2014 Emergency Operations Plan Rev. 11/2014 - FINAL City of Carpinteria Emergency Operations Plan – Introduction | 2014 Page Intentionally Left Blank Rev. 11/2014 – FINAL 2 City of Carpinteria Emergency Operations Plan – Introduction | 2014 FORWARD ........................................................................................................................................ 11 Letter of Promulgation......................................................................................................................................... 13 Signed Concurrence by Principal City Departments ............................................................................................. 15 Record of Revisions.............................................................................................................................................. 17 Record of Distribution ......................................................................................................................................... 19 Emergency Management Goals ........................................................................................................................... 21 Organization of the Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) ........................................................................................ 21 Activation of the Emergency Operations Plan ...................................................................................................... 21 Training, Exercising & Maintaining the Emergency Operations Plan .................................................................... 22 PART ONE – BASIC PLAN .............................................................................................................. 23 PURPOSE ............................................................................................................................................................. 23 SCOPE .................................................................................................................................................................. 23 ASSUMPTIONS ..................................................................................................................................................... 23 CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS ................................................................................................................................... 24 EMERGENCY RESPONSE PHASES .......................................................................................................................... 24 Mitigation Phase .............................................................................................................................................. 24 Preparedness Phase ......................................................................................................................................... 25 Response Phase ............................................................................................................................................... 26 Recovery Phase................................................................................................................................................ 27 HAZARD IDENTIFICATION & ANALYSIS ................................................................................................................. 28 PUBLIC AWARENESS & EDUCATION ..................................................................................................................... 28 TRAINING & EXERCISES ........................................................................................................................................ 28 ADA CONSIDERATIONS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT .............................................................................................. 29 ALERTING & WARNING ........................................................................................................................................ 29 Local Alerting & Warning Systems .................................................................................................................... 29 Other Alerting & Warning Systems ................................................................................................................... 31 CONTINUITY OF GOVERNMENT ........................................................................................................................... 33 Responsibilities ................................................................................................................................................ 33 Preservation of Local Government ................................................................................................................... 33 City of Carpinteria Lines of Succession .............................................................................................................. 34 Temporary City Seat......................................................................................................................................... 35 Preservation of Vital Records ........................................................................................................................... 35 Rev. 11/2014 – FINAL 3 City of Carpinteria Emergency Operations Plan – Introduction | 2014 STANDARDIZED EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (SEMS) ............................................................................ 36 Field Level........................................................................................................................................................ 38 Local Government Level ................................................................................................................................... 38 Operational Level ............................................................................................................................................. 38 Regional Level .................................................................................................................................................. 38 State Level ....................................................................................................................................................... 39 SEMS Requirements for Local Governments ..................................................................................................... 39 City of Carpinteria Responsibilities under SEMS ................................................................................................ 39 SEMS EOC Organization ................................................................................................................................... 40 SEMS Definition of Special Districts .................................................................................................................. 41 NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NIMS) ......................................................................................... 42 NIMS Components ........................................................................................................................................... 42 INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM (ICS) .................................................................................................................... 45 Functions ......................................................................................................................................................... 45 Principles ......................................................................................................................................................... 45 MULTI-AGENCY OR INTER-AGENCY COORDINATION AT THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEVEL ................................... 46 AUTHORITIES & REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................... 46 Authorities ....................................................................................................................................................... 47 Federal........................................................................................................................................................ 47 State ........................................................................................................................................................... 47 Local ........................................................................................................................................................... 48 References....................................................................................................................................................... 48 Emergency Proclamation Process ..................................................................................................................... 48 Local Emergency ......................................................................................................................................... 49 State of Emergency ..................................................................................................................................... 49 State of War ................................................................................................................................................ 50 MUTUAL AID ........................................................................................................................................................ 50 Mutual Aid System ..........................................................................................................................................