55B - AGMT AND RESO WITH COUNTY OF ORANGE

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Orange County Operational Area Agreement Section Five. Operational Area Response Systems 5.1 Operational Area Emergency Operations Plan Under the direction of the Executive Board, county emergency management staff shall be responsible for maintaining the OA EOP, which shall provide for the effective mob il€zat€on of all OA resources, both public and private, to meet any condition constituting an emergency; and shall provide for the organization, powers and duties, and staff of the OA emergency response organization. This responsibility is inclusive of the EOP and any associated Annexes and SOPS. 5.1.1 Compliance The OA Emergency Operations Plan shall comply with applicable local, state and federal planning criteria, including NIMS and SEMS. 5.1.2 Functional Assignments The OA EOP shall include the functions assigned to the mutual aid organizations, County agenclesjdepartments and Subdivisions. It shall be the responsibility of agency/department heads and Subdivisions to appoint staff who shall report to the OA EOC and carry out the assigned duties as appropriate. 5.1.3 Approval Updates and revisions to the OA EOP and annexes will be effective on approval by the Executive Board. SOPS and other support documents may be updated on an ongoing basis by county emergency management staff as long as changes are consistent with approved plans and annexes. 5.2 Operational Area Emergency Operations Center 5.2.1 Location The primary and dedicated County EOC located at 2644 Santiago Canyon Rd., Silverado, California, or alternate as designated, shall serve as the OA EOC. Communication connection to the OA EOC shall be the respons€biIity of each Subid ivis!on and Mutual Aid Coordinator or their representative. 5.2.2 Required Activation Activation of the OA EOC is required under the conditions defined by SEMS, Title 19 California Code of Regulations Section 2409(f), the Orange County OA EOP and associated Annexes. S.2.3 Staff for the Operational Area Emergency Operations Center The County shall provide initial OA EOC activation staff. Subdivisions with available resources shall provide secondary and relief OA EOC staffing. Emergency management or other mutual aid shall be used to staff the OA EOC as necessary. The County declares its willingness to provide a staff member to an impacted Subdivision's EOC or Incident Command Post to act as an OA coordination point, if desired by the Subdivision and as personnel availability and safety concerns allow. 13 January 2020 55B-22