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5.2A City of Redwood City Page 5 Emergency Operations Plan - Executive Summary Requirements Met Under the EOP The EOP: . Confonns to the Federally mandated National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the State mandated Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) . Restructures emergency response at all levels in compliance with the Incident Command System (ICS) . Establishes response procedures for the City . Describes and details steps necessary for assigned city officials to protect lives and property The implementation of NIMS and SEMS enables the City to recoup eligible disaster- related expenditures from the State of California's Natural Disaster Assistance Act program when the State and/or Federal Government declares a State of Emergency and/or Presidential Declaration of an Emergency or Major Disaster, respectively. The EOP will be adopted as a living document. The EOP will be constantly evaluated and modified as better practices or regulatory compliance issues are identified, and changes may be made immediately. The EOC staff, led by the Fire Chief, is responsible for reviewing and implementing all such changes. Levels of Response The level of emergency response is detennined by the extent of the emergency or disaster. There are four levels of response: Level o-Readiness and Routine Phase On going routine response by city departments to daily emergency situations. Stand-by and alternate procedures should be issued ahead of an anticipated or planned event. Levell - Local Emergency - Decentralized Coordination and Direction A minor to moderate incident wherein local resources are adequate and available. A Local Emergency mayor may not be proclaimed. The City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) mayor may not be activated. Off-duty personnel may be recalled. Police, Fire or Medical responders use on-scene ICS. Based on the type emergency, the appropriate authority monitors the situation, provides assistance, and if required, activates the EOC. Level 2 - Local Disaster - Centralized Coordination and Decentralized Direction A moderate to severe emergency wherein local resources are not adequate and mutttal aid may be required on a regional or even statewide basis. Key management level personnel fnJfn the principal involved agencies will co-Iocate in a central location to provide jurisdictional or multi-jurisdictional coordination. The EOC may be activated based on the severity of the situation. Off-duty personnel may be recalled. A Local Emergency will be proclaimed and a State of Emergency may be proclaimed. Executive Summary - 2 '^'.'~..,".<< "..~,."~"'~,~._.._......4'.'~.',,...--.""~..~w.."____.__~ .