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Recommendation to adopt resolution approving the Emergency Operations Plan; and authorize City Manager to amend and update the Plan on a periodic basis or as requested by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
The objective of the Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) is to coordinate all functional areas and personnel of the City into an efficient organization capable of responding to any emergency and returning the City to normalcy as quickly as possible. The EOP has been developed utilizing the latest directives and guidance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and best practices from like jurisdictions. In accordance with the Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) and the National Incident Management System (NIMS), the City has also reviewed the Los Angeles County Operational Area EOP, as well as the State Office of Emergency Services directives to ensure that the City’s EOP is consistent with those documents.
While the causes of emergencies vary greatly, the potential effects of emergencies do not. The EOP provides an organizational framework for the City to respond to emergencies quickly and perform emergency response functions before, during and after an emergency event, natural disaster, or technological incident. It is flexible enough to be used for all emergencies regardless of cause, size or complexity. The EOP assigns responsibilities to City Departments and key individuals for carrying out specific actions in an emergency that exceeds the capability or routine responsibility of any one department. It documents the lines of authority and organizational relationships, and describes how all actions will be coordinated.
In broad terms, the EOP focuses on the response and short-term recovery phases of emergency management. Response activities include, but are not limited to, alerting the public of an emergency incident, activating emergency procurement regulations, and providing and receiving mutua...
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