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Mr. Buren August 15, 2005 PROPOSAL TO PREPARE HAZARDOUS MATERIAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE. AREA PLAN FOR SANTA ANA FIRE DEPARTMENT, SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA Page 3 of 6 character, poses a significant present or potential hazard to human health and safety or to the environment. b. Health and safety procedures of emergency response personnel with medical surveillance and personal protective equipment (Obtain and prepare from existing SAFD documents and /or protocols or equivalent procedures that SAFD follows developed by others). 2. Pre - emergency planning a. Identification of fixed facilities required to submit BEP within Santa Ana city limit (220 high risk BEPs have been identified by SAFD). b. Identification of routes likely to be used for the transport of hazardous substances from the list of extremely hazardous substances. c. Identification of additional facilities contributing or subjected to additional risk due to their proximity to facilities such as hospitals or natural gas facilities. d. Identification of sensitive railroad derailment areas. e. Identification of sensitive areas such as water supplies, residential areas and sensitive institutions such as schools, hospitals and homes for the aged). f Information sources access such as weather /climatological data, demographics /population density, traffic patterns, land use and terrain/geography, transportation impediments (bridges, tunnels), surface drainages and catchments. 3. Notification and coordination of onsite activities with state, local, and federal agencies, responsible parties, and special districts (Prepare notification go -by) a. Listing and prioritization of agency, responsible personnel, and public safety and governmental department for emergency response incident notification and documentation (such as municipal government, emergency coordinator, communications personnel, fire services, law enforcement, environmental agencies, health agencies, and public works). 4. Prepare training guidelines for appropriate employees. a. Hazwoper training (including PPE and decontamination; and identification of hazardous materials and confined space entry). b. Specific training on this Area Plan. c. Incident Command System (ICS) organizational roles and responsibilities 5. Onsite public safety and information (Prepare guidelines from existing city, county or state protocols). a. Isolation of incident area from public b. Shelter in -place or evacuation c. Public information warning systems d. Public education and pre - emergency planning 6. Prepare required supplies and equipment list. a. Fire fighting equipment, PPE (including PPE and chemical suits), air monitoring equipment, spill response and containment equipment, chemical and radiological detection instrumentation and equipment.