The county is served by an Emergency Management Director who functions as
liaison among the various emergency services, including police, fire, and emergency
medical response. The incident management role of the Emergency Management
Director is limited to disasters declared by the governor. On other emergency incidents
he functions as a resource coordinator in a unified command system, supporting the
tactical response functions. One of the key duties of the Emergency Management
Director is the operation and supervision of the Emergency Communications Center
which receives and processes all calls for emergency services.
On significant incidents, Communications alerts the Emergency Management
Director, Fire Marshal, Sheriff and the Emergency Medical Services Director. These
managers respond to the scene, proceed to the Emergency Operation Center, or monitor
the situation, as appropriate, to coordinate response and serve as laision with other
agencies.
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