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9 <br /> Elected Official's Guide to Emergencies and Disasters <br /> Emergency Communication: <br /> When a significant emergency or disaster occurs, the Emergency Services Director will <br /> notify the Orange County Manager, or designee. In the event the Emergency Services <br /> Director is unavailable for any reason, the Division Chief of Emergency Management will <br /> contact the County Manager. The County Manager will notify the Orange County Board <br /> of County Commissioners (OC BOCC) as deemed appropriate. If the County Manager is <br /> unavailable for whatever reason, the Deputy County Manager will notify the OC BOCC. <br /> In the event that the County Manager or Deputy County Manager are unavailable for any <br /> reason, the Director of Emergency Services, or designee, will notify the OC BOCC. <br /> When the Orange County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is activated, the <br /> Emergency Services Director, or designee, will notify the County Manager. Orange <br /> County essential staff will be notified to report to the EOC by the EverbridgeTM (a.k.a. OC <br /> Alerts) alert and warning system, and information will disseminate from there. Telephone <br /> (mobile or landline) and email will serve as a back-up to the EverbridgeTM system. <br /> • The public will be notified of an emergency/disaster incident by the Orange County <br /> Department of Community Relations, or the Orange County Public Information <br /> Officer (OC PIO) through standard media outlets (radio, television, print, online), <br /> which will also be supplemented with social media. <br /> • In certain situations, the public in a specific geographic area will be alerted via <br /> EverbridgeTM (OC Alerts) to warn them of impending hazards, evacuation needs, <br /> or other pertinent information. <br /> • Emergency Services maintains the capability to utilize FEMA's Integrated Public <br /> Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) to alert residents and visitors via cell phone <br /> when within the jurisdictional boundaries of Orange County when warranted. <br /> The Clerk's Office and Emergency Services maintain an updated roster of phone <br /> numbers (mobile, landline, office, home, etc.) for the County Managers Office, <br /> Department Directors, and the OC BOCC. <br /> Emergency Communications flow is depicted in Figure 1 below" <br /> 6 � <br />