2024-018 - Emergency Operations Plan

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City of Santa Ana Emergency Operations Plan Part I Basic Plan various public safety agencies, County departments, private contractors and non -governmental organizations. The City's concept of operations is built upon proven response concepts and elements of the Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) and the National Incident Management System (NIMS); and upon existing response standards for mutual aid, alerting and warning, and operational continuity. EOC staff should have a clear understanding of these concepts and systems as they are inherent to successful emergency operations. Before staff members can appropriately execute their responsibilities, they must understand the underlying systems that govern emergency operations. Chapter 4 - Emergency Operations Center Functionality — This chapter is the most significant element of the Basic Plan. It describes how the emergency response is organized, assigns roles and responsibilities, provides for information and planning functions, and identifies the EOC's operational requirements. This chapter may be referenced frequently during EOC activations. The EOC is a dynamic environment that provides many resources, but also poses numerous challenges. This chapter is designed to ensure the efficiency of EOC operations by describing the proper use of tools and resources to meet the challenges of the event. Chapter 5 - Recovery Operations — This chapter describes the concept of operations for post -event recovery activities, to begin the process of restoring normal levels of service and quality of life to the community. Like the Concept of Operations chapter, this chapter should be understood by recovery organizations in advance of activation and may also be referenced during an emergency. Part II — Functional Annexes: This Part, divided into two chapters, provides checklists and procedures to be used by EOC personnel to perform assigned tasks or functions during actual emergencies or exercises. Each City department or agency assigned responsibility in this Plan for a position or function in the EOC will prepare and maintain department, functional or position -specific Standard Operating Procedures (SOPS) detailing the policies, notification rosters, resource lists and specific steps to accomplish the functions assigned to them in this EOP. In some cases, the attachments are applicable to all positions and tasks; in other cases they provide information to support the execution of a specific task. Chapter 6 - SEMS/EOC Position Checklists - These EOC position -specific checklists correspond to each SEMS EOC Position in the City's EOC Organization Chart. They are designed to inform each person assigned to a position in the EOC of the responsibilities of that position. Position checklists do not provide detail on what to do during an emergency response (which is developed through Action Plans during EOC activations); rather they are to keep individuals on task by providing reminders of what responsibilities they must attend to. Chapter 7 - Emergency Support Function Procedures - These function -specific procedures provide further guidance on how to perform certain functions or tasks that may be required during emergency operations. For instance, EOC Position Checklists (above) specify that the Planning/Intelligence Section is responsible for developing EOC Action Plans, while these Function Procedures provide templates and references in how to do so. Each department assigned primary responsibility for a function in the EOC is responsible for the development and maintenance of the checklists and procedures necessary to fulfill that function. Part III — I3azard Annexes: These annexes are hazard -specific plans complementary to the EOP, which should be used during specific emergency situations (earthquake, storms, etc.) that may require specific planning beyond the all -hazards approach within the Basic Plan, providing checklists of concerns or functions necessary to address the specific type of incident.