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 1. Establishing and prioritizing the actions that need to be taken, 2. Assessing the resources available to perform the actions, 3. Determining what actions the available resources can accomplish before requiring shift change, rest, resupply or other transition. There are two kinds of Action Plans —Incident Action Plans in the field and EOC Action Plans in the EOC. The format and content for action plans at the incident level and EOC level will vary but the process for developing action plans is similar. Incident Action Plans (Field Level) At the field level, action plans developed for use at incident scenes are called Incident Action Plans (IAPs). Incident Action Plans are required for each operational period and may be verbal or written. Written Incident Action Plans are recommended for complex incidents, multi -agency or multi jurisdictional incidents or long-term incidents with operational periods and shift changes. Specific ICS forms are used to prepare written Incident Action Plans. The format for an Incident Action Plan generally includes these elements: • Incident scenario or briefing • Incident objectives and priorities. • Primary and alternative strategies to achieve incident objectives. • Specific tactics appropriate to the selected strategy. • The kinds and number of resources to be assigned (determined by the tactics to be used). • The operational organization needed to accomplish the strategy and tactics, including the support organization of logistical, planning and finance/administration functions. • A communications plan. • Other supporting documentation needed (an incident map, key facilities, safety messages, medical support plan, weather reports, etc.) EOC Action Plans (EOC Level) The primary focus of the EOC Action Plan is on jurisdictional issues. The plan sets overall objectives for the City and establishes priorities as determined by the Director of Emergency Services/EOC Director and EOC Section Chiefs, focusing on supporting response operations in the field and restoring and maintaining City functions and services. It can include mission assignments to City departments; provide policy and cost constraints; provide for inter-agency/interjurisdictional coordination; and support public information and messaging. The EOC Action Plan becomes an essential input to developing objectives and task assignments for City departments and agencies. The EOC Planning & Intelligence Section is primarily responsible for developing the action plan and facilitating action planning meetings, although all EOC sections contribute to the plan. Action planning at the EOC level also uses operational periods. The length of the operational period for the EOC is determined by first establishing a set of objectives and priority actions that need to be performed, and then establishing a reasonable time frame for accomplishing those actions with the resources available. EOC Action Plans should not be complex or require a time-consuming process. The initial EOC Action Plan may be a verbal plan put together immediately after EOC activation. Once the EOC is fully activated, EOC Action Plans should be written. The format may be simpler than IAPs at the field level, but the EOC Action Plan generally covers the same elements: • Incident scenario or briefing • Listing of priorities and objectives to be accomplished. • Strategies to achieve the incident objectives. 151