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City of Los Angeles Emergency Management Department
Emergency Planning Workshop for Los Angeles
City Council Offices
Welcome and Opening Remarks: Rob Freeman, Assistant General Manager, EMD - City of LA Emergency Management Program - City Department Emergency Plans (Exec. Directive 15) - Critical Roles and Responsibilities - Continiuity of Operations/Continuity of Government - “Situational Status” and “Resource Status” - Preparing Your Staff and Your Constituents - Council Role in Local Disasters - City Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
Next Steps? Build your Council Office Plan!
Have we had any Disasters lately?
What’s Your Plan?
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Hurricane Harvey
▷ Category 4 hurricane during landfall
▷ Displaced more than 30,000 people
▷ Estimated damage cost up to $180 billion
▷ More than 300,000 people without electricity
▷ 73 fatalities ▷ States Impacted: Texas, Louisiana,
Alabama, Tennessee
Hurricane Irma
▷ Category 4 hurricane during landfall in Florida Keys
▷ Florida officials ordered 6.5 million to evacuate
▷ 77,000 people in shelters ▷ Estimated damage cost up to $50
billion ▷ Left catastrophic damage in
Puerto Rico ▷ 2.6 millions homes were without
power in Florida ▷ States Impacted: Florida, Georgia,
South Carolina ▷ Carribean Islands were heavily
Impacted
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Hurricane Maria ▷ Category 4 hurricane during
landfall ▷ The 10th most intense Atlantic
hurricane on record. ▷ Strongest Hurricane to make
landfall in Puerto Rico since 1928.
▷ Approximately 80,000 remained without power.
▷ Communications were largely lost across the island.
▷ High level of infrastructure damage
▷ 34 fatalities ▷ States Impacted: Puerto Rico,
North Carolina ▷ Carribean Islands were heavily
affected
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
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2017 Las Vegas Shooting
▷ A gunman opened fire on a
country music festival in Las Vegas from the 32nd Floor of Mandalay Bay Hotel
▷ 59 people died ▷ 500+ people were injured ▷ Motive: unknown ▷ Ongoing investigation
Las Vegas
2017 La Tuna Canyon Fire
▷ Largest wildfire recorded in City of Los Angeles history
▷ 7,194 acres burned ▷ More than 1,000 firefighters
responded from multiple jurisdictions
▷ Five homes were destroyed ▷ No fatalities (except one horse)
▷ People evacuated
▷ Shelters opened
La Tuna Canyon Fire
La Tuna Canyon Fire
Is your district ready?
Northridge Earthquake, 1994
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Before an emergency strikes, it is important that all Council District staff be familiar with standing emergency response protocols and be prepared to assist with disaster relief.
Council District Profile Data ▷ What to Include: ○ Demographics, Council District Boundaries, History of
major disasters etc. ▷ Visit myhazards.caloes.ca.gov to check for
potential hazards that your district could be facing.
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Council District Map
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▷Visit this website for your districts basic map: http://lacity.cityofla.acsitefactory.com/city-government/elected-official-offices/city-council/map-districts
Emergency Preparedness
▷REMEMBER to include ALL your field office locations. ▷ALL staff must be aware of evacuation procedures and emergency supplies in each council district office location.
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▷Include the emergency evacuation map and location of fire extinguisher and first aid kit from your office in the City Hall and your district’s each field office location.
SAFE
REFUGE
AREA
▷ Keep the map simple ▷Include an evacuation safe refuge area (where you will meet)
▷Contact General Services or Building Safety Personnel for existing evacuation map if you can not find yours.
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What is continuity of operations?
Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) is an effort to assure that the capabilities exist to continue essential functions across a wide range of potential emergencies.
It is critical that the Council District Offices maintain continuity of government operations and support recovery efforts during an emergency.
CSUN, 1994 Northridge Earthquake
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Emergency Response and Recovery
If a disaster happens during working hours… • Staff should remain at work to make themselves available for disaster relief during normal working hours.
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Emergency Response and Recovery If a disaster happens outside normal working hours...
What is your office plan?
▷Council District Offices are encouraged to create a Phone
Tree and/or use NotifyLA to communicate with all their staff
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What is your office communication plan Outside Normal Working Hours?
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Emergency Response and Recovery •In the event Council District Office(s) is/are physically affected
by a disaster, continuity of operations will resume from an ALTERNATE work site.
Where is your Alternate Work Site?
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Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
Council District staff will NOT report to the EOC. The Office of the
Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) serves as the Council’s Liaison in
the EOC.
Office of the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA)
▷Contact the CLA Liaison for questions regarding EOC activations, disaster response and recovery information.
▷Do NOT call the EOC. The EOC will be
occupied allocating resources to support the field response operations.
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The CLA and EOC Activations
▷EOC Level I Activation: CLA representative receives periodic situation reports from the EOC, and will forward relevant information to Council Offices as needed. ▷EOC Level II Activation: CLA serves as the council
liaison to the EOC, but may not be requested to report to the EOC. CLA will ensure Council Offices receive consistent situation reports. ▷EOC Level III Activation: CLA will report and
serves as the Council Liaison to the EOC. CLA will serve as a point of contact between the Council and the EOC.
Public Information:Communicating with the Public Page 5 in template
Public Information
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▷ Consider your district’s diversity. ▷ It is important to use multiple
methods of communication such as ○ Person-to-person ○ Social media notifications ○ Television ○ Radio ○ Phone/Text ○ Email ○ Website ○ Facebook event groups etc.
La Tuna Fire Communication Board using
Social Media
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Public Information continuation
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▷Use easy to understand language. ▷Make any necessary
accomodations for people with Disabilities and Others With Access and Functional Needs (DAFN)
▷ Provide accurate information
and not to speculate.
Public Information continuation
▷ Pre-draft “canned” messages that can be easily accessed and edited
to be distributed to your constitients during a major disaster. ○ These can be posted on your website, social media, etc.
▷ For example: ○ “Police activity at (location). Reports of (quick description). Please avoid
area until further notice.” ○ NOTE: Stay in contact with your CLA representative to verify that the
information relating to an emergency or disaster you are releasing is accurate and up-to-date.
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Staff Activation
▷ Complete a Phone Tree for
your office and review it with all your staff.
▷ Council District Offices are
encouraged to register and use NotifyLA to communicate with all their staff during a major disaster or emergency.
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Council Offices personnel are encouraged to registered for NotifyLA.
Contact Gary Singer for NotifyLA related inquiries [email protected]
(213) 484-4803
City Emergency Contacts
▷ List Council District Fire and
Police Stations. Include contact information for local Fire and Police Stations.
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Council District Safety Assessment Resource
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Attachment: CLA Memorandum
Joshua Drake
(213) 473-9765 [email protected]
Handbook
Thanks!
Mona Curry [email protected]
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Need help writing your plan?
Contact Larry Meyerhofer EMD’s Planning Division [email protected]