Item 26 - Adoption of the City of Santa Ana Emergency Operations Plan

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City of Santa Ana Emergency Operations Plan May 21, 2024 Page 2 agencies, other jurisdictions or levels of government, or mutual aid. The EOP provides a framework to manage the response of multiple agencies, coordinate resources from outside the City, integrate other levels of government, and sustain response and recovery activities over multiple operational periods. This EOP will: • Identify the potential hazards which form the basis of the City's emergency planning; • Identify authorities and assign responsibilities for planning and response activities; • Establish the City's Emergency Organization to manage the emergency response; • Describe the resources available to support emergency response activities; • Establish City policy and procedures for response activities; • Outline pre -planned emergency response measures and protective actions; • Identify other jurisdictions, agencies, resources, or organizations with which planning and emergency response should be coordinated; and • Provide a basis for staff training and community preparedness education. This Plan is based on the concepts and principles of the Incident Command System, the California Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS), and the National Incident Management System (NIMS). Through this Plan, the City formally adopts SEMS and NIMS as its all -hazards incident management systems. The Plan identifies the City's role in the overall SEMS/NIMS structure and describes the responsibilities of federal, state, and local government entities in emergency operations. The development of an Emergency Operations Plan is a cooperative effort among all City departments and agencies. This EOP is developed from prior versions of the Plan, plans of nearby or similarly -situated jurisdictions, and from current state and federal EOP-development guides and checklists, adopting best practices, current techniques, and required elements from each. Each City department or agency constituting an element of the City's Emergency Organization is responsible for preparing and maintaining appropriate and current emergency procedures, resources, and checklists relevant to their duties within this Plan. This EOP has been reviewed and approved by all City departments and agencies and each Department Director attests to such approval in the signed concurrence agreement included in the Plan Preface. Upon concurrence of all City departments and agencies, the Basic Plan (Part 1) is officially approved and adopted by the City Council, which provides authority and direction to all City departments and agencies to fulfill their responsibilities under the Plan. In addition to the Basic Plan in Part I of the EOP adopted today, Part II (Functional Annexes) and Part III (Hazard Annexes) will be developed and approved separately by the City Manager or designee. Part 11 (Functional Annexes) provides City staff members