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Orange County OpadianalArea Countywide Public Mass Notification System Standard Operating Procedures Agency Users will be authorized and managed by the Local Agency Administrator and may have varied system permissions. Any City jurisdiction who has contracted police services shall grant and provide access to their jurisdictions system in order to launch messages in a timely manner. • Water agencies are identified as local users under the Orange County Sheriff's Department Emergency Management Division. Inter -Department User: Inter -departmental users will have permission to inter -departmental contact information only and are authorized to use the system solely for inter -departmental communication including but limited to first responder or volunteer call -outs. Additional user for special contact groups including In House Special Services (IHSS), access and functional need cliental may be established with prior authorization from the Orange County Sheriff's Department to ensure no vendor contract violations are occurring. VII. ACTIVATION OF THE SYSTEM Each City Jurisdiction is responsible for launching messages to affected citizens and businesses within their jurisdiction. Determination of authority to request activation of the Mass Notification System rest with local officials, not with the County of Orange or the Orange County Sheriff's Department Emergency Management Division. Water agencies are responsible for launching messages to affected citizens and businesses as identified in their service district. The following is protocol to be followed when an emergency message is launched anywhere in Orange County. A. Public Notifications 1. The County of Orange is authorized to use the System to send notifications of regional emergencies to any and all residents within the Operational Area (example: Countywide quarantine order for a health alert). Upon sending a countywide notification, Orange County Sheriff's Department Emergency Management Division will, as soon as possible, advise the appropriate local Agency that mass notifications have been sent by the County to residents of their cities. Pre -notification to emergency managers by email or WebEOC of this AlertOC activation before actual delivery of the message will occur if possible. 2. Other than regional emergency notifications, public notifications are the responsibility of the individual City/Local Government. In the event that the geographical location of an incident requires a message to be delivered to multiple jurisdictions, the responsible Agency will inform each individual Agency so that they can send the message to those affected within their own jurisdiction. Exception: Small unincorporated neighborhoods embedded within City limits will receive mass notification of local city emergency activity from City Officials. This does not include the unincorporated areas of Rossmoor, Midway City, Cowan Heights, Lemon Heights, all canyons, Coto de Caza and Trabuco Canyon areas. Any of the fore mentioned unincorporated areas by names, coordination will have to occur with the Orange County Sheriff's Department/Watch Commander when the EOC is not activated. 3. For a City wishing to send or receive messages to or from a neighboring Agency during time of a multi -jurisdictional incident, an MOU should be established between both parties that grants permission for the handling Agency to send emergency notification to residents Page 7 of 14