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 4.5.2 Sources of Essential Information Essential information can flow into the EOC from, or EOC staff can seek information from, a variety of sources, which may include: • Reports from incident command posts or first responders in the field, • Reports from City departments or Department Operations Centers, • Results of windshield surveys (vehicle -based damage assessment surveys), • Viewing of security or traffic cameras throughout the City, • Reports from the public to Department hotlines or dispatch centers, • Reports from other jurisdictions or agencies (Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County Operational Area, other city/county/governmental agencies), • News media reports or reports from social media postings or inquiries, • Data from agency websites (e.g. weather, utility services, transportation or warning systems). The Situation Status Unit in the Planning & Intelligence Section of the EOC has primary responsibility for gathering, evaluating, displaying and distributing situation status information, but all EOC sections and positions may play a role in gathering or reporting information or disseminating it to appropriate parties. 4.5.3 Situation Status Reports and Dissemination of Information Situational awareness and EEI are compiled into Situation Status Reports to provide EOC staff and other emergency responders with current incident information. Situation Status Reports form the basis for EOC staff briefings and for the development of EOC Action Plans and EOC objectives, and also may be used to communicate situation information to other responding agencies or jurisdictions. Situation Status Reports may contain current and potentially sensitive information, such as response operations, status of resources, and private contact information for individuals or agencies. Situation Status Reports are not distributed to the public, media, or any persons or agencies not directly involved in response operations. However, information derived from Situation Status Reports may be utilized to prepare public or media releases or to brief other parties, with the authorization of the EOC Director. WebEOC All governmental jurisdictions within the Orange County Operational Area utilize WebEOC as the crisis information management system for real-time information sharing during any multi jurisdictional incident or emergency. WebEOC is an internet-based program for electronically sharing disaster information within the EOC and with the County/Operational Area EOC, and all other Operational Area jurisdictions and supporting agencies. The WebEOC system may be used for: • Maintaining individual activity logs by each position in the EOC. • Posting and monitoring significant events taking place in the City and throughout the Operational Area. • Showing all jurisdictions and supporting agencies activated for or supporting the emergency or incident. • Providing and sharing situational status information from all jurisdictions and supporting agencies involved in the response, with display capabilities within the EOC. • Compiling and documenting all situation status information and updates for the City throughout the response period, with display capabilities within the EOC. • Coordinating resource requests and resource sharing with the Operational Area and among all other responding jurisdictions. 154