Office of Emergency

Services

OES –Roles and Responsibilities» OES’ mission is to coordinate

the County’s planning for, response to, and recovery from disasters to ensure safe and livable communities.

» OES achieves emergency response coordination through the emergency operations center (EOC)

Incident Lifecycle

Mitigation

Preparedness

Response

Recovery

Preparedness

» AlertSanDiego www.readysandiego.org

» SD County Emergency˃ SD Emergency App

» My Hazards www.myhazards.calema.ca.gov

» Create Family Disaster Plan

Family Disaster Plan and Personal Survival Guide

Emergency Operations Center

» The EOC coordinates field activities, ensuring a synchronized response effort.

» EOC can be activated at a Level 1 (low-risk event), 2 (significant event), or 3 (catastrophic). ˃ During Level 3 activations, the EOC houses

approximately 100 staff at any given time.

» EOC is activated:˃ At the request of a local jurisdiction or an incident

commander˃ At the direction of the Director of OES for incidents

in the unincorporated area˃ When an incident impacts two or more

jurisdictions

EOC Overview» Policy Group: Responsible for overall

management of the emergency. » Operations Section: Coordinates all

incident tactical operations and carries out the mission of the organization.

» Planning Section: Maintains and displays situation status, resource status, and develops alternative strategies.

» Logistics Section: Finds and procures resources such as equipment, supplies, personnel, facilities, and transportation.

EOC Overview» Information/Intelligence

Section: Collecting, analyzing and displaying of situation information.

» Finance: Responsible for ensuring that all financial records are maintained throughout the event or disaster and tracking all costs associated with the event or disaster.

» Joint Information Center (JIC): Maintains multiple conduits to provide information to the public.

Emergency Response Organizational LevelsState

Regional

Operational Area

Local

Field

Statewide resource coordination integrated with federal agencies.

Manages and coordinates information and resources among operational areas.

Manages and/or coordinates information, resources, and priorities among all local governments within the boundary of a county. Manages and/or coordinates information, resources, and priorities within its jurisdiction.

Commands on-scene information, resources, and priorities.

May 2014 Bernardo Fire

Response» Fire begins 11:00 a.m. on

Tuesday, May 13, 2014. » OES Staff Duty Officer

receives a call informing us about the fire.˃ Based on the situation information

received (meets EOC activation criteria defined in previous slides) the EOC was activated at Level 1 at 2:00 p.m.

˃ EOC deactivated at 8:00 p.m.

Coordination» OES receives notification

of fire incident. » SDFD is the primary

response agency, CAL FIRE mutual aid support

» SD Sheriff initiates AlertSD» SDPD coordinate with ARC

to establish temporary evacuation point.

May 2014Poinsettia and Cocos Fires

Response» Fire begins 10:30 a.m. on

Wednesday, May 14, 2014.˃ County EOC activated to Level 2 and

soon after a Level 3.

» Multiple City EOCs are activated˃ Including Water District EOCs,

Transportation EOCs

Coordination» OES initiates AlertSD on behalf

of City of Carlsbad» Sheriff conducts evacuations

and establish TEP at various locations

» SDGE EOC activated, monitoring outages, etc.

» IMT activated as Unified Command

» ARC established shelters » SD Office of Ed. closes schools

Recovery» Recovery efforts have to

begin as soon as possible.˃ The County works with the local

jurisdictions to establish local assistance centers to help those affected recover quickly.

» Some volunteer organizations and faith based groups have stepped in right away to help fire victims rebuild, or help remove debris

Get Involved» Register your house of worship as a

shelter through American Red Cross» Register as a volunteer through 2-1-1

˃ 211volunteer.org

» Coordinate with the VOAD or other active groups to support their mission

» Join OES’ partner relay˃ Language translation for emergency messages

» Connect with OES and the VOAD and join the resource database and get proper training for other response areas.