JOINT EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN The City of South Pasadena and the South Pasadena Unified School District Joint Emergency Operations Plan Draft Date: February 14, 2012 South Pasadena/South Pasadena Unified School District Part One-i JOINT EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN City Disclaimer: This emergency operations plan is written in compliance with California’s Standardized Emergency Management System and the National Incident Management System. The plan is developed with a multi-hazard perspective to make it applicable to the widest range of emergencies and disasters, both natural and human caused. However, Incident Commanders and Emergency Operations Center Directors retain the flexibility to modify procedures and/or organization structure as necessary to accomplish the emergency/disaster response and recovery missions in the context of a particular hazard scenario. South Pasadena/South Pasadena Unified School District Part One-ii JOINT EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN South Pasadena/South Pasadena Unified School District Part One-iii JOINT EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN Emergency Operations Plan Table of Contents (CW-#4) Page Table of Contents ....................................................................................................... i-viii Part I, Basic Plan Section One, Forward ............................................................................................. 1 Section Two, General .............................................................................................. 8 Section Three, Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) ............. 15 Section Four, National Incident Management System (NIMS) .............................. 24 Section Five, Incident Command System (ICS) .................................................... 27 Section Six, Threat Summary and Assessments .................................................. 31 Section Seven, Hazard Mitigation ......................................................................... 62 Section Eight, Emergency Operations .................................................................. 65 Section Nine, Continuity of Government .............................................................. 78 Section Ten, Emergency Proclamation Process ................................................... 83 Section Eleven, Mutual Aid ................................................................................... 87 Section Twelve, Authorities and References ......................................................... 93 Part II, Appendices and Annexes Appendix A, Functional Annexes Appendix B, SPUSD Operation Plan Appendix C, Verdugo Fire Communications Plan Appendix D, ICS Forms Appendix E, Acronyms and Glossary Appendix F, Charts and Maps Appendix G, Communications and Contacts (Restricted Use) South Pasadena/South Pasadena Unified School District Part One-iv JOINT EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN Part One Basic Plan Contents (CW-#4) Page Section One, Forward ................................................................................................ 1-7 Foreword ......................................................................................................................... 1 Plan Concurrence ........................................................................................................... 4 Letter of Promulgation .................................................................................................... 5 Plan Distribution List........................................................................................................ 6 Plan Record of Revisions ................................................................................................ 7 Section Two, General ............................................................................................... 8-14 Purpose ........................................................................................................................... 8 Scope .............................................................................................................................. 8 Preparedness Elements .................................................................................................. 8 Concept of Operations .................................................................................................... 8 Prevention Phase .................................................................................................... 9 Mitigation Phase ...................................................................................................... 9 Preparedness Phase ............................................................................................... 9 Day-to-Day ...................................................................................................... 9 Increased Readiness ................................................................................... 10 Response Phase ................................................................................................... 10 Pre-Emergency/Disaster ............................................................................... 10 Emergency/Disaster Response ..................................................................... 10 Sustained Disaster Operations ...................................................................... 11 Recovery Phase .................................................................................................... 11 Hazard Identification and Analysis ................................................................................ 12 Public Awareness and Education .................................................................................. 12 ADA Considerations for Local Government ................................................................... 13 Disaster Animal Care Considerations for Local Government ........................................ 13 Training and Exercises .................................................................................................. 13 Alerting and Warning ..................................................................................................... 14 Section Three, Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) ........... 15-23 General ......................................................................................................................... 15 Field Response Level ................................................................................................... 15 Local Government Level (EOC) .................................................................................... 15 SEMS Requirements for Local Governments ........................................................ 16 City Responsibilities under SEMS/NIMS ............................................................... 16 Operational Area (Los Angeles County Operational Area) ............................................ 16 Regional ........................................................................................................................ 17 State .............................................................................................................................. 18 Federal .......................................................................................................................... 18 U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)……………………………………….18 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) ............................................... 18 South Pasadena/South Pasadena Unified School District Part One-v JOINT EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN Chart 1 – SEMS Communications and Coordination .................................................... 19 SEMS EOC Organization .............................................................................................. 20 Special District Involvement .................................................................................. 20 Coordination with Nongovernmental Agencies and Private Sector Businesses............................................................................................ 21 Major Concepts of SEMS .............................................................................................. 21 Organizational Flexibility − Modular Organization ................................................. 21 Management of Personnel − Hierarchy of Command and Span of Control ........... 22 EOC Action Plans ................................................................................................. 22 Multi-Agency or Inter-Agency Coordination at the Local Government Level ......... 22 Section Four, National Incident Management System (NIMS) ............................ 24-26 General ......................................................................................................................... 24 NIMS Components ....................................................................................................... 24 Command and Management ................................................................................. 24 Preparedness ........................................................................................................ 24 Resource Management ......................................................................................... 25 Communications and Information Management .................................................... 25 Supporting Technologies....................................................................................... 26 Ongoing Management and Maintenance .............................................................