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City and County of San FranciscoEmergency Operations Plan

Refer to Field Operations Guide, Chapter 1

NERT College Disaster Operations

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Field Operations Guide

• Field Operations Guide or FOG

• Is NERT’s guide for disaster operations

• You will see references to it throughout the training

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CCSF-Emergency Operations Plan

• Who designed the plan?

• What is in the plan?

• Where is the plan found?

Web site: http://www.sfgov.org/site/oes_index.asp?id=27514

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The Plan

• SEMS/NIMS

• Response policies

• Detailed steps for city officials

• Coordinated responses

• A basic in-depth guide

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San Francisco’s Emergency Operations Plan (EOP)

• The Mayor

– The Mayor assumes command of the City in a disaster and may report directly to the Department of Emergency Management Division of Emergency Service (DEM) or may remain at City Hall.

• Dept. Emergency Management (DEM)– Site of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC)

which is located at 1011 Turk Street.– All City department heads and representatives

from the major utilities respond to the EOC.

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The Emergency Operations Center (EOC)

• The City’s Command Center during a disaster.

• The EOC is the dedicated site for disaster management for the City and County of San Francisco (CCSF).

• Houses the Auxiliary Communications Center base station (ACC).

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SEMS DefinitionEmergency Operations Center

A location from which centralized emergency management can be

performed. EOCs provide overall centralized coordination to assure

there is an effective response.

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Definition #2Emergency Operations Center

A location where uncomfortable officials meet in unfamiliar

surroundings to play unaccustomed roles making unpopular decisions

based on insufficient information in much too little time.

Art Botterell

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Emergency District Coordinating Centers (EDCC) formerly ERDs

• 9 Battalion Districts• The Presidio (GGNRA)• The San Francisco Airport• Treasure Island, Station 48• Located at or near SFFD Battalion Stations• HAM communications with the EOC• HAM communications with NERT staging areas• Battalion Chief is in charge of the EDCC

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Response Levels

• Level 0 – daily operations

• Level 1 – affects small area, little disruption

• Level 2 – affects large part of entire city

• Level 3 – regional event

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The EOP as It Relates toNERT Training

• Earthquake - Yes

• Fire - No

• Civil Disturbance - No

• Terrorism - Slim Possibility

• Weather - Possibility

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The EOP and NERT

• Is NERT mentioned in the EOP?• How does NERT fit in?

– an essential element of the CCSF public awareness and education program

– key element at the neighborhood level– assist CCSF responders and report to the EDCC– may be first on scene to conduct initial search,

rescue and first aid– self-deploy to established staging areas,

reporting to SFFD

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Exercise

• In YOUR neighborhood, what significant infrastructure failure would require a level 2 response?

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Thank You

We would like to thank those who contributed to this presentation:– the SF Fire Department– the Department of Emergency

Management– NERT volunteers