This page was intentionally left blank Monterey County Winter Storm Response Plan TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page VOLUME 1 of 2 – Main Report (this volume) Section 1—Plan Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Purpose of Plan ................................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Scope of Plan .................................................................................................................................... 1 Section 2—Concept of Operations ............................................................................................................................. 3 2.1 Situation Overview ........................................................................................................................... 3 2.1.1 Areas Subject to Flooding................................................................................................... 3 2.2 General Approach to Seasonal Flood Operations ............................................................................. 6 2.2.1 Monitoring .......................................................................................................................... 8 2.2.2 Analysis and Initial Response ............................................................................................. 8 2.2.3 Alerting and Activation ...................................................................................................... 9 2.3 Public Notification of Flood Threats ................................................................................................. 9 2.3.1 Initial Notifications ............................................................................................................. 9 2.4 Stage Definitions for Floods ........................................................................................................... 10 2.5 Flood/Threat Operations ................................................................................................................. 10 2.5.1 Phase I: Preparedness ....................................................................................................... 10 2.5.2 Phase II: Increased Readiness ........................................................................................... 11 2.5.3 Phase III: Activation / Emergency Response .................................................................... 12 2.5.4 Phase IV: Initial Recovery ................................................................................................ 14 2.5.5 Federal and State Emergency and Disaster Assistance ..................................................... 15 Section 3—Organization and Assignment of Responsibilities ............................................................................... 17 3.1 General Organization and Responsibilities ..................................................................................... 17 3.1.1 Levee Flood Control Operations ....................................................................................... 17 3.1.2 Operational Area Flood Control Operations ..................................................................... 17 3.1.3 Mutual Aid Regions and Regional Support ...................................................................... 17 3.1.4 State Flood Control Operations ........................................................................................ 17 3.1.5 Federal Flood Control Operations .................................................................................... 17 Section 4—Direction, Control, and Coordination .................................................................................................. 19 4.1 Chief Executive ............................................................................................................................... 19 4.2 Incident Commander (IC) ............................................................................................................... 19 4.3 Support Personnel ........................................................................................................................... 19 4.4 Plan Activation ................................................................................................................................ 19 4.5 Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) Structure ................................................. 19 4.6 Public Notification .......................................................................................................................... 23 4.6.1 Notification Protocols ....................................................................................................... 24 4.7 Resources ........................................................................................................................................ 24 4.7.1 Staffing ............................................................................................................................. 24 4.7.2 Integration with Police and Fire Responders .................................................................... 24 4.7.3 Obtaining and Training Volunteers .................................................................................. 25 4.7.4 Cal OES and DWR Assistance ......................................................................................... 25 Table of Contents page i Monterey County Winter Storm Response Plan 4.8 Disaster Intelligence ........................................................................................................................ 26 4.8.1 Information Needed and Resources .................................................................................. 26 4.9 Buildings Used to Provide Essential Services ................................................................................. 27 Section 5—Communications ..................................................................................................................................... 29 5.1 Communications Organization........................................................................................................ 29 5.2 Public Alerting Systems .................................................................................................................. 29 5.2.1 ALERT Monterey County ................................................................................................ 29 5.2.2 Nixle ................................................................................................................................. 29 5.2.3 Social Media ..................................................................................................................... 30 5.2.4 Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) .................................................................................. 30 5.2.5 Emergency Alert System (EAS) ....................................................................................... 30 5.3 Local Emergency Communication Systems.................................................................................... 31 5.3.1 Radio Communication Systems ........................................................................................ 31 5.3.2 Consolidated Public Safety Communications System (CPSCS)....................................... 32 5.3.3 Local Communications Support Resources ...................................................................... 32 5.3.4 Telephone Systems ........................................................................................................... 33 5.3.5 Weak Links ....................................................................................................................... 33 5.4 Protocols for Communications with Levee Patrols ......................................................................... 34 5.4.1 Other Communications Protocols ..................................................................................... 34 5.5 Integration and Interoperability ....................................................................................................... 34 5.6 Media Interface ............................................................................................................................... 35 Section 6—Administration, Finance, and Logistics ................................................................................................ 37 6.1 Master Mutual Aid Agreement ....................................................................................................... 37 6.2 Record Keeping .............................................................................................................................. 37 6.3 Resource Tracking .......................................................................................................................... 37 6.4 Flood Fight Equipment ................................................................................................................... 38 6.5 Flood Fight Supplies ....................................................................................................................... 38 6.6 Staging Areas .................................................................................................................................. 40 6.7 Evacuation Centers ......................................................................................................................... 40 Section