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8 <br /> Coal& <br /> Action Hazard(s) Objective Lead Agency/ Potential Funding Implementation 2025 <br /> # Action Description Addressed Addressed Priority Department Source Timeline Status 2025 Implementation Status Comments <br /> ES-6 Improve situational awareness and All Hazards 3.1 Medium Emergency Services General Funds 2025-2030 New <br /> interagency coordination during hazard (existing staffsalaries) <br /> events by using mobile geospatial tools <br /> that support real-time data sharing, <br /> location tracking,and operational <br /> overlays that can support both public <br /> safety and non-public safety assets. <br /> Public Education&Awareness <br /> PEA-1 Provide education and outreach to All Hazards 2.1 Medium Emergency Services General Fund 2025-2030 Carried Orange County continues to host and sponsor Community <br /> Orange County residents in multiple (existing staffsalaries) Forward Emergency Response Team(CERT)training,offering two CERT <br /> languages before,during,and after a basic training courses annually and meeting regularlywith the <br /> hazardous weather event and maintain a CERT Council.Orange County Emergency Services partners with <br /> linkto the Eno-Haw Regional Hazard Orange County Cooperative Extension to host an annual <br /> Mitigation Plan on Orange County's summer camp that enhancesyouth resilience to hazards. <br /> Website. Additionally,Orange County Emergency Management <br /> collaborates with NCEM to host the Emergency Management <br /> Experience,an all-girls summer camp focused on careers in <br /> emergency management and first response. <br /> Orange County remains committed to public education on <br /> hazard risks and has developed a multilingual repository of <br /> preparedness information.In 2024,the County updated the <br /> Ready Orange website to support easy translation into multiple <br /> languages and to clearly communicate hazard information and <br /> preparedness measures.Emergency Management continues to <br /> leverage social media and other platforms to educate residents <br /> about natural hazards,including the creation of multilingual <br /> preparedness graphics for targeted outreach and social media <br /> use.Efforts are ongoing to ensure all communications,especially <br /> OC Alert notifications,use plain language for accessibility and <br /> clarity. <br /> PEA-2 Engage in regional events,activities,and All Hazards 3.2 Medium Emergency Services General Fund 2025-2030 Carried Orange County actively participates in local and regional <br /> training opportunities related to natural (existing staffsalaries) Forward exercises.In 2023,Orange County Emergency Services partnered <br /> hazards in order to improve with OWASAto conduct a dam failure tabletop exercise. <br /> communication,enhance,partnerships, Currently,Emergency Services is engaged in a Threat and Hazard <br /> and improve planning efforts with other Identification and Risk Assessment(THIRA)to identify capability <br /> local jurisdictions. gaps related to various hazards.Additionally,in 2021,Orange <br /> County hosted a full-scale active shooter exercise at UNC <br /> Hillsborough <br /> PEA-3 Provide staff support and information on Flood, 2.1 Medium Orange County General Fund 2025-2030 Carried Updated information was posted in 2024 at Floodplain <br /> Orange County's website to provide Hurricane and Planning and (existing staffsalaries) Forward Protection I Orange County,NC.Information also available on <br /> education and assistance to residents Tropical Storm Inspections httos://www.orangecountvnc.gov/3427/Floods <br /> experiencing floodplain,stormwater,and Department <br /> erosion control issues. <br /> Eno-Haw WSP <br /> Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan April 2025 <br /> Page 5 <br />