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40 <br />D. DIRECTION & CONTROL <br />1. Discussion of decision-making authority retained at county level: <br />a. The on -scene commander or commanders in an emergency <br />response are local officials, usually a representative from <br />emergency management, law enforcement, fire or EMS. <br />Overall, local coordination and commitment authority for <br />local assets is retained by local elected officials, and <br />delegated to the County Emergency Management Director. <br />The Emergency Management Director is responsible for the <br />activation and maintenance of the operational readiness of <br />the EOC, directing county evacuation, opening shelters, <br />requesting state assistance and all recovery activities within <br />the county. County authorities, through the Emergency <br />Management Director, may also activate mutual aid <br />agreements with neighboring counties, and will coordinate <br />mutual aid agreements between municipalities within the <br />county. <br />2. Maintaining consistency with the Federal Emergency Management <br />Agency and State Emergency Operations Center, the followil g are <br />the levels of activation used by the County EOC: <br />a. Level I - Full Scale Activation: <br />In a full scale activation, all lead and support agencies are <br />notified. The EOC will be staffed by Emergency <br />Management personnel, volunteers and all ESFs. <br />b. Level II - Partial Activation of EOC: <br />This is a limited agency activation. All primary, or lead, ESF <br />agencies are notified. The EOC will be staffed by <br />Emergency Management personnel and necessary ESFs. <br />Level til - Monitoring Activation: <br />Typically a "monitoring" phase. Notification will be made <br />to those agencies and ESFs who would need to take action <br />as part of their everyday responsibilities. <br />1 Basic Page 61Indian River County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan