R2000-175 AMENDING COUNTY OF MACON EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN

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G. The coroner shall assume responsibility for any deceased. The Macon County • Coroner will be responsible for initiating Emergency Mortuary Services and the establishment of temporary morgue sites as directed through the Macon County Emergency Operations Plan. When multiple deaths occur, and when requested by the Macon County Coroner, the Emergency Mortuary Services Plan will be initiated as directed through the EOP. Under the guidance of the Macon County Coroner, the Mortuary Response Team will be responsible for the recovery, staging, invesrigation and idenrification of remains. The Coroner will be responsible for the establishment of temporary morgue sites, as well as the � storage,temporary burial, and the release of the remains. Any decision to begin ' Mass burial must be made at the highest levels of government. Their direction will be essential before such an effort can be initiated for the public health, safety, and welfare, as directed through the Illinois Funeral Directors Association Emergency Response Disaster Manual. H. Macon County Emergency Services and Disaster Agency upon notification of a Credible Tenorisin event will activate the Emergency Operations Center, inaking norifications as required. Emergency Services Disaster Agency will establish contact with higher levels of government ensuring resource availability, as well as inanaging strategic resources within the affected coinmunity. Emergency Services and Disaster Agency will coordinate transportation support for evacuation, emergency workers, and response equipment, while coordinating I intergovermnental and inter jurisdictional operations tlu•ough the Emergency Operations Center. The Macon County ESDA Coordinator will serve as the County Resource Manager. His responsibiliries include:maintaini.ng a list of , resources available to local government during an emergency, comrnit all • available resources necessary to protect lives, property, and to relieve suffering and hardship, and maintain all records of resources expended. When it becomes apparent that the local resources may be inadequate to support the response, the County ESDA will request assistance through the state EOC. I. The Emergency Communicarions Center will provide tactical communications to an incident scene. Communications will support interagency and intergovemmental communications, as well as acting as communication support for designated reunification and receprion centers. Upon request from the Emergency Operations Center, Communications will activate emergency communications and warning procedures. J In the event of a terrorist event Public Works will be responsible for maintaining traffic routes and debris removal. Public works will clear debris from streets, roads, and other designated areas. Public Works will work in cooperation with the sanitary districts and the Deparlment of Public Health,by assisting as necessary,to protect the sanitary sewage systems and monitoring sources of potable water for any potential or possible contaminarion, and take any steps necessazy to prevenbisolate contamination. • Annex V:Terrorism:Consequence Management Plan -8-