Item 26 - Adoption of the City of Santa Ana Emergency Operations Plan

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City of Santa Ana Emergency Operations Plan Part I Basic Plan • Re-establish normal governmental functions and protect the rights and interests of government. Constitutions and charters, statutes and ordinances, court records, official proceedings and financial records would be included here. Each City Department is responsible to prepare and maintain a Continuity of Operations Plan detailing: • Essential Functions: Functions and duties which cannot be interrupted or must be restored within 12 hours; • Orders of Succession and Delegations of Authority: Section 3.9.1 above • Alternate Facilities: Alternative workspace in the event normal workspace is unusable; • Communications and Notifications: How personnel are notified and communicate in emergencies; • Vital Records, Databases, Systems and Equipment: Identification of those vital records, databases, and information systems and equipment necessary to resume department operations; • Human Capital: Identification of required personnel and potential replacement personnel to perform essential functions and resume operations; • Plans and Procedures: Testing, Training and Exercising the Plan; Plan Maintenance. 3.10 Training and Exercises Training and exercise requirements and programs serve to advance preparedness efforts by improving individual skills and emergency management systems and procedures. Training and exercises are essential to ensure all elements of the City of Santa Ana Emergency Organization are operationally ready; this includes emergency response personnel, City departments, public officials and the public. The Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) and National Incident Management System (NIMS) contain mandatory training and exercise requirements, and the City will meet these requirements to ensure interoperability with other agencies and jurisdictions during emergencies and to maintain eligibility for state and federal funding opportunities. Emergency management training will be coordinated through the Santa Ana Police Department Emergency Management/Homeland Security Division and the City of Santa Ana Human Resources Department. Additionally, implementing procedures from this Plan and/or activating the City EOC on a regular basis for low- level emergencies or pre -planned events provide excellent opportunities to train staff, test procedures and exercise plans in a low -stress and low -consequence environment. 3.10.1 City Staff Training and Exercises 3.10.1.1 Training The City of Santa Ana recognizes the need for trained and prepared employees in order to protect lives and property, to preserve the environment, and to restore quality of life and governmental, economic and social functioning of the community during and after emergency events. Additionally, state and federal laws place emergency training responsibilities on all public employees. The purpose of this section is to provide City departments and staff with current training guidance for City employees and EOC responders. Many City departments and staff have day-to-day emergency responsibilities for which they are trained through their individual departments outside of the guidance of this Plan. Training requirements for specialized areas of response (law, fire, EMS, etc.) are the responsibility of individual departments to identify, develop, execute and document. While some training may overlap, this Plan focuses on training for large-scale, multi -agency or multi - jurisdictional operations and coordination. All personnel who may respond to emergencies in the City Emergency Operations Center (EOC), Department Operations Centers (DOCs) or at the field level must receive the appropriate SEMS, NIMS, EOC and other specialized training as required by their specific position or function. Training requirements of this Plan are developed under guidance from these authorities: • State of California Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) training standards • FEMA's National Incident Management System (NIMS) Training Program • California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) EOC Training and Credentialing standards • Requirements of state or federal emergency management or homeland security grant programs • Emergency training policies or requirements adopted by the City of Santa Ana 137