES Notifies • .- <br /> Small A.. .• . . County <br /> ResponseIncident . . <br /> Entities Are Met <br /> Elected Official's Role: <br /> The Elected Official's first job in a disaster situation is to gather and share as much <br /> information as possible about the incident. <br /> • As an elected official, you may receive or be asked information from your <br /> constituents that can be helpful for the EOC. It is important for BOCC members to <br /> communicate with their elected and appointed constituents in order to share and <br /> receive critical incident information. <br /> • Familiarize yourself with the scope and magnitude of the event and what parts of <br /> the community have been affected. <br /> • Continue to pass information and status updates to the EOC, other community <br /> officials, and brief your staff as well. <br /> • A more thorough set of questions (for example, "When did the incident occur?" and <br /> "How many casualties are there?") to know in a disaster situation can be found in <br /> Appendix E. <br /> • Be sure to share any pertinent information you obtain to the EOC (919-245-6150) <br /> or by email to eoc@orangecountync.gov. <br /> The Elected Official's Job may include supporting the response in a <br /> leadership/policy-level capacity. <br /> 7I <br />