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health/medical, housing), and the damage to infrastructure transportation, communications and utility systems). The disaster assessment is used to identify those emergency actions that are necessary to preserve life and property in the impacted area. See Annex III of the CEMP for more information. 7. The County EOC serves as the central clearinghouse for information collection and coordination of response and recovery resources within the County, including the cities within the County. During a major or catastrophic emergency in Florida, un- impacted counties are also requested to activate their EOC. This system allows the SEOC to coordinate the delivery of intra -state mutual aid in an organized manner through the County network. ORGANIZATION 1. Implementation of the concept of operations is carried out through the organizational structure described by the emergency support functions (ESFs). The organization is led by the Emergency Management Director, in consultation with the Board of County Commissioners. This organizational concept is compatible with the current concept implemented by FDEM and FEMA and is identified in the EOC Suggested Operating Procedures, attac ned to this document and identified as Appendix D. 2. The Emergency Management Director, or his designee, is responsible for activating the plan and directing preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation operations. 3. ESFs represent groupings of types of assistance activities that the County is likely to need from the State. For a complete listing of primary and secondary agencies and their respective ESFs, see the ESF Matrix attached to this document and identified as Figure 5. ESFs and lead agencies include: ESF #1 Transportation - Indian River County School Board Transportation Department To coordinate transportation systems and provide emergency transport of goods for other ESFs. Indian River County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan Basic Page 54