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 5.2 Transition to Recovery Transition from response to recovery is a gradual process, the pace and timing of which will depend upon the circumstances. As response activities diminish, recovery activities will increase. If the scope of the event dictates, a separate Recovery Organization may be established to manage recovery operations. The response phase Director of Emergency Services (DES -Response) will make the decision as to when to transfer to recovery operations and establish a Recovery Organization. This may include the appointment of a different DES for the recovery phase (DES -Recovery). The Recovery Annex to this EOP details a coordinated system for recovery operations, identifies operational concepts, and provides an overview of organizational structures to bridge the gap between implementing this EOP during an emergency and a full return to normal conditions and operations. 5.2.1 Recovery Annex Activation and Implementation The determination to formally transition from the Emergency Operations Plan to the Recovery Annex will be made by the response phase DES, using the following criteria as a guide: • Immediate life safety and property protection concerns associated with the event have been contained or resolved. • Demand for services on City, other government and/or non -governmental entities still exceed the capability of these entities due to continuing unmet needs from the response phase or new needs arising from recovery processes. • The situation is expected to persist for an extended period of time. • The City, County and/or the Operational Area have requested the Governor proclaim an emergency and requested a declaration of emergency from the President, under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. The transition from response to recovery may be gradual and involve multiple smaller transitions: • Elements of short-term recovery begin with EOC activation and implementation of the EOP. • As recovery -specific objectives begin to be identified through the Action Planning cycle, the DES - Response will begin the transition of recovery activities to the Recovery Organization. • Coordination of recovery operations will transition from the EOC to a virtual or alternate Recovery Coordination Center. Some recoveries may be managed from normal City worksites, but major catastrophic emergencies will require a long-term facility to be established. • The DES -Recovery will formally activate the necessary Recovery Organizational elements. • The DES -Recovery will take command of the Recovery Organization. This includes any response resources that have yet to complete their response objectives, along with the initiation of recovery objectives and Recovery Organization resources. • Once all response operations have been deactivated, the transition phase will be complete. Recovery staff and assets will be deactivated and/or returned to normal operations at the discretion of the DES -Recovery. The determination may be based on completion of operational objectives, the determination that such objectives can be accomplished without support or coordination from a formal Recovery Organization, or otherwise determining that aspects of recovery can be fulfilled through normal business operations. After the Recovery Organization is demobilized, any incomplete goals identified in Recovery Planning will be assumed by the appropriate City department or agency. 161