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Travel conditions for dispersal are very unfavorable. Routes north- ward lead into the Los Angeles Metropolitan area and routes southward lead into the San Diego area. Routes eastward pass through heavily populated areas and into or through the San Jacinto-Santa ~msa Mountain passes. With adequate warning and under favorable conditions of weather, limited sea evacuation operations westward could possibly be undertaken. However, this is not a primary measure. The primary defense measure against direct or indirect effects of nuclear attack is shelter. It is estimated that less than 1% of the population of the City have, or could be provided shelter having a protection factor of 100 or greater. Disregarding the direct or indirect effects, since it is impossible to predict enemy targets and resultant fallout patterns, the City would be faced with other major problems. Under such circumstances the City could be expected to provide mass feeding and medical care for people evacuated from stricken areas, as well as mobile support to these areas. Food stocks in retail stores and warehouses located within the City could be expected to sustain the normal population for ten days. These stocks would be subject to rationing by the Director of Disaster Services in accordance with State guidelines. Warning of possible nuclear attack would be received by radio and teletype from Orange County Con~nunications Center, Control One, Orange, California. The dispatch would be received by the Fire Department Dispatcher, where dispatching personnel are on duty 24 hours a day. The public will be alerted by siren, radio, telephone, and messengers. Radio Station KWIZ in Santa Ana and KEZY in Anaheim of the Emergency Broadcast System (EBS) will broadcast official emergency information to the public throughout the area. There are three community hospitals within the City of Santa Ana: Santa Ana Community, Riverview and Doctors Hospital. One emergency 200-bed Packaged Hospital is stored at the Orange County Courthouse, and five emergency first aid stations are located in close proximity to the Industrial Complex and the hospitals. Authority for their use would come from Orange County Civil Defense Headquarters after being requested. The Santa Ana Parks and Schools could be used as mass care centers for people forced to evacuate their homes. V. ORGANIZATION The plan provides for total mobilization of all available resources to meet any disaster situation which may arise in the City of Santa Aha. TO the maximum extent possible this plan, with annexes, will be based on existing organizations, standing operating procedures, facilities and resources. Disaster services not existing per se -3- /?