COUNTY EVACUATION PLAN

An Annex to the County Emergency Operations Plan

DRAFT FRAMEWORK

October 2014

ADD COUNTY SEAL HERE

Developed under grant funding from the CalEMA

Office for Access and Functional Needs.

Executive Summary

Chapter 1Introduction

1.1Purpose and Scope

1.2Authorities

1.2.1Operational Area Authorities

1.2.2California State Authorities

1.2.3Federal Authorities

1.3Situational Assessment

1.3.1Operational Profile

1.3.2Hazards and Threats

1.3.3Applicable Emergency Plans and Systems

1.4Planning Assumptions

1.4.1General

1.4.2People with Disabilities and Access and Functional Needs

1.4.3Alert Notification

1.4.4Evacuation

1.4.5Transportation Movement

1.4.6Care and Shelter

Chapter 2Concept of Operations

2.1Overview

2.2Roles and Responsibilities

2.3Evacuation Implementation Levels

2.4Emergency Notification and Warning

2.5Communication and Coordination

2.5.1Coordination with Key Partner Agencies

2.5.2Interoperability with Transportation Providers

2.6Transportation Movement

2.7Transportation Equipment and Assets

2.7.1Wheelchairs

2.7.2Evacuation Chairs

2.7.3Vehicles with Lifts

2.8People with Disabilities and Access and Functional Needs

2.9Critical Facilities

2.10Care & Protection of Animals

2.11Re-entry

2.12De-mobilization

Chapter 3Evacuation Implementation Levels

3.1Activation Levels

3.2Situational Assessments

3.3Low-level Evacuation

3.4Moderate-level Evacuation

3.5Severe-level Evacuation

Chapter 4Alert Notification and Warning

4.1Overview

4.2Alert Notification

4.2.1Emergency Alert System

4.2.2Handbills

4.2.3Sirens

4.2.4Media Alerts

4.2.5Neighborhood Organizations

4.2.6211

4.2.7Route Alerting

4.2.8Telephone hotlines

4.2.9Websites

4.2.10Reverse 911

4.2.11Social Media

4.3People with Disabilities and Access and Functional Needs

4.3.1Communications

4.3.2Medical

4.3.3Independence

4.3.4Supervision

4.3.5Transportation

Chapter 5Transportation Movement Control

5.1.Introduction

5.2.Transportation Management

5.3.Evacuation Assets

5.4.Evacuation Routes

5.5.Transportation Assembly Points

5.6.Personal Vehicle Evacuation

5.7.Pedestrian Evacuation

5.8.Movement of People with Disabilities and Access and Functional Needs

5.8.1.Communications

5.8.2.Medical

5.8.3.Independence

5.8.4.Supervision

5.8.5.Transportation

5.9.Animal Transportation

5.9.1.Service Animals

5.9.2.Pets

5.9.3.Livestock

5.10.Ongoing Transportation for Evacuees

Chapter 6 Critical Facilities

6.1Introduction

6.2High Rise Facilities

6.3Commercial

6.4Residential

6.5Long-term Care Facilities

6.6Mental Health Facilities

6.7Drug Treatment Centers

6.8Day Care Centers

6.9Homeless Shelters

6.10Sex Offender Facilities

6.11Jails/Juvenile Detention Centers

Chapter 7: Care and Shelter

7.1Introduction

7.1.1Authority

7.1.2Purpose

7.1.3Situations and Assumptions

7.2Concept of Operations

7.2.1Shelter-In-Place

7.2.2Mass Care Shelters

7.2.3Mega Shelters

7.2.4Long Term Sheltering

7.2.5Short & Long Term Housing

7.2.6Shelter Management

7.2.7Shelter Transportation

7.2.8Sheltering People with Disabilities and Access and Functional Needs

7.2.8.1Communications

7.2.8.2Medical

7.2.8.3Independence

7.2.8.4Supervision

7.2.8.5Transportation

7.2.9Sheltering Animals

7.2.9.1Service Animals

7.2.9.2Pets

7.2.9.3Livestock

7.3Shelter Roles and Responsibilities

Chapter 8Access Control & Security

8.1Introduction

8.2Access Control

8.3Security Requirements

Chapter 9 Re-entry Procedures

9.1Purpose

9.2Planning

9.3Coordination

9.4Site Assessment

9.5Phased Reentry

9.6Checkpoints and Routes

9.7Identification Procedures

9.8Access Control

9.9Security Requirements

9.10People with Disabilities and Access and Functional Needs

9.10.1Communications

9.10.2Medical

9.10.3Independence

9.10.4Supervision

9.10.5Transportation

Chapter 10Evacuation Roles and Responsibilities by Department

10.1.All Agencies and Personnel

10.2.County Departments

10.2.1.Board of Supervisors

10.2.2.County Executive

10.2.3.Emergency Operations Center

10.2.4.Special Advisor on Access and Functional Needs

10.2.5.Public Information Officer

10.2.6.Agricultural Commissioner

10.2.7.District Attorney

10.2.8.Finance and Budget

10.2.9.Airport

10.2.10.Animal Control

10.2.11.Community Service

10.2.12.Fire Authority

10.2.13.Transit Authority

10.2.14.Public Works

10.2.15.Waste & Recycling

10.2.16.Coroner

10.2.17.Social Services Agency

10.2.18.Volunteer and Intern

10.2.19.Watershed and Coastal Resources

10.3.Non-Governmental Organizations

10.3.1.Local VOAD

10.3.2.American Red Cross

10.3.3.211

10.4.State Responsibilities

10.4.1.CalEMA SOC

10.4.2.CalEMA REOC

10.4.3.CalEMA Office for Access and Functional Needs

10.4.4.California Highway Patrol

10.4.5.California Department of Social Services

10.4.6.Caltrans

10.4.7.California National Guard

Chapter 11 Appendices

11.1.County Evacuation Resources

11.1.1.Ground Transportation – Rubber Tired

11.1.2.Ground Transportation – Rail

11.1.3.Marine Transport

11.1.4.Air Transport

11.2.County Transportation Assembly Points (TAPs)

11.3.County Reception Sites and Shelters

11.4.Key agencies serving people with disabilities and the elderly in County

11.5.Memorandum of Understanding with Transportation Resources in County

For strategies and details on how to prepare and plan for some of these issues, please see the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services – Access and Functional Needs Evacuation and Transportation Guidance and ToolKit Supplement.

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