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5.2A REPORT Page 1 To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the Oity Manager June 26, 2006 Subject The Redwood City Fire Department requests adoption of the revised Emergency Operations Plan dated May 2006. Recommendation Mov~ to adopt the Resolution approving the Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) as written for use in Redwood City during complex or large scale emergency situations. Background An Emergency Operations Plan illustrates the communit)ts plan to address various human- caused and natural emergency situations including fires, earthquakes, flooding, hazardous spills, explosion, and civil disorders. Redwood City's current EOPwas developed in 1998. The City of Redwood City's ability to efficiently deal with a significant incident within the city, or a large scale disaster affecting the region, has diminished over the last five to ten years due to outdated plans. Although Redwood City's Emergency Operations Team is very capable of working collaboratively toward supporting our community, the existing Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) is no longer current and risk-specific plans to use as guides during actual emergency situations have not been adequately developed. Per Redwood City's Municipal Code Section 10.5, the Fire Chief has the responsibility for the operation of the EOC and serves as the Emergency Operations Manager,.reporting directly to the City Manager, who serves as the Director of Emergency Services and is charged with maintaining the City's disaster preparedness capability. The Fire Department is responsible for the maintenance of the Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) and the training of city staff to effectively function both in the EOC and in the field during an incident or disaster. The revised EOP is compatible with emergency planning conducted by the San Mateo County Office of Emergency Services and Homeland Security throughout the region. The EOP that we presently utilize was drafted in 1998. In order to comply with state and federally mandated legislation, the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA 2000, Public Law 106-390), the City needs to adopt a plan which employs the Standard Emergency Management System. The 1998 plan started this process, but legislation adopted after the plan was developed has out-paced our current plan.