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C-1 <br />C> <br />40 <br />2.0 EMERGENCY RESPONSE ORGANIZATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES <br />2.1 GENERAL <br />This section identifies the state, county, federal and private organizations <br />that would participate in response to an emergency involving hazardous <br />materials, and describes the responsibilities of each group. Those <br />individual officials who are responsible for coordinating the activities of <br />the agencies listed below are responsible for assuring continuity of <br />resources to support emergency operations over a protracted period of <br />time.. <br />2.2 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES <br />2.2.1 Chairperson of the Indian River County Board of County <br />Commissioners <br />The Chairperson of the Indian River County Board of County <br />Commissioners, has the responsibility for overall hazardous <br />materials emergency response planning for Indian River <br />County. The Chairperson, through the Director of <br />Emergency Services shall initiate actions and provide <br />direction and control at the local level, to include <br />consideration of in-place sheltering or evacuation as an <br />option for the protection of the public, and conduct <br />emergency operations to respond to the effects of an <br />emergency involving hazardous materials. <br />The Chairperson is responsible for assuring overall <br />continuity of resources to assure 24-hour operations for a <br />protracted period. If conditions warrant, the Board will <br />declare a local state of emergency. <br />2.2.2 County Administrator <br />The County Administrator may conduct news conferences <br />and issue disaster preparedness news bulletins or other <br />disaster preparedness public information statements in any <br />manner authorized by the Indian River County Board of <br />County Commissioners. <br />Indian River County Emergency Plan for Hazardous Materials Page 53 <br />