LAKE ISABELLA DAM FAILURE EVACUATION PLAN
Prepared by Robert Olson Associates
December 2009
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FOREWORD
This plan was developed and is maintained by the Kern County/Operational Area (OA) Office of Emergency Services. It provides the basic framework for response to an actual or potential failure of the Lake Isabella Dam, in accordance with the requirements of the Dam Safety Act (GC § 8589.5). This plan supplements the Kern County/OA and City of Bakersfield Emergency Operations Plans (EOPs) and will be implemented in conjunction with those EOPs.
Extensive research concerning hurricane-related evacuations by Baker1 and others indicates that for the evacuation of communities to be effective, residents must know which areas are at risk and must be persuaded to leave; the evacuation must commence prior to arrival of the threat; and transportation resources must be sufficient to move evacuees to safe areas.
When determining if people will evacuate, three factors are key: 1) actual and perceived vulnerability of their location, 2) whether or not they believe they have been told to evacuate by local officials, and 3) the severity of the threat. Aggressively communicating the evacuation recommendation tends to produce the desired action, although dissemination of the warning via the media is not usually sufficient. The best way to alert the public is for officials to go door-to-door. The second best method is to drive through neighborhoods announcing the evacuation recommendation over vehicle-mounted public address systems. This plan calls for emergency notification information to be widely disseminated via all available means, including activation of local emergency telephone notification systems (commonly referred to as “reverse 911” systems), local media, local specific needs agencies and groups, neighborhood drive through by local law enforcement, and outdoor sirens where available.
This Evacuation Plan also calls for implementing an aggressive and ongoing public information program during the preparedness phase; advising the public of any potential problems with the dam and possible need to evacuate; and the issuance of a precautionary evacuation recommendation well in advance of the need to issue a general evacuation recommendation. This staged approach will facilitate the early evacuation and sheltering of most specific needs populations and many from the general population, thereby reducing the number of evacuees and the volume of traffic to be accommodated during the general evacuation recommendation.
Responding to a failure of Lake Isabella Dam and the resulting flood, including evacuation of 260,000 people and sheltering 50,000 to 70,000 of the evacuees, will be a complex and resource-intensive operation, which will require close coordination among multiple local jurisdictions, disciplines and private and nonprofit agencies, as well as state and federal resources. If the same extraordinary level of coordination and cooperation demonstrated by all of these stakeholders during development of this plan is present when it must be implemented, the likelihood of a positive outcome will be assured.
The Kern County Board of Supervisors and City of Bakersfield City Council would like to thank all who contributed to this plan and welcome your active participation in training, exercises and future updates to the plan.
(Signed) ______(Signed) ______Chair, Kern County Board of Supervisors Mayor, City of Bakersfield (Date) (Date)
1 Earl J. Baker, Department of Geography, Florida State University and an advisory member of the Robert Olson Associates consulting team that prepared this plan.
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PLAN FORMAT
The Lake Isabella Dam Failure Evacuation Contingency Plan is comprised of four major parts as follows:
Part Title Contents Audience One Overview of dam failure hazard All local jurisdictions’ Concept of operations in response employees to potential dam failure All public and private Enhancements to emergency Stakeholders management organization to address dam failure
Two Emergency procedures to be All local jurisdictions’ implemented at the time of a employees potential dam failure All public and private Stakeholders
Three Enhancements to EOC Checklists Kern County/Operational Area & City of Bakersfield
(COB) EOC Staffs
Four Event-specific information and County/Operational emergency instructions Area/COB EOC Staffs
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section Subject Page
Record of Changes...... i Foreword...... ii Plan Format...... iii
PART 1 – OVERVIEW & CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS
I.0 Introduction ...... 1-1 1.1 Purpose and Scope ...... 1-1 1.2 Objectives ...... 1-1 1.3 Relationship to Other Plans...... 1-2 1.4 Compliance With State and Federal Requirements ...... 1-2 2.0 Authorities and References ...... 1-2 2.1 Federal...... 1-2 2.2 State...... 1-2 2.3 References...... 1-3 3.0 Hazard-Specific Planning...... 1-3 3.1 Lake Isabella Dam Specifications...... 1-3 3.2 Threat Scenario ...... 1-4 3.3 Inundation Area...... 1-4 3.4 Populations At-Risk ...... 1-5 3.5 Evacuation Times ...... 1-6 3.6 Demand For Public Shelter...... 1-7 3.7 Critical Facilities and Institutions...... 1-8 3.8 Mitigation Measures...... 1-8 3.9 Preparedness Measures...... 1-9 3.10 Situation and Assumptions ...... 1-12 3.11 Functional Resource Requirements ...... 1-14 4.0 Concept of Operations ...... 1-17 4.1 Activation and Notification Triggers ...... 1-17 4.2 Monitoring and Reporting ...... 1-17 4.3 Authority to Recommend Evacuation ...... 1-18 4.4 Evacuation Decision-Making ...... 1-18 4.5 Alert & Warning...... 1-18 4.6 Evacuation Instructions...... 1-19 4.7 Public Information...... 1-19 4.8 Specific Needs Populations...... 1-20 4.9 Evacuation Zones...... 1-21 4.10 Evacuation Assembly Points ...... 1-22 4.11 Evacuation Routes...... 1-23 4.12 Traffic Control ...... 1-24 4.13 Transportation Assistance and Resources...... 1-25 4.14 Evacuation Centers ...... 1-28 4.15 Health & Medical Considerations...... 1-32
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Section Subject Page
4.16 Animal Care ...... 1-35 4.17 Security & Access Control ...... 1-36 4.18 Return of Evacuees ...... 1-36 4.19 Reentry Process ...... 1-36 4.20 Recovery...... 1-37 5.0 Organization and Responsibilities...... 1-38 5.1 Roles and Responsibilities...... 1-39 5.2 Support Agencies/Organizations ...... 1-42 6.0 Plan Development and Maintenance ...... 1-44 7.0 Training and Exercises ...... 1-44 8.0 Post-Incident Review and Reporting ...... 1-45
PART 2 – EMERGENCY RESPONSE
1.0 Key Data...... 2-1 1.1 Demographics...... 2-1 1.2 Arrival of Floodwaters ...... 2-1 1.3 Inundation Depth...... 2-2 1.4 Evacuation Zone Clearance Times...... 2-2 2.0 Dam Failure Evacuation Components...... 2-3 3.0 Alert & Response Levels...... 2-4 4.0 Evacuation Decision-Making ...... 2-6 4.1 Authorized to Recommend Evacuation...... 2-7 4.2 Decision-Making Process...... 2-7 5.0 Evacuation Process...... 2-8 6.0 Evacuation Recommendation ...... 2-11 7.0 Alert, Warning & Notification...... 2-12 8.0 Emergency Proclamation...... 2-12 9.0 Emergency Response Actions ...... 2-12 10.0 Emergency Communications ...... 2-19 11.0 Mutual Aid...... 2-20 12.0 Emergency Public Information & Media Coordination ...... 2-20 13.0 Reconnaissance...... 2-20 14.0 Inter-Organization/-Jurisdiction Coordination...... 2-20 15.0 Search and Rescue...... 2-21 16.0 Hazardous Materials Monitoring ...... 2-21 17.0 Traffic Control ...... 2-21
PART 3 – CHECKLISTS
Part 3 – Emergency Action Checklists...... 3-1 Emergency Communications Center (ECC) ...... 3-2 Emergency Manager/EOC Director ...... 3-4 Public Information Officer (PIO)...... 3-6 Law Enforcement Branch...... 3-8 Fire, Rescue & HatMat Branch ...... 3-10 Health & Medical Branch ...... 3-11
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Section Subject Page
Construction & Engineering Branch...... 3-12 Animal Care ...... 3-13 Logistics Section ...... 3-14
PART 4 – ATTACHMENTS
1-A Acronyms...... 1-A-1 1-B Glossary...... 1-B-1 2 Main Dam Failure Inundation Area...... 2-1 3 Evacuation Zones...... 3-1 4 Time to One-Foot Inundation...... 4-1 5 Evacuation Routes...... 5-1 6 Traffic Control Points...... 6-1 7 Evacuation Assembly Points...... 7-1 8 Evacuation Centers...... 8-1 9 Critical Facilities...... 9-1 10 Specific Needs Facilities...... 10-1 11 Resource Staging Areas...... 11-1 12 Transportation Providers...... 12-1 13 Evacuation Announcements/Media Releases ...... 13-1 14 Resources...... 14-1 15 Emergency Contacts...... 15-1 16 Dam Failure Communication Plan...... 16-1 17 Population Analysis...... 17-1 18 Functional Needs Evacuation Planning Checklist ...... 18-1
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PART I – OVERVIEW
1.0 INTRODUCTION
This plan is a Contingency Plan to support the Kern County/Operational Area (OA) and City of Bakersfield (COB) Emergency Operations Plans (EOPs). As such, it describes the specific actions to be taken by various response organizations to a potential failure of the Lake Isabella Dam. Since this plan supplements the Kern County/OA and COB EOPs, it is imperative that users of this plan are well versed in the concept of emergency response as described in the city and county EOPs.
1.1 Purpose and Scope
The purpose of this plan is to establish a process and procedures for the mass evacuation and short-term support of populations at risk below the Lake Isabella Dam from a potential failure of the dam. The at-risk populations include residents, workforce, visitors, individuals with specific (special) needs, and domestic and large animals in a pre-defined dam inundation area (Attachment 2). The plan does not address long-term shelter provisions for displaced residents or recovery of the flooded areas.
The plan divides the inundation area into five evacuation zones (Attachment 3) radiating from the mouth of Kern Canyon, the epicenter of the flood waters, with pre-designated evacuation routes designed to quickly move a large number of vehicles out of the threat area without interfering with or crossing traffic in other evacuation zones.
1.2 Objectives
The overall objectives of this plan are to:
Establish objective criteria or triggers by which the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the owner and operator of the dam, will alert and warn Kern County and City of Bakersfield officials of any problems and/or potential failure of the dam.
Identify specific actions to be taken by local jurisdictions and response organizations for five pre-defined Alert & Response Levels.
Link community based organizations (CBOs), faith based organizations (FBOs), and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) with the emergency management system to ensure that non-English speaking residents, non- residents, new immigrants, and ethnic and cultural minorities are getting information from a trusted source.
Expedite the movement of threatened populations to safe areas, including providing transportation support for those without vehicles and those with specific needs.
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Provide short-term mass care for displaced persons seeking public shelter.
Implement security and access control measures to prevent unauthorized reentry to evacuated areas.
1.3 Relationship to Other Plans
This Contingency Plan is incorporated into the Kern County/OA and COB EOPs by reference and is designed to follow the emergency management organization, roles and responsibilities, concept of emergency operations, and resource management set forth in these EOPs, while providing supplemental actions to be implemented for a potential failure of the Lake Isabella Dam. As such, the plan serves as a guide for all local jurisdictions and involved organizations to prepare response protocols and procedures for a potential failure of the dam.
This plan is supplemented by another recently completed draft Kern County plan2 that focuses on people with specific needs, including the elderly. Attachment 18 to this plan contains a comprehensive list of the elements to be addressed for the specific needs population, including the current (June 30, 2009) status of each.
1.4 Compliance With State and Federal Requirements
This plan complies with the Dam Failure Evacuation Planning Guidelines issued by the California Emergency Management Agency (Cal EMA) and addresses the six basic elements3 of a Dam Safety Emergency Action Plan, as defined by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
In addition, as an extension of the Kern County/OA and COB EOPs, this plan also complies with the state Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) and federal National Incident Management System (NIMS).
2.0 AUTHORITIES AND REFERENCES
The general emergency management and operations authorities and references, which apply to this plan are listed in the Kern County/OA and City of Bakersfield Emergency Operations Plans. The references listed here are specific to this Dam Failure Evacuation Plan.
2.1 Federal
National Dam Safety Program Act of 1996
Lake Isabella Dam Emergency Action Plan, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (June 2008)
2 “Evacuation Planning Framework for People With Functional Needs: Functional Needs Evacuation Planning Project”, June 4, 2009 (Draft) 3 1) Notification flowchart, 2) emergency detection, 3) evaluation and classification, 4) responsibilities, 5) inundation maps, and 6) appendices.
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2.2 State
California Dam Safety Act
California Water Code, Division 3. Dams And Reservoirs
California Code Of Regulations, Title 23. Waters, Division 2, Department Of Water Resources
2.3 References
Federal Guidelines for Dam Safety, FEMA (April 2004)
Dam Failure Evacuation Planning Guidelines, Cal EMA (May 1991)
Guidance on Planning and Responding to the Needs of People With Disabilities and Older Adults, Cal EMA (August 2008)
Kern County Emergency Operations Plan (4/08)
Kern County Flood Evacuation Plan For County and Greater Bakersfield Area Below Lake Isabella Dam (1975)
City of Bakersfield Police Flood Evacuation Plan (August 2006)
Isabella Dam Consensus Report, External Peer Review of DSAC-1 Projects (November 2007)
3.0 HAZARD-SPECIFIC PLANNING
In April 2006, the USACE advised Kern County officials that a routine seismic analysis indicated that Lake Isabella Dam “…was found to have an unacceptably high probability of failure combined with a very high consequences of failure” due to seismic and seepage issues. A recent nationwide risk assessment of USACE-controlled dams ranked the Lake Isabella Dam among the top five highest at-risk dams in the country.
3.1 Lake Isabella Dam Specifications
Lake Isabella Dam, an earthen dam constructed in 1953, is owned and currently operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE - National ID# CA 10106). The dam is located at the confluence of the north and south forks of the Kern River (Latitude 35.646, Longitude -118.47), 50 river miles upstream (northeast) from the City of Bakersfield. In addition to providing flood control for the Kern River, the Isabella Dam is regulated to provide irrigation for the extensive agriculture of the Bakersfield area and the southern San Joaquin Valley, and provides inexpensive hydroelectric power and recreational opportunities (e.g., boating, waterskiing, fishing and swimming).
The dam consists of a 185-foot high Main Dam (length 1695 feet) and a 100-foot high secondary or Auxiliary Dam (length 3260 feet). The reservoir capacity is
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568,000 acre-feet at full pool at Elevation 2605.5 feet. The crests of both dams are at Elevation 2633.5, providing 28 feet of freeboard above the spillway invert elevation.
3.2 Threat Scenario
Dam failures can result from any one or a combination of causes, including:
Prolonged periods of rainfall and flooding; Earthquake; Inadequate spillway capacity resulting in overtopping; or Internal erosion caused by embankment or foundation leakage or piping.
Dams can fail at any time of year, but the results are most catastrophic when the dams fill or overtop during Winter or Spring rain/snowmelt events. The onset time of dam failure depends on the type of failure. If the dam is inspected regularly then small leaks allow for adequate warning time. Once a dam is breached, however, failure and resulting flooding occurs rapidly.
Several major earthquake faults are in the vicinity of Lake Isabella Dam. The Kern Canyon Fault, which shows evidence of recent movement, passes under the Auxiliary Dam. Should movement along any one of the faults occur, it could weaken the dam and trigger a seiche in the lake itself. This could result in a break in the dam or overflow of the dam causing a breach and failure. This could, under certain conditions, cause the entire lake storage to be released and result in flooding the Kern Canyon and greater Bakersfield area, as well as the lowlands of the County south and southwest of the city, eventually spilling out of the County into Tulare Lake in Kings County. Approximately 750 square miles could be flooded before the water passed through Kern County and to Tulare Lake.
In an effort to quantify the number of people in Bakersfield at risk from a failure of the Lake Isabella Dam and to assess how to provide for life safety in the inundation area, the USACE modeled two possible scenarios. Scenario #1 involved a slow leak in the dam where water is gradually dispersed over the inundation area. Scenario #2 involved a catastrophic failure of the dam with water dispersed over the inundation area at a fast rate.
3.3 Inundation Area
The inundation area of the Isabella Dam includes portions of Kern County, the unincorporated communities of Lake Isabella and Bodfish, and the City of Bakersfield (COB), the largest city in Kern County and the County seat (Attachment 4). Upon breach of the dam, water will travel southwest in a narrow canyon for about 23 miles and will spread out over Bakersfield, where the topography flattens out.
The 2006 USACE seismic report stated, in part: “Downstream consequences of dam failure at full pool would include inundation of a significant portion of the Town of Lake Isabella just downstream of the Auxiliary Dam, and inundation of
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most of the City of Bakersfield (up to 30 feet deep), along with inundation of major interstate highways, railroads, oil production facilities, etc.”
3.4 Populations At Risk
The populations at risk are those groups who would be threatened by a failure of the Lake Isabella Dam and would need to be evacuated to safe areas. These populations, (e.g., residents, employees, students, visitors, etc.) are not a homogeneous group; rather they represent various types of individuals with different needs requiring different planning considerations.
Under USACE Planning Scenario #2, an estimated total of 260,000 persons would need to be evacuated from the inundation area. The estimated number of evacuees in each of the five Evacuation Zones is listed in Attachment 3.
Residents of Lake Isabella Village and Bodfish and visitors to the recreation areas in upper Kern Canyon are at highest risk since, depending upon the cause of the dam failure, there may be little time between activation of outdoor flood warning sirens and the arrival of flood waters. Consequently, this group would need to evacuate to high ground immediately. Residents of Bakersfield and the surrounding area are at lower but still significant risk as they would have more time between receipt of a flood warning and the arrival of floodwaters in which to evacuate to a safe area.
The populations to be evacuated will include the following groups:
3.4.1 RESIDENTS WITH TRANSPORTATION
The largest group of evacuees will have access to a vehicle and will be able to evacuate to a safe area when alerted, warned and directed to a nearby evacuation route.
3.4.2 RESIDENTS WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION
This population may include individuals who do not own a vehicle and rely on public transportation, or families owning only one vehicle that the primary earner uses for transport to a remote worksite on a daily basis. This population group may require transportation support, including directions to locations where evacuation transportation will be staged. The relative numbers of residents with or without transportation can change dramatically between day and night, and between weekdays and weekend/holidays.
3.4.3 VISITORS AND TOURISTS
This population group is likely to have little or no knowledge of the local area and may be at high risk in the event of a dam failure. Consequently, before an incident occurs, this group should be informed of the potential for dam failure and subsequent flooding; the boundaries of the inundation area; alert and warning mechanisms; immediate actions to take if a warning is issued; the locations of nearby evacuation
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route(s); and actions to take to remain safe during an evacuation. Public lodging facilities (hotels, motels) should provide this information to guests. This group may not have a vehicle available, thus requiring transportation assistance.
3.4.4 SPECIFIC NEEDS POPULATIONS
This is a diverse population group comprising individuals who require additional support to help them safely evacuate. Additionally, this population is constantly changing and current information on their specific needs and locations may not by readily available at the time of evacuation. (See Section 4.8 for more detailed information on this population.)
3.4.5 CONFINED /INSTITUTIONALIZED
This population includes hospitalized patients, patients in long-term care/ skilled nursing facilities, those in retirement homes, and prisoners in confinement facilities. In each case, the hosting institution is responsible for planning for the evacuation of its occupants, including transportation and alternate facilities. Nonetheless, some in this group may request evacuation assistance and shelter support.
3.4.6 STUDENTS AT SCHOOL
Schools are generally responsible for students under their care during daily sessions and school-sponsored events. This includes responsibility for evacuation and short-term sheltering. If school is in session at the time of an elevated level of alert, parents will be requested to pick up their children from schools. It is imperative that parents and guardians of students are fully aware of the appropriate school evacuation plan, shelter locations, and re-unification procedure.
The inundation area includes an estimated 99 schools, including:
Elementary Schools 55 Middle/Junior High Schools 16 High Schools 11 Child Development Centers 3 Adult Education Schools 3 Other/Unknown Level 11
3.5 Evacuation Times
The time interval from the point of failure of the dam to the one-foot depth threshold for evacuation is based upon the projected velocity of the water and location within the inundation area. Naturally, those closest to the dam (e.g., Lake Isabella and Bodfish) would have the least amount of time to evacuate and those furthest from the dam (e.g., southwest evacuation zone) would have the most time. Attachment 4 depicts water depths by one-foot intervals of time for the inundation area.
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3.6 Demand For Public Shelter
Historically, the number of evacuees who go to public shelters varies, and, based on existing shelter data, 15 percent public shelter use is a reasonable planning tool. Evacuees with the means to do so will typically choose to go to a hotel or to the homes of friends or relatives outside of the area at risk. Recent studies4 have shown that specific factors increase the use of public shelters, including those listed below, many of which will apply to an evacuation due to failure of Lake Isabella Dam:
• A well publicized disaster and shelter availability; • Older evacuees; • Lower income evacuees; • Evacuation of an urban area; • Evacuees with few friends/relatives in the area; • Large area involved; • Shelter accepts companion animals; and • Night evacuation.
Additionally, the nature of the inundation area will channel evacuation in specific directions and routes that may preclude evacuees from freely choosing where they will be when exiting the evacuation route in need of shelter. Therefore, planning for immediate short-term public shelter will assume a significant demand. There is also a need for particular facilities to shelter populations with specific needs, such as the medically fragile; those with cognitive, mobility, vision, and hearing challenges; and the confined or institutionalized.
This plan deals only with immediate shelter needs, while recognizing that there will likely be a need for longer-term shelter and interim housing, until the flooded areas are approved for re-occupancy, which may take weeks or months.
3.6.1 SHELTER LOCATIONS
The inundation area has been divided into five evacuation zones (Attachment 3) with assigned evacuation routes (Attachment 5). The need to evacuate over limited routes will disperse the evacuated population to geographically remote host areas with limited opportunities available initially to move around the perimeter of the flood zone.
The large number of evacuees requiring public shelter dictates a strategy of creating large evacuation centers in order to realize economies of scale in meeting the needs of the evacuees. Ideally, evacuation centers will be readily accessible from the termination points of the evacuation routes and capacities will be based on the estimated number of evacuees served by the nearby evacuation route that will seek public shelter. Evacuees with private transportation will be encouraged to
4 Warning Systems And Public Response: A Practitioner’s Briefing to Bridge the Gap Between Social Science Research and Practice, Dennis S. Mileti, Professor Emeritus, University of Colorado at Boulder, November 3, 2007
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continue to more distant shelters, in order to maintain capacity in the centers in closer proximity for those without vehicles.
3.7 Critical Facilities and Institutions
Critical facilities and institutions comprise resources that are essential to the region’s security, public health and safety, economic vitality, and way of life. Destruction or significant damage to these facilities and institutions would significantly disrupt the functioning of government and business alike and produce cascading effects far beyond the actual facility or institution impacted. For the purposes of this plan, critical facilities and institutions comprise both public and private resources within the inundation area that would likely be impacted by the failure of Lake Isabella Dam resulting in major adverse impacts on Kern County, its inhabitants and economic viability.
Critical facilities and institutions within each evacuation zone and/or those likely to be adversely impacted have been identified and considered for protection or mitigation measures commensurate with the general priorities of saving lives, reducing injury and protecting property (Attachment 9).
3.8 Mitigation Measures
Mitigation measures cover a spectrum from pre-disaster planned actions to immediate actions at the time of a dam failure or a potential imminent failure.
3.8.1 SHORT-TERM MITIGATION MEASURES
Following its report on the presence of seismic and seepage issues associated with the Main and Auxiliary Dams, the USACE identified a number of short-term mitigation measures to minimize both the risk of dam failure and the impacts of the resulting food until full long-term remediation measures could be identified.
The short-term, pre-disaster mitigation measures include:
Daily visual inspections of the dams;
Installation of additional monitoring devices (piezometers) with increased readings from monthly to every other day;
Reservoir level restricted to no more than 60 percent of full capacity;
Installation of surveillance cameras to be monitored in USACE District Office;
Installation of outdoor warning sirens in the nearby communities of Lake Isabella and Bodfish;
Additional investigations, stability analyses and fault studies of both dams;
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Update inundation mapping; and
Conduct a tabletop exercise.
Mitigation measures to be implemented at the time of a dam failure to reduce the impact of the resulting flood include the following:
• Early alert and warning to the public;
• Reconnaissance to track the advancing flood waters;
• Transportation support for populations lacking vehicles;
• Implementation of a pre-planned traffic control plan and fuel and towing support to maintain clear evacuation routes; and
• Establish Evacuation Centers, including appropriate shelters for medically fragile and other specific needs populations, to provide short-term shelter to evacuees.
3.8.2 LONG-TERM MITIGATION MEASURES
The Kern County Multi-hazard Mitigation Plan (November 2005) contains a number of long-term dam failure pre-disaster mitigation measures. In addition to those measures, the USACE is evaluating all aspects if the dams in its assessment of long-term risk reduction measures, including an Alternative Analysis, which considers replacing the Auxiliary Dam in its entirety. The USACE estimates that the number and severity of the deficiencies of the Auxiliary Dam will probably require a major rehabilitation effort if not outright replacement.5
Local mitigation measures will include a sustained public awareness campaign to ensure that residents understand the scope of a dam failure event and the importance of complying with evacuation recommendation from local officials.
3.9 Preparedness Measures
In addition to the development, implementation and evaluation of this plan, and training and exercises for all involved organizations, evacuation preparedness measures to protect lives and reduce injury include the following:
Table 1 – Preparedness Responsibilities
Department/Jurisdiction/ Preparedness Activities Organization All Identify equipment, vehicles,
5 Isabella Dam Consensus Report, External Peer Review of DSAC-1 Projects, November 1, 2007, USACE External Peer Review Panel.
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Department/Jurisdiction/ Preparedness Activities Organization supplies and critical records within inundation area that need to be moved at the time of potential dam failure Identify alternate site(s)/area(s) outside inundation area to move equipment, vehicles, etc. Update contact information for all key organizations, jurisdictions, support agencies, etc. and submit to Kern County OES for input in notification database as indicated
EMS, DPH, OES Consult with Specific Needs groups and organizations in inundation area to identify and address notification method, transportation, shelter and equipment needs Prepare status reporting and information sharing procedure Develop process for checking on condition and needs of individuals Provide input to public education campaign regarding risks associated with exposure to floodwaters EHS Prepare procedure, including staffing and equipment needs to: o Identify and sample individuals exposed to contaminated floodwaters o Collect sample of floodwater for testing to determine general toxicity and regions of high toxicity
EHS, Health Officer, EMS Provide input for public information campaign and media release on hazards and risks of exposure to contaminated floodwater Prepare procedures to address the evacuation of specific needs patients/clients, including hospitals, SNFs, and other healthcare providers
Hospitals, SNFs, Specific Needs Prepare facility and site evacuation Facilities and Organizations plan that includes: o Procedure and identified resource needs to evacuate and transport
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Department/Jurisdiction/ Preparedness Activities Organization all patients/clients off site o Alternate care/receiving/shelter facility o Sources for transportation and special shelter resources
KC and COB Animal Control Identify alternate County Shelter Site Prepare Shelter Evacuation Plan Provide input to KC OES on public information campaign: o Animal owners to bring crate, lead, identification, rabies tag, food, medications, blanket with animal when evacuating
KC/COB Emergency Management, Develop and implement ongoing KC/OA EOC PIO public information campaign
KC/OA EOC PIO Lead EPI Organization to: o Prepare media information materials o Evacuation Fact Sheet o Implement public information campaign addressing conditions likely to be encountered early in evacuation; hazards associated with flooding and mass evacuation; behavior that clogs evacuation routes (e.g., lines at gas stations, etc.) o Create Fact Book with hazard and evacuation data to distribute to media and public o Develop/update JIC set-up, staffing and operations protocol
KCOA Fire Mutual Aid Coordinator Identify anticipated Search & Rescue (SAR) gaps and needs Consult with Cal EMA SAR Mutual Aid Coordinator regarding needs
KCSO Prepare/update Jail Evacuation Plan, including arranging for transportation and alternate site
KCSO, BFD Lead development and testing of Evacuation Communications Plan
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Department/Jurisdiction/ Preparedness Activities Organization KCSO, BPD, CHP, Caltrans Identify and pre-designate Traffic Control Points (TCPs) along evacuation routes Determine traffic control equipment needs and identify potential sources Review and update Traffic Control Plan Identify and pre-designate resource staging areas (Attachment 11) in each evacuation zone for TCP and towing resources Pre-assign tow trucks to resource staging areas in each evacuation zone (one truck in each zone, except two in southwest zone) Identify possible sources for providing fuel trucks Develop signal timing and synchronization along evacuation routes Develop protocols and identify resources to implement security objectives Provide input to OES for public information campaign regarding security measures, reentry procedures, etc. to be employed at time of evacuation
Key Organizations Become familiar with this plan and with preplanned and other probable support needs
3.10 Situation and Assumptions
The situation and assumptions on which this plan are based include the following:
3.10.1 SITUATION
This plan assumes that the Lake Isabella Main Dam has failed or is in imminent danger of failing, with a maximum pool of water impounded behind the dam. It is a worse case credible scenario based on USACE data. The dam failure would most likely be due to an earthquake; however failure could occur for other reasons, such as a terrorist attack or other modality. Therefore, this plan does consider the possible
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complicating effects of an earthquake but does not assume such additional damages.
3.10.2 ASSUMPTIONS
1. The planning scenario is an earthquake triggered dam failure, following which dam failure will NOT be instantaneous.
2. Except where specifically stated, all assumptions in the Kern County and COB Emergency Operations Plans (EOPs) remain valid for this plan.
3. A dam failure can occur at any time of the day or night. This plan assumes a worse case scenario of a normal workday when schools are in session and families are separated. Downtown shops and offices are fully occupied.
4. The Evacuation Plan is based upon five (5) Levels of Alert and Response, which are triggered by pre-identified “Observed Conditions” at the dam.
5. The Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) states there is no minimum or maximum times when the situation will advance from one level to the next, as this is situation – dependent.
6. The Levels of Alert and Response serve as a guideline for the actions likely to be implemented at each level; however, a jurisdiction or key organization may choose to implement a specific action (e.g., early release or evacuation, etc.) at a lower or higher level.
7. The USACE estimates there will be five (5) hours between dam failure and water reaching the mouth of Kern Canyon.
8. The Dam Operator-on-duty will notify the Kern County Emergency Communications Center (ECC) (City-County Fire Dept. Communications Center) of the observed conditions at the dam, keyed to the five Levels of Alert and Response.
9. The Kern County/Operational Area (OA) will proclaim a “Local Emergency” at Level 1 if appropriate to the response to an earthquake. If perceived earthquake effects do not generate a proclamation of Local Emergency, it will be proclaimed if observed conditions at the dam progress to Level 3.
10. Kern County and the City of Bakersfield will activate EOCs in close proximity to each other at the Kern County EOC location.
11. The evacuation recommendation will be disseminated by all available means, including automated systems. The message from all sources will be consistent.
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12. Law enforcement (Kern County Sheriff’s Office and Bakersfield Police Department) will be the primary agencies responsible for managing the movement of people, with transportation and other departments and agencies providing support.
13. Schools, medical facilities and licensed care facilities will undertake evacuations using their own resources, and will not be reliant on public transportation resources (e.g. GET buses) or medical transportation (e.g. ambulances) for transport of persons in their care.
14. Evacuation of vulnerable populations takes more time than general population evacuation, so early evacuation triggers are an important aspect of effectively evacuating people with functional needs.
15. The earthquake and floodwaters may cause failure in utilities services across the entire City of Bakersfield and in some other nearby towns and communities. Failures in electrical power, telephone communications (land line and cellular), potable water, and sewage systems are likely and will also affect those areas of Bakersfield in proximity to the inundation area.
16. Mutual Aid may not be readily available from neighboring communities, if they are responding to their own earthquake-generated problems. Thus, some delay may be expected in receiving outside assistance.
17. The USACE may preemptively release increasing amounts of water as early as announcement of Alert and Response Level 2, or when increased seepage is observed. The increased release of water may cause downstream flooding and make some low-lying areas/roads impassable.
18. Fifty thousand to 70,000 evacuees will seek public shelter.
19. State policies and guidelines governing companion animal evacuations are utilized when incorporating companion animal issues into evacuations.
20. Federal evacuation measures will be taken when State, tribal or local authorities indicate that their resources may or have become overwhelmed and the Governor or tribal officials request Federal assistance or in catastrophic incidents when State and local governments are incapacitated, and the President directs that Federal mass evacuation support is required.
3.11 Functional Resource Requirements
All functional areas will have extraordinary resource requirements in terms of the quantity of materials and services needed due to the sheer enormity of the response required by the evacuation and sheltering of more than one-quarter million people and inundation of the core of Bakersfield, the principal urban and commercial center for Kern County. Consequently, the response by local
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jurisdictions and organizations will rely upon support from mutual aid and outside organizations from local, state and federal government levels and the private sector.
In addition to the increased amount of resources required, particular attention should be paid to the following:
3.11.1 MASS Care and Sheltering
Evacuation centers hosting thousands of evacuees will each require a basic infrastructure equivalent to a small community. Each center will need law enforcement, fire-rescue, medical services, waste management and a means to deliver current information and visible government representatives.
3.11.2 Animal Care
Kern County’s Animal Shelter is within the inundation area, placing an additional burden on staff to evacuate their own facility at the same time maximum support is needed to support animal evacuation, control and care. Consequently, mutual aid and other forms of assistance (e.g., available City/County staff, volunteers, etc.) will likely be needed. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), through the National Incident Management System, has established a resource typing system, which includes small and large animal rescue, care and transport teams that may be requested via the Kern County/OA EOC Logistics Section.
3.11.3 Utilities
Basic utilities, particularly electric power, telecommunications (cellular and land line), potable water, and sewage, are likely to fail when flooding spreads through the urban core. This will require extraordinary resources to support individuals outside the inundation area, in addition to the 260,000 evacuees displaced by the floodwaters.
Electric power/Gas are likely to be cut at the main distribution lines feeding the Bakersfield area at Alert & Response Level 5 as floodwaters approach. Some non-flooded areas will also lose power until the extent of the flood is determined and workarounds are implemented.
Telecommunications systems will began to drop across the entire area as central offices in the middle of Bakersfield are inundated. Responders should not depend on fixed or cellular telephones once Alert & Response Level 5 is reached and water inundates Bakersfield. Virtually all mobile and landline telephone providers in the region have telephone switching facilities in Bakersfield inside the inundation area that will fail when flooded. Additional wireless communications systems will be needed at Level 5 to support
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response and coordination of the extensive external support expected to respond to a dam failure.
Potable water may be available by pumping water into storage tanks and isolating them from the distribution system, which will be contaminated by floodwaters. The stored water may approach 12,000,000 gallons, but will require tanker trucks certified for potable water to deliver it to distribution points.
Sewage wastewater treatment plant is in the inundation area. Once it ceases to function, toilets in many dry areas may not flush properly. This will require a high number of port-a-potties to maintain sanitation until the region is dewatered and pumps are serviced and re-started.
3.11.4 Fuel
Diesel fuel and gasoline supplies may run short, however, they are common and can be replenished via tanker trucks. However, many of the high capacity mass transit buses and other vehicles are fueled by compressed natural gas (CNG) with the main refueling points in Bakersfield located within the inundation area. Therefore, it is planned that CNG-fueled buses will be utilized in the early stages of an evacuation response. When those fuel levels are depleted, diesel- powered vehicles will be utilized and personnel initially assigned to CNG- fueled vehicles will be available to supplement the pool of diesel-fueled bus operators.
3.11.5 Search and Rescue
In a major flood event, both air assets and swift water rescue teams will be needed at Alert & Response Level 5. Search and rescue mutual aid will be required from statewide and possibly national resources.
3.11.6 Transportation
Seven acute care hospitals, seven skilled nursing facilities, and 14 clinics are located within the inundation area, creating a significant need for special transport vehicles, such as ambulances, stretcher and wheelchair vans and skilled staff to transport patients out of the inundation area. This suggests early identification and requests for ambulance strike teams and skilled staff will be required in order to ensure that incapacitated patients can be safely evacuated.
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PART 1 CONTINUED - CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS
This plan may be activated in conjunction with and as a supplement to the Kern County/OA and City of Bakersfield (COB) Emergency Operations Plans (EOPs) and/or another contingency plan (e.g., Earthquake Contingency Plan). The EOPs dictate general roles and responsibilities in response to major emergencies that may include evacuation. The EOPs also describe how resources will be coordinated within the Kern County Operational Area. These EOP concepts of emergency operations shall also apply to this plan.
In certain cases, the possibility of dam failure can be predicted, as in the case of excessive rainfall or erosion, in which event the emergency can be recognized and advance warning and preparations can be made in those areas and/or population groups that might be affected. Other emergencies that might result in dam failure, such as an earthquake, occur without advance warning, thus requiring immediate activation and mobilization of the emergency management organization.
The foundation for this plan, particularly the alert and response activities, is based upon specific conditions observed at the Lake Isabella Dam by the on-duty dam operator, which signal a need for more detailed evaluation of the dam or a potential dam failure. Together, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) staff and the Kern County consulting team tasked with preparing this plan, defined five levels of observed conditions at the dam, which would trigger five corresponding levels of notifications and actions to be implemented by local jurisdictions. These five Alert & Response Levels are detailed in Part 2, Section 3.0 of this plan.
4.1 Activation & Notification Triggers
Kern County and the City of Bakersfield (COB), in partnership with the USACE, and with input from multiple stakeholders, has pre-established five levels of alert and response that correlate to specific observed conditions at the Lake Isabella Dam, which will trigger activation of this plan and pre-defined notifications and other activities.
When any of the pre-defined observed condition(s) is present, the USACE on- duty operator will notify the Kern County/COB Emergency Communications Center (ECC). Depending upon the level of the observed condition(s) and alert reported, pre-identified notifications will be made and pre-defined response actions will be implemented.
4.2 Monitoring & Reporting
The USACE dam operator conducts daily visual inspections of the dam and examines a series of piezometers, which monitor seepage conditions. In the event that any changes are observed, more frequent (e.g., every three hours) inspections will be conducted. In addition, following an earthquake measuring 0.05g at the dam or heavy rain and/or runoff, the on-duty USACE operator and other appropriate personnel (e.g., engineers, geologists, etc.) will perform a comprehensive inspection of the Main and Auxiliary Dams to identify any potential damages or problems.
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The results of initial and engineering inspections of the dam will be reported by the on-duty dam operator to the Kern County/COB ECC and will be shared with the public, state and local jurisdictions, and others, as outlined in the Lake Isabella Dam Failure Alert & Response Levels (Part 2, Section 3.0).
4.3 Authority to Recommend Evacuation
Authority to recommend evacuation within Kern County and the Operational Area is vested in the:
County Administrative Officer (CAO) Director of Emergency Services (DES) Kern County Sheriff (KCSO)
In the City of Bakersfield, the following are authorized to recommend evacuation within the City:
City Manager/Director of Emergency Services Police Chief
4.4 Evacuation Decision-Making
The decision to recommend evacuation of the Lake Isabella Dam inundation area will be made jointly by the County of Kern and City of Bakersfield as represented by the Kern County Director of Emergency Services (DES), County Counsel, Kern County Sheriff and County Administrative Officer (CAO) and the Bakersfield City Manager/DES, COB Fire Chief/Emergency Services Manager and Police Chief. The Chair, Board of Supervisors and COB Mayor will be advised of the evacuation recommendation as soon as practically possible. The decision will be based upon the presenting situation, input from the County Emergency Manager, and the pre-established Alert & Response Levels protocol.
Generally speaking, the evacuation recommendation will be issued at Alert & Response Level 4. However, a precautionary evacuation recommendation may be issued to the public at Alert & Response Level 3. Those responsible for vulnerable populations in schools, hospitals, skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), and other specific needs organizations may advise the families of their clients/patients of the potential need to evacuate at Alert & Response Level 2, and may choose to begin evacuations of their clients/patients at Level 3.
4.5 Alert & Warning
The initial warning of potential or impending dam failure will come directly from the USACE on-duty dam operator to the Kern County/City of Bakersfield (COB) Emergency Communications Center (ECC) via landline, cellular or satellite phone. The County and COB Emergency Services Managers will be alerted immediately and will initiate additional alerts and warnings, in accordance with the corresponding alert and response level (Part 2, Section 3.0).
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Warnings will be issued to the populations at risk using all available means, including local media via the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Emergency Digital Information System (EDIS), computer generated telephone contacts, public safety vehicles with public address systems, and outdoor sirens (in Lake Isabella Village and Bodfish). Facilities and organizations with specific needs populations will be alerted by telephone and/or direct contact by public safety officials.
In addition, the National Weather Service (NWS), which has a Congressional mandate to issue flood and dam failure Watches6 and Warnings7, has established systems for issuing such Warnings using a weather radio network, the Internet and the Emergency Alert System (EAS) over local radio and television stations. The Kern County/COB ECC will advise the NWS of the warnings to be issued to the public.
4.6 Evacuation Instructions
When indicated, evacuation instructions will be announced to the populations at risk, using all available means, including computer generated telephone contacts, public address announcements from public safety vehicles, outdoor sirens (where sirens are available, in Lake Isabella and Bodfish, residents are instructed to tune to radio station 102.5 FM/1140 AM for evacuation information), and Emergency Alert System (EAS) messages via local radio and television stations.
Evacuation instructions will include the following information:
Actions to be implemented and when; Reason for the required action (e.g., potential or imminent dam failure); Authorizing official(s)/entity(ies); Evacuation route(s) to be used; Where to go (e.g., Evacuation Assembly Point) if evacuation assistance is needed; and Repeat actions to be taken and when.
The actual instructions must clearly define the boundaries of the areas to be evacuated as well as those that do not require evacuation in order to preclude clogging the evacuation routes.
4.7 Public Information
In order to ensure that clear and consistent public information, press releases and evacuation instructions are issued, the Kern County and COB Public Information Officers (PIOs) will work closely in developing and issuing all public information materials. A Joint Information Center (JIC) will be established from which County, City, State, Federal and any other key PIOs (e.g., transportation
6 A Watch is an alert issued to the public of conditions that could lead to an event within the warning area within the next 36 hours or less. 7 A Warning is an alert issued to the public of an event that is expected to strike within the warning area within the next 24 hours or less.
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systems) will coordinate all public information announcements and media briefings.
In the pre-emergency period prior to an actual need to evacuate, an ongoing public information campaign will be employed to familiarize all at risk populations with the potential need and reason why evacuation may be recommended. A template with general evacuation instructions has been prepared (Attachment 13) for customizing at the time an evacuation recommendation is issued. These and other public information materials will be prepared in English and non- English languages appropriate for the target populations.
In order to be most effective, the public information materials will be:
Provided by multiple sources multiple times; Disseminated over multiple and diverse communications channels; About what actions to take; Clear about how the actions cut losses; and Consistent across messages.
The ongoing public information campaign will address the locations and boundaries of pre-established evacuation zones; locations of evacuation signage and routes; where those without vehicles should go for transportation assistance; what to do if the vehicle breaks down; the location(s) of the Evacuation Centers; locations of animal shelters for domestic pets and for large animals; and the importance of maintaining at least one-half tank of gas in vehicles at all times.
4.8 Specific Needs Populations
Specific needs populations include those in hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, day care centers, in-patient treatment (e.g., drug, alcohol, mental health, etc.) facilities and jails; the frail elderly, those with developmental disabilities, sight, hearing and/or ambulatory impairments, and transients (e.g., hotel and motel guests, the homeless and seasonal workers). Those confined in jails pose special challenges since they require constant observation, guarding, extraordinary accounting at every step of the process, restraints for violent inmates, and other specific court-imposed conditions.
Facilities that care for and/or house the specific needs populations are responsible for preparing facility evacuation plans. While many of these facilities have vehicles to transport their patients/clients, most do not have sufficient vehicles to move their entire population off site. Moreover, many persons with specific needs may live and work independently, but still require some assistance at the time of an emergency.
Consequently, this population may need additional support throughout the evacuation process, from initial warning and notification, through evacuation, to providing suitable short-term shelter in an appropriately equipped and staffed evacuation center. Particular planning is required for medically fragile and incarcerated evacuees, neither of which can be sheltered with general populations.
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The number of persons needing transportation and shelter assistance will vary based on the time of day and day of week of the emergency, with the greatest demand occurring during normal work hours on weekdays. In order to maximize the use of the available transportation, shelter and skilled personnel resources, assistance for this population will be arranged by the Kern County/Operational Area EOC Functional Needs Liaison (Operations Section) and Transportation Unit Leader (Logistics Section), in close coordination with the COB EOC Logistics Section, Kern County Emergency Medical Services (EMS)8, local transportation providers, and the multiple facilities and organizations that provide services to the specific needs population.
Given the competing demands for certain limited resources, such as ambulances and wheelchair vans, the Kern County/OA EOC will need to rely upon assistance from statewide mutual aid resources. In addition, the following list, in order, will serve as a guide for determining priorities for use of available transportation resources:
School children Medically fragile (in need of immediate or ongoing care) Clientele of facilities in danger zone Those with no access to personal vehicles, focusing on concentrations of large populations first
The Kern County/OA and COB EOCs will notify threatened specific needs’ facilities and caregivers during Alert & Response Level 2 that evacuation may be necessary. This will provide this population with the extra time necessary to arrange for early discharge, transfer and/or evacuation, as each deems appropriate.
4.9 Evacuation Zones
In order to expedite and prioritize movement out of the relatively large inundation area, five evacuation zones have been established. In defining the zones, consideration was given to the population density, natural boundaries, available egress routes, and estimated time to clear each zone. The zones conform to streets and local landmarks to make the boundaries as clear as possible, with the Kern River providing a natural boundary for four of the five zones. Detailed zone descriptions are contained in Attachment 3.
8 The Kern County EMS Department’s Medically Fragile Emergency Response Plan designates the EMS department as the point of contact (POC) for SNFs, home health, hospice, hospitals, clinics and urgent care agencies to request assistance and/or resources during emergencies.
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Table 2 - Evacuation Zones
Zone General Estimated Clearance Notes Boundaries Population9 Time10 North North of Kern 10,767 1-2 hours Smallest population River, east of Hwy Shortest evacuation 99 distance
Northwest North of Kern 38,104 3-4 hours to River, west of Hwy 7th Standard Rd. 99, south of Norris 8 hours to I-5 and Snow Rds.
Central South of Kern 41,034 2-3 hours to River, east of Hwy Mt. Vernon 99, north of Hwy 58
Southeast East of Hwy 99, 64,458 3-4 hours to Only one shelter south of Hwy 58 SR 58 site available 6-8 hours to Fairfax Rd.
Southwest South of Kern 103,581 10-14 hours to Largest population River, west of Hwy I-5 Longest evacuation 99 routes Most bottlenecks Longest time to arrival of flood waters
Each zone has pre-identified evacuation route(s) (Attachment 5), traffic control points (TCP) (Attachment 6), assembly/pick-up points (Attachment 7), and Evacuation Centers (Attachment 8). The clearance times for each zone are based upon an average speed of 10-15 mph.
Assembly/pick-up points and Evacuation Center locations will be determined by local stakeholders. The database of these locations will be maintained by the Kern County/OA EOC Logistics Section staff.
4.10 Evacuation Assembly Points
Historically, a very large (80 – 95) percent of evacuees use a private vehicle to evacuate. However, some of those at risk will not have access to a private
9 Population estimates are based upon the maximum number of people likely to be in the zone during a normal work day. 10 Clearance time is the amount of time for the last exiting vehicle to cross the evacuation zone boundary.
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vehicle, including those with certain disabilities (e.g., sight impairment), those without a private vehicle, those left at home while a family member uses the only available private vehicle to commute to work, or those who commute to work by public transit. These individuals will require transportation assistance from the evacuation zone.
Evacuation assembly points are locations within each evacuation zone where evacuees needing transportation assistance can assemble to be transferred to an evacuation center. Depending on the nature of the event, the number of evacuees at the assembly point, and the availability of various modes of transportation, evacuees may be transported via public transit or another mode of transportation (e.g., rail, air, ambulance, wheelchair van, etc.).
The criteria to be considered when designating evacuation assembly points includes the following:
ADA accessible; Safe location within walking distance of the evacuation zone; Accessible to highways and by bus and other modes of transportation; Close to main arterials and evacuation routes; and Located in a familiar or recognizable location within the zone (e.g., bus stop, park, community or recreation center, school, library, etc.). Large enough to accommodate many people Accommodation for service animals and pets With sufficient restrooms, cover from the sun, access to water In an area that could support parking for food preparation and feeding operations
Potential evacuation assembly points within each evacuation zone may be pre- identified, but will not be advertised until the need arises. At that time, the Kern County/OA EOC, in consult with the COB EOC and local transportation providers, will designate specific evacuation assembly points, will arrange for appropriate transportation vehicles, and will announce the locations within the evacuation zones via public safety vehicle public address systems and local radio and television stations.
Because the locations are generally known by local residents and they meet the criteria listed above for assembly points, public transit bus stops may be used for this purpose. Additional locations may be designated as the number and locations of those needing transportation and traffic flows become known.
4.11 Evacuation Routes
Evacuation routes are those pre-identified streets, roads, and highways leading out of the inundation area that will be used to evacuate people from each evacuation zone to high ground, either to large open areas (parking lots, fields, etc.) serving as transfer points prior to moving to evacuation centers, or directly to evacuation centers. When pre-designating evacuation routes, consideration was given to the size of the population to be evacuated, road/street/highway capacities, avoiding bridges and potential bottlenecks, and distance out of the inundation area.
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Each evacuation route will have maintenance, towing and fuel resources pre- positioned on the route. In addition, Traffic Control Points (TCPs) will be established at certain access points and key intersections (Attachment 6) to control access to the routes and to expedite the flow of traffic. As evacuation progresses, it may become necessary to redirect traffic flow around bottlenecks, debris, etc. Traffic engineers will be asked to quickly evaluate and recalculate flow capacities to identify the best evacuation routes based on situational data.
Contraflow may be used by emergency transportation and fuel delivery vehicles, in order to provide ingress and egress to the evacuation zones to provide the needed assistance.
4.12 Traffic Control
Traffic control measures are those measures used to control, assist and channel the flow of evacuation traffic out of the inundation area and onto preplanned evacuation routes. Traffic control measures, including pre-designated traffic control points (TCPs), will be established at Alert & Response Level 3, prior to the general evacuation recommendation at Level 4, in order to ensure that evacuation routes do not become clogged and unusable. Nonetheless, some traffic control decisions will need to be made based on real time data during the evacuation.
The overall traffic control plan has three main elements:
Preplanned traffic control measures tailored to address the anticipated needs of each evacuation zone; Preplanned closure of major routes leading into the region at points distant from the evacuation operations. These closures will be implemented by Caltrans and California Highway Patrol (CHP); and Place traffic control elements (e.g., tow trucks, fuel, etc.) in reserve and respond as needed to incidents as they develop.
Specific traffic control measures include, but are not limited to:
Pre-designated routes for egress and ingress; Controlled access to designated routes using Traffic Control Points (TCPs), barriers and lane separations; Signage along designated evacuation routes; Escorted support transportation convoys with vehicles equipped with emergency lights and sirens to support multiple trips; Pre-designated fuel and maintenance points along evacuation routes; Prepositioned and roving wrecker/fuel/minor repair teams; Tactical communications throughout and central control of critical resources; and Aerial observation using Kern County Sheriff’s Office, Kern County Fire Department, state and federal resources.
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4.12.1 TRAFFIC CONTROL POINTS (TCPS)
Traffic Control Points are pre-designated and ad-hoc locations at key intersections and access points that are staffed by emergency personnel with two-way communications to direct and control the flow of traffic and to ensure the security of the inundation area. In some cases, it may be necessary to control traffic outside the inundation area to minimize conflicts with evacuation traffic.
This is primarily a law enforcement function with the CHP responsible for unincorporated areas and local police departments responsible for incorporated cities. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) is responsible for certain contract cities and provides personnel and equipment support, as appropriate. Other county and city personnel (e.g., public works, roads), as well as vehicles, barricades, and other equipment will be utilized, as indicated.
Specific activities performed at TCPs may include one or more of the following:
Provide information and status to Incident Command through the ICS organization; Control entry to and exit from evacuation zones; Track and control traffic flow; Re-direct traffic as dictated by operational priorities; Gather information on evacuation performance and rates; and Communicate and track needs for tow truck/fuel/minor repair teams.
4.13 Transportation Assistance and Resources
Various forms of transportation assistance will be needed to support the many diverse populations spread across the inundation area (see Section 3.5 Evacuation Populations). In general, assistance will be phased first to support evacuation zones with the least time to evacuate (Central), followed, in priority order, by the remaining zones, using the time to one foot inundation projections for guidance (Attachment 4).
4.13.1 RESOURCE STAGING AREAS
County, city, other local public agencies, mass transit providers, and private organizations with transportation resources shall have plans in place for deploying available resources to pre-designated resource staging areas in each evacuation zone where available resources (e.g., tow trucks, fuel, etc.) can be documented and dispatched to support priority transportation assistance requests. In order to preclude any conflict or duplication of effort, all resource staging area locations shall be coordinated through the Kern County/OA EOC Logistics Section.
When designating resource staging areas, the following criteria will apply whenever possible:
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Located in each designated evacuation zone; Large open parking areas with room to maneuver large vehicles; Locations with maintenance, fuel storage and dispensing (gasoline, diesel) facilities; and Support for drivers, such as rest areas, showers, food, etc.
Tow truck operators on the rotation lists for the BPD, KCSO and CHP will pre-assign trucks to report to the resource staging area in one of the five evacuation zones. Two operators will be assigned to deploy trucks to the large southwest zone. Each tow truck will carry 15 gallons of gas and diesel fuel. All trucks will be centrally coordinated by the Kern County/OA EOC Logistics or Operations Section.
4.13.2 TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE FOR INSTITUTIONS
All schools, hospitals, long-term care facilities, skilled nursing facilities, confinement facilities and all other facilities with populations not able to evacuate independently shall plan for evacuation of these populations to a suitable location outside of the inundation area. Institutions may only use owned or leased transportation assets or other private sector resources. Transportation assistance will be calculated on seasonal/daily needs; for example, school buses may be needed to evacuate students only when school is in session.
Any dependence on transportation resources not under the direct ownership and control of the planning institution must be coordinated through Kern County/OA Logistics Section11, both during the planning process12 and at the time of evacuation, and confirmed on implementation, in order to preclude double counting of available transportation resources.
All county-, city- and special district-owned transportation vehicles will remain under the control of the owning jurisdiction and will be available to private sector institutions only through mission tasking by the Kern County/OA EOC organization. To the maximum extent possible, buses and other vehicles will make multiple trips to collect and drop off evacuees.
4.13.3 REQUESTS FOR TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE
Potential local sources of transportation consist of government-owned and privately owned resources. Both will be considered and contracts established where appropriate (Attachment 12).
11 Reliance on ambulances, wheelchair vans and other medical transport vehicles must be coordinated through the Kern County EMS Department. Additional transportation planning is outlined in the Lake Isabella Dam Failure EMS Operations Plan. 12 Any shortages of the transportation resources needed to support complete evacuation from an institution will be reported to Kern County OES annually during the review and update of this plan.
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It is important to closely coordinate all available transportation resources in order to ensure that individual resources are not double counted and assumed to be simultaneously available for several different tasks. The potentially life-threatening nature of the hazard and the inexorable advance of flood waters dictate central control of all available resources to accomplish an orderly phased movement of populations unable to move themselves out of harms way.
Consequently, in the event evacuation becomes necessary due to a potential dam failure, it is expected that there will be competing requests for limited transportation resources. In order to ensure that such resources are deployed on a priority basis, all requests for transportation support must be submitted to the Kern County/OA EOC.
4.13.4 EVACUEES WITHOUT PRIVATE VEHICLES
Those without private vehicles may use public transportation to evacuate, time permitting, or may obtain transportation assistance from neighbors or friends. Alternatively, the Kern County/OA EOC, in consult with the COB EOC and local transportation providers, will designate specific evacuation assembly points, will arrange for appropriate transportation vehicles, and will announce the locations within the evacuation zones via public safety vehicle public address systems and local radio and television stations.
When time permits, evacuees will be moved from evacuation assembly points to evacuation centers. When time does not permit, evacuees will be debarked on safe ground and moved to evacuation centers as soon as transportation resources are available after clearing all threatened evacuation zones. In all cases, strict control of accompanying baggage will be exercised to ensure that the maximum number of evacuees is moved with each trip. When available, security will be assigned to transportation.
4.13.5 SERVICE ANIMALS
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the National Response Framework require that all “service animals”13 be granted the same access as the human they serve. Consequently, service animals will be transported and sheltered with their owners, assumed to be members of specific population groups.
4.13.6 COMPANION ANIMALS
Accommodating companion animals as a component of mass evacuation is critical since history demonstrates that many residents will refuse to
13 Service Animals are defined as any guide dog, signal dog, or other animal individually trained to provide assistance to an individual with a disability including, but not limited to guiding individuals with impaired vision, alerting individuals with impaired hearing to intruders or sounds, providing minimal protection or rescue work, pulling a wheelchair, or fetching dropped items.
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evacuate or resist rescue if they are forced to leave their companion animals behind. Therefore, every reasonable effort will be made to accommodate companion animals when safe to do so, or otherwise support their removal from the evacuation zone in conjunction with human evacuees.
Animal Services personnel in the Kern County/OA and COB EOCs will coordinate the evacuation and sheltering of companion animals. Whenever possible, companion animal shelters will be established in close proximity to human shelters so that animal owners can drop off their pets when evacuating to the human shelter and visit and care for them while at the shelter.
4.13.7 LARGE ANIMALS AND LIVESTOCK
The owners of large animals and livestock are responsible for arranging for the evacuation and sheltering of their animals before an emergency occurs. At the time evacuation is recommended, the Kern County Agricultural Commissioner will coordinate efforts to evacuate and shelter large animals and livestock, with appropriate local and statewide animal rescue organizations and veterinarians. The California Department of Food and Agriculture may be requested to support this effort as necessary.
4.14 Evacuation Centers
An evacuation due to a potential failure of the Lake Isabella Dam could create 50,000 to 70,000 evacuees seeking public shelter out of a total of 260,000 evacuees. Given the nature of the hazard and the large number of evacuees estimated to require initial temporary shelter, the standard approach to conducting shelter operations will require some adjustments. With the exception of specific measures listed in Subsections 4.14.1 through 4.14.5 below, shelter operations will be carried out in accordance with the Kern County Emergency Operations Plan, Annex B-6 Care And Shelter Branch, under the direction of the Kern County Department of Human Services, with support from the American Red Cross (ARC) and Salvation Army (SA).
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The large number of evacuees dictates creation of five to ten large evacuation centers to initially accommodate 5,000 to 10,000 people each. The evacuation centers will be created around existing facilities to provide for immediate needs of evacuees as they arrive at the center. To the extent that facilities with sufficient capacity are available, permanent structures, such as large warehouses and other structures with large open floor spaces, are preferred. Where smaller structures must be used, there will be a need for numerous tents and other temporary shelter.
14 See Appendix 9, Evacuation Center Data, for quantitative planning data and survey forms.
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All evacuation centers will initially be open to all evacuees without regard to specific needs. The ability to initially accommodate evacuees with specific needs may be limited, particularly in the early days of an evacuation this large, due to the limited availability of suitable facilities and trained personnel. Service animals accompanying specific needs individuals will be granted the same shelter access as the humans they serve, however, other companion animals will not be allowed in human shelters. Kern County and COB Animal Control will establish companion animal shelters in close proximity to evacuation centers as rapidly as possible.
Evacuation centers may be required to provide shelter for an indeterminate period depending on how quickly a full dam failure develops and the time required for movement of evacuees to other housing options. The specific organization of evacuation centers will be dependent on the physical characteristics and environment of each center. The general concept for evacuation centers is:
When the cause of the dam failure or threatened failure is a locally damaging earthquake, inspection of the potential evacuation center is required by a qualified engineer for structural safety and stability prior to activation as an evacuation center.
Common services such as security, feeding, medical and health care, information, banking services, etc., will be organized into a “community center” initially, with development of satellites as needed to service larger populations;
Community based organizations (CBOs), FBOs, and NGOs may be able to provide shelter support services, including cots, blankets, comfort kits, feeding utensils and other tangible resources. In addition, some of these organizations may be providing culturally- sensitive services and may have personnel trained as Shelter staff who could supplement assigned shelter staff.
Sanitary facilities may be provided through “port-a-potty” rental.
Bath and shower services may initially require transportation to existing facilities, with field sanitation facilities established as they become available through state, federal and private sector sources;
Parking for vehicles will require significant space and must be pre- planned. Ninety- degree parking provides for the most efficient use of available space. A separate area will be established where possible for travel trailers, campers and recreational vehicles (RV), reducing the requirement for dormitory space;
Mass transit may be required to move people to shopping, entertainment, scheduled medical care, etc., that cannot be provided at the evacuation center. This cuts down on “in and out” traffic of
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evacuee vehicles reducing security and degradation of temporary roads when paved parking is not available;
Since support staffing will take time to mobilize and some evacuees may wish to volunteer, shelter residents may be screened for necessary skills and proper credentials, if necessary; and
At a minimum, each evacuation center will require trained Shelter Managers; sufficient dormitory management, food preparation and registration staff; security staff (preferably led by a sworn Peace Officer, if possible); and trained health screening and medical staff with a dedicated private space to evaluate and treat evacuees with medical conditions.
4.14.2 IMMEDIATE SHELTER NEEDS
Arriving evacuees will likely require the same services that would be available from a more traditional shelter. Therefore, the immediate requirements for evacuation centers include the following:
Structural and safety check by qualified engineers if there has been earthquake damage in the region prior to designation as an evacuation center. Communication with the Care & Shelter Branch in the Kern County/ OA EOC; Security, traffic control and marked parking area(s); Registration, o Registration forms o Health screening forms o Skills/credential forms o Public address system Food preparation and feeding area; Dormitory, hydration and latrine areas; and Separate area for medical screening and treatment.
4.14.3 CONTINUING SHELTER NEEDS
The longer evacuees are required to remain in the evacuation centers, requirements at each will continue to grow, eventually including all of the services typically available in a small community. The list below is not considered comprehensive, but contains examples from recent large disasters:
Sheltered dormitory space for sleeping, equipped with cots and bedding; Meal service; Diversions for children; Counseling services; Clothing sources; Laundry services;
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PIO contact point, frequent update briefings and printed news digests; Set routines and schedules to provide a framework and sense of control; Numerous volunteer opportunities for residents to do useful, fulfilling work; Access to government services (e.g., pick-up points for diverted mail); Scheduled mass transit to surviving shopping, entertainment, medical care, worship services, etc.; Access to banking services; and Access to long distance telecommunications,
A list of facilities that have been pre-designated as evacuation centers in the event of a failure of the Lake Isabella Dam will be maintained by the Kern County/OA EOC Logistics Section staff.
The magnitude of the potential shelter demand dictates early assistance from all available sources, including mutual aid, private sector, and state and federal sources. State and federal assistance will be requested by the Kern County/OA EOC through the Cal EMA Inland Regional EOC (REOC).
4.14.4 SPECIFIC NEEDS POPULATIONS
The nature of evacuation centers, (temporary use of facilities and areas that are used for other purposes on a day-to-day basis) afford minimal privacy. Skilled personnel, therefore, may not be capable of providing the support needed by specific needs populations. For that reason, appropriate shelters for the specific needs populations will be required.
Many of the institutions that care for this population have identified and pre-arranged for alternate care/shelter facilities in the event that evacuation from the site is necessary. The Kern County Health Officer and EMS Department may assist with the coordination of patient transfers to facilities identified in transfer agreements15.
The Kern County EMS Department may request mutual aid/assistance via the Regional Health/Medical Mutual Aid Coordinator or the REOC from various state agencies, including the State EMS Agency, CHP and California National Guard for patient movement and evacuation; the Departments of Aging, Developmental Services, Rehabilitation and Social Services for special needs shelters.
4.14.5 TRANSITIONAL SHELTER/TEMPORARY HOUSING
Planning for transitional shelter/temporary housing is outside the scope of this plan. The need for long-term shelters/temporary housing will depend on how long the area is inundated and the length of time it will
15 Additional care site planning is outlined in the Lake Isabella Dam Failure EMS Operations Plan.
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take to clear debris and make areas safe for re-entry and habitation. Flood impact modeling by the USACE indicates that up to 66,275 residential buildings will suffer damage and over 46,000 of those will sustain more than 40 percent damage. The same model indicates that as few as 3,364 residential buildings in Bakersfield will escape flood damage.16
Floodwaters tend to be contaminated and previously flooded structures require significant decontamination and cleaning, in addition to inspection and repair, before being declared safe for habitation. Therefore, recovery planning will include planning for transitional shelter and temporary housing for a significant number of individuals and families displaced by the flood. The primary source for such assistance will be state and federal programs available under provisions of PL 93- 288 – The Stafford Act, 42 CFR §5121 et. seq. and other legislation.
4.15 Health and Medical Considerations
A failure of the Lake Isabella Dam has potentially serious health and medical consequences. A significant earthquake is the most probable initiator of a catastrophic main dam failure. In that situation, the health and medical considerations combine considerations associated with a hazardous material incident, earthquake, flood, and dam failure. All of these hazards are covered in Annex B-4 to the Kern County Emergency Plan17 and its attachments.
4.15.1 MEDICAL CONSIDERATIONS
In the case of a dam failure, major medical facilities and other health care facilities in the inundation area will be evacuated. Current mandatory evacuation plans for these facilities do not necessarily address evacuation out of the large inundation area, or essentially simultaneous evacuations of multiple medical facilities, and the resulting affects on potential receiving sites and patient movement resources. Consequently, there may be reliance on the same limited resources by multiple facilities and close pre-planning coordination among all medical facilities within the inundation area has been essential.
The Kern County Office of Emergency Services (OES), Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Department, and Department of Public Health (DPH), with support from other County departments (e.g., Fire, Sheriff, Human Services, Aging, Environmental Health) have collaborated to coordinate evacuation planning efforts among the hospitals, skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), outpatient clinics, and other specific needs Stakeholders in the inundation area.
At the time of an event, the Kern County/OA EOC Medical & Health Branch will coordinate the health and medical response efforts and may
16 Federal Emergency Management Agency HAZUS Model using 2000 census data. 17 Annex B-4 is further supplemented by appropriate procedures in Part 3 – EOC Procedures Manual, Emergency Medical Services Department Disaster Medical Plan and Mental Health Department Disaster Plan.
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request state and/or federal mutual aid resources through the medical mutual aid system, as indicated.
PROTECTIVE STRATEGIES
Evacuation is the primary protective strategy and planning considers the ability to safely evacuate patients from all facilities within the evacuation zone within the available time and resource constraints. Where that cannot be safely accomplished within the available time, and where appropriate, backup planning for vertical evacuation within the affected medical facility has been considered. With vertical evacuation, sources of emergency power, expendable supplies, medical gases, medications and other needs to protect and care for patients must be available above the predicted flood level.
IMMEDIATE TREATMENT CONSIDERATIONS
Considerations include injuries and illnesses due to an initiating earthquake, debris-laden floodwaters, contamination from hazardous materials swept up by passing flood waters, and aggravation of existing medical conditions due to stress.
Immediate treatment alternatives address a number of possible options, depending upon the presenting circumstances, including the number and criticality of the injured, the extent and rapidity of flooding, and the availability of alternate care sites, evacuation vehicles, local skilled personnel, and mutual aid resources.
FIELD TREATMENT SITES
Field treatment sites (FTS) may be established at or in proximity to activated evacuation centers that are easily accessible from evacuation routes. The goal is to provide immediate emergency care and to move patients to definitive medical care outside the impact area as soon as it is safe and feasible to do so.
DISASTER MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TEAMS (DMATS)
The federal government may be asked to deploy DMATs and appropriate elements of the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) to provide emergency medical care to the ill and injured through the medical mutual aid system.
ONGOING MEDICAL CARE OF ILL AND INJURED
MOBILE FIELD HOSPITAL
The State EMS Authority may be asked to deploy one of its three 30,000 square foot, 225-bed Mobile Field Hospitals to provide ongoing medical care to ill and injured patients and those transferred from hospitals within the inundation area through the statewide medical mutual aid system. However, it would take approximately 72 hours for the mobile hospital to
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arrive in the County, and appropriate, licensed staff would also need to be identified, recruited, and transported to the County to staff the mobile hospital. Since it is assumed that other hospitals in the region and state could absorb the displaced patients, transfer patients to other stationery hospitals.
4.15.2 HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS
Health considerations at the time of a potential dam failure include public health, environmental health and mental health issues.
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Environmental health issues (e.g., hazardous materials incidents, possible contamination of floodwaters, potable water and food supplies, etc.) involve potential immediate, intermediate and long-term issues. Mutual aid resources may be requested by the Kern County EOC or appropriate Department Operations Center (DOC), as indicated, through existing fire and/or environmental health mutual aid systems.
IMMEDIATE
Considerations include identification and remediation of contamination and infection from contaminated floodwaters, and monitoring of floodwaters and potentially contaminated victims as they evacuate. A consortium of available local resources, including the Kern County Environmental Health Department, local Fire Departments and Hazardous Materials Response Teams, and hospital and other medical personnel will address these issues.
INTERMEDIATE
Considerations include contamination of the food and potable water supplies and airborne contamination from the flood pool. Local environmental health and public health inspectors will address these issues, with support from state and/or federal mutual aid resources, as indicated.
LONG-TERM
Considerations include broad contamination of flooded areas as the flood waters recede; determination of safe re-entry procedures and times; long-term exposure to residual contamination; safe disposal of contaminated debris and building materials removed from the flooded area; and infestation by insects and pests. These issues will be addressed by a consortium of available local resources, including the Kern County Environmental Health and Public Health Departments, local Fire, Building, Roads and Public Works Departments, and Pest Control agencies, supplemented by local and statewide private sector resources.
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PUBLIC HEALTH
Public health considerations will include early and continuing surveillance for disease related to the incident, vector identification and control, and possible inoculation of susceptible individuals and groups. The Kern County Public Health Department, with support from local private sector resources and State Health Department mutual aid resources (e.g., public health inspectors and laboratories) will address these issues.
MENTAL HEALTH
Mental Health Services considerations include a broad spectrum of potential services, including care of affected mental health clients (both in- and out-patient); critical incident stress management for emergency responders; grief and loss counseling for victims; and monitoring the potential long-term effects of the disaster, such as post traumatic stress disorders and related conditions.
The Kern County Mental Health Department, with support from local mental health counselors, hospitals and healthcare facilities, and statewide mutual aid resources through the mental health mutual aid system will address these issues.
4.16 Animal Care
The transport, care and shelter of service animals, companion animals, large animals and livestock are addressed in Section 4.13. Essentially, service animals have the same access to evacuation, care and shelter as their owners, and, thus, require no special arrangements.
Kern County Animal Control, COB Animal Control, and the Kern County Agricultural Commissioner are responsible for arranging for the evacuation and care and shelter of companion animals and large animals and livestock, respectively, and work in the EOC under the Care & Shelter Branch in the Operations Section. These departments will coordinate with animal owners, as necessary, to identify the locations of and to arrange for the capture and care of abandoned animals in and around the inundation area. If necessary, Animal Services will also evaluate, transfer and care for any companion animals brought to evacuation centers by evacuees.
The existing Kern County Animal Shelter is in the inundation area and will need to be evacuated at the same time that animal services personnel are preparing to evacuate companion animals. Consequently, the County Animal Shelter will need to be relocated during Alert & Response Level 2, before precautionary evacuations commence at Level 3.
The owners of large animals and livestock are responsible to arrange for the evacuation and care of these animals in the event that evacuation is necessary. The Kern County Agricultural Commissioner will, to the extent possible, assist with these efforts, with the help of local rescue groups.
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County and City Animal Control staff will arrange for suitable crates, shelter locations, water and food supplies, veterinary care for emergency-related animal health issues, and segregation of non-compatible animals. Mutual aid assistance may be requested from the United States Humane Society (USHS) as necessary.
4.17 Security and Access Control
Security patrols for the evacuated area, as well as perimeter security patrols for the surrounding area, will be the responsibility of local law enforcement, with support from the CHP. The KCSO will patrol in the unincorporated areas and contract cities; the City of Bakersfield Police Department and other incorporated jurisdictions are responsible for security and access control in their respective jurisdictions. The CHP is also responsible for security and access control on state and federal highways.
Security and access control will be coordinated through the Kern County/OA EOC Operations Section, Law & Coroner Branch, in accordance with the Kern County Emergency Operations Plan, Annex B-2, Law Enforcement & Coroner Branch.
The following principles will apply to security and access control:
Security and access control are primarily for the safety of individuals; the second priority is the protection of property. At Alert and Response Level 4, reentry to the evacuation zone will be strongly discouraged for all except emergency vehicles. At Alert and Response Level 5, entry into the evacuation zone will not be allowed except for emergency personnel and emergency response vehicles. Access requirements for media covering the disaster will be in accordance with existing state law.
4.18 Return of Evacuees
Evacuees will be allowed to reenter the evacuated zone when local law enforcement and the Kern County Health Officer have deemed it safe to do so. Neighborhoods will be determined safe for reentry following removal of dangerous debris, inspection of structures and appropriate structural integrity tagging, mitigation of hazardous materials, and other extraordinary dangers to life and health.
Reentry will be announced by Kern County and COB PIOs as far in advance and as widely as possible in order to reach residents who may be widely dispersed.
4.19 Reentry Process
Detailed reentry planning is beyond the scope of this plan, however, reentry will be planned and implemented on a neighborhood-by-neighborhood basis and will be restricted to specific neighborhoods or areas, and to people with proper
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identification. If necessary, residents reentering the evacuated area will be escorted for their own safety.
The decision to lift the evacuation recommendation and allow reentry rests with the local law enforcement agency, after consulting with County and COB EOC Management and the Kern County Health Officer. Local law enforcement will determine the location of all control and entry points. Proof of residency, such as a current valid driver’s license or a document that indicates an address in the secured area will be required. However, this procedure may necessarily be flexible and include alternate means of resident identification due to the potential presence of non-local law enforcement and/or security personnel staffing reentry points, and the inability of reentrants to show proof of residency.
4.20 Recovery
Recovery planning is beyond the scope of this plan18, however, recovery will be a continuation of the response phase, indicated by a shift in emphasis from rescue and protection to cleanup and rebuilding. Long-term recovery will not be considered complete until the community has been restored to pre-disaster condition, or as near to that condition as is possible. Full recovery may take ten to 15 years or more to complete.
Emphasis during the recovery phase will be on the following:
Debris clearance starts as quickly as possible, especially along critical routes into and through the evacuation zones, and may continue for a long time as structures within the zone are inspected and demolished when appropriate. Public health is an early and continuing concern when dealing with debris, especially in a flood situation when floodwaters are contaminated with hazardous materials, potentially infectious biological wastes, and other materials.
Restoration of public safety and life support infrastructure, including police and fire stations, emergency medical services, medical/health systems, (hospitals, clinics, diagnostic facilities, vector control, etc.), utility services, including power, water and sewage systems, and critical communications systems.
Assistance to victims typically begins with establishment of Local Assistance Centers (LACs), which are temporary locations staffed by federal, state, and local government personnel and are intended to serve as single sources of information, registration and access to public and private recovery assistance.
Small Business Administration (SBA) grants and loan programs and Department of Agriculture assistance programs address short- and long-term economic recovery and continuing health issues.
18 Annex F to the Kern County/OA Emergency Operations Plan addresses Recovery from major disasters.
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State and federal assistance programs require bringing repaired and rebuilt structures into compliance with current building codes, requiring specific planning processes for rapid and accurate building permits and construction inspections.
During the emergency response phase, evacuee care and shelter is provided in short-term evacuation centers. As the response phase winds down, evacuees are moved into longer-term transitional housing through federal and state disaster assistance programs.
As government recovery programs end due to statutory limits, relief and support may transition to the private sector, with substantial support through Volunteer Organizations Active in Disasters (VOAD) and other non-profit agencies.
5.0 ORGANIZATION & RESPONSIBILITIES
Response to a potential failure of the Lake Isabella Dam and resulting flood will be a complex operation requiring flexible emergency management and response organizations capable of quickly adapting to continuously changing circumstances. Since the dam is owned and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), at a minimum, coordination between this federal agency, the Kern County/Operational Area (OA) Emergency Operations Center (EOC) on behalf of all local governments and agencies, and the City of Bakersfield EOC, will be required (Figure 1). At a maximum, if evacuation of the inundation area is necessary, significant mutual aid from local, state and federal resources will also be required.
Figure 1 - Lake Isabella Dam Failure, SEMS-Based Emergency Management Organization
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Consistent with the existing Kern County/OA and COB Emergency Operations Plans (EOPs), the organizational structure to be employed for this event in the field and EOCs is based upon the Incident Command System (ICS), and will comply with the Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) and the National Incident Management System (NIMS). Given the nature of this event and the issues associated with a mass evacuation, the activities to be performed by the field and EOC organizations may be expanded to incorporate additional functions and groups. Nonetheless, the basic field and EOC organizations will be based upon the five major ICS/SEMS/NIMS management functions depicted in the shaded boxes in Figure 2.
Figure 2 - Kern County/OA EOC Organization
5.1 Roles and Responsibilities
In addition to the basic functions and responsibilities outlined in the County/OA and COB EOPs, the responsibilities and functional enhancements that may be added to the Kern County and/or COB departments, field, and/or EOC organizations may include one or more of the following19, as required by the situation20:
19 The responsibilities and enhancements listed refer to both the Kern County and COB, unless otherwise indicated. 20 Most activities will be implemented according to pre-established Alert & Response Levels protocol.
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5.1.1 EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER (ECC)
Receive alerts and warnings from USACE of observed conditions at the dam; and Issue alerts and warnings and make necessary notifications.
5.1.2 MANAGEMENT
County Administrative Officer (CAO)/City Manager (CM), Director of Emergency Services (DES), County Counsel, Kern County Sheriff/Bakersfield Police Chief and City Fire Chief/Emergency Services Manager, with input from the Kern County Emergency Manager, will determine when precautionary and/or recommended evacuation notice will be issued.
Director of Emergency Services (DES) will establish a Joint Operations Center (JOC), if indicated to coordinate the emergency management activities of multiple local, state and federal response agencies.
Public Information Officer (PIO), in collaboration with the National Weather Service (NWS), will issue public notices of status of dam and will advise when precautionary and/or recommended evacuation is indicated; will establish a Joint Information Center (JIC) to coordinate all incident-related public information activities and serve as the central point of contact for all news media. PIOs from all participating agencies will collocate here.
5.1.3 OPERATIONS
Operations Chief will establish Air Operations Branch to support fixed wing and rotary operations for search and rescue and aerial reconnaissance to track floodwater’s forward edge and traffic conditions; and coordinate with Transportation in Logistics to establish Resource Staging Areas, as indicated.
Law, Fire, EMS, DPW, Roads, Caltrans, Utilities and Others, as appropriate will move vehicles, equipment and bulk items to high ground as soon as practicable, and provide barricades and available personnel to assist in controlling traffic flow and evacuation. Roads will update traffic web site and mobile message signs with conditions and travel times.
Law Enforcement21 will alert and warn those in the inundation area of need to evacuate, using vehicle mounted public address systems; coordinate with Transportation to identify evacuation assembly points in each evacuation zone; arrange transportation and relocate the incarcerated; direct and coordinate traffic movement and arrange for towing, fuel and maintenance services to and along evacuation
21 Kern County Sheriff serves as the Operational Area Evacuation Coordinator
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routes; coordinate the activities of Search & Rescue (SAR) Teams; establish and staff Traffic Control Points (TCPs); control access and reentry to and conduct security patrols in evacuated areas; and establish storage location(s) for impounded vehicles.
Fire Service will assist with alert and warning, as necessary, including activation of outdoor warning sirens in Lake Isabella and Bodfish; conduct search and rescue; and assist with evacuations of hospitals, skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and other specific needs facilities (Attachment 10) as available.
Medical, Health, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) will alert and warn hospitals, skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), clinics, and related specific needs facilities; establish and staff Field Treatment Sites (FTS) if necessary; and arrange for evacuation assistance, transportation, and receiving facilities/shelters for specific needs groups.
Functional Needs Liaison will serve as the primary point of contact (POC) connecting available transportation services with disabled and older adult communities. Specific Needs Facilities and Caregivers will notify family members of the potential for early release or discharge of specific needs patients/clients; and arrange for evacuation assistance, transportation and care and shelter for their respective patients/ clients.
Public and Environmental Health will monitor and test floodwaters, potable water and food supplies for contaminants, and will implement appropriate protective measures as indicated.
Care and Shelter, including American Red Cross (ARC), Salvation Army (SA), and Schools will establish and manage five to ten large evacuation centers; coordinate personnel, equipment, supplies, food and water for the evacuation centers; and will assist with managing special needs shelters. Schools may establish and manage shelters outside of the inundation area for students who have not been picked up by a parent or guardian.
Animal Control will relocate the Kern County Animal Shelter outside of the inundation area early during the response phase and will establish and manage companion animal shelters in close proximity to evacuation centers. Kern County Agricultural Commissioner will, as necessary and able, arrange for transport and shelter/containment pens for large animals and livestock outside the inundation area.
5.1.4 PLANNING/INTELLIGENCE
Technical Specialists will include high-level representatives from electric power, telephone, and gas service providers, and water districts to coordinate utility shutdowns in the inundation area.
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5.1.5 LOGISTICS
Supply will assist Operations with establishing Resource Staging Areas as indicated.
Transportation will coordinate with the Operations Chief to suspend bus service in the inundation area when indicated; coordinate with Law Enforcement to identify evacuation assembly points within the evacuation zones; and arrange with countywide transportation and paratransit providers for transport vehicles (including tow trucks), fuel supplies (gas, diesel and CNG) and maintenance services along the evacuation routes. The Traffic Engineer will calculate traffic flows along evacuation routes and recommend any adjustments to the routes to improve flows; and arrange to have traffic signals along the evacuation routes synchronized to improve traffic flow.
5.2 Support Agencies/Organizations
The departments listed below provide services that provide support specific to this plan. Many other local, state and federal departments not listed here provide general emergency response support.
Table 3 – Support Agencies/Organizations’ Services
Jurisdiction Agency/Organization Service(s)
Local Utilities Shut-down of utilities in inundation area Stores potable water and provides potable water tanker trucks Provides sandbags and other flood fighting equipment
State of California Department of Aging Personnel to support the evacuation and care of the elderly and functionally impaired adults
Department of Support for evacuation and Developmental Services care and shelter
Department of Fish & Game Statewide incident (CDFG) management technical specialists and response teams for inland oil/hazmat incidents Search and rescue teams, search dog teams and air operations
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Jurisdiction Agency/Organization Service(s)
Department of Food & Supports large animal and Agriculture (CDFA) livestock care, including evacuation, transport and shelter Department of General Ground transportation support Services Department of Rehabilitation Evaluation teams to assess shelter sites for specific needs populations
Department of Social Lead state department to Services (CDSS) support care and shelter
EMS Authority (EMSA) Organizes the evacuation of injured to medical facilities outside the impact area Arranges for EMS mutual aid, including personnel and transportation vehicles
California Highway Patrol Patient movement and (CHP) evacuation, including aero- medical evacuation Assists local law enforcement with traffic movement and control
California National Guard Manages casualty evacuation from hospitals and Casualty Collection Points
Evacuation and traffic control support
California Public Utilities List of commercial and private Commission (CPUC) transportation vehicles for evacuation
Caltrans Routing and directions to mass evacuees out of inundation area Supports traffic control
Federal United States Army Corps of Owns and operates Lake Engineers (USACE) Isabella Dam Conducts investigation of problems at dam Provides Kern County
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Jurisdiction Agency/Organization Service(s)
Emergency Communications Center (ECC) with status reports on observed conditions at the dam United States Forest Alerts campers and visitors in Service (USFS) park of need to evacuate (may be done by KCSO under contract)
6.0 PLAN DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE
This plan was developed by the Kern County Office of Emergency Services (OES), with significant input from various subject-matter experts (e.g., traffic engineers, dam operator) and a wide spectrum of Stakeholders (e.g., hospitals, schools, nursing homes, nongovernmental organizations – NGOs, etc.) from Kern County, the City of Bakersfield, and other local jurisdictions.
Every three years, this plan, in its entirely, will be reviewed, updated and submitted to the County/Operational Area Emergency Council for review and approval. Subsequent to Emergency Council approval, the plan will be presented to the Kern County Board of Supervisors and Bakersfield City Counsel for approval and adoption.
This plan may be modified as a result of post-incident analyses or/or post-exercise critiques.
• Proposed changes shall be submitted in writing to the Kern County Emergency Services Manager; and
• Upon approval of the Emergency Council, these changes shall be published and distributed to departments, agencies and jurisdictions holding the plan.
This plan may also be modified any time responsibilities, procedures, laws, rules or regulations pertaining to emergency management and operations change;
• Those jurisdictions and agencies having assigned responsibilities under this plan are requested to review this plan regularly and are obligated to inform the Emergency Services Manager when any changes occur or are imminent.
7.0 TRAINING AND EXERCISES
Kern County OES will provide initial training on this plan for the key Stakeholders. Update training will be provided regularly and all key Stakeholders will be advised of this and other appropriate training and exercise opportunities. It is the responsibility of each department, jurisdiction and agency with an assigned role in this plan to ensure that its personnel are properly trained to perform the assigned duties. Each department, jurisdiction and agency will maintain its training records.
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This plan will be exercised in coordination with regularly scheduled exercises of the Kern County/OA Emergency Operations Plan. Periodically, a multi-jurisdiction dam failure exercise will be sponsored by Kern County OES, which will notify all holders of the plan of this and other training and exercise opportunities.
8.0 POST-INCIDENT REVIEW & REPORTING
The Kern County Office of Emergency Services, in collaboration with the City of Bakersfield and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will conduct a post-incident critique and analysis to evaluate response to any incidents in which this plan is implemented. Any opportunities for improvement in the plan, training and/or exercises will be identified and incorporated into an Improvement Plan.
In addition, in keeping with the requirements of SEMS regulations, an After Action Report (AAR) will be prepared within 90 days following the termination of the incident22. (This requirement applies only to state and local government agencies seeking reimbursement from the State for personnel-related response costs.)
22 The Kern County/OA EOP contains detailed information on After-Action Report requirements and format.
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PART 2 – EMERGENCY RESPONSE23
1.0 KEY DATA24
The data below was used for planning purposes and is presented here in order to provide emergency response personnel with a sense of the magnitude of the potential problems to be addressed following a failure of the Lake Isabella Plan.
1.1 Demographics
The magnitude and complexity of the organization and coordination effort required to respond to and recover from a failure of the Lake Isabella Dam can be gleaned from the data below, including the number of individuals requiring evacuation and sheltering, the time interval before arrival of the floodwaters, the depth of the flooding, and evacuation zone and route clearance times.
Table 4 – Displaced, Evacuation and Damage Impacts25 Category Number Displaced 260,000
Seek Shelter 50,000-70,000
Require Evacuation within 240,000 6-10 hours Structures with 40-50 30,000 percent damage Debris 3.4 million tons
1.2 Arrival of Floodwaters26
The time to arrival of floodwaters at one-foot depth following a failure of the Main Dam:
Table 5 – Population by Time to One-Foot Inundation
Hours Population Affected 0 – 10 237,848 10 – 30 20,342 > 30 901
23 Since the information in this plan supplements the Kern County/OA EOP, emergency response policies, procedures and protocols contained in the EOP are not repeated here. Please refer to the EOP for basic emergency response procedures. 24 The sources for this data vary and, therefore, total numbers are not always consistent; all numbers have been rounded to nearest thousands. See Attachment 17 – Population Analysis for more detailed information. 25 Source: AMEC – HAZUS 26 Source: USACE – A GIS-Based Dam Failure Analysis and Evacuation Plan, Isabella Dam, Kern County, CA (5/08). Data from other sources indicated that about 15% - 20% of the evacuees will go to public shelters. The majority will seek other forms of shelter.
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1.3 Inundation Depths27
The inundation depth in feet following a failure of the Main Dam:
Table 6 - Population by Inundation Depth
Depth in Feet Population Affected 0 - 1 9,000 1.1 – 6 41,000 > 6 214,000
1.4 Evacuation Zone Clearance Times28
Table 7 – Evacuation Zone Clearance Times
Zone Clearance Time29 North 1 – 2 hours
Northwest 3 – 4 hours to 7th Standard Rd 8 hours to I-5 Central 2 – 3 hours to Mt. Vernon
Southeast 3 – 4 hours to SR 58 6 – 8 hours to Fairfax Rd. Southwest 10 – 14 hours to I-5
27 Source: USACE – A GIS-Based Dam Failure Analysis and Evacuation Plan, Isabella Dam, Kern County, CA (5/08) 28 Source: John D. Schuler, P.E. Times are calculated from notification through drive times at average speed of 10 mph, based on when the last vehicle leaves the zone. 29 Clearance time is the amount of time for the last exiting vehicle to cross the evacuation zone boundary.
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2.0 DAM FAILURE EVACUATION COMPONENTS
The FEMA Guide for Emergency Action Planning for State Regulated High-Hazard Potential Dams (FEMA 608, August 2008) identifies five major components to a dam safety emergency management program – 1) Detection, 2) Decision-making, 3) Notification, 4) Warning, and 5) Evacuation. According to this planning guide, the first three components are the responsibility of the dam owner/operator and the last two are the responsibility of the downstream public safety agencies. This plan assumes that the USACE, owner and operator of the Lake Isabella Dam, is responsible for detection; both the USACE and Kern County and the City of Bakersfield share responsibility for decision-making for various aspects of the response; and the county and city are responsible for notification, warning and evacuation.
Figure 3 depicts some of the key response actions to be implemented by Kern County (KC)/Operational Area (OA) and City of Bakersfield (COB) emergency responders under each of these five major evacuation components.
Figure 3 - Dam Failure Evacuation Components
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3.0 ALERT & RESPONSE LEVELS
Response to a potential or actual failure of Lake Isabella Dam is based on five alert and response levels30, which were jointly defined by the USACE and Kern County emergency management and engineering personnel. Each of the five levels is based upon observed conditions at the dam, assuming the occurrence of a major earthquake somewhere in the region that registers ground shaking of approximately .05 percent gravity at the dam.
The alert and response levels, observed conditions, and major actions to be implemented for each level are outlined here. More detailed information on response actions for each level is outlined in subsequent sections. Kern County (KC) and City of Bakersfield (COB) will activate individual Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs), which will both be located on the campus of the KC EOC. Kern County Fire Department (KCFD) and Bakersfield Fire Department (BFD) Dispatch are collocated in the Kern County Emergency Communications Center (ECC). When the level of alert and response escalates to Level 3, the Bakersfield Police Department (BFP) Dispatch and 9-1-1 lines will be moved out of the inundation area and collocated with the Kern County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) Dispatch Center.
Table 8 – Major Alert & Response Levels’ Actions
Level Observed Conditions Kern County/COB Response Actions Key Organizations31 Response Actions
0 Pre-earthquake normal monitoring and Pre-Event Develop/maintain emergency response reporting about the dam’s status to the Develop/maintain emergency response plan, procedures, protocols County Office of Emergency Services plan, procedures, protocols Provide Kern County and COB with (OES). No change in current Ongoing public information campaign contact numbers for input into the conditions observed. automated notification systems’ databases 1 Ground shaking at about .05% gravity Initial Notification Cal EMA Inland Region Liaison reports recorded at the dams.32 Army Corps of KC/OA and COB EOCs activated for to KC/OA EOC
30 Two additional levels of alert and response –Preparedness and All Clear have also been defined – but the actual emergency response activities are contained within the five principal levels contained in Table 9. 31 Key organizations include public, private and nonprofit organizations and other organizations with the potential to be impacted by the dam failure (e.g., local government agencies, schools, hospitals, clinics, skilled nursing facilities [SNFs], railroads, transportation providers, specific needs organizations, animal care agencies, Agricultural Commissioner and large animal owners in the inundation area). 32 No damages expected for this type of dam (rolled earth fill) below ground motions of .05% gravity. Because liquefaction is the primary failure mode, ground motions from distant large earthquakes, such as on the San Andreas Fault, are a greater threat than motions produced by closer but smaller fault systems.
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Level Observed Conditions Kern County/COB Response Actions Key Organizations31 Response Actions
Engineers (USACE) staff conducting earthquake response further inspections. No other Initial KC and COB notifications information provided at this time. COB Liaison reports to KC/OA EOC KC PIO confers with USACE and COB PIOs regarding initial press release to advise public of situation 2 Changes in seepage noticed. Heightened Readiness Vehicles, apparatus, heavy equipment, Inspections continuing with additional All jurisdictions and key organizations bulk food supplies, etc., moved out of USACE technical and engineering staff notified of status inundation area on the way to the site. KCSO begins evacuation of County Jail Hospitals, skilled nursing facilities KC/OA EOC notifies National Weather (SNFs), specific needs organizations Service (NWS) of public alert to be issued notify patients’ families of possible early and prepares Evacuation Centers for release/evacuation activation KC Animal Shelter moved out of inundation area
3 USACE reports to OES that seepage Precautionary Evacuation Schools, hospitals, SNFs, spec needs is increasing and sediment is now BPD Dispatch and 9-1-1 lines moved to organizations implement early release/ seen in the water flows, the muddy KCSO Dispatch discharge/ transfer to alternate site. water indicating that materials are KC/OA and COB EOC staffs reinforced as The process to evacuate patients for moving. In addition, cracking has been necessary to address evacuation, whom early release is not appropriate observed on the dams’ crests and including air operations may also begin. slopes. NWS issues public “get ready” and KC & COB Animal Control activates precautionary evacuation companion animal shelters National Forest visitors advised to CHP & Caltrans implement closure of evacuate major routes into region Reconnaissance and monitoring of forward edge of floodwaters begins
4 Situation is worsening. Latest Recommended Evacuation Hospitals, SNFs, specific needs inspections disclose that loss of grade Outdoor sirens in Lake Isabella and organizations implement full evacuation and slumping on the embankment Bodfish activated, signaling immediate Full traffic control measures crest has developed along with evacuation implemented
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Level Observed Conditions Kern County/COB Response Actions Key Organizations31 Response Actions
significant movements in the forms of NWS issues public warning that bulges, depressions, and breaks that immediate evacuation is recommended are visible on the embankments’ outer slopes. Dirty or turbid water flows further indicate internal erosion of the dam. Likely loss of the dam is greater than 50% probability.
5 Lake Isabella Dam is failing and is Dam Failure All key organizations fully mobilized releasing increasing quantities of NWS continues to broadcast evacuation/ water. Inundation water is expected to flash flood message reach the vicinity of China Grade Loop, Air reconnaissance tracks and reports on Mt. Vernon Avenue, and Fairfax Road water’s forward edge and traffic in approximately 5 hours. conditions
All Public safety officials will issue an All All Clear Clear Clear/Lake Isabella Dam Secure Transition to longer-term shelter or announcement when conditions at the transitional housing dam have been stabilized or the flood Reentry to specific neighborhood may wave has passed the entire evacuated begin area.
4.0 EVACUATION DECISION-MAKING
Evacuation of large populations, particularly those with specific needs, involves inherent risks as evacuees are moved away from familiar surroundings and usual resources and support facilities; however, the risks associated with a dam failure are even more daunting. Nonetheless, one of the most difficult aspects of evacuation planning is determining when evacuation should be recommended. In order to complete evacuation of the large number of people threatened by a failure of Lake Isabella Dam, the evacuation recommendation must be issued and evacuation must commence prior to the arrival of large volumes of water in the inundation area. Consequently, a staged evacuation will be implemented with specific needs organizations beginning evacuation at Alert & Response Level 3. The general population will be encouraged to begin evacuation at Level 3, before the actual evacuation recommendation is issued at Level 4.
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Moreover, evacuees must be convinced to begin leaving early enough for everyone at risk to get out of the vulnerable area in time and safely. This issue will be addressed through a combination of efforts, including a comprehensive, aggressive and ongoing public information campaign before an event occurs; providing early public notice of a problem at the dam and the potential need to evacuate; and issuing a clear and compelling evacuation recommendation at the time of a potential or actual dam failure, using all available means. Research indicates that the most effective means of delivering the evacuation notice is through door-to-door notification. The next best method is by driving through neighborhoods announcing the recommendation over vehicle loudspeakers. Consequently, Kern County and the COB will make every effort to deploy public safety vehicles with public address systems within the inundation area’s neighborhoods to announce the evacuation recommendation and instructions, and will use all other available methods, including telephone emergency notification systems, to communicate and repeat this message.
4.1 Authorized to Recommend Evacuation
Because the Lake Isabella Dam failure inundation area covers numerous unincorporated areas and a large part of the City of Bakersfield, the decision to recommend evacuation will be made using a collaborative process. Those authorized to recommend evacuation in Kern County/Operational Area (OA) and the City of Bakersfield include:
Kern County/OA COB County Administrative Officer (CAO) City Manager (CM)/Director of Emergency Services (DES) Director of Emergency Services (DES) Fire Chief/Emergency Services Manager Kern County Sheriff (KCSO) Police Chief County Counsel
4.2 Decision-Making Process
Figure 4 – Evacuation Decision-Making Process
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USACE alerts the ECC of the Observed Conditions at the dam; ECC advises the KC and COB Emergency Managers of the USACE alert; KC and COB Emergency Managers advise respective Directors of Emergency Services (DES), County Administrative Officer (CAO)/City Manager (CM) and elected officials of the situation; KC and COB DES’ confer, determine Level of Alert & Response, and advise respective Emergency Managers of appropriate response level; and Emergency Managers advise ECC of Level of Alert & Response and Notifications to be implemented.
5.0 EVACUATION PROCESS
Except in the case of an immediate and catastrophic failure of the dam, and given a proactive inspection and reporting system by the USACE, the recommendation to evacuate will typically progress over more than one and up to five Alert & Response Levels. Following evacuation, sheltering and reentry activities will be implemented as appropriate, in accordance with the process outlined in Table 9 below.
Table 9 – Evacuation Process
Alert & Warning/ Movement Shelter Reentry Response Notification
Level 1 Initial notification issued to public
All jurisdctions, key Key organizations move Preparations to activate organizations, USFS vehicles, aparatus, heavy Evacuation Centers notified of Level 2 equipment, bulk food, etc. conditions out of nundation area KC Animal Shelters evacuated from inundation Hospitals, SNFs, specific Evacuation of County Jail area needs organizations begins notidy families of possible early discharge/
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Alert & Warning/ Movement Shelter Reentry Response Notification
Level release/evacution
Cal EMA Administrative Region advised of potential mutual aid needs
3 COB 9-1-1 lines National Forest visitors Schools evacuate forwarded and BPD advised to evacuate remaining students to Dispatcher moved to shelters KCSO Dispatch Resource Staging Areas established Evacuation Centers established NWS issues public “get Schools implement early ready” and precautionary release KC Animal Control evacuation messages activates companion animal Hospitals/SNFs implement shelters JIC activated early discharge/transfer
Large animals/livestock Specific needs owners advised to move organizations begin early animals to high ground release/ transfer
Transit resources deployed to evacuation assembly points to pick up those with specific needs or without vehicles
CHP/Caltrans implement hard closures of major routes into region
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Alert & Warning/ Movement Shelter Reentry Response Notification
Level
Tow trucks and traffic control equipment deployed to Resource Staging Areas
4 Outdoor sirens at Lake Hospitals/SNFs implement Isabella and Bodfish full evacuation activated Full traffic control NWS issues public measures implemented evacuation recommendation (flash flood warning)
5 NWS continues to Air reconnaissance tracks Evacuation Centers and broadcast and reports water’s animal shelters fully evacuation/flash flood forward edge and traffic activated at end of all warnings conditions evacuation routes
KC/OA EOC issues status of water’s forward edge and traffic conditions report every 30 minutes
All key organizations fully mobilized to support evacuation and sheltering
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Alert & Warning/ Movement Shelter Reentry Response Notification
Level All Clear Public safety, security and Long-term shelters and/or Reentry of specific traffic control maintained transitional housing may be neighborhoods activated begins
6.0 EVACUATION RECOMMENDATION
The public notice for precautionary or recommended evacuation will be made using a variety of means, including:
Computer-generated telephone notification via landlines and/or cellular phone lines Mass media via local television and radio Emergency Alert System stations Weather radio Public safety vehicle patrols in neighborhoods, using loudspeakers Outdoor sirens (Lake Isabella and Bodfish) Email and web sites hosted by county, city and National Weather Service (NWS)
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7.0 ALERT, WARNING & NOTIFICATION
Figure 5 – Initial Alert & Warnings
Depending on the Alert & Response Level to be implemented, ECC issues additional alerts and warnings; Upon initial alert, KC/COB Emergency Managers advise KC/COB Public Information Officers (PIOs) of situation; KC/COB PIOs confer and issue initial alert to public advising of situation; and KC/COB Emergency Managers implement actions consistent with Alert & Response Level.
8.0 EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION33
If the initiating event is an earthquake resulting in local damage, a Proclamation of Local Emergency will typically be made at Level 1. If the potential dam failure is caused by a different event, a Local Emergency Proclamation will be made at Level 3, in order to provide access to the number and type of state and federal mutual aid resources that will be needed if the incident results in an actual evacuation.
9.0 EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACTIONS
The Alert & Response Levels agreed upon by Kern County OES and the USACE, identify specific activities to be performed at certain levels by emergency response and/ management personnel and functional groups. These actions relate to a Lake Isabella Dam failure and are in addition to activities assigned in the Kern County/OA and COB EOPs. Level 0 – pre-event preparedness measures are listed in Part 1 – Section 3.9.
33 Refer to the Kern County/OA or COB Emergency Operations Plan for instructions and templates.
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Table 10 – Emergency Response Actions
Individual/Functional Group Level/Response Actions KC/COB Emergency Communications Level 1 Center (ECC) Receive report of Level 1 Observed Conditions at dam from USACE dam operator Notify the following of USACE report: o KC/COB Emergency Managers o KCSO/BPD Watch Commanders o KCFD/BFD Duty Officers o KC EMS Department Make additional notifications as directed by KC/COB Emergency Managers Document all notifications made, including time Review and implement Dam Failure Communications Plan (Attachment 16) Ensure that all ECC and KCSO dispatchers are aware of the provisions in the Dam Failure Communications Plan Level 2 Receive report of Level 2 Observed Conditions at dam from USACE dam operator Notify the following of USACE report: o KC/COB Emergency Managers o All jurisdictions and key organizations Make additional notifications as directed by KC/COB Emergency Managers Document all notifications made, including time Integrate key organizations into Communications Plan as they mobilize Level 334 Receive report of Level 3 Observed Conditions at dam from USACE dam operator Notify the following of USACE report: o KC/COB Emergency Managers o All jurisdictions and key organizations Make additional notifications as directed by KC/COB Emergency Managers Document all notifications made, including time Level 4 Receive report of Level 4 Observed Conditions at dam from USACE dam operator Notify the following of USACE report: o KC/COB Emergency Managers o All jurisdictions and key organizations Make additional notifications as directed by KC/COB Emergency Managers
34 At this level of response, the COB 9-1-1 lines will be forwarded to KCSO Dispatch and a BPD dispatcher will report to work at the KCSO Dispatch Center .
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Individual/Functional Group Level/Response Actions Activate outdoor sirens in Lake Isabella Village and Bodfish via radio (or manually at site by KCSO or KCFD), if authorized to do so by KC Emergency Manager or KCSO Watch Commander Document all notifications made, including time Level 5 Receive report of Level 5 Observed Conditions at dam from USACE dam operator Notify the following of USACE report: o KC/COB Emergency Managers o All jurisdictions and key organizations Make additional notifications as directed by KC/COB Emergency Managers Document all notifications made, including time Be prepared for telecom failure across the region that are based in the inundation area, including landline, cellular, other wireless services, Wide Area Networks (WAN) and other data systems KC/COB Emergency Managers Level 1 Receive ECC alert and warning from USACE on Level 1Observed Conditions Advise KC/COB Director of Emergency Services (DES), CAO/CM and elected officials (Chair, BOS and COB Mayor) of Level 1 Observed Conditions and determine actions to be implemented Advise ECC of additional notifications to be made and actions to be taken If not already activated following the earthquake, consider activating (partially or fully) the EOC, or place EOC staff on heightened alert If not already done following the earthquake, consider making Proclamation of Local Emergency Direct COB Liaison to report to KC/OA EOC, if activated Advise KC PIO of situation and to prepare initial press release informing public of the situation, in coordination with USACE and COB PIOs Advise Cal EMA Inland Region of situation and status of EOC Level 2 Notify National Weather Service (NWS) of need to issue public alert concerning status of dam Advise PIO to coordinate all press releases and other public notices with the NWS
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Individual/Functional Group Level/Response Actions Level 3 Reinforce KC /COB EOC staffs to address evacuation, including Air Operations Branch KC/COB PIOs Level 1 Confer with USACE PIO regarding press release Prepare initial press release and follow-ups as appropriate; include advice to residents in inundation area to ensure vehicles are fully fueled and prepared to be driven out of inundation area Level 2 Notify NWS of initial press release and coordinate closely on all subsequent public notices, watches and warnings Level 3 Request NWS to issue public “get ready” and precautionary evacuation messages Activate JIC and advise all involved disciplines, jurisdictions and key organizations of its location (Bldg B, Bakersfield College) Issue media releases and conduct media briefings as indicated and arrange for visual opportunities that do not interfere with evacuation Disseminate locations of Evacuation Centers and any shelters for specific needs populations Level 4 Request NWS to issue public notice that evacuation is recommended, starting immediately Level 5 Request NWS to continue to broadcast evacuation/flash flood messages to the public Notify media and NWS of floodwater’s progress every 30 minutes KC EOC Staff Level 1 Report to EOC or standby on heightened alert if directed to do so by KC/COB Emergency Manager Review SAR procedures and information on Specific Needs Populations (Fire & Rescue Branch) Review response protocols, status of equipment, supplies and staff and identify gaps and potential sources of support (EHS/Health & Medical Branch) Identify any damages to evacuation routes from earthquake and adjust preplanned Traffic Control Plan if necessary (LE Branch)
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Individual/Functional Group Level/Response Actions Level 2 Advise Regional Mutual Aid Coordinator of potential mutual aid needs if evacuation is necessary (Law, Fire, Health & Medical Branches) Prepare to activate Evacuation Centers and notify involved jurisdictions and support organizations (Care & Shelter Branch) Notify Amtrak and Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railroad of Level 2 conditions at dam (Transportation) Relocate and stage traffic control resources and commence monitoring traffic conditions (LE Branch) Level 3 Proclaim Local Emergency if not already done Request ambulance and other EMS mutual aid for Evacuation Centers (Health & Medical Branch) Request fire and rescue mutual aid resources as necessary (Fire & Rescue Branch) Establish Evacuation Centers (Care & Shelter) and Resource Staging Areas (Operations) Deploy transit resources to Evacuation Assembly Points to pick-up those with Specific Needs and those without vehicles who require transportation (LE Branch) Monitor gas stations along evacuation routes to ensure that lines do not form and slow the evacuation (LE Branch) Activate and deploy tow trucks with fuel and other Traffic Control equipment to pre-designated locations along evacuation routes and synchronize traffic signals timing (LE Branch) Request LE and SAR mutual aid resources (LE Branch) Implement hard closures of major routes into the region at distant points (LE Branch) Monitor bus service and suspend scheduled service when appropriate but not later than the issuance of a general evacuation recommendation (Transportation) Level 4 Implement full Traffic Control measures, including closing entrance ramps to major ingress routes into the evacuated area and monitor other routes and discourage ingress except for emergency vehicles (LE Branch) Be prepared to respond to SAR requests from
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Individual/Functional Group Level/Response Actions precautionary release of water from dam Announce cessation of scheduled mass transit (Transportation) Be prepared to identify and collect samples from those who came in contact with floodwaters (EHS/Health & Medical Branch) Level 5 Plan and execute demobilization per mutual aid agreements (Operations) Monitor air reconnaissance as it tracks the forward edge of the floodwaters and traffic conditions (LE Branch) Identify and collect samples from floodwaters to test for contamination; and collect samples from those exposed to floodwaters, particularly those entering mass care (EHS/Health & Medical Branch) Notify key organizations of floodwater’s progress every 30 minutes (Planning Section, Sitstat) Close ingress to inundation area and evacuation routes except to authorized emergency/rescue vehicles and announce complete closure of evacuation zones (LE Branch)
KCSO/BPD/CHP/Caltrans Level 2 Notify US Forest Service of Level 2 conditions (KCSO Dispatch) Begin evacuation of County Jail to Lerdo (KCSO) Level 3 Forward 9-1-1 lines and deploy BPD dispatcher to KCSO Dispatch Center (BPD) Notify visitors to Sequoia National Forest, and occupants of Kern Canyon, including all campsites and other recreational facilities, to evacuate (KCSO) Coordinate reconnaissance and Search and Rescue (SAR) Request Law Enforcement mutual aid from Regional LE Mutual Aid Coordinator (KCSO) Close state and federal highway routes into the region at distant points (CHP, Caltrans) Close SR 178 blocking entrance to Kern Canyon (KC RMA (Roads) and COB DPW (Streets and , with support from KCSO) Level 4 Implement security measures in inundation area Reposition tow trucks and other traffic control equipment as evacuation zones begin to clear (KCSO, BPD, RMA, COB DPW)
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Individual/Functional Group Level/Response Actions
Level 5 Shift security to perimeter of inundation area as floodwaters advance ensuring that security units are not cut off by floodwaters. All Clear Issue All Clear /Lake Isabella Dam Secure announcement when conditions at the dam have been stabilized or the flood wave has passed the entire inundation area Maintain traffic control and security measures as indicated Deploy resources to reentry Traffic Control Points KC/COB Animal Control/Agricultural Level 2 Commissioner Evacuate KC Animal Shelter Request pre-planned resources for care of large animals and livestock Level 3 Advise large animal/livestock owners to move animals to high ground Activate companion animal shelters at Evacuation Centers Arrange for resource needs from key vendors Key Organizations Level 1 Send liaison to KC/OA EOC and COB EOC as requested
Level 2 Move vehicles, apparatus, heavy equipment, bulk food supplies, etc. out of inundation area (All) Notify patients’/clients’ families of possible early discharge/release and evacuation (Hospitals, SNFs, Specific Needs Organizations) Move supply trailers, food bank and other bulk supplies out of inundation area (All) Begin pumping at maximum rates to fill all water storage capacity as quickly as possible (Water Utility) Level 3 Schools implement early release and evacuate remaining students to alternate sites/Evacuation Centers (at 5:00 pm or at Level 4 or 5, whichever comes first) Hospitals, SNFs implement early discharge and/or transfer Specific Needs Organizations begin early release and transfer of clients/patients and activate alternate (evacuation) sites Specific Needs Organizations report status/needs
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Individual/Functional Group Level/Response Actions of population to KC EMS Maintain communications with EOC Level 4 Hospitals, SNFs, and Specific Needs Facilities/ Organizations implement full evacuation Transit authorities suspend any continuing scheduled service upon issuance of a general evacuation recommendation Level 5 Fully mobilize to support evacuation of entire inundation area and care for those displaced (All) Water agencies isolate stored water from flood compromised distribution systems Be prepared to support distribution of water by other means (tanker trucks and water trailers) (Water Utilities)
10.0 EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
Existing communications systems should continue to function unless critical components are damaged by an initiating earthquake. However, many normally available systems may fail at Alert and Response Level 5 due to flooding of critical switches and other system components. Failing systems may include landline and mobile wireless services, radio systems based in the inundation area, and other components dependent on commercial power that lack adequate emergency power backup. In short, communications may fail at a critical juncture, including parts of those systems servicing facilities in the Bakersfield region but outside the inundation area where many response resources and mass care operations will be hosted.
Attachment 16 contains a comprehensive Lake Isabella Dam Evacuation Communications Plan to support this evacuation plan. This Communications Plan provides a flexible response communications system that is:
Based on system resources outside the inundation area and not dependent on components in the inundation area; Mobile base stations; and Peer-to-peer tactical systems.
The system also supports communications links with public and private sector key organizations that are critical to supporting a successful evacuation, including, but are not limited to, the following:
Tow truck companies contracted by KCSO, BPD and CHP; Mass transit providers, (Kern Regional Transit, Golden Empire Transit, First Transit, North of the River Recreation and Parks, School district buses, etc.); and
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Other critical resources (radio-dispatched taxi services, KC/COB Animal Control, water districts, etc.).
11.0 MUTUAL AID35
The flood resulting from a failure of Lake Isabella Dam will require extraordinary amounts of mutual aid from local, state, federal and private resources. Although it may take days for the situation to progress to subsequent Alert & Response Levels, or may never progress to a higher Level, it is imperative that a sufficient number and specific types of mutual aid resources are available to support evacuation and sheltering. Consequently, local and Regional mutual aid partners will be notified of mutual aid needs early in the response phase. The necessary resources will also be mobilized early on in order to ensure that support is available when needed.
12.0 EMERGENCY PUBLIC INFORMATION & MEDIA COORDINATION
Emergency public information, both before and during a dam failure event, will focus on convincing threatened populations that the threat is valid and evacuation is necessary, in order to facilitate a safe, orderly, timely and effective evacuation. In keeping with this focus, and to ensure that accurate and consistent information is disseminated, the media will be briefed on an ongoing basis through a Joint Information Center (JIC), staffed by PIOs from all involved jurisdictions, levels of government, and other key organizations. Maximum transparency of all releasable and validated information will apply when disseminating information to the media.
13.0 RECONNAISSANCE
The KC/OA EOC Law Enforcement Branch will oversee and coordinate all reconnaissance, including air operations, using helicopters and fixed wing aircraft from the KCSO, KCFD, and mutual aid resources. The forward edge of the advancing floodwaters, traffic conditions, and any obvious major damages will be monitored and reported to the KC/OA EOC Law Branch for further dissemination in accordance with established EOC procedures.
14.0 INTER-ORGANIZATION/-JURISDICTION COORDINATION
Given the critical and complex nature of a mass evacuation, and the significant number of jurisdictions and public and private organizations required for an effective response effort, close inter-organization and –jurisdiction coordination will be required. Therefore, following receipt of the initial alert and warning from the USACE, the COB and Cal EMA Inland Region will deploy liaisons to the KC/OA EOC to coordinate information-sharing, resource and mutual aid requests, and response efforts. In addition, a Joint Operations Center with representatives from all levels of government and key external organizations will be established in the Kern County/OA EOC as early during the response phase as is practicable.
35 Refer to the Kern County/OA or COB Emergency Operations Plan for detailed instructions and form templates.
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15.0 SEARCH & RESCUE
Search and Rescue (SAR) is conducted on a day-to-day basis by local fire services. In a major flood incident, additional SAR teams with special training and rescue equipment is required for flooded areas, particularly in areas with fast moving water where swift water rescue teams are needed. Most of the special equipment and specially trained SAR teams will come through mutual assistance from the Cal EMA SAR Coordinator, and from federal assets, based on requests from the State Operations Center (SOC).
Specific needs populations, particularly those with physical and mental impairments, and medical conditions will need evacuation and shelter assistance. Federal assets include SAR Special Response Teams (SRT), with special training and equipment to rescue victims with disabilities/special needs.
The priority for search and rescue is to avert the death or injury of individuals left behind in the inundation area, regardless of why they are still there.
16.0 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MONITORING
Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) become a hazard in a flood incident when flood water inundates locations where the hazardous materials are manufactured, stored, used and disposed of. A flood resulting from a failure of the Lake Isabella Dam will pass through an oil production area as it emerges from Kern Canyon and through various locations storing and/or using HAZMAT throughout the inundation area, including the main sewage treatment plant for the City of Bakersfield.
As a result, emergency managers and responders must assume that floodwaters are heavily contaminated with HAZMAT until proven otherwise through laboratory testing and analysis. Direct contact with floodwaters must be avoided where possible and exposure limited when avoidance is not possible.
The Kern County/OA EOC Health & Medical Branch, which includes representatives from the county Environmental Health and Public Health Departments, will monitor the HAZMAT situation to ensure timely identification and sampling of all individuals exposed to floodwaters in order to support effective decontamination and medical treatment when warranted.
17.0 TRAFFIC CONTROL
The primary goal of this plan is to evacuate threatened populations before the floodwaters inundate the areas at risk. The key to accomplishing this is quick and orderly movement of vehicles carrying people out of the inundation area along pre-designated evacuation routes. Traffic control along these routes will be essential in order to reach this goal.
Due to anticipated minimal resources in the early periods of an evacuation and potential collateral damage from an event-initiating earthquake, the primary traffic control strategy is to stage traffic control resources at pre-designated Traffic Control Points (TCPs) along essential routes and intersections. Traffic control personnel will monitor and facilitate the
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flow of traffic along the evacuation routes and will respond to any developing bottlenecks as they occur.
Attachment 6 contains a list of preplanned TCPs and specific control tactics.
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PART 3 – EMERGENCY ACTION CHECKLISTS1
The checklists that follow are hazard-specific lists, addressing only those activities that may be implemented for a potential failure of the Lake Isabella Dam. These activities supplement those performed by City of Bakersfield (COB) and Kern County EOC staffs following most emergencies.
All Kern County/Operational Area (KC/OA) and COB EOC staffs should refer first to the assigned function EOC Emergency Action Checklist before performing the activities listed in the attached supplemental checklist.
The activities to be performed for an imminent or actual dam failure are listed according to the Activation and Response Levels described in Part 2, Section 3.0 of this plan. As with the general EOC Checklists, only those activities applicable to the presenting situation should be implemented.
Alert & Response Levels
Level 0 Pre-Event – Refer to Part 1, Section 3.9 for Preparedness activities.
Level Observed Dam Conditions at Dam Focus 0 Normal Pre-Event 1 Ground shaking at .05%gravityrecorded at dam Initial Notification 2 Changes in seepage noted Heightened Readiness 3 Seepage increasing; sediment observed; cracking on Precautionary Evacuation crests and slopes 4 Loss of grade, slumping, bulges, depressions on Recommended Evacuation embankments’ 5 Increasing amounts of water being released Dam Failure 6 Secure All Clear
1 Checklists are included for those EOC functions that have specific activities to perform related to a Lake Isabella Dam Failure.
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EMERGENCY ACTION CHECKLIST
Emergency Communications Center (ECC) (City of Bakersfield and Kern County)
Response Levels
Level Observed Dam Conditions at Dam Focus 1 Ground shaking at .05%gravityrecorded at dam Initial Notification 2 Changes in seepage noted Heightened Readiness 3 Seepage increasing; sediment observed; cracking on Precautionary Evacuation crests and slopes 4 Loss of grade, slumping, bulges, depressions on Recommended Evacuation embankments’ 5 Increasing amounts of water being released Dam Failure
Checklist
Level Activities 1 Receive report of Level 1 conditions at dam from USACE dam operator Notify the following of USACE report: o KC/COB Emergency Managers o KCSO/BPD Watch Commanders o KCFD/BFD Duty Officers o KC EMS Department Make initial notifications as directed by KC/COB Emergency Managers Document all notifications made, including time Review and implement Dam Failure Communications Plan (Attachment 16) Ensure that all ECC and KCSO dispatchers are aware of the provisions in the Dam Failure Communications Plan 2 Receive report of Level 2 conditions at dam from USACE dam operator Notify the following of USACE report: o KC/COB Emergency Managers o All jurisdictions and key organizations Make additional notifications as directed by KC/COB Emergency Managers Document all notifications made, including time Integrate key organizations into Communications Plan as they mobilize 3 Receive report of Level 3 conditions at dam from USACE dam operator Notify the following of USACE report: o KC/COB Emergency Managers o All jurisdictions and key organizations Make additional notifications as directed by KC/COB Emergency Managers Document all notifications made, including time BPD Dispatch and 9-1-1 lines moved to KCSO Dispatch 4 Receive report of Level 4 conditions at dam from USACE dam operator Notify the following of USACE report: o KC/COB Emergency Managers
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Level Activities o All jurisdictions and key organizations Make additional notifications as directed by KC/COB Emergency Managers Activate outdoor sirens in Lake Isabella Village and Bodfish via radio (or manually at site by KCSO or KCFD), if authorized to do so by KC Emergency Manager or EOC Director Document all notifications made, including time 5 Receive report of Level 5 conditions at dam from USACE dam operator Notify the following of USACE report: o KC/COB Emergency Managers o All jurisdictions and key organizations Make additional notifications as directed by KC/COB Emergency Managers Document all notifications made, including time Be prepared for telecom failure across the region that are based in the inundation area, including landline, cellular, other wireless services, Wide Area Networks (WAN) and other data systems
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EMERGENCY ACTION CHECKLIST
Emergency Manager/EOC Director (City of Bakersfield and Kern County)
Response Levels
Level Observed Dam Conditions at Dam Focus 1 Ground shaking at .05%gravityrecorded at dam Initial Notification 2 Changes in seepage noted Heightened Readiness 3 Seepage increasing; sediment observed; cracking on Precautionary Evacuation crests and slopes 4 Loss of grade, slumping, bulges, depressions on Recommended Evacuation embankments’ 5 Increasing amounts of water being released Dam Failure
Checklist
Level Activities 1 Receive alert and warning from USACE Advise KC/COB Director of Emergency Services (DES), CAO/CM and elected officials (Chair BOS and COB Mayor) of Level 1 and determine actions to be implemented Advise ECC of KC and COB notifications to be made and actions to be taken If not already activated, consider activating (partially or fully) the EOC, or place EOC staff on heightened alert If not already done, consider making Proclamation of Local Emergency Direct COB Liaison to report to KC/OA EOC Advise Cal EMA Inland Region of situation and status of EOC and advise of potential mutual aid needs (Cal EMA Inland Region Liaison should report to KC/OA EOC Advise KC PIO of situation and to prepare initial press release informing public of the situation, in coordination with USACE and COB PIOs 2 Advise ECC to notify all jurisdctions, key organizations and USFS of Level 2 conditions Notify National Weather Service (NWS) of need to issue public alert concerning status of dam Advise Operations Section to prepare Evacuation Centers for activation Advise PIO to coordinate all press releases and other public notices with the NWS 3 Reinforce KC /COB EOC staffs to address evacuation, including Air Operations Branch Proclaim Local Emergency if not already done Direct Operations to establish Evacuation Centers and Resource Staging Areas Ensure that PIO advises NWS to issue public “get ready” and precautionary evacuation announcement
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Level Activities Confer with Operations Section Chief to ensure that reconnaissance and monitoring of forward edge of floodwaters is implemented 4 Direct ECC to activate outdoor sirens in Lake Isabella and Bodfish, signaling immediate evacuation Ensure that PIO advises NWS to issue public announcement that evacuation is recommended, starting immediately (e.g., Flash flood warning) Confer with Logistics (Transportation) regarding announcing cessation of scheduled mass transit 5 Ensure that PIO advises NWS to continue to broadcast evacuation/Flash Flood messages Confer with Operations Section Chief to ensure that air reconnaissance tracks and reports on water’s forward edge and traffic conditions every 30 minutes Direct PIO and Planning (Sitstat) as appropriate, to notify media, NWS, all jurisdictions and key agencies of the flood water’s progress and traffic conditions approximately every 30 minutes All Clear Confer with Logistics Section Chief to determine when the transition to longer- term shelter or transitional housing will commence Consult with Operations Section Chief regarding when reentry to specific neighborhoods will begin
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EMERGENCY ACTION CHECKLIST
Public Information Officer (City of Bakersfield and Kern County)
Response Levels
Level Observed Dam Conditions at Dam Focus 1 Ground shaking at .05%gravityrecorded at dam Initial Notification 2 Changes in seepage noted Heightened Readiness 3 Seepage increasing; sediment observed; cracking on Precautionary Evacuation crests and slopes 4 Loss of grade, slumping, bulges, depressions on Recommended Evacuation embankments’ 5 Increasing amounts of water being released Dam Failure
Checklist
Level Activities 1 Collaborate with NWS on public announcements, watches and warnings to ensure consistent messages reach the public Confer with Emergency Manager and USACE PIO regarding initial press release Prepare initial press release and follow-ups as appropriate; include advice to residents in inundation area to ensure vehicles are fully fueled and prepared to be driven out of inundation area Establish Joint Information Center (JIC); advise ECC of notifications to be made, including the location and opening time Review evacuation zone maps and related media release templates; when indicated, prepare media releases to meet the presenting environment and action plans 2 Notify NWS of initial press release and coordinate closely on all subsequent public notices, watches and warnings (KC/OA) Immediately establish the JIC and disseminate the location and opening time of the JIC to the media Determine status of schools (if open and operating) o Anticipated disposition of students o Special instructions/guidance for parents o Contact number for public inquiries Determine status of hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, other congregate living establishments o Anticipated disposition of residents o Special instructions/guidance for relatives/guardians o Contact number for public inquiries Determine the status of the following and prepare appropriate responses for spokespersons o Status of camps and recreation facilities in Kern Canyon
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Level Activities (Sheriff’s Office, National Forrest Service – on seasonal basis) o Warning and evacuation of persons in the canyon (Sheriff’s Office) o Utilities and utility shutoff plans (Telephone, water, electric power and gas) o Status and plans of public transportation providers o Anticipated evacuation assembly points and effective times o Contact information for public inquiries 3 Request NWS to issue public “get ready” and precautionary evacuation messages Activate JIC and advise all involved disciplines, jurisdictions and key organizations of its location (Bldg B, Bakersfield College) Issue media releases and conduct media briefings as indicated and arrange for visual opportunities that do not interfere with evacuation Disseminate locations of Evacuation Centers and any shelters for specific needs populations 4 Request NWS to issue public notice that evacuation is recommended, starting immediately Advise NWS that outdoor sirens in Lake Isabella and Bodfish have been activated, signaling immediate evacuation is recommended 5 Request NWS to continue to broadcast evacuation/flash flood messages to the public Notify media and NWS of floodwater’s progress every 30 minutes
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EMERGENCY ACTION CHECKLIST
Law Enforcement Branch (Bakersfield PD and Kern County SO CHP, Caltrans)
Response Levels
Level Observed Dam Conditions at Dam Focus 1 Ground shaking at .05%gravityrecorded at dam Initial Notification 2 Changes in seepage noted Heightened Readiness 3 Seepage increasing; sediment observed; cracking on Precautionary Evacuation crests and slopes 4 Loss of grade, slumping, bulges, depressions on Recommended Evacuation embankments’ 5 Increasing amounts of water being released Dam Failure
Checklist
Level Activities 1 Ready critical supplies and equipment for movement outside inundation area Place staff on heightened alert Identify any damages to evacuation routes and adjust preplanned Traffic Control Plan if necessary 2 Notify US Forest Service of Level 2 conditions (KCSO Dispatch) Begin evacuation of County Jail to Lerdo (KCSO) Move vehicles, apparatus, heavy equipment, bulk food supplies, etc., out of inundation area Relocate and stage traffic control resources and commence monitoring traffic conditions Review road conditions o Unanticipated damage to designated evacuation routes o Construction and other obstructions to evacuation as planned o Develop work-arounds as needed o Ensure road conditions and work-arounds are disseminated to PIO 3 Forward 9-1-1 lines and deploy BPD dispatcher to KCSO Dispatch Center (BPD Communications) Notify visitors to Sequoia National Forest, and occupants of Kern Canyon, including all campsites and other recreational facilities, to evacuate (KCSO) Provide assistance in evacuating institutionalized persons, as requested and able Coordinate reconnaissance and search & rescue with Fire Branch Monitor air reconnaissance as it tracks the forward edge of the floodwaters and traffic conditions Identify locations of Evacuation Centers and specific needs shelters and ensure traffic control from evacuation routes to destinations
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Level Activities Review parking plans for each Evacuation Center and revise as needed Advise Regional Law Mutual Aid Coordinator of potential mutual aid needs if evacuation is required (KCSO) Close state and federal highway routes into the region at distant points (CHP, Caltrans) Close SR 178 blocking entrance to Kern Canyon (CHP, Caltrans) Deploy transit resources to Evacuation Assembly to pick-up those with Specific Needs and those without vehicles who require transportation Monitor gas stations along evacuation routes to ensure that lines do not form and slow the evacuation Activate and deploy tow trucks with fuel and other Traffic Control equipment to pre-designated locations along evacuation routes and synchronize traffic signals timing 4 If directed to do so by the ECC, manually activate outdoor sirens in Lake Isabella and Bodfish, signaling immediate evacuation (KCSO) Deploy vehicles into inundation areas to announce recommended evacuation Implement full Traffic Control measures, including closing entrance ramps to major ingress routes into the evacuated area, monitor other routes and discourage ingress except for emergency vehicles Implement security of in-bound routes to ensure safety of individuals and security of evacuated areas Assist Fire & Rescue with search and rescue operations, if requested and able Assist County Coroner with removal and disposition of the dead, if requested and able Implement security measures in inundation area Reposition tow trucks and other traffic control equipment as evacuation zones begin to clear 5 Close ingress to inundation area and evacuation routes except to authorized emergency/rescue vehicles and announce complete closure of evacuation zones Shift security to perimeter of inundation area as floodwaters advance ensuring that security units are not cut off by floodwaters. KCSO/KCFD/BPD air reconnaissance tracks water’s forward edge reports conditions and location to KC/OA EOC All Clear Issue All Clear /Lake Isabella Dam Secure announcement when conditions at the dam have been stabilized or the flood wave has passed the entire inundation area Maintain traffic control and security measures as indicated Deploy resources to reentry Traffic Control Points Plan and execute demobilization per mutual aid agreements (Operations)
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EMERGENCY ACTION CHECKLIST
Fire, Rescue & HazMat Branch (Bakersfield FD and Kern County FD)
Response Levels
Level Observed Dam Conditions at Dam Focus 1 Ground shaking at .05%gravityrecorded at dam Initial Notification 2 Changes in seepage noted Heightened Readiness 3 Seepage increasing; sediment observed; cracking on Precautionary Evacuation crests and slopes 4 Loss of grade, slumping, bulges, depressions on Recommended Evacuation embankments’ 5 Increasing amounts of water being released Dam Failure
Checklist
Level Activities 1 Ready critical supplies and equipment for movement outside inundation area Place staff on heightened alert Coordinate with pre-designated facility operators to ensure that actions are taken to prevent hazardous materials releases 2 Move vehicles, apparatus, heavy equipment, bulk food supplies, etc., out of inundation area Place available public and private rescue resources within Kern County on standby 3 Establish Resource Staging Areas, as indicated Coordinate reconnaissance and search & rescue with Law Branch Monitor air reconnaissance as it tracks the forward edge of the floodwaters and traffic conditions Establish Air Operations Branch in field and EOC if indicated (KCFD) Assist hospitals, SNFs, and other specific needs facilities to evacuate non- ambulatory patients, if requested and able Advise Regional Mutual Aid Coordinator of potential mutual aid needs if evacuation is necessary 4 If directed to do so by the ECC, manually activate outdoor sirens in Lake Isabella and Bodfish, signaling immediate evacuation (KCFD) Assist in warning and evacuating population in dam inundation area, if requested and able Implement search and rescue of trapped and/or injured in inundation area, as indicated Coordinate with Emergency Medical Services for the care of the injured, as necessary 5 Expand search and rescue activities as flood wave slackens Assist in clearing routes of debris, if requested All Clear Plan and execute demobilization per mutual aid agreements
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EMERGENCY ACTION CHECKLIST
Health & Medical Branch (City of Bakersfield and Kern County)
Response Levels
Level Observed Dam Conditions at Dam Focus 1 Ground shaking at .05%gravityrecorded at dam Initial Notification 2 Changes in seepage noted Heightened Readiness 3 Seepage increasing; sediment observed; cracking on Precautionary Evacuation crests and slopes 4 Loss of grade, slumping, bulges, depressions on Recommended Evacuation embankments’ 5 Increasing amounts of water being released Dam Failure
Checklist
Level Activities 1 Review response protocols, status of equipment, supplies and staff and identify gaps and potential sources of support Ready critical supplies and equipment for movement outside inundation area Place staff on heightened alert 2 Move critical vehicles, supplies and equipment out of inundation area Advise Regional Mutual Aid Coordinator of potential mutual aid needs if evacuation is necessary 3 Assist hospitals, SNFs, and other specific needs facilities to evacuate non- ambulatory patients, if requested Confer with Law and Fire Branches on availability of assistance to evacuate the non-ambulatory from institutions Request ambulance and other EMS mutual aid as necessary 4 Coordinate with Fire & Rescue Branch for assisting with the care of the injured, as necessary Collect samples from floodwaters to test for contamination (KC EHS) Collect samples from those exposed to floodwaters, particularly those entering mass care (KC EHS) All Clear Plan and execute demobilization per mutual aid agreements
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EMERGENCY ACTION CHECKLIST
Construction & Engineering Branch (City of Bakersfield and Kern County)
Response Levels
Level Observed Dam Conditions at Dam Focus 1 Ground shaking at .05%gravityrecorded at dam Initial Notification 2 Changes in seepage noted Heightened Readiness 3 Seepage increasing; sediment observed; cracking on Precautionary Evacuation crests and slopes 4 Loss of grade, slumping, bulges, depressions on Recommended Evacuation embankments’ 5 Increasing amounts of water being released Dam Failure
Checklist
Level Activities 1 Ready critical supplies and equipment for movement outside inundation area Place EOC staff, including DATs on heightened alert 2 Move vehicles, heavy equipment, barricades, etc., out of inundation area Place available public and private C&E resources within Kern County on standby 3 Advise Regional Mutual Aid Coordinator of potential mutual aid needs if evacuation is necessary Contact utilities providers (telephone, water, electric power and gas) o Determine unanticipated damage or existing outages and their probable effect on an evacuation and sheltering o Coordinate initial shut off plans and timing o Anticipated results of shutoffs outside of inundation area o Ensure information is shared with PIO 4 Provide heavy equipment and crews to assist in rescuing trapped persons, as requested and able Implement emergency debris clearance of evacuation routes, as necessary Deploy personnel and material required to support emergency operations as requested and able Provide support to Evacuation Centers and specific needs shelters. as requested Coordinate with Utilities, Care & Shelter Branch and Transportation Unit the distribution of potable water supplies for Evacuation Centers if necessary 5 Deploy debris estimators to flooded areas as flood wave slackens When floodwaters recede, deploy DATs to conduct damage assessment All Clear Implement debris clearance activities as inundation areas are cleared for reentry Coordinate with utilities for the restoration of damaged water, gas, electric, sewage or other systems
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EMERGENCY ACTION CHECKLIST
Animal Control Unit Care & Shelter Branch
(City of Bakersfield and Kern County)
Agricultural Commissioner (Kern County)
Response Levels
Level Observed Dam Conditions at Dam Focus 1 Ground shaking at .05%gravityrecorded at dam Initial Notification 2 Changes in seepage noted Heightened Readiness 3 Seepage increasing; sediment observed; cracking on Precautionary Evacuation crests and slopes 4 Loss of grade, slumping, bulges, depressions on Recommended Evacuation embankments’ 5 Increasing amounts of water being released Dam Failure
Checklist
Level Activities 2 Evacuate Animal Shelter (Kern County) Request pre-planned resources for care of large animals and livestock 3 Advise large animal/livestock owners to move animals to high ground Activate companion animal shelters at Evacuation Centers Arrange for resource needs from key vendors
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EMERGENCY ACTION CHECKLIST
Logistics Section (City of Bakersfield and Kern County)
Response Levels
Level Observed Dam Conditions at Dam Focus 1 Ground shaking at .05%gravityrecorded at dam Initial Notification 2 Changes in seepage noted Heightened Readiness 3 Seepage increasing; sediment observed; cracking on Precautionary Evacuation crests and slopes 4 Loss of grade, slumping, bulges, depressions on Recommended Evacuation embankments’ 5 Increasing amounts of water being released Dam Failure
Checklist
Level Activities 1 Ready critical supplies, equipment, sandbags, and other support materials for movement outside inundation area Place staff on heightened alert 2 Notify Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railroad of Level 2 conditions at dam (Transportation) Move critical supplies, equipment, bulk food supplies, etc., out of inundation area Assess vehicle availability and needs to support evacuation o Place necessary support on alert o Update information on routes, fuel status and schedules of commercial transportation o Ensure resources are allocated to and available in the Lake Isabella Village/Bodfish area Review list of potential Evacuation Centers and specific needs shelters o Determine unanticipated damage that could impact the use of each center and shelter o Make tentative selections based on the environment and anticipated sheltering needs o Ensure PIO and other EOC staff is informed of tentative selections Determine support requirements for Evacuation Centers and specific needs shelters, locate suppliers, and identify anticipated delivery/setup time Determine need for support of traffic control and special evacuation vehicles for specific needs populations and patients in hospitals, SNFs and other locations
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Level Activities Assist other EOC staff in moving resources and supplies outside inundation area as requested and able Place available public and private rescue resources and services on standby 3 Monitor bus service and suspend scheduled service when appropriate but not later than the issuance of a general evacuation recommendation (Transportation) Request PIO to announce cessation of scheduled mass transit when indicated (Transportation) Determine impact of anticipated utility cutoffs/failures on Shelter Operations and plan for support as needed Determine support requirements for Evacuation Centers and specific needs shelters, locate suppliers, and anticipated delivery/setup time. Ensure this information is provided to operations to allow scheduling of material requests. Advise Regional Mutual Aid Coordinator of potential mutual aid needs if evacuation is necessary Provide personnel, volunteers, supplies, equipment and other support to Evacuation Centers and specific needs shelters, as requested and able Provide emergency power for Evacuation Centers, special needs shelters, essential facilities and other emergency operations 4 Assist in warning and evacuating population in dam inundation area, if requested and able Arrange for transportation resources to assist with transporting the injured to hospitals and evacuating persons from the inundation area as requested, and able 5 Provide personnel and other resources to assist in flood fighting and clean-up operations All Clear Plan and execute demobilization per mutual aid agreement Develop plan for transition of evacuees and termination of Evacuation Centers Arrange for the transfer of evacuees to transitional housing with REOC and FEMA
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ACRONYMS
AAR After Action Report ACOE Army Corps of Engineers ADA Americans with Disabilities Act ARC American Red Cross BOS Board of Supervisors BFD Bakersfield Fire Department BPD Bakersfield Police Department Cal EMA California Emergency Management Agency CAO County Administrative Officer CBO Community Based Organization CDFA Department of Food & Agriculture CDFG Department of Fish & Game CDSS Department of Social Services CHP California Highway Patrol CM City Manager CNG Compressed Natural Gas COB City of Bakersfield CPUC California Public Utilities Commission DES Director of Emergency Services DHS Department of Homeland Security DMAT Disaster Medical Assistance Teams DOC Department Operations Center DPH Department of Public Health DPW Department of Public Works EAS Emergency Alert System ECC Emergency Communications Center EHS Emergency Health Services EMS Emergency Medical Services EMSA EMS Authority EOC Emergency Operations Center EOP Emergency Operations Plan EPI Emergency Public Information FBO Faith Based Organization FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency FTS Field Treatment Sites HAZMAT Hazardous Materials ICS Incident Command System JIC Joint Information Center JOC Joint Operations Center KC Kern County KCFD Kern County Fire Department KCSO Kern County Sheriff LAC Local Assistance Centers LE Law Enforcement NGO Nongovernmental Organization NIMS National Incident Management System NSS National Strategic Stockpile
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NWS National Weather Service OA Operational Area OES Office of Emergency Services PIO Public Information Officer POC Point of Contact REOC Regional Emergency Operations Center RMA Resource Management Agency RV Recreational Vehicle SA Salvation Army SAR Search & Rescue SBA Small Business Administration SEMS Standardized Emergency Management System SNF Specific Needs Facility SNS Strategic National Stockpile SOC State Operations Center SRT Special Response Team TCP Traffic Control Point USFS United States Forest Service USHS United States Humane Society VOAD Volunteer Organizations Active in Disasters
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GLOSSARY
Access Control Point: Pre-identified point or location on the periphery of an evacuation zone from which law enforcement, traffic control, or other pre-designated personnel will limit access into the zone to authorized personnel only.
Assembly Area: A designated area or location for assembling an identified group of people preparatory to further action.
Companion Animal: A domesticated animal, such as a dog, cat, bird, rabbit, rodent, or turtle that is traditionally kept in the home for pleasure rather than for commercial purposes, can travel in commercial carriers, and be housed in temporary facilities. Household pets do not include reptiles (except turtles), fish, insects/arachnids, farm animals (including horses), and animals kept for racing purposes.
Dam Failure: Catastrophic type of failure characterized by the sudden, rapid, and uncontrolled release of impounded water. It is recognized that there are lesser degrees of failure and that any malfunction or abnormality outside the design assumptions and parameters which adversely affect a dam's primary function of impounding water is properly considered a failure. Such lesser degrees of failure can progressively lead to or heighten the risk of a catastrophic failure. They are, however, normally amendable to corrective action.
Emergency Alert System: A federally established network of commercial radio stations that voluntarily provide official emergency instructions or directions to the public during an emergency.
Evacuation: Organized, phased, and supervised withdrawal, dispersal, or removal of civilians from dangerous or potentially dangerous areas, and their reception and care in safe areas.
Evacuation Center: A large congregate shelter intended to host 5,000 or more general population each.
Evacuation Assembly Point: Locations within each evacuation zone where evacuees needing transportation assistance can assemble to be transferred to an evacuation center.
Evacuation Route: Identified street(s), road(s), highway(s), bridge(s), etc., pre-designated for the movement of motor vehicles out of an evacuation zone.
Evacuation Zone: Pre-designated census block(s), area(s), neighborhood(s) or zip code(s) with clearly identified streets or local landmarks designating the boundaries of the zone.
Inundation Map: A map delineating areas that would be flooded as a result of a dam failure.
Joint Information Center (JIC): A facility established to coordinate all incident-related public information activities. It is the central point of contact for all news media at the scene of the incident. Public information officials from all participating agencies should collocate at the JIC.
Kern Alert : A local component of the Emergency Broadcast System used throughout Kern County to rapidly disseminate information to the news media.
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Marshaling Area: An area used for the completed mobilization and assemblage of personnel and resources prior to their being sent directly to the disaster affected area. Marshaling Areas are utilized particularly for disasters outside of the continental United States.
Mutual Aid Staging Area: A temporary facility established by the State Office of Emergency Services within or adjacent to, affected areas. It may be supported by mobile communications and personnel provided by field or headquarters staff from State agencies, as well as personnel from local jurisdictions throughout the State. (See also Staging Area )
Observed Condition: Presenting condition at Lake Isabella Dam as observed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) on-duty dam operator and reported to the Kern County/City of Bakersfield Emergency Communications Center (ECC). There are five levels of Observed Conditions, each of which triggers pre-identified alerts and response actions.
Refuge of Last Resort: Location where population at risk would have a greater chance of surviving dam inundation than in their own home or vehicle. Location that can provide protection when there are no other alternatives. In the context of a dam failure, a location within the inundation zone that can provide protection from rising flood water when safe escape from the inundation zone is impossible.
Resource Staging Area: Pre-designated area in evacuation zone where available resources (e.g., tow trucks, fuel, etc.) can be documented and dispatched to support priority transportation assistance requests.
Service Animal: Any guide dog, signal dog, or other animal individually trained to provide assistance to an individual with a disability including, but not limited to, guiding individuals with impaired vision, alerting individuals with impaired hearing to intruders or sounds, providing minimal protection or rescue work, pulling a wheelchair, or fetching dropped items.
Specific Needs Facilities: Certain facilities which house or serve populations that cannot care for themselves during emergency situations and/or require unique support services. Such facilities include: • Schools and day care centers, where students require supervision to ensure their safety. • Hospitals and nursing homes, where patients need specialized health care personnel and equipment to maintain their health. • Correctional facilities, where offenders require security to keep them in custody.
Specific Needs Population: Any individual who cannot self-evacuate for whatever reason.
Staging Area: Location established where resources may be placed while awaiting a tactical assignment. The Operations Section manages Staging Areas. (See also Resource Staging Area)
Traffic Control Point (TCP): Places along movement routes that are manned by emergency personnel to direct and control the flow of traffic.
Transportation Management: Transportation, prioritizing, ordering, sourcing, and acquisition; time-phasing plans; fleet management; and movement coordination and tracking.
Warning: An alert issued to the public of an event that is expected to strike within the warning area within the next 24 hours or less.
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Watch: An alert issued to the public of conditions that could lead to an event within the warning area within the next 36 hours or less.
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MAIN DAM FAILURE INUNDATION AREA MAP
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EVACUATION ZONES, ESTIMATED EVACUEES & CLEARANCE TIMES
Estimated # Clearance Times Zone Description Evacuees (Hours)
The area bounded on the South and East by the Kern River, on the East by SR 99 and one the North by the high water mark bounded generally by Round Mountain Road/China Grade Loop to McCray Street., South on McCray Street to Norris Road, West on Norris Road to SR North 10,767 1-2 99. Caution: dangerous deep water may cover the Eastern portions of Round Mountain Road as early as dam failure plus 4 hours.
The area bounded on the South by the Kern River, on the East by SR 99, on the North by Norris road West to Snow Road West to Allen Road, North to 7th Standard Road West to 3 – 4 to Enos Lane (SR 43) North to Kimberlina Road West to Buttonwillow - Rowlee Road North to th Northwest 38,104 7 Standard Rd.; Famoso Hwy West to I-5. Caution: shallow water up to three feet deep may cover 8 to I-5 portions of Kimberlina Road and Famoso Hwy after dam failure plus 15 to 20 hours.
The area bounded on the north by the Kern River, on the East by SR 99 and one the South by the high water line generally crossing SR 99 at dangerous depths at Sandrini Raod and I-5 at dangerous depths approximately five miles south of the intersection with Old River Road 103,581 Southwest generally West to the southern edge of Buena Vista Lake Bed, filling that depression and 10 – 14 to I-5
going North from the extreme West end of Lake Webb to SR 119 , Taft Hwy where it crosses the Kern River.
The area bounded by SR 99 on the West, SR 58 on the North and the high-water mark on the 3 – 4 to SR 58, Southeast East generally along and west of Wheeler Ridge Road. 64,458 6 – 8 to Fairfax Rd. The area in central Bakersfield extending into the mouth of Kern Canyon bounded on the North by the Kern River, on the West by SR 99, on the South by Brundage Lane/SR 58 and on the East by the high water mark bounded generally by Panorama Drive along the South side 2 – 3 to Central 40,034 of Kern Canyon to Union Avenue, South along Union Avenue to Sumner Street, East along Mt. Vernon Sumner Street/Edison Hwy to Mt. Vernon, South on Mt. Vernon to Virginia Ave., East on Virginia Ave. to Oswell St., South on Oswell St. to SR. 58.
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TIME TO ONE-FOOT WATER DEPTH
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EVACUATION ROUTES
Zone Description North Travel north on nearest major street, Airport Drive, North Chester or Manor Street to Merle Haggard Drive.
Northwest If east of Verdugo Lane and south of Rosedale Highway or north of Rosedale Highway and east of BNSF Railroad, travel north on nearest major roadway, Fruitvale Avenue, Coffee Road, Calloway Drive, Jewetta Avenue or Allen Road to 7 th Standard Road. Proceed on 7 th Standard as directed to northerly routes State Route 99, Zerker Road or Santa Fe Way.
If west of Verdugo Lane and south of Rosedale Highway travel west along Stockdale Highway, Brimhall Road and Rosedale Highway (SR 58) to I-5.
If north of Rosedale Highway and west of the BNSF Railroad, travel west and north on Rosedale Highway, Santa Fe Way, Enos Lane and 7 th Standard Road to I-5 or Shafter as traffic flow allows.
Southwest If west of Ashe Road, travel south and west along major arterials as travel allows and as directed at control points toward I-5 and then north or south on I-5 out of the flood zone.
If east of Ashe Road, travel south and east along major arterials as travel allows and as directed at control points toward State Route 99, then travel south on State Route 99 out of the flood zone.
Southeast Travel to nearest east-west freeway/arterial, State Route 58, Panama Lane, Panama Road, Buena Vista Boulevard or Bear Mountain Road and then proceed east past Fairfax Road to be clear of the flood zone.
Central Travel east on closest major street, Columbus Street, 34 th Street, 23rd Street (SR 178), Truxtun Avenue, California Avenue, Brundage Lane or State Route 58 to higher ground east of Mt. Vernon Avenue.
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TRAFFIC CONTROL POINTS
Due to conflicting traffic movements along evacuation routes, it is recommended that positive control points be established at the locations shown on the attached map.
Zone Traffic Control Point Concept North Traffic should be directed north along arterials out of flood zone. Affected zone is small, no specific control point have been identified.
Northwest Traffic east of the BNSF Railroad and east of Verdugo Lane (south of Rosedale Highway) should be directed north on major arterials to 7th Standard Road. From there traffic should be directed to SR99 north or Zerker Road as capacity allows.
Traffic west of the BNSF Railroad should be directed west toward I-5 or north toward Shafter as capacity allows.
Southwest Traffic west of Ashe Road should be directed south and west to I-5 as capacity allows. Traffic east of Ashe Road should be directed south and east to SR 99 as capacity allows.
Southeast Traffic should be directed north or south along major arterials to nearest major east-west route with capacity to accommodate additional traffic. If east-west volumes are exceeding the capacity (i.e. say on Panama Lane), traffic should be directed to continue south to Panama Road and beyond to access an east-west arterial and exit the flood zone to the east.
Central Traffic should be directed east on major arterials to a point outside of zone, generally east of Mt. Vernon Avenue.
Hard Closure of Main Routes into the Region (*** To be designated by CHP and Caltrans)
These actions will start as Sig Alerts as early as Level 3 and progress to closures based on the situation but not later than Level 4, issuance of the general evacuation recommendation.
• I-5 Northbound closed at Grapevine using snow closure plan. This also blocks access to SR 99 from the South. • I-5 Southbound closed at CA Hwy 41 and CA Hwy 46 • SR 99 Southbound closed at *** • SR 58 Westbound closed at Tehachapi • SR 58 Eastbound closed at *** • SR 33 Southbound closed at *** • SR 178 Westbound closed at *** • SR 166 Eastbound closed at *** • SR 43 Southbound closed at *** • SR 65 Southbound closed at ***
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EVACUATION ASSEMBLY POINTS
(To be designated by local officials 1)
1 Part 1, Section 4.10 describes the criteria for these assembly (pickup) points. Additional information can be found in the Evacuation Planning Framework for People with Functional Needs Plan.
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EVACUATION CENTERS
(To be designated by local officials 2)
2 Part 1, Section 4.14 describes the criteria for these centers.
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CRITICAL FACILITIES
Depth Time Evac Facility Type Name Address Phone Number (ft) (hrs) Zone Fire Station STA 64: Riverview, Kern County Fire 101 E. Roberts Ln. (661)393-9263 30.14 6.86 north Fire Station STA 01, Bakersfield Fire 2101 H St. (661)631-8421 18.67 7.13 central Fire Station STA 03, Bakersfield Fire 3400 Palm Av. (661)321-9283 18.36 7.49 southwest Fire Station STA 66: Landco, Kern County Fire 3000 Landco Dr. (661)322-7243 15.15 7.38 northwest Fire Station STA 06, Bakersfield Fire 127 Brundage Ln. (661)631-1845 12.24 7.56 central Fire Station STA 07, Bakersfield Fire 4030 Soranno Dr. (661)398-0295 11.25 7.92 southwest Fire Station STA 09, Bakersfield Fire 7912 Westhold Dr. (661)398-1268 10.39 8.73 southwest Fire Station STA 11, Bakersfield Fire 7000 Stockdale Hwy. (661)398-1967 9.36 8.16 southwest Fire Station STA 13, Bakersfield Fire 4900 Poppyseed St. (661)397-8159 8.36 9.04 southwest Fire Station STA 05, Bakersfield Fire 700 W. Planz Rd. (661)397-6305 8.10 8.20 southeast Fire Station STA 52: Greenfield, Kern County Fire 312 Taft Hwy. (661)834-5144 7.34 9.93 southeast Fire Station STA 65: Greenacres, Kern County Fire 9420 Rosedale Hwy. (661)587-7309 7.30 8.53 northwest Fire Station STA 53: Old River, Kern County Fire 9443 Taft Hwy. (661)831-3467 6.90 11.39 southwest Fire Station STA 67: Rosedale, Kern County Fire 14341 Brimhall Rd (661)589-8977 5.76 10.43 northwest Fire Station STA 02, Bakersfield Fire 716 E. 21st St. (661)631-8720 3.47 7.58 central Fire Station STA 41: Virginia County, Kern County Fire 2214 Virginia Ave. (661)326-1626 0.12 - central
Hospital San Joaquin Community Hospital 2615 Eye St. (661)395-3000 21.41 7.08 central Hospital Bakersfield Memorial Hospital 420 34th St. Box 1888 (661)327-4647 20.90 7.00 central Hospital Mercy Hospital 2215 Truxtun Av. (661)327-3371 19.91 7.20 central Hospital Bakersfield Heart Hospital 3001 Sillect Av. (661)282-7000 17.72 7.27 north Hospital Healthsouth Bakersfield Rehab 5001 Commerce Dr. (661)323-5500 15.39 7.57 southwest Hospital Mercy Southwest Hospital 400 Old River Rd. (661)663-6000 8.67 8.85 southwest
Police Station Bakersfield Police Department 1601 Truxtun Ave. (661)327-7111 17.69 7.18 central Sheriff Station Central Receiving Facility 1415 Truxtun Avenue (661)868-6850 16.53 7.16 central Sheriff Station Rosedale Sub 10814 Rosedale Hwy. 5.68 9.10 northwest
Power Substation {EC8517BE-AF0D-4C81-957D-CF6E93925E74} 44.27 6.09 central
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Depth Time Evac Facility Type Name Address Phone Number (ft) (hrs) Zone Power Substation {2244E84E-F413-4968-98F3-391B542A9C65} 23.27 6.49 north Power Substation {40E75420-3AE4-4C2B-959B-B82EAFA3DBED} 16.80 7.37 central Power Substation {D183E34D-B5B2-41D0-B196-539E80E0AF92} 10.16 6.92 north Power Substation {01E16ECC-3B77-4F98-9B0A-385A5E52BD1B} 10.05 8.61 southwest Power Substation {AA527D7A-76C8-48AF-B4C7-E63E37429D12} 7.85 8.34 northeast *Power Substation data from the City of Bakersfield - need name, address, etc.
School Hills (stella I) Elementary School 3800 Jewett Ave 631-5320 23.28 6.95 central School Franklin Elementary School 2400 Truxtun Ave 631-5270 21.88 7.23 central School Saint Francis Parrish School 2516 Palm St 326-7955 18.92 7.42 central School Penn (william) Elementary School 2201 San Emidio St 631-5440 18.48 7.31 central School Johnson (rafer) Elementary School 1001 10th St 631-5850 17.31 7.24 central School Roosevelt Elementary School 2324 Verde St 631-5460 16.94 7.50 central School Harris (caroline) Elementary School 4110 Garnsey Ln 631-5310 16.81 7.54 southwest School County Community 1300 17th St 16.53 7.16 central School Juvenile Court 1300 17th St 16.53 7.16 central School Special Education 1300 17th St 636-4799 16.53 7.16 central School Bakersfield High School 1241 G St 324-9841 16.42 7.22 central School Emerson Junior High School 801 4th St 631-5260 15.81 7.35 central School Downtown Elementary School 2021 M St 631-5920 15.33 7.14 central School Evergreen Elementary School 2600 Rose Marie Dr 631-5930 14.97 7.71 southeast School Munsey Elementary School 3801 Brave Ave 631-5390 14.96 7.68 southwest School Vista Continuation High School 200 P St 327-8561 14.34 7.42 central School Mckinley Elementary School 601 4th St 631-5370 14.23 7.37 central School Sandrini (louise) Elementary School 4100 Alum Ave 397-1515 13.68 8.30 southwest School Tevis Junior High School 3901 Pin Oak Park Blvd 664-7211 13.68 8.96 southwest School Henrietta Weill Child Guidance Center 3628 Stockdale Hwy 322-1021 13.51 7.61 southwest School Thompson (fred L) Junior High School 4200 Planz Rd 832-8011 12.76 8.20 southwest School Stine Elementary School 4300 Wilson Rd 831-1022 12.54 8.04 southwest School Planz Elementary School 2400 Planz Rd 961-9300 12.34 8.10 southeast
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Depth Time Evac Facility Type Name Address Phone Number (ft) (hrs) Zone School West (frank) Elementary School 2400 Benton St 631-5830 12.32 7.92 southeast School Kern Workforce 2000 Academy (charter) 5801 Sundale Ave 827-3100 12.23 8.05 southwest School Van Horn (wayne) Elementary School 5501 Kleinpell Ave 324-6538 12.22 7.85 southwest School Quailwood Elementary School 7301 Remington Ave 832-6415 12.00 8.14 southwest School Henrietta Weill Child Guidance Center 5300 California Ave 327-0933 11.71 7.78 southwest School Seibert (amy B) Elementary School 2800 Agate St 832-4141 11.59 7.98 southeast School Curran Junior High School 1116 Lymric Way 631-5240 11.58 7.79 southwest School Fremont Elementary School 607 Texas St 631-5280 11.47 7.54 central School West High School 1200 New Stine Rd 832-2822 11.32 8.00 southwest School Community Learning Center 222 34th St 11.26 7.06 central School Laurelglen Elementary School 2601 El Portal Dr 831-4444 10.51 8.63 southwest School Sing Lum Elementary School 4600 Chaney Ln 664-1611 10.47 9.21 southwest School Richardson Child Development Center 1515 Feliz Dr 336-5400 10.11 7.89 southeast School Actis (o J) Junior High School 2400 Westholme Blvd 833-1250 9.84 8.26 southwest School Stockdale Elementary School 7801 Kroll Way 831-7835 9.73 8.41 southwest School Bakersfield Adult School 501 S Mt Vernon Ave 835-1855 9.62 8.30 southeast School Regional Occupation Program 501 S Mt Vernon Ave 831-3327 9.62 8.30 southeast School Plantation Elementary School 901 Plantation Ave 831-4400 9.55 8.32 southeast School Constellation Center 501 S Mt Vernon Ave 396-4402 9.52 8.46 southeast School Williams (bill L) Elementary School 5601 Harris Rd 837-8070 9.52 8.78 southwest School Liberty High School 925 Jewetta Ave 587-1259 9.24 9.19 northwest School Mcauliffe (christa) Elementary School 8900 Westwold Dr 665-9471 8.97 8.94 southwest School Columbia Elementary School 703 Mondavi Way 588-3540 8.93 8.58 northwest School Wayside Elementary School 1000 Ming Ave 631-5820 8.92 7.91 southeast School Beardsley Intermediate School 1001 Roberts Ln 392-1417 8.91 7.25 north School Beardsley Junior High School 1001 Roberts Ln 392-9254 8.91 7.25 north School Able Center 501 S Mt Vernon Ave 396-4420 8.85 8.42 southeast School South High School 1101 Planz Rd 831-3680 8.84 8.16 southeast School Castle (charles H) Elementary School 6001 Edgemont Dr 834-5311 8.71 8.37 southwest School Suburu (donald E) Elementary School 7315 Harris Rd 665-8190 8.64 9.09 southwest
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Depth Time Evac Facility Type Name Address Phone Number (ft) (hrs) Zone School Warren (earl) Junior High School 4615 Mountain Vista Dr 665-9210 8.61 9.53 southwest School Loudon (roy W) Elementary School 4000 Loudon St 398-3210 8.37 8.71 southwest School Kendrick (w A) Elementary School 2200 Faith Ave 397-9635 8.34 8.49 southeast School Hart (leo B) Elementary School 9501 Ridge Oak Dr 664-1296 8.25 9.10 southwest School Pauly (leo G) Elementary School 313 Planz Rd 631-5430 8.22 8.26 southeast School Greenfield Junior High School 1109 Pacheco Rd 832-4822 8.10 8.59 southeast School California State University Bakersfield (csub) 9001 Stockdale Hwy 8.08 8.71 southwest School Fairview Elementary School 425 E Fairview Rd 832-0810 8.07 9.11 southeast School Berkshire Elementary School 3900 Berkshire Rd 831-8331 8.04 9.00 southwest School Fruitvale Junior High School 2114 Calloway Dr 589-3933 7.94 8.66 northwest School Panama Elementary School 9400 Stine Rd 831-1741 7.91 9.81 southwest School Stockdale High School 2800 Buena Vista Rd 665-2800 7.82 9.59 southwest School Ridgeview High School 8501 Stine Rd 398-3100 7.25 9.52 southwest School Golden Valley High School 801 Hosking 827-0800 7.04 9.47 southeast School Palla (raffaello) Elementary School 800 Fairview Rd 831-6619 7.03 8.78 southeast School Reagan (ronald) Elementary School 10800 Rosslyn Ln 665-8099 6.72 9.17 southwest School* Ollivier (leon H) Junior High School 7310 Monitor St 396-0695 6.71 9.22 southeast School Mckee Elementary 205 Mckee Rd 831-2983 6.65 9.78 southeast School Mckee Middle School 205 McKee Rd 837-6060 6.65 9.78 southeast School Mckee Primary School 201 McKee Rd 397-3020 6.65 9.78 southeast School Buena Vista Elementary School 6547 Buena Vista Rd 831-0818 6.57 10.44 southwest School Valle Verde 400 Berkshire Rd 937-6000 6.52 9.27 southeast School General Shafter Elementary School 1316 Shafter Rd 831-3605 6.27 12.64 southwest School Lakeside Elementary School 14535 Old River Rd 831-3503 5.84 14.29 southwest School Owens (bessie E) Primary School 815 Potomac Ave 631-5420 5.64 7.56 central School Bakersfield Christian High School 5500 Olive Dr 410-7000 5.56 9.86 northwest School Vista West Continuation High School 7115 Rosedale Hwy 589-4242 5.27 7.98 northwest School Three Rs Achievement Academy 1000 Potomac Ave 631-4761 5.21 7.70 central School Centennial Elementary School 15200 Westdale Dr 588-6020 5.06 10.30 northwest School Del Rio Elementary School 600 Hidalgo Dr 588-6050 5.00 10.56 northwest
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Depth Time Evac Facility Type Name Address Phone Number (ft) (hrs) Zone School Sequoia Middle School 900 Belle Terrace 631-5940 4.62 7.80 southeast School Independence Elementary School 2345 Old Farm Rd 588-6011 4.29 9.61 northwest School Rosedale Middle School 12463 Rosedale Hwy 588-6030 4.29 9.73 northwest School Centennial High School 8601 Hageman Rd 588-8601 4.13 9.10 northwest School Discovery Elementary School 7500 Vaquero Ave 589-7336 3.61 8.40 northwest School Owens (bessie E) Intermediate School 815 Eureka St 631-5950 3.37 7.63 central School Special Services/constellation 815 Eureka st 323-8021 3.37 7.63 central School Freedom Middle School 11445 Noriega Rd 588-6044 3.27 10.89 northwest School Rosedale North Elementary School 11500 Meacham Ave 588-6040 3.10 9.57 northwest School Patriot Elementary 4410 Old Farm Rd 588-6065 2.38 10.95 northwest School Casa Loma Elementary School 525 E Casa Loma Dr 631-5200 1.92 8.43 southeast School Endeavour Elementary School 9300 Meacham Rd 588-3550 1.78 9.04 northwest School Rio Bravo-greeley Elementary School 6601 Enos Ln 589-2505 0.24 - northwest School Almondale Elementary School 10510 Chippewa Ave 588-6060 0.23 - northwest School Rio Bravo Elementary 22725 Elementary ln 588-6313 0.02 - northwest School Bimat (Wm B) Elementary School 8600 Northshore Dr 387-7080 0.01 - northwest *school district name & school type (i.e. elementary, high school) attribute data also available
Wastewater Kern County Sanitation Authority 2700 M St. 18.23 7.09 central Wastewater City of Bakersfield 1501 Truxton Ave. 16.53 7.16 central Wastewater Bakersfield WTP #2 1700 E. Planz Rd. 5.85 8.81 southeast
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SPECIFIC NEEDS FACILITIES
Depth Time Name Facility Type Street Address Zip Contact Phone Evac Zone (ft) (hrs) Moss Beach ? Aspira KRC ? FFA 2603 G Street #100 93301 Unknown 661-323-1233 21.41 7.08 central Pleasant Care Convales. KRC ? ARF/150 730 34th Street 93301 Unknown 661-327-7687 20.90 7.00 central Coradean Reed FCC 850 Permit 3113 Joshua Court 93301 Coradean Reed Unknown 20.85 7.17 central Vicki Gardner FCC 850 Permit 2451 Spruce Street 93301 Vicki Gardner Unknown 20.12 7.17 central Villa De Oro ARF 1841 Golden State Avenue 93301 Unknown 661-861-8115 19.03 7.07 central Valley Conval. SNF/87 1205 Eighth Street 93304 Unknown 661-332-2211 17.69 7.29 central Rafer Johnson Center Head Start/40 1100 10th Street 93304 Pete Espinoza 661-336-5355 17.31 7.24 central Tabitha?s House 850 Permit 1415 18th Street #510 93301 Benny Jacobs Unknown 16.53 7.16 central Noah?s Ark Learning Center Preschool/48 175 Chester Avenue 93301 Jenny Hernandez 661-322-0702 16.49 7.45 central Happyland Learning Ctr. 850 Permit 3017 Belle Terrace 93304 Kelly Schowergerdt Unknown 16.14 7.67 central Altaville Adult Res. Facil. 850 Permit 2015 Brundage Lane 93304 Luz Janatas 661-322-5567 16.10 7.52 central Ben Sterling Serenity House 850 Permit 3605 Belle Terrace 93309 Pamela Sterling Unknown 15.01 7.72 central Roshelle Rightsell FCC 850 Permit 3409 Westhester Avenue 93309 Roshelle Rightsell Unknown 14.90 7.88 central W.T.P. KRC ? DAY/25 4701 Stockdale Highway 93309 Kelle Tyndall 661-617-6170 14.86 7.73 central Willie Young?s Home Group Home 304 S. N Street 93304 Montissa Jones 661-809-7823 14.12 7.52 central Murphy?s Boys Home I Group Home 3509 Eisenhower 93309 Gloria Sheppard 661-831-1288 13.86 8.04 central Stine Child Dev. Center Head Start/132 315 Stine Road 93309 Esther Dodd 661-835-5405 13.59 7.73 central Loretta Aldana FCC - 8 4608 Gardenwood Lane 93309 Loretta Aldana 661-833-4030 13.49 8.33 central Golden Villa II Home 850 Permit 3621 Kapral Way 93309 Antonio Caldozo Unknown 12.56 8.21 central Divine Mercy Guest Home I RCFE - 740 6108 Cochran Drive 93309 Susan Baal 661-852-0464 12.51 7.94 central Golden Sunset RCFE 850 Permit/4 6004 Golden Sunset Court 93313 Solomea Santiago 661-282-9222 12.42 8.85 central Loyd?s Liberty ? Caswell RC ? ICFDD/6 6505 Caswell Avenue 93309 Unknown 661-398-1183 12.38 8.36 central The Park ARF/9 311 Garnsey Avenue 93309 Joean Cisco 661-283-4160 11.99 7.60 central Loyd?s Liberty ? Columbia RC ? ICFDD/6 6800 Columbia Lane 93309 Unknown 661-832-2408 11.90 8.41 central Layton Home KRC ? ARF/4 2717 Layton Drive 93309 Beatrice Villegas 661-396-9544 11.63 8.19 central Half Moon Home KRC ? ARF/6 3509 S. Half Moon 93309 Beatrice Villegas 661-833-6333 11.51 8.55 central Westport Facility KRC ? ARF/2 704 Partridge Avenue 93309 Deborah Elbadawy 661-832-6585 11.46 8.00 central Character Builders Youth Fac. Group Homet 2330 S. J Street 93304 Bernard Wallace 661-809-4291 11.19 7.94 central
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Depth Time Name Facility Type Street Address Zip Contact Phone Evac Zone (ft) (hrs) Charter Oaks Homes KRC ? ARF/6 3501 Seligman Drive 93309 Helen Houck 661-836-9829 11.12 8.86 central Higher Ground Preschool 850 Permit 912 New Stine Road 93309 Unknown Unknown 10.89 7.95 central Sherrie Hansbrough Childcare FCC - 14 3809 Sesame Street 93309 Sherrie Hansbrough 661-827-9727 10.68 8.61 central Jasmine Home Care II E L D - 7 501 Bobwhite Court 93309 Lydia Abidayo 661-831-5135 10.62 8.09 central Lori?s Little Angels FCC FCC - 14 605 Plover Court 93309 Lori Carillo 661-833-2867 10.62 8.09 central Carriage House Estates ARF 8200 Westwold Drive 93311 Unknown 661-663-8393 10.39 8.73 central Oakdale Heights II ARF/40 3115 Brookside Drive 93311 Cassondra Bradford 661-663-8919 10.31 8.83 central Centre Village 850 Permit 2500 Gosford Road 93309 Denise Murray 661-836-2500 10.31 8.69 central Rae RaeÆs Day Care 850 Permit 6800 Cabin Creek Court 93313 Unknown Unknown 10.29 9.00 central Leticia Shell FCC 850 Permit 7208 Bennington Way 93309 Unknown Unknown 10.28 8.67 central Kreative Kids Preschool Preschool/48 912 Stine Road 93309 Jessica Danel 661-837-4991 10.24 7.89 central Richardson Preschool P.S./10 1515 Feliz Drive 93307 Unknown 661-336-5405 10.11 7.89 central Mercie?s Home #3 KRC ? RCFE/4 5808 Carissa Avenue 93309 Mercedes Penarejo 661-861-9211 9.74 7.92 central COLE KRC ? DAY/100 7500 District Blvd. #B 93313 Kathy Carroll 661-834-9300 9.66 8.97 central Kelly Family Childcare 850 Permit 4201 Crescent Rock Lane 93311 Unknown Unknown 9.56 9.75 central Sally Torres 850 Permit 5605 Stacy Palm 93313 Sally Torres Unknown 9.04 8.96 central Westbrook Children?s Center 850 Permit 6501 Schirra Court 93313 Kristi Miller 661-835-8508 8.92 8.70 central Guadalupe Vera FCC FCC - 14 5004 Jonah Street 93307 Guadalupe Vera 661-831-3052 8.74 8.54 central New Destiny Youth Facility Group Home 7907 Coulter Pine 93313 Catherine Powell 661-213-4332 8.67 9.32 central Davene Olds Day Care FCC - 14 9703 Battersea Park Driv 93312 Davene Olds 661-589-0974 8.53 8.65 central Divine Mercy Guest Home II 850 Permit 3608 Paseo Airosa 93311 Susan Baal Unknown 8.37 9.63 central Andrea Lara 850 Permit 3312 Buccaneer Rose 93313 Andrea Lara Unknown 8.35 9.07 central Shannon & Moses Rubio FCC 850 Permit 3727 Rio Viejo 93313 Unknown Unknown 8.34 9.08 central St. Jude Homecare 850 Permit 2700 Dore Drive 93304 Unknown Unknown 8.27 8.15 central Luz Urena FCC 850 Permit 4425 Star Jasmine Court 93304 Luz Urena Unknown 8.22 8.34 central Debra Jones FCC FCC - 14 2504 Miria Drive 93307 Debra Jones 661-805-1205 8.01 8.48 central Sails IV KRC û SRF/4 10117 St. Albens Street 93311 Unknown 661-282-9722 8.00 9.62 central Rose Marie & John Hurley FCC 850 Permit 8602 Rockhampton Drive 93313 Unknown Unknown 7.87 9.37 central St. John?s Children?s Ctr. 850 Permit 4500 Buena Vista Road 93311 Janice Riese-O?Rourke Unknown 7.84 9.75 central Comfort Care Home ARF/6 6501 Peggy Way 93307 Kaur Amardeep 661-836-0442 7.65 8.98 central
PART 4 - ATTACHMENTS 10-2 December 2009
LAKE ISABELLA DAM FAILURE EVACUATION PLAN ATTACHMENT 10
Depth Time Name Facility Type Street Address Zip Contact Phone Evac Zone (ft) (hrs) Tranquil Waters Center Group Home 4825 Kenney Street 93307 Sheila Dillard 661-831-2584 7.59 8.63 central Pauly Child Dev. Center Head Start/40 313 Planz Road 93309 Pete Espinoza 661-835-5450 7.54 8.34 central Leano?s Residential Care RCFE - 6 2804 Tar Spring Avenue 93313 Lucy Leano 661-831-3430 7.38 11.29 central Healthy Horizons Center ADP - 99 328 Clifton Street 93307 Paula 661-869-1483 7.28 7.80 central Children?s Learning Center P.S./12 2300 E. Brundage Lane 93307 Unknown 661-325-5084 7.17 8.25 central Petrona Aguero FCC 850 Permit 6424 Monitor Street 93304 Petrona Aguero Unknown 7.01 8.95 central The Cornerstone 850 Permit 600 Jerlee Street 93314 Tony Bales 661-588-8495 5.92 9.99 central MAOF Childcare Center Preschool/72 715 E. California Avenue 93307 Tanya Williams 661-328-6921 4.88 7.55 central Loyd?s Liberty ? Joelyle KRC ? ICFDD/6 304 Joelyle Street 93312 Unknown 661-588-1850 4.85 9.97 central Oro Vista Public Housing 92 Units 1104 S. Robinson Street 93307 Marie Everett 661-325-9206 3.92 7.86 central Union Villa 850 Permit 1102 S. Union Avenue 93307 Christine McClure Unknown 2.22 8.27 central Casa Loma Child Dev. Ctr. Head Start/40 525 E. Casa Loma 93305 Stacey Zamora 661-835-5430 2.18 8.48 central Petra Hernandez FCC 850 Permit 501 Baldwin Road 93304 Petra Hernandez Unknown 14.20 7.59 north Connie Williams FCC 850 Permit 233 V Street 93304 Connie Williams Unknown 13.47 7.44 north Sails I Group Home 7305 Ruston Lane 93309 Ernesto Becerra 661-398-6025 10.08 8.78 north American Indian Health Proj. 850 Permit 1617 30th Street 93301 Don English Unknown 20.99 7.06 northwest ASC Adult Services AR 2916 Eye Street 93301 Veronica 661-636-0566 20.99 7.06 northwest St. Francis Preschool Preschool/50 2531 Dracena 93304 Mary Johnson 661-326-7958 19.01 7.38 northwest Animal House Sober Living 850 Permit 509 31st Street 93301 Melodie 661-325-3176 18.81 7.05 northwest The Garden Preschool 850 Permit 900 22nd Street 93301 Ramona Unknown 16.86 7.12 northwest Alternative Solutions 850 Permit 1415 18th Street #522 93301 Joseph James Unknown 16.53 7.16 northwest Miss Freise?s Youth Home 850 Permit 721 8th Street 93304 Frederick Goodwill Unknown 14.91 7.31 northwest Alday/Licon FCC 850 Permit 1823 June Avenue 93304 Emelia Alday Unknown 14.60 7.73 northwest Carmen Gutierrez FCC FCC - 14 1412 Maitland Drive 93304 Carmen Gutierrez 661-836-3358 14.41 7.57 northwest Castlewood ARF 2221 S. Real Road 93313 Unknown 661-834-4222 14.30 7.91 northwest Bert FCC 850 Permit 336 T Street 93304 Unknown Unknown 14.23 7.37 northwest Hyheal?s Place of Care I KRC ? ARF/6 5216 Warwick Place 93309 Clara Holiwell 661-396-1261 13.94 8.18 northwest CalVet Asst. Foundation 850 Permit 113 Griffiths 93309 James Winteroth Unknown 13.70 7.70 northwest Boyer?s Family Home KRC ? ARF/6 3818 Wilson Road 93309 Unknown 661-832-3201 13.20 7.99 northwest JMAR ? White Lane KRC ? ICFDD/6 3917 White Lane 93309 Unknown 661-397-0703 12.28 8.31 northwest
PART 4 - ATTACHMENTS 10-3 December 2009
LAKE ISABELLA DAM FAILURE EVACUATION PLAN ATTACHMENT 10
Depth Time Name Facility Type Street Address Zip Contact Phone Evac Zone (ft) (hrs) Summerside ARF/6 2451 Pinon Sprg. Circle West 93309 Barbara Feagle 661-827-8557 12.23 8.30 northwest Lillies of the Valley Group Home 4309 Thatch Avenue 93313 Robert Carter 661-213-4129 10.48 8.53 northwest CocoÆs Sm. Family Home KRC û SFCH/2 9221 Lacroix Court 93311 Unknown 661-665-1868 10.47 9.21 northwest Carla Henry FCC 850 Permit 5516 Apple Tree 93309 Carla Henry Unknown 10.40 8.34 northwest Happy Care Childcare FCC ? 8 5201 Hartford Avenue 93309 Daisy 661-831-7536 10.03 8.48 northwest Carissa Court ARF/6 5701 Carissa Avenue 93309 Tina Brooks 661-325-0389 9.74 7.92 northwest Stephanie Sanchez 850 Permit 6200 Alderpoint Street 93313 Unknown Unknown 9.39 9.16 northwest Blue Sky Home Group Home 6402 Blue Sky Court 93313 Milton Washington 562-310-5477 9.23 8.92 northwest Beverly Hicks FCC 850 Permit 6301 Phyllis Street 93313 Beverly Hicks Unknown 9.15 8.72 northwest E & E Residential I KRC ? ARF/4 2911 Berkshire 93313 Brian Nelson 661-396-8579 8.60 8.98 northwest Able Care Homes RCFE - 6 10005 Cobblestone Avenue 93311 Alicia Matanguihaa 661-858-0385 8.00 9.62 northwest Sheila Battle FCC FCC - 14 3008 Dore Drive 93304 Sheila Battle 661-833-3257 7.85 8.20 northwest Angels of Hope Center Group Home 4313 Monitor Street 93307 Sheila Dillard 661-831-2584 7.62 8.43 northwest St. CatherineÆs Home Care ARF/6 10214 Pinnacle Ridge Ave 93311 Amalia Necer 661-665-9405 6.88 9.53 northwest Leticia Weeks FCC ? 14 6809 Rush Point Court 93313 Leticia Weeks 661-231-4319 6.67 8.88 northwest New Blessing Youth Home Group Home 6301 Harless Street 93307 Katherine Jones 661-827-0518 5.92 9.09 northwest MAOF H.S. Head Start/120 715 E. California Avenue 93307 Unknown 661-336-5295 4.88 7.55 northwest Assist-U-Live AR/6 8114 River Hawk Lane 93312 Richard Sikes 661-332-2949 1.73 8.94 northwest Redemptive Beginnings Inc. AR ? 12 2429 19th Street 93301 Grady Powell 661-859-0967 21.78 7.17 southeast Kern Adult Program KRC ? DAY/35 2900 Eye Street 93301 Aseneth Lopez 661-323-4700 20.99 7.06 southeast Williams? Small Fam. Home 850 Permit 3400 Elm Street 93301 Peggi Williams Unknown 20.85 7.17 southeast Spruce Gardens ARF/6 2400 Spruce Street 93301 Evelyn Murray 661-327-2132 20.61 7.18 southeast Toddler Tech Preschool Preschool/55 2211 G Street 93301 Caroline Clausen 61-861-8324 20.42 7.10 southeast Franklin Child Dev. Center Head Start/20 2400 Truxtun Avenue 93301 Debra McCown 661-336-0317 19.91 7.20 southeast Mercie?s Day Program KRC ? DAY/50 2700 K Street 93301 Gerald DeClaro 661-323-5585 19.73 7.08 southeast De Villa Rehab. Facility ARF/24 1709 D Street 93301 Alicia Hale 661-323-1778 19.34 7.17 southeast Janie & John Scott 850 Permit 235 Pine Street 93304 Janie Scott Unknown 18.63 7.47 southeast Healing Arts Surgery Ctr. Surg - 14 1700 F Street 93301 Tiffany 661-325-5513 18.00 7.15 southeast Sequoia Landmark Home 850 Permit 1825 Brundage Lane 93304 Alexander Lark Unknown 17.24 7.50 southeast S & T Professional Group Preschool/161 1412 17th Street #220 93301 Kathy Hall 661-327-3326 16.53 7.16 southeast
PART 4 - ATTACHMENTS 10-4 December 2009
LAKE ISABELLA DAM FAILURE EVACUATION PLAN ATTACHMENT 10
Depth Time Name Facility Type Street Address Zip Contact Phone Evac Zone (ft) (hrs) Loyd?s Liberty Adult Day/60 915 17th Street 93301 Carol Johnson 661-325-4016 15.53 7.17 southeast Capistrano Women?s Retreat 850 Permit 3316 Lavern 93309 Michelle Unknown 15.14 7.79 southeast Sails Crisis Group Home/4 3505 Westchester Avenue 93309 Arturo Gonzalez 661-343-0038 14.90 7.88 southeast LoydÆs Liberty û Charter Oak RC û ICFDD/6 4304 Charter Oaks Avenue 93309 Unknown 661-324-4317 14.53 7.59 southeast St. Therese II Grp. Home 850 Permit 3909 Ora Vista Avenue 93309 Unknown Unknown 14.30 7.91 southeast Breeding Family Home KRC ? ARF/3 325 9th Street 93304 Sharon Breeding 661-324-5757 14.10 7.28 southeast Davidson Family Home ARF/6 331 11th Street 93304 Mildren Davidson 661-323-1126 14.10 7.28 southeast Victoria Vigil-Mendieta FCC - 14 1700 Freemont Street 93304 Victoria Vigil-Mendieta 661-831-8917 13.71 7.79 southeast Richard?s Residential Care E L D ? 6 2904 Edmongton Street 93309 Leslie Richard 661-398-0664 13.44 8.18 southeast Ramos/Sotelo FCC FCC - 14 4728 Frazier Avenue 93309 Trinidad Ramos 661-637-1422 13.09 7.83 southeast Pine Canyon Residence ARF/6 6015 Pine Canyon Drive 93313 Ridel Lopez 661-396-9553 13.08 8.79 southeast Enites Family Daycare FCC -14 4608 Bloomquist Drive 93309 Alma Perez 661-325-5917 12.80 7.87 southeast Bakersfield Memorial Hospital SNF/24 420 34th Street 93301 Unknown 661-327-1792 12.44 7.09 southeast Planz Head Start/40 2400 Planz Road 93304 Unknown 661-835-5460 12.34 8.10 southeast Casey Knaak FCC FCC - 14 3008 Agate Street 93304 Casey Knaak 661-836-8266 12.29 8.04 southeast Samaria Sober Living I AR ? 6 2510 Wilson Road 93304 Carline Logan 661-663-3838 12.29 7.92 southeast Loyd?s Liberty ? Hewlett KRC ? ICFDD/6 504 Hewlett Street 93309 Unknown 661-323-4260 12.10 7.82 southeast Golden Villa Home KRC ? RCFE/4 4420 Foxboro Court 93309 Antonio Caldozo 661-831-8898 12.04 8.08 southeast Cheshire Home KRC ? A/4 2417 Chesire Drive 93309 Russ Sedam 661-836-1886 11.74 8.36 southeast Southwest Helping Hands KRC û ARF/4 6209 Nottingham Lane 93312 Unknown 661-717-7033 11.74 8.36 southeast Comm. Rehab Foundation 850 Permit 3629 Amur Maple 93311 Farzana Rani Unknown 11.67 8.91 southeast Shannon Oliver FCC FCC - 14 7504 Deming Court 93309 Shannon Oliver 661-832-6082 11.61 8.82 southeast Home Sweet Home ARF/6 2320 S. Eye Street 93304 Leonard Deguzman 661-836-3761 11.33 7.92 southeast A Servant?s Heart Group Home 4001 Wood Lane 93309 Rosanda Anderson 661-396-9797 11.28 7.82 southeast Little Life Preschool 850 Permit 1204 Stine Road 93304 Ginger Martinez Unknown 11.28 7.82 southeast Rossia?s Kiddie Garden 850 Permit 1410 Wilson Road 93304 Rossia Dottery Unknown 11.19 7.94 southeast Haley Mabalot FCC FCC - 8 6814 Drift Creek Street 93313 Haley Mabalot 661-664-7351 11.11 9.06 southeast Loyd?s Liberty ? Altaville KRC ? ICFDD/6 7200 Altaville Lane 93309 Unknown 661-831-2649 11.00 8.44 southeast Naomi?s Haven 850 Permit 2409 Moffitt 93309 Arnetta Freeman Unknown 10.94 8.57 southeast Kelly?s Day Care 850 Permit 7509 Branding Iron Court 93309 Kelly Stanbery Unknown 10.84 8.26 southeast
PART 4 - ATTACHMENTS 10-5 December 2009
LAKE ISABELLA DAM FAILURE EVACUATION PLAN ATTACHMENT 10
Depth Time Name Facility Type Street Address Zip Contact Phone Evac Zone (ft) (hrs) Upshaw?s Day Care 850 Permit 7617 Wide Loop Road 93309 Unknown Unknown 10.84 8.26 southeast Rayfus FCC 850 Permit 6401 Horse Tail Street 93313 Rayfus Means Unknown 10.71 9.13 southeast Salie?s ? Appletree AR ? 3 5609 Appletree Lane 93309 Alejandro Arcila 661-833-8532 10.40 8.34 southeast Granada Facility KRC ? ARF/4 4001 Granada Avenue 93309 Salah Elbadawy 661-834-1677 10.24 7.89 southeast Rayfus Demery FCC FCC - 14 6317 Trinidad Avenue 93313 Rayfus Demery 661-396-1467 10.09 9.00 southeast Cameron Youth Home Group Home/6 1108 Galway Bay Drive 93311 Jaye C. Williams 661-663-0898 10.04 9.64 southeast Heritage Assisted Living ARF/6 3801 Paseo Airosa 93311 Tina Malhi 661-665-1381 10.04 9.64 southeast Sheila Drummer FCC FCC - 14 4716 Harris Road 93304 Sheila Drummer 661-889-8133 9.67 8.67 southeast Dee?s Day Care 850 Permit 10104 Sunset Can. Dr. 93311 Deanna Hickle Unknown 9.64 9.32 southeast Jessica Danel FCC 850 Permit 5603 Laurel Canyon Dr. 93313 Jessica Danel Unknown 9.30 8.85 southeast Jay?s Residential Care E L D - 6 3718 Ridgemond Street 93313 Jatinder Dahaliwal 661-472-8586 9.19 8.62 southeast Robertson?s FDC 850 Permit 3600 Ridgemont Street 93313 Unknown Unknown 9.19 8.62 southeast Prosperity Success Home II Group Home/6 4714 Peacock Court 93313 Patricia Hunn 661-301-8804 8.99 8.74 southeast Peyrani/Jimenez FCC 850 Permit 4505 Brunswick Street 93307 Teresa Peyrani Unknown 8.94 8.47 southeast SW Outpatient Surg. Center 850 Permit 1601 Mill Roack Way 93311 Anthony Ching Unknown 8.88 8.72 southeast Brisco Foster Family Home FFH - 711 10303 Wentworth Court 93311 Sasha Brisco 661-663-9862 8.83 9.41 southeast Danielle Leyva FCC FCC - 14 6213 Whitley Court 93309 Danielle Leyva 661-836-8893 8.79 8.49 southeast Laura Montgomery FCC 850 Permit 6310 Winter Crest Drive 93313 Laura Montgomery 8.74 8.81 southeast Sails VII Group Home/4 4013 Redford Court 93313 Luis Raya 661-397-8131 8.66 8.78 southeast Bishop FCC 850 Permit 5916 Alberta Street 93304 Kelly Bishop Unknown 8.63 8.74 southeast Mustard Seed Faith Ctr. Group Home 403 Dovecotes Court 93312 Makeba Lyons 661-587-9772 8.53 8.65 southeast Turning Point Re-Entry ADP - 99 1101 Union Avenue 93307 Scott Johnson 661-325-5774 8.46 7.37 southeast Betty?s Home I AR/6 4017 Vance Avenue 93313 Jose Henedine 661-397-8830 8.37 8.71 southeast Youth Quest Guidance Ctr. Group Home 5500 Ramona Court 93304 Mike Nieto 661-343-5467 8.36 8.59 southeast Residential Care Home ARC ? 5 2200 Earlene Court 93304 Charles Calhoun 562-762-5358 8.34 8.49 southeast Ambrister Homes 850 Permit 4708 Ambrister Drive 93313 Annabel Kosindad 661-444-6052 8.28 9.15 southeast Betty?s Home II E L D - 6 2700 Dore Drive 93304 Jose Henedine 661-834-3106 8.27 8.15 southeast Angel Wings Preschool Preschool/45 600 Planz Road 93304 Shauntel Lindsey 661-835-6996 8.22 8.26 southeast Ann Marie?s Quality Resident. E L D - 6 2300 Gambel Oak Way 93311 Ann Marie Ditona 661-664-9091 8.12 9.06 southeast Fairview Head Start/40 525 E. Fairview Road 93307 Unknown 661-835-5440 8.07 9.11 southeast
PART 4 - ATTACHMENTS 10-6 December 2009
LAKE ISABELLA DAM FAILURE EVACUATION PLAN ATTACHMENT 10
Depth Time Name Facility Type Street Address Zip Contact Phone Evac Zone (ft) (hrs) Blue Pearl Home Care RCFE - 6 10105 Cobblestone Avenue 93311 Petro Crisostomo 661-858-0862 8.00 9.62 southeast Merab Renardo FFC FCC - 14 2902 Grandview Lane 93313 Merab Renardo 661-833-9257 7.91 9.17 southeast JMAR ? Nicholas KRC ? ICFDD/6 5604 Nicholas Street 93304 Unknown 661-397-9158 7.88 8.68 southeast Violene Crompton FCC FCC - 14 3009 Dore Drive 93304 Violene Crompton 661-834-7538 7.85 8.20 southeast From Boys To Men 850 Permit 1013 White Lane 93307 Sheila Dillard Unknown 7.62 8.43 southeast The Samaritans II ARF/6 4804 Kenny Street 93307 Barket Hussain 661-835-8824 7.59 8.63 southeast CherylÆs Family TLC Home 850 Permit 3600 Hamilton Court 93313 Cheryl Lara Unknown 7.51 9.26 southeast B.A.R.C. KRC ? DAY/160 2240 S. Union Avenue 93307 Donna Steele 661-834-2272 7.42 8.40 southeast Phase Two Services Corp. II AR ? 4 9500 Thoreau Avenue 93311 Arturo Gonzalez 661-827-8270 6.96 9.25 southeast Almarie Guest Home 850 Permit 1525 Sugarleaf Ridge Dri 93311 Alicia Matanguihan 661-665-0730 5.19 9.73 southeast Lila Rose Court Manor ARF/6 15452 Lila Rose Court 93314 Abraham Mercedit 661-587-1526 4.14 11.00 southeast Adelante Vista Pub. Housing 50 Units 1104 S. Robinson Street 93307 Marie Everett 661-324-3088 3.92 7.86 southeast The Trinity E L D - 6 200 Trinity Avenue 93307 Ernesto Edra 661-325-0088 2.97 7.98 southeast Trinity House ARF/8 200 Trinity Avenue 93307 Unknown 661-326-1332 2.97 7.98 southeast Ray of Light Daycare 850 Permit 4305 Pacific Grove Court 93312 Tina Griffin 661-587-6656 0.38 - southeast NAPD Seed Program Day/180 4032 Jewett Avenue 93301 Sharon Tillack 661-324-9854 25.54 6.91 southwest Stella Hills Center Head Start/40 3800 Jewett Street 93301 Pete Espinoza 661-336-5365 23.28 6.95 southwest C.A.R.D. 850 Permit 513 W. Columbus #A 93301 Rocio 661-321-9700 22.46 6.91 southwest Sycamore Healthcare ARF/6 2720 17th Street 93301 Marcy Doyle 661-326-8104 21.88 7.23 southwest Beverly Manor Conval. SNF/99 3601 San Dimas Street 93301 Unknown 661-323-2894 20.90 7.00 southwest Mercy Hospital Conval. SNF/50 2215 Truxtun Avenue 93301 Unknown 661-632-5133 19.91 7.20 southwest Westchester Gardens 850 Permit 2228 Truxtun Avenue 93301 Manisha Mistry Unknown 19.91 7.20 southwest San Joaquin Conval. SNF/21 2615 Eye Street 93301 Robert Beehler 661-395-3000 19.73 7.08 southwest Rio Vista Public Housing 71 Units 9 MacArthur Place 93308 Maria Leal 661-392-7125 19.35 7.05 southwest Jasmine Home Care 850 Permit 2600 Buena Vista Street 93304 Lydia Abidayo Unknown 18.92 7.42 southwest NAPD Melanie Bell KRC ? DAY/113 3720 Sillect Avenue 93308 David Kinnemer 661-324-9854 18.54 7.15 southwest Mercie?s Home #4 KRC ? ARF/2 910 S. Real Road 93309 Mercie Penarejo 661-832-7127 17.87 7.43 southwest Ebony Counseling Center 850 Permit 1311 California Avenue 93301 Teri McClanahan 661-324-4756 17.43 7.21 southwest Cleo Foran Head Start/40 1400 11th Street 93306 Unknown 661-336-5272 17.41 7.24 southwest Agapeland Preschool/84 1030 4th Street 93304 Marisa Banks 661-325-4321 17.07 7.34 southwest
PART 4 - ATTACHMENTS 10-7 December 2009
LAKE ISABELLA DAM FAILURE EVACUATION PLAN ATTACHMENT 10
Depth Time Name Facility Type Street Address Zip Contact Phone Evac Zone (ft) (hrs) Roosevelt Head Start/40 2324 Verde Street 93304 Unknown 661-336-5360 16.94 7.50 southwest St. Therese ARC Facility KRC ? ARF/4 4204 Mira Loma Court 93309 Hilda Garces 661-325-5658 16.81 7.54 southwest Hyheal?s Place of Care II KRC ? ARF/6 1308 Chester Avenue 93304 Clara Holiwell 661-397-8881 16.73 7.21 southwest Caring Corner 850 Permit 942 Wible Road 93304 Barbara Beaty Unknown 16.14 7.67 southwest Wortha Homes KRC ? ARF/6 716 O Street 93304 Unknown 661-324-2127 16.06 7.29 southwest Helen?s City Home KRC ? ARF/4 1131 2nd Street 93304 Helen Ringgold 661-323-5854 15.96 7.40 southwest New Directions Group Home 2875 Belle Terrace 93304 Melanie Miller 661-834-9123 15.84 7.66 southwest Kavalier Home KRC ? ARF/6 1805 Kavalier Court 93304 Cheryl McCraw 661-833-6625 15.49 7.57 southwest Mercie?s Home #2 KRC ? ARF/6 3617 Sorrano Avenue 93309 Mercie Penarejo 661-834-2984 15.36 7.83 southwest Sails VI Group Home/4 1818 Westbrook Drive 93309 Luis Raya 661-837-4380 15.36 7.83 southwest NAPD KRC ? DAY/180 1120 21st Street 93301 Linda Waninger 661-327-0188 15.33 7.14 southwest Loyd?s Liberty ? Woodlake KRC ? ICFDD/6 4315 Woodlake Drive 93309 Unknown 661-3273215 15.23 7.61 southwest Mercedes Gatti FCC - 14 4507 Woodlake Drive 93309 Mercedes Gatti 661-863-0333 15.23 7.61 southwest Stockdale Boys? Center Group Home 4601 Charter Oaks Court 93309 Marci Madison 661-303-1675 15.19 7.66 southwest Marie?s Facility AR ? 3 3508 Madrid Avenue 93309 Marie Elbadawy 661-833-9774 15.14 7.79 southwest Mercie?s Home #1 KRC ? ARF/6 3555 Belle Terrace 93309 Mercie Penarejo 661-833-9827 15.01 7.72 southwest First Experiences Preschool 850 Permit 4600 Stockdale Highway 93309 Julie Elsberry Unknown 14.86 7.73 southwest Delores Weatherby FCC 850 Permit 1400 Kelly Street 93304 Delores Weatherby Unknown 14.57 7.74 southwest Mylia Benford FCC FCC - 14 5064 Easton Drive 93309 Mylia Benford 661-327-4957 14.53 7.59 southwest Griffin House 850 Permit 120 Donna Avenue 93304 Ray Patrick 661-343-6286 14.31 7.48 southwest Emmanuel Real Conval SNF/184 329 N. Real Road 93309 Unknown 661-327-7107 14.02 7.55 southwest Benford?s Daycare 850 422 Lansing Drive 93309 Mylia Benford Unknown 13.99 7.86 southwest Consuelo Alcala FCC FCC - 14 2213 Westminster Drive 93309 Consuelo Alcala 661-835-1012 13.94 8.18 southwest Karen Scott 850 Permit 1802 Ming Avenue 93304 Unknown Unknown 13.82 7.79 southwest First Step 850 Permit 2201 Dayton Street 93306 Unknown Unknown 13.75 8.04 southwest New Start Youth Facility Group Home 2409 Belvedere 93309 Gina Sodaro 661-396-8690 13.75 8.04 southwest Milrey Small Family Home Group Home 5305 Blake Court 93309 Reynaldo Valbando 661-833-8942 13.74 8.14 southwest Diane Newton FCC 850 Permit 410 V Street 93304 Unknown Unknown 13.56 7.39 southwest Haskell Residential Home Group Home/5 4512 Hahn Avenue 93309 Judi Haskell 661-396-1371 13.35 8.14 southwest Holden Way Home KRC ? ARF/6 2201 Holden Way 93304 Cheryl McCraw 661-832-3006 13.21 7.86 southwest
PART 4 - ATTACHMENTS 10-8 December 2009
LAKE ISABELLA DAM FAILURE EVACUATION PLAN ATTACHMENT 10
Depth Time Name Facility Type Street Address Zip Contact Phone Evac Zone (ft) (hrs) Candice Home Care I RCFE /6 5801 Cochran Drive 93309 Florina Smith 661-324-5198 13.19 7.86 southwest Mercie?s Home #5 KRC ? RCFE/6 812 Sesnon Street 93309 Mercedes Penarejo 661-323-0462 13.19 7.86 southwest Oceanwood House Group Home 4301 Oceanwood Street 93309 Reginald Gridiron 661-837-4952 13.11 8.25 southwest Wrenwood guest Home ARF/6 3500 Wrenwood Avenue 93309 Maria Dator 661-834-4658 13.11 8.25 southwest JWB Homes Group Home 104 Morrison Street 93309 Jorge Vinces 661-213-7477 13.02 7.67 southwest Plaza Towers Pub. Housing 199 Units 3015 Wilson Road 93304 Mary Alice Lopez 661-832-3206 12.99 7.92 southwest Upton FCC 850 Permit 105 Candy Street 93309 Unknown Unknown 12.96 7.71 southwest California Mentor Homes KRC ? AFHA 1001 Tower Way #110 93309 Unknown 661-863-0350 12.87 7.75 southwest New Journeys Group Home/12 3912 El Dorado Avenue 93309 Brenda Wells 661-832-5170 12.62 7.82 southwest Precious Board & Care ARF/6 3512 Kapral Way 93309 Salvacion Sangal 661-833-3775 12.56 8.21 southwest California Board & Care ARF/30 721 Brundage Lane 93304 Angel Puquiz 661-324-1414 12.56 7.54 southwest Charter West Home Care KRC ? ARF/4 6104 Cochran Drive 93309 Norma Menghini 661-859-0510 12.51 7.94 southwest Mercie?s Home #6 KRC ? ARF/6 6000 Poso Court 93309 Mercie Penarejo 661-861-8850 12.51 7.94 southwest Seibert Head Start/40 2800 Agate Street 93304 Unknown 661-835-5470 12.29 8.04 southwest The Samaritans ARF/6 2204 Sherwood Avenue 93304 Barket Hussain 661-833-1344 12.29 7.98 southwest Morgan?s Quality Daycare FCC - 14 6105 Scenic Way 93309 Sharon Morgan 661-398-7090 12.25 8.52 southwest New Journeys Phase II AR ? 4 2113 Custer Avenue 93304 Brenda Wells 661-330-7852 12.24 7.92 southwest Clinica Sierra Vista Clinic 301 Brundage Lane 93304 Stephen Schilling 661-323-6086 12.24 7.56 southwest Cardiff Home KRC ? C/4 5804 Cardiff Avenue 93309 Russ Sedam 661-837-8177 12.23 8.30 southwest Gracious Living Elder Care II 850 Permit/6 2508 Olmo Court 93309 Vanni Marasigan 661-398-7133 12.23 8.30 southwest Amy?s Place Group Home 2713 Colleen Street 93309 Ngozi Okolonwamu 661-303-3382 12.17 8.05 southwest Karen & Jonathan Scott FCC 850 Permit 3517 Starwood Lane 93309 Karen Scott Unknown 12.03 8.29 southwest Rosewood Conval. SNF/79 1401 New Stine Road 93309 Ted Burgess 661-834-0620 12.02 8.04 southwest Robin Collins FCC 850 Permit 3802 Phaffle Drive 93309 Robin Collins Unknown 12.02 7.96 southwest Kern Family Living Ctr. 850 Permit 400 Villa 93307 Rosanda Anderson Unknown 12.02 7.43 southwest Dean?s Family Home 850 Permit 112 New Stine Road 93309 David Dean Unknown 12.01 7.83 southwest Edgemont Home KRC ? ARF/4 5501 Edgemont Drive 93309 Beatrice Villages 661-833-8805 11.79 8.27 southwest Anne Marie?s Quality Daycare 850 Permit 2301 Scarborough Lane 93309 Anne Marie 661-703-1444 11.74 8.36 southwest Anne Marie?s Residential Care 850 Permit 2301 Scarborough Lane 93309 Roberto Ditona 661-397-4234 11.74 8.36 southwest Alliance Human Services KRC ? FFA 5300 Lennox Ave. #103 93309 Unknown 661-325-6939 11.71 7.78 southwest
PART 4 - ATTACHMENTS 10-9 December 2009
LAKE ISABELLA DAM FAILURE EVACUATION PLAN ATTACHMENT 10
Depth Time Name Facility Type Street Address Zip Contact Phone Evac Zone (ft) (hrs) Gary & Faith Underwood 850 Permit 3705 Teal Street 93304 Faith Underwood Unknown 11.65 8.17 southwest Parkview Julian Conval E L D - 99 1801 Julian Avenue 93304 Katctcha Cabanova 661-831-9150 11.65 8.17 southwest Oakwood Residential Care E L D - 6 2505 Oakwood Drive 93304 Cheryl Nutt 661-213-3917 11.61 7.98 southwest John C. Freemont Elem. 850 Permit 607 Texas Street 93307 Unknown Unknown 11.47 7.54 southwest Cole Vocational Services 850 Permit 4300 Stine Road 93313 Beverly Eisman Unknown 11.31 8.42 southwest Hallmark of Bakersfield ARF/70 2001 Akers Road 93309 Marita Knoben 661-834-0200 11.25 7.92 southwest Teresa Mullins FCC 850 Permit 7001 Firebaugh Street 93313 Teresa Mullins Unknown 11.11 9.06 southwest Maria Ramirez FCC FCC - 14 206 E. Terrace Way 93307 Maria Ramirez Unknown 11.00 7.65 southwest Property Success Homes Group Home 5806 Bridge Creek Ave 93313 Patricia Hunn 661-858-0335 10.99 8.90 southwest Schultz/Christy FCC 850 Permit 6714 Millcreek Drive 93313 Unknown Unknown 10.99 8.90 southwest Loyd?s Liberty ? Newport RC ? ICFDD/6 2518 Newport Lane 93309 Unknown 661-833-8099 10.98 8.46 southwest Owens Street KRC ? ARF/6 5 So. Owens Street 93307 Mary Ellis 661-634-9445 10.97 7.74 southwest Kramer Serenity ARF/6 2517 Kramer Street 93309 Catherine Kiama 661-832-2858 10.94 8.57 southwest Bright Beginnings Learning Ctr. Preschool/58 3200 Gosford Road 93309 Cheri Carolus 661-324-1253 10.91 8.77 southwest Luis & Martha Gonzalez 850 Permit 7304 Outingdale Drive 93309 Martha Gonzalez Unknown 10.91 8.46 southwest Candlewood Gardens ARF/6 6005 Hartman 93309 Prolan Fandialan 661-327-3827 10.82 7.94 southwest Loyd?s Liberty ? Daggett RC ? ICFDD/6 5801 Dagget Avenue 93309 Unknown 661-322-8984 10.82 7.94 southwest Harbor Youth Facility Group Home 4117 Maize Court 93313 Minnie Peeples 661-835-1036 10.67 8.51 southwest McClellan Board & Care I ARF/6 4104 Milo Street 93313 Virginia McClellen 661-834-5901 10.67 8.51 southwest Carolyn Beckman FCC - 14 7409 Sutters Mill Street 93313 Carolyn Beckman 661-664-7312 10.61 9.08 southwest Valerie Crymies FCC 850 Permit 4524 Bluestone Drive 93311 Valerie Crymies Unknown 10.50 9.61 southwest Sails VIII Group Home/4 4505 Chaney Lane 93313 Psyche Madden 661-663-7911 10.47 9.21 southwest Schultz/Beatty FCC FCC - 14 11220 Prairie Stone Place 93311 Teresa Schultz 661-663-0882 10.41 9.66 southwest Little Village Pub. Housing 155 Units 714 Smith Street 93307 hattie Glenn 661-831-4248 10.41 7.84 southwest Laurel Springs Asst. Living ARF/146 8100 Westwold Drive 93311 Lisa Barraza 661-663-8400 10.39 8.73 southwest We Care Incorporated SOBER 109 S. Owens Street 93307 Tina Griffin 661-831-7770 10.38 7.71 southwest Miles Home Care KRC ? SFCH/4 820 Ferdinand Court 93309 Unknown 661-833-3172 10.33 8.40 southwest Oakdale Heights I ARF/55 3209 Brookside Drive 93311 Cassondra Bradford 661-663-9671 10.31 8.83 southwest Nora Mendez FCC 850 Permit 9609 Milliken Way 93311 Nora Memdez Unknown 10.23 9.25 southwest Valley Achievement Center Preschool/15 7300 Ming Avenue 93309 Jolene Billinger 661-834-8670 10.17 8.50 southwest
PART 4 - ATTACHMENTS 10-10 December 2009
LAKE ISABELLA DAM FAILURE EVACUATION PLAN ATTACHMENT 10
Depth Time Name Facility Type Street Address Zip Contact Phone Evac Zone (ft) (hrs) Valley Adult Services KRC ? DAY/30 7300 Ming Avenue 93309 Jim McDonald 661-834-8670 10.17 8.50 southwest Sharon?s Residential Care 850 Permit 3801 Paseo Airosa 93311 Tina Malhi Unknown 10.04 9.64 southwest April Joy?s Home Care ARF/6 5212 Hampton Court 93309 Josephine Tanja 661-837-9646 10.03 8.48 southwest Maria Romero FCC FCC - 14 5201 Hartford 93309 Maria Romero 661-831-7536 10.03 8.48 southwest CNS Alta Peak ARF/5 7510 Alta Peak 93313 Denise Murray 661665-9980 9.97 9.12 southwest CNS Kettlerock ARF/5 6001 Kettlerock Mtn. Ct. 93313 Denise Murray 661-654-0599 9.97 9.12 southwest Bonner Family Childcare FCC -14 7302 Sierra Rim Drive 93313 Dorothy Bonner 661-665-2192 9.94 9.01 southwest Almklov House Group Home 4301 De Ette 93313 Rhonda Van Cleve 661-619-5707 9.93 8.59 southwest Coradean Reed FCC 850 Permit 1716 St. Helens Avenue 93304 Coradean Reed Unknown 9.91 8.36 southwest Brandi FCC 850 Permit 5312 Summer Savoy 93313 Unknown Unknown 9.88 8.71 southwest Loyd?s Liberty ? Halifax KRC ? ICFDD/6 5614 Halifax Street 93309 Unknown 661-834-6401 9.84 8.26 southwest Glenwood Gardens E L D - 138 350 Calloway Drive 93312 Rhonda Dolcater 661-587-0182 9.76 8.82 southwest Mission Springs Friant KRC - SRF 5805 Friant Drive 93309 Helen Houck 661-324-3288 9.74 7.92 southwest LoydÆs Liberty û Kroll KRC û ICFDD/6 7604 Kroll Way 93312 Unknown 661-837-1471 9.73 8.41 southwest Horrigan Cole Ent. 850 Permit 7500 District Blvd. # 200 93313 Kathy Carroll Unknown 9.66 8.97 southwest Oaks ChildrenÆs Center Preschool 10200 Campus Park Drive 93311 Roberta Ruch 661-665-2525 9.63 9.41 southwest Bakersfield Adult School P.S./10 501 S. Mt. Vernon Ave 93307 Unknown 661-832-6642 9.62 8.30 southwest Loma Linda Preschool P.S./11 701 Mt. Vernon Avenue 93307 Unknown 661-326-1114 9.62 8.30 southwest Samaria Youth Facility Group Home 11101 Mirrored Image Ct. 93311 Carlene Logan 661-204-3352 9.56 9.75 southwest Wright Choice Grp. Home 850 Permit 6916 Grassy Knob 93313 Jeremy Wright Unknown 9.56 8.97 southwest Mission Springs Hesketh KRC ? ARF/4 5901 Hesketh Drive 93309 Helen Houck 661-321-9119 9.56 7.89 southwest Sycamore Selkirk ARF/6 8009 Selkirk 93309 Marcy Doyle 661-833-9818 9.55 8.67 southwest Loyd?s Liberty ? Colony Oak RC ? ICFDD/6 3301 Colony Oak St 93311 Unknown 661-664-0761 9.54 9.01 southwest Brookside Senior Living ARF 2605 Brookside Drive 93311 Unknown 661-663-7801 9.40 8.74 southwest Sails X Group Home/4 7617 Indian Gulch St 93313 Psyche Madden 661-665-9784 9.39 9.16 southwest Vargas Family Childcare FCC - 14 6324 Alderpointe St 93313 Sara Vargas 661-663-4470 9.39 9.16 southwest Annette Sevell FCC - 14 3609 Fiesta Avenue 93313 Annette Sevell 661-836-9072 9.19 8.66 southwest Aunt Cora?s Home Group Home/12 3716 Harris Road 93313 Zetta Stewart 661-833-8405 9.19 8.62 southwest The Gables 850 Permit/6 900 Spirit Lake Drive 93312 Jeanne Schamblin 61-213-3927 9.18 9.01 southwest Redwood Village E L D - 99 5400 Stine Road 93313 Sandra Bailey 661-389-8802 9.15 8.63 southwest
PART 4 - ATTACHMENTS 10-11 December 2009
LAKE ISABELLA DAM FAILURE EVACUATION PLAN ATTACHMENT 10
Depth Time Name Facility Type Street Address Zip Contact Phone Evac Zone (ft) (hrs) Douglas Family Childcare FCC - 14 5809 Springblossom St 93313 Tamara Douglas 661-398-1447 9.04 8.96 southwest Suzanne Cornell FCC 850 Permit 6008 Lugene Avenue 93313 Suzanne Cornell Unknown 9.01 8.69 southwest Ivonne Hernandez FCC 850 Permit 1413 Falcon Avenue 93304 Ivonne Hernandez Unknown 9.00 8.31 southwest Encore Gardens E L D - 6 4816 Encore Court 93313 J & B Imming 661-835-7438 8.99 8.74 southwest Good Shepherd Lutheran I 850 Permit 4713 Pine Castle Ave 93313 Amy Byers Unknown 8.99 8.74 southwest New Horizons Homes IV 850 Permit 2008 Fairview 93307 Darlene Solano 661-323-9494 8.93 8.66 southwest Fresenius Medical Care ESRD 8625 Liberty Park Drive 93311 Lisa Brothers 661-664-0158 8.88 8.72 southwest Brighton Manor AR/6 305 Alum Bay Court 93312 Garilee Cave 661-589-1500 8.84 8.99 southwest Schull?s Turning Point Group Home 1325 Schull Court 93307 Marie Perry 661-396-1962 8.74 8.54 southwest Valley Residential Services KRC - SRF 5808 Edgemont Drive 93309 Beatrice Villegas 661-832-0214 8.71 8.37 southwest Brenda?s Daycare FCC ? 8 2617 Lee Drive 93304 Brenda Bowens 661-832-8479 8.68 8.08 southwest Crystal Care Homes I RCFE - 6 5417 Pacer Valley Ct 93313 Florina Smith-Turallo 661-663-7468 8.64 9.09 southwest Samaria Sober Living II AR 4926 Shadowstone 93312 Carline Logan 661-201-3352 8.57 8.95 southwest His Will Group Home 7502 Cross Glade 93307 Rodrick Silas 661-333-8374 8.53 9.17 southwest Margarita Jimenez FCC FCC ? 8 2005 Auberry Avenue 93304 Margarita Jimenez 661-397-4972 8.52 8.58 southwest Milagro del Valle Pub. Hous. 46 Units 106 11th Street 93250 Rosalia Herrera 661-792-1614 8.46 7.37 southwest Rosie James FCC FCC - 14 9912 Bath Court 93311 Rosie James 661-664-6955 8.42 9.52 southwest Miracle Hope Guest Home 850 Permit/6 3608 Paseo Airosa 93311 Milagros Hesse 661-663-7559 8.37 9.63 southwest Promise Youth Facility Group Home 2001 Marc A Mitcher Ct 93304 Tommy Brown 661-827-9306 8.35 8.81 southwest Earlene Court AR ? 5 2200 Earlene Court 93304 Kiminthi Smith 661-736-9654 8.34 8.49 southwest Eric West Hadassah House 850 Permit 6113 Tobias Way 93313 Eric West Unknown 8.33 8.73 southwest Helping Hands Youth Fac. Group Home 9604 Waterbury Drive 93312 Michael Pitts 661-213-4200 8.33 8.66 southwest Joezer Youth Homes Group Home 10906 Sweet River Dr 93311 Christy Abney 661-664-3657 8.27 10.21 southwest Yolie?s Daycare 850 Permit 4017 Rio Viejo Drive 93313 Unknown Unknown 8.27 9.10 southwest De La Cruz Facility KRC ? ARF/6 809 Calcutta Drive 93307 Kim Ramos 661-834-1204 8.25 8.51 southwest Kristy Martinez FCC 850 Permit 3401 Brisbane Avenue 93313 Kristy Martinez Unknown 8.23 9.45 southwest Darlingham Senior Living ARF/6 807 Darlingham Court 93312 Edmund Pascua 661-654-0595 8.22 8.75 southwest Angelica Ortiz FCC - 14 4437 Star Jasmine Ct 93304 Angelica Ortiz 661-833-8290 8.22 8.34 southwest Iron Mountain Sr. Living 850 Permit/6 4510 Iron Mountain Ct 93311 Edmund Pascua 661-665-2738 8.21 9.44 southwest Rosebed Facility Group Home 3303 Tori Lorene Ave 93313 Elaine Henry 661-427-6097 8.13 9.54 southwest
PART 4 - ATTACHMENTS 10-12 December 2009
LAKE ISABELLA DAM FAILURE EVACUATION PLAN ATTACHMENT 10
Depth Time Name Facility Type Street Address Zip Contact Phone Evac Zone (ft) (hrs) Good Samaritan Mental 5201 White Lane 93309 Unknown Unknown 8.11 8.51 southwest H & A Guest Home Inc. 850 Permit 3129 Parkland Court 93304 Unknown Unknown 8.10 8.20 southwest Marie & Eulogio Ceja FCC 850 Permit 7322 Cupio Street 93313 Maria Ceja Unknown 8.04 9.00 southwest Mended Fences Inc. Group Home 1104 Sand Creek Drive 93312 Sabrina Kayser 661-587-7989 8.01 8.52 southwest Sierra Springs ARF/4 10116 St. Albans Avenue 93311 Patrick Nankil 661-323-0768 8.00 9.62 southwest Laura Romero FCC FCC - 14 3702 Sycamore Creek Dr 93313 Laura Romero 661-835-9185 7.97 9.17 southwest E & E Residential II KRC û ARF/4 8917 Ellensport 93313 Brian Nelson 661-831-6209 7.95 9.54 southwest JohnÆs Haven Asstd. Living E L D - 6 3717 Mt. Celeste 93313 Marguerite Bruton 661-664-7673 7.95 9.54 southwest NAPD Pals House II KRC û ARF/5 3007 Esparanza Drive 93313 David Kennemer 661-836-0365 7.91 9.36 southwest Summerbreeze Youth Home Group Home 6309 Chukkar Lane 93309 Veronica Branch 661-301-0501 7.91 8.06 southwest Hands of Prayer Daycare FDC - 14 406 S. Owens Street 93307 Sheila Fulmer 661-324-0868 7.90 7.69 southwest Dawn & Calen Wood FCC FCC - 14 3304 Sierra Meadows Dr 93313 Dawn Wood 661-396-9033 7.89 9.36 southwest Day Care FCC - 14 8508 Landsdown Street 93313 Luis 661-831-1999 7.89 9.36 southwest Susie & Erica Bigelow 850 Permit 5812 Ream Way 93307 Erica Bigelow Unknown 7.88 8.68 southwest Maria Cisneros FCC 850 Permit 4225 Old Castle Avenue 93313 Maria Cisneros Unknown 7.87 9.37 southwest Camps Harmony 850 Permit 4208 Rock Lake Drive 93313 Barbara Campbell Unknown 7.87 9.21 southwest Loyd?s Liberty ? Holly Oak RC ? ICFDD/6 9605 Holly Oak Drive 93311 Unknown 661-665-8150 7.87 9.14 southwest New Horizons Homes II KRC ? ARF/6 409 Sperry Street 93307 Judi Phillips 661-397-6492 7.86 9.04 southwest A Rose of Sharon 850 Permit 504 Leland Avenue 93307 Sharon Worley 661-832-8075 7.85 8.20 southwest Lil Angels Day Care 850 Permit 4312 Deborah Avenue 93307 Lilibeth Valdez Unknown 7.80 8.55 southwest Eva Castaneda FCC 850 Permit 7012 Mill Glen Forest Ct 93313 Eva Castaneda Unknown 7.73 8.94 southwest McClellenÆs Day Care 850 Permit 9318 Green Oak 93311 Martha McClellen Unknown 7.70 9.11 southwest Sharn?s Residential Care ARF/6 6601 Peggy Way 93307 Tina Malhi 661-979-0417 7.65 8.98 southwest Boys To Men Group Home 1013 White Lane 93307 Sheila Dillard 661-831-2584 7.62 8.43 southwest All About Caring 850 Permit 9300 Windcreek 93312 Anatalia Salon 661-387-6582 7.54 8.63 southwest Servants Hearts Center 850 Permit 1217 White Lane 93304 Rosanda Anderson Unknown 7.46 8.89 southwest Centre for Neuro Skills 850 Permit 2658 Mt. Vernon Avenue 93306 Susan Triney Unknown 7.42 8.97 southwest New Destiny Youth Facility Group Home 10215 Crandon Park Dr 93312 Catherine Powell 661-330-7357 7.33 8.86 southwest Candy Coats-Ridgeview Pre-K 850 Permit 8420 Stine Road 93313 Unknown Unknown 7.25 9.52 southwest Ghity Guest Home ARF/4 4103 Gordon Street 93307 Elene Ghity 661-834-3219 7.18 8.53 southwest
PART 4 - ATTACHMENTS 10-13 December 2009
LAKE ISABELLA DAM FAILURE EVACUATION PLAN ATTACHMENT 10
Depth Time Name Facility Type Street Address Zip Contact Phone Evac Zone (ft) (hrs) Safe Haven Recovery 850 Permit 2625 Pacheco Road 93304 Rick Medinas Unknown 6.70 8.39 southwest All Aboard Childcare FCC - 14 6809 Rush Point 93313 Leticia Weeks 661-213-4319 6.67 8.88 southwest Kern Transition Home I Group Home/4 4409 River Glen Drive 93308 Suzanne Ash 661-213-3800 6.56 7.92 southwest Phase Two Service Corp. I KRC ? SRF/3 310 Chiapas Avenue 93307 Judy Gonzalez 661-837-8270 6.54 9.09 southwest Gracious Living Elder Care I ARF/6 207 Reisling Vines Stree 93314 Victoria Perez 661-398-7133 6.50 10.90 southwest Calloway Gardens ARF/6 9706 Harvey Court 93312 Prolan Fandialan 661-587-5922 6.39 8.73 southwest Arbolado House AR/6 13600 Arbolado Court 93312 Jan Sierra 661-587-6376 6.13 10.04 southwest St. CatherineÆs Elderly Care RCFE - 740 10300 Pinnacle Ridge Ave 93311 Amelia Necer 661-205-7650 6.10 9.63 southwest Sails II AR ? 3 8000 Moss Crossing Ave 93313 Bertha Marquez 661-665-1953 6.03 9.28 southwest Carlene Logan FCC 850 Permit 12203 Riverfront Park Dr 93311 Carlene Logan Unknown 5.89 9.64 southwest Cameron Youth Home Group Home 11907 Sturgeon Creek 93311 Myron Williams 661-663-0898 5.77 9.53 southwest Island Park Residence AR û 3 915 Island Park Court 93312 Ruby Dacio 661-703-7988 5.77 9.53 southwest Children?s Playhouse 850 Permit 518 Jumbuck Lane 93307 Unknown Unknown 5.75 8.93 southwest Rosegarden Facility KRC ? ARF/41 810 S. Union Avenue 93307 Perry Starkey 661-323-2662 5.68 7.82 southwest Home Again II KRC ? RCFE/6 100 Via Roblada 93312 Charlotte Lindsey 661-588-8461 5.67 10.21 southwest Remy Hernandez FCC 850 Permit 321 Berkshire Road 93307 Unknown Unknown 5.57 9.36 southwest Lighthouse Sober Living Group Home/3 9102 Golden Hawk Ct 93312 Randy Spink 661-829-1834 5.03 9.21 southwest Del Rio Elementary Daycare RSA - 120 600 Hidalgo Drive 93314 Theresa Judd 661-343-1085 5.00 10.56 southwest Beardsley Head Start/45 1001 Roberts Lane 93308 Unknown 661-392-0490 4.93 7.47 southwest Emerald Elder Care ARF/6 13212 Monarch Palm Ave 93312 Estela Hardman 661-587-4417 4.90 10.00 southwest Hinault Elder Care E L D - 6 13115 Hinault Drive 93314 John Noblaza 310-590-6510 4.90 10.00 southwest Sails III KRC û SRF/4 6005 Chandler Way 93309 Bertha Marquez 661-833-9326 4.66 8.83 southwest Passion Plus Care ARF/6 3025 Lotus Lane 93307 Harold Gridiron 661-831-0908 4.46 8.75 southwest Seaview Home KRC ? ARF/4 3000 Seaview Drive 93312 Saw Doh 661-588-5180 4.12 8.43 southwest Summer Home AR ? 4 8719 Hoodsport Ave 93312 Saw Doh 661-213-6880 4.12 8.43 southwest St. Therese Small Fam. Home KRC ? SFH/4 6909 Copper Creek Way 93308 Unknown 661-589-6804 3.15 8.06 southwest Cecilia Laracel FCC 850 Permit 12203 Flat Iron 93312 Virginia Celestino 661-588-7682 2.38 10.95 southwest O and L Home Care ARF/6 11007 Southwales Ct 93312 Oscar Alviar 661-589-8976 2.21 10.63 southwest A Good Time Out 850 Permit 3400 Calloway Drive 93312 Melanie Sherman 661-410-8463 2.13 9.13 southwest Quality Care of Bakersfield 850 Permit 8114 River Hawk Lane 93312 Josephine Granat Unknown 1.73 8.94 southwest
PART 4 - ATTACHMENTS 10-14 December 2009
LAKE ISABELLA DAM FAILURE EVACUATION PLAN ATTACHMENT 10
Depth Time Name Facility Type Street Address Zip Contact Phone Evac Zone (ft) (hrs) Isaiah Sober Living Home Group Home/10 1904 Clarendon Street 93307 Fred Herkimer 661-633-9702 1.32 8.59 southwest Silverlake Home KRC ? RCFE/4 3303 Silverlake Drive 93312 Wahsay Nawwah 661-587-6336 1.06 9.17 southwest Spring Home KRC ? RCFE/5 8722 Hoodsport Ave 93312 Saw Doh 661-587-6177 0.28 - southwest
PART 4 - ATTACHMENTS 10-15 December 2009
LAKE ISABELLA DAM FAILURE EVACUATION PLAN ATTACHMENT 10
PART 4 - ATTACHMENTS 10-16 December 2009
LAKE ISABELLA DAM FAILURE EVACUATION PLAN ATTACHMENT 11
RESOURCE STAGING AREAS
(To be designated by local officials 3)
3 Part 1, Section 4.13.1 describes the criteria for these areas.
PART 4 - ATTACHMENTS 11-1 December 2009
LAKE ISABELLA DAM FAILURE EVACUATION PLAN ATTACHMENT 12
TRANSPORTATION PROVIDERS
(Additional data to be provided by local officials)
Public Providers
Agency Staging Area Contact Comments Golden Empire Bruce D. Seibel 81 Buses, 22 vans, Transit (V)661.324.9874 Large buses primarily (F)661.869.6394 fueled with CNG, 300 mile [email protected] unrefueled range. Kern Regional Transit Linda C. Wilbanks 40 buses, 32 – 18 pax, all wheelchair equipped CTSA/North of the Joe West 16 vehicles, minivans to 18 River Recreation & 661.392.2035 pax buses. Parks [email protected] Kern Co. Human Christopher Schwartz Up to 100 sedans Services Dept. (V)661.204.4193 [email protected] Kern Co. Chris Hall (Note: Available AFTER Superintendent of (V)661.852.5800 remaining students Schools [email protected] evacuated. Kern Co. Independent School Districts
Private Providers
Organization Staging Area Contact Comments First Transit David Trimble (M)661.427.8248 661.392.3614 [email protected]
Additional Sources of Transportation Assets for Specific Needs Population
Amtrak bus fleet in Bakersfield Bakersfield Association for Retarded Citizens (BARC) Bakersfield City School District (BCSD) California Corrections Institute (CCI) Coach America (private bus company) New Advances for Persons with Disabilities (NAPD)
PART 4 - ATTACHMENTS 12-1 December 2009
LAKE ISABELLA DAM FAILURE EVACUATION PLAN ATTACHMENT 13
MEDIA RELEASE TEMPLATES
ALERT AND RESPONSE LEVEL 1
This is ______at the ______. Due to recorded earthquake shaking at the Lake Isabella Dam , the Army Corp of Engineers dam operators are conducting inspections of the dam. We have no confirmed reports of injuries or damage resulting from the shaking There is no further information at this time.
(If a state of emergency has been proclaimed in conjunction with an initiating earthquake, add that information to this message.)
Kern County officials are staying in close contact with the Army Corps of Engineers and will keep you updated as reports come in.
(Provide phone number and web site for further information)
ALERT AND RESPONSE LEVEL 2
This is ______at the ______with an update on the Lake Isabella Dam. The Army Corp of Engineers, operator of the Lake Isabella Dam, has observed changes in the seepage from the ______(Main and/ or Auxiliary) dam. Some seepage from the dam is normal and the dam operators are continuing their inspections. Additional Army Corps of Engineers technical and engineering staff are on the way to perform further inspections.
(Continue with any additional situation updates, particularly if increased releases of water from the dam threaten to create dangerous conditions around the Kern River.)
Kern County officials are staying in close contact with the Army Corps of Engineers and will keep you updated as reports come in.
(Provide phone number and web site for further information)
PART 4 - ATTACHMENTS 13-1 December 2009
LAKE ISABELLA DAM FAILURE EVACUATION PLAN ATTACHMENT 13
ALERT AND RESPONSE LEVEL 3
This is ______at the ______with an update on the Lake Isabella Dam. The Army Corp of Engineers has reported that seepage is increasing and sediment is now being seen in the water flows. The muddy water indicates that materials are moving. Additionally, cracking has been observed on the dams’ crests and slopes. Based on the changes observed at the dam, Kern County public safety officials are calling for a voluntary precautionary evacuation.
VISITORS to KERN CANYON and NATIONAL FOREST CAMPGROUNDS in the Canyon are advised to EVACUTATE NOW. FOLLOW EVACUATION ROUTE SIGNS to the nearest Evacuation Center. Evacuation Centers are being established at ______.
If you have CHILDREN IN A SCHOOL within the Inundation area, DO NOT GO THERE. Schools in the inundation area are being evacuated to pre-designated alternate sites.
If you DO NOT LIVE OR WORK IN THE DAM INUNDATION AREA, you don’t need to do anything.
Large animals should be moved to high ground. Bring small pets with you. Animal Shelters will be established near the Evacuation Centers.
(Continue with situation updates, particularly any school announcements, hospital and other congregate care facilitates early release announcements, increased releases of water from the dam that threaten to create dangerous conditions in and near the Kern River, Caltrans closure of major roads into the area, and other related actions.)
Kern County officials are staying in close contact with the Army Corps of Engineers and will keep you updated as reports come in.
(Provide phone number and web site for further information.)
PART 4 - ATTACHMENTS 13-2 December 2009
LAKE ISABELLA DAM FAILURE EVACUATION PLAN ATTACHMENT 13
ALERT AND RESPONSE LEVEL 4
This is ______at the ______with an update on the Lake Isabella Dam. The Army Corp of Engineers has reported that the situation is worsening. The latest inspections disclose that slumping of the dam’s t crest has developed along with significant movements in the forms of bulges, depressions, and breaks that are visible on the embankments’ outer slopes. Dirty or turbid water flows further indicate internal erosion of the dam. There is a greater than 50 percent probability that the dam will fail.
If you LIVE OR WORK in the inundation area, Public safety officials recommend you EVACUATE NOW. DO NOT DELAY and do not panic.
FOLLOW EVACUATION ROUTE SIGNS to the nearest Evacuation Center. Evacuation Centers are being established at ______.
If you DO NOT LIVE OR WORK IN THE DAM INUNDATION AREA, you don’t need to do anything.
(Provide information on the inundation area and routes for each area and locations to find maps, lists of evacuation routes, and other evacuation safety instructions.)
(Provide phone number and web site for further information.)
PART 4 - ATTACHMENTS 13-3 December 2009
LAKE ISABELLA DAM FAILURE EVACUATION PLAN ATTACHMENT 13
SUMMARY STATEMENT FOR MEDIA LAKE ISABELLA DAM FAILURE
At approximately______today, shaking of ______(magnitude ) was recorded at Lake Isabella Dam. The Army Corps of Engineers dam operator notified Kern County of the event and initiated inspections of the dam.
(Indicate injuries, deaths, property damage, fires, etc., reported to date.)
At ______, changes were noted in the seepage from the dam. The Army Corps of Engineers dispatched additional technical and engineering staff to assist in inspection of the dam. No additional damage was reported (or specify damage).
At ______, the dam operator reported increasing seepage with sediment in the flows with additional cracking on the dams’ crests and slopes. At this time, visitors to Kern Canyon were advised to evacuate. A precautionary evacuation of all people in the inundation area was issued by public safety officials. Personnel from law enforcement and fire agencies were called into action and the staff of the County Office of Emergency Services was put on emergency status.
(Add any critical evacuation center and/or shelter information issued)
At ______on ______, Kern County public safety officials recommended immediate evacuation of everyone in the inundation area due to deteriorating conditions at the dam and a greater than 50 percent probably of dam failure.
At ______on ______, the Kern County Board of Supervisors proclaimed the existence of a Local Emergency and requested that the Governor proclaim a State of Emergency. The Board also asked the Governor to request the President to declare a Major Disaster/ Emergency. Damage to private and public property has been estimated to exceed $ ______.
PART 4 - ATTACHMENTS 13-4 December 2009
LAKE ISABELLA DAM FAILURE EVACUATION PLAN ATTACHMENT 14
RESOURCES
(To be provided by local officials)
PART 4 - ATTACHMENTS 14-1 December 2009
LAKE ISABELLA DAM FAILURE EVACUATION PLAN ATTACHMENT 15
EMERGENCY CONTACTS
(To be provided by local officials)
PART 4 - ATTACHMENTS 15-1 December 2009
LAKE ISABELLA DAM FAILURE EVACUATION PLAN ATTACHMENT 16
DAM FAILURE COMMUNICATIONS PLAN
(To be provided by local officials)
PART 4 - ATTACHMENTS 16-1 December 2009
LAKE ISABELLA DAM FAILURE EVACUATION PLAN ATTACHMENT 17
POPULATION ANALYSIS
AMEC performed GIS analysis on Bakersfield population using census block –level population data from HAZUS-MH and the depth, time and velocity dam inundation data for an Isabella Dam failure provided by USACE. Depth data was organized in the following three categories: 0-1 foot, 1.1-6 feet, and >6 feet. Time data was organized in the following three categories: 0-10 hours, 10.1-30 hours, and >30 hours. Velocity data was organized in the following three categories: 0-2 cfs, 2.1-4 cfs, and >4 cfs. Using ArcGIS Spatial Analyst functions, depth, time and velocity data were intersected with census block data; averages were compiled by census block and the respective category was joined to the census block data. Population was then totaled by category for each depth, time and velocity. This analysis was done for daytime, nighttime and total population. Each of the three datasets (depth, time, velocity) has a slightly different geographic extent. Population totals therefore vary between the analyses, as only the population that intersected the particular dataset was used for analysis.
HAZUS-MH population analysis generated a displaced population estimate of 258,467. This number is calculated using factors such as depth of flooding and household income. This total is lower than the population totals in the depth/time/velocity analysis as HAZUS may not consider some populated areas impacted by very shallow flooding as “displaced”.
Population by Inundation Depth Hydrograph 3 Depth (ft) Day Night Total Pop 0-1 3,059 8,834 9,240 1.1-6 12,504 39,465 40,976 >6 74,147 204,840 214,491 89,710 253,139 264,707
Population by Time to 1ft Inundation Hydrograph 3 Time (hrs) Day Night Total Pop 0 - 10 82,270 227,370 237,848 10.1 - 30 5,178 19,532 20,342 > 30 342 884 901 87,790 247,786 259,091
Population by Velocity in fps Hydrograph 3 Velocity (cfs) Day Night Total Pop 0 - 2 17,898 55,416 57,732 2.1 - 4 62,158 176,701 185,028 >4 9,732 21,165 22,099 89,788 253,282 264,859
PART 4 - ATTACHMENTS 17-1 December 2009
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FUNCTIONAL NEEDS EVACUATION PLANNING CHECKLIST (Current as of 6/3/09)
PREPARE/PREVENT Yes Partial No Planning Likely evacuation events identified and analyzed X 4 Evacuation assets identified and inventoried X 5 Concentrations of elderly/disabled identified and mapped X Agencies serving elderly and disabled identified X 6 System in place to keep contact info for E/D service providers current X Registries exist that could be used during evacuation alert notification X Thresholds and protocol for evacuation orders clearly defined X Time estimates exist for executing moderate- and large-scale X evacuation System established to mission task evacuation (transit) resources X 7 Known how long it will take to mobilize transit resources once tasked X Protocol for how to prioritize transit and paratransit resources when X demand exceeds availability Evacuation EOPs account for functional needs of the elderly and 8 X disabled 9 Evacuation EOPs created with input from elderly and disabled X 10 Evacuation responsibilities for county executive clearly defined X Evacuation responsibilities for emergency services clearly defined X Evacuation responsibilities for law enforcement clearly defined X Evacuation responsibilities for fire services clearly defined X Evacuation responsibilities for social services clearly defined X Evacuation responsibilities for health and human services clearly X defined Evacuation responsibilities for county DOT clearly defined X Evacuation responsibilities for transit and paratransit clearly defined X Evacuation responsibilities for public works clearly defined X Evacuation responsibilities for animal care (humane society, dept. of X agriculture) clearly defined Evacuation responsibilities for non-profits and faith-based organizations X
4 The county is in the process of developing a database of transportation assets. 5 Licensed care and intermediate care facilities have been mapped, however it is unclear the degree to which retirement and assisted living facilities have also been mapped. 6 Ready Kern, a telephone emergency management system, is in the process of being developed. Under this system, the administrator of each facility would be responsible for maintaining the currency of their records and for calling those individuals under their purview. 7 The county is currently working on a transportation asset inventory database that will help clarify timing issues. 8 The Lake Isabella Dam Failure EMS Operations Plan accounts for people with disabilities and the elderly but is currently in draft form. In addition, Kern County is in the process of developing an Access & Functional Needs Plan which will further address these issues. 9 Through the subcommittees of the Access and Functional Needs Group, the county is reaching out to the elderly and those with disabilities via advocacy groups. 10 The evacuation responsibilities for county agencies, and non-profits and faith-based organizations, are being coordinated through the development of the draft Lake Isabella Dam Failure EMS Operations Plan . This plan is expected to be finalized by August 2009.
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clearly defined PREPARE/PREVENT Con’t Yes Partial No Responsibility assigned for evacuation of disabled from schools X Responsibility assigned for evacuation of medical facilities X Responsibility assigned for evacuation of elderly from congregate X housing EOPs for cities, county and care facilities coordinated to avoid multiple 11 X requests for same resource
Training Evacuation EOPs coordinated with transit resource organizations X Evacuation EOPs coordinated with elderly/disabled service providers X 12 Essential transit and EOC staff trained on evacuation plan X Transportation personnel have basic ICS/NIMS/SEMS training X Family emergency planning complete for essential transportation X personnel Back-up drivers trained on lift equipment and securing wheelchairs X Programs exist to educate elderly/disabled about personal X preparedness & evacuation planning
Exercises Have there been drills and exercises on evacuation plan? X Is there a plan for drills and exercises on evacuation plan? X Do drills/exercises incorporate disability issues, services providers and 13 X include people with disabilities?
MOUs/MOAs 14 Written agreements with transportation agencies within jurisdiction X Written agreements with transportation agencies in neighboring X jurisdictions Written agreement with video remote interpreting services - local and 15 X out of state Contingency contracts for sign language interpreters X Contingency contracts exist with private sector transportation companies X MOUs identify who is in charge of activated transit resources X MOUs identify when and how resources will be activated/released X MOUs identify how transportation providers will be reimbursed for X mutual aid
11 The development of the Lake Isabella Dam Failure EMS Operations Plan has been a coordinated effort with county, city, and medical care facilities. However, a process of de-conflicting multiple requests for resources has not been formally undertaken. 12 Once the Lake Isabella plan is finalized, the county will undertake a program of training and exercises. 13 The program of training and exercises associated with the Lake Isabella evacuation plan will include disability issues and service providers. Every effort will be made to also insure the participation of people with disabilities. 14 The county is in the process of developing a database of transit resources. Once this has been completed, the county will pursue MOUs for supplementary assets. 15 The county is in the process of securing the services of Deaf Link.
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MOUs are reviewed/updated annually X
RESPOND Yes Partial No Alert Notification County has an electronic alert notification system (e.g. reverse 911) X Alert notification procedures in place to ensure that deaf and blind X receive warnings Alert notification procedures account for the developmentally disabled X Emergency notification automatically converts to text when TTY X detected Plan for door-to-door notifications X Pictograms developed for explaining evacuation procedures visually X System exists for alerting elderly and disabled through regular service 16 X providers Sign language interpreter/closed captioning for news conferences X 17 Alert notification systems tested at least annually X County uses 211 information system X
Mobilization Staging areas, collection points and reception centers identified X Mobilization agreements with transit resources accounts for union/labor X issues Procedure established to check-in and brief incoming transportation X resources
Command and Control Functional needs liaison position established in EOC X 18 Established evacuation management team in EOC X Evacuation liaison position established at ICP(s) X
Evacuation Routes Clearly defined evacuation routes/alt. evacuation routes X Traffic control points (TCPs) designated X TCP system gives priority to evacuation resources X
Collection and Distribution Established collection/distribution points for evacuee transportation X Designated staff for collection/distribution points X Transportation public information plan for collection/distribution point(s) X
16 There is a consortium of advocacy groups for people with disabilities that are developing means to ensure emergency evacuation information gets to them from emergency management officials, and in turn is communicated to the people served by those advocacy groups. Completion of plans, and exercises for those plans, however, is needed. 17 The system is now on-line. However, it is a vendor-hosted system using pre-paid minutes that can be expensive to test. The first major test of the system will be directed towards county employees. The plan for more extensive testing of the system is still under development. 18 The Logistics Section handles all-hazards and would manage an evacuation.
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System for documenting/tracking evacuees X Plan for individuals (including people with functional needs) unable to reach collection/distribution point(s) X
Collection and Distribution Con’t Yes Partial No Plan for service animals in transit equipment X 19 Plan for comfort animals in transit equipment X Plan for mobility devices and durable medical devices on transit X equipment
Shelters Plan for ongoing transportation needs of shelter residents X Plan for transportation info at reception centers/shelters X
Transportation Continuity of Operations Alternative transit operational facility(s) identified X Alternative electric supplies identified to support basic transit operations X 20 Alternative fuel sources for transit resources identified X Back-up driver resources identified (first responders, National Guard, X etc.) Redundant communication systems identified X Communications plan established for power loss events X Plan in place for ongoing emergency medical transportation (e.g. X dialysis) RECOVER
Re-entry/Demobilization Trigger point established for when to return evacuees X Trigger points established for when to demobilize transit resources X Procedure established to debrief demobilizing personnel (crisis X counseling, lessons learned) Procedure established to check-out emergency personnel X Procedure established to debrief evacuees (lessons learned)
After Action Analysis and Reporting for Transit Process for after action assessment X Process for after action reporting X Process to implement after action lessons learned X Plan to announce lessons learned/plan modifications X
19 This issue is currently under review as different transit operators have different policies. 20 The county has undertaken an initiative to identify a supplier of compressed natural gas (CNG) that could establish a mobile refueling station for the county’s buses in the event that an emergency rendered the existing fixed CNG fueling site unavailable.
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