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Condition 2: A fire in Redwood City's WUI is threatening structures, or a fire in Redwood City's WUI is not threatening any structures but conditions may be suitable for it to grow or spread, or a fire has broken out in the WUI of an adjacent community and conditions may be suitable for it to spread for it to spread into Redwood City's WUI. The EOC is operating at Level II (Alert Level) ❑ Deploy Fire Department resources to contain and extinguish the fire. If the fire is not within Redwood City, coordinate with the lead jurisdiction on the best approach to provide aid. ❑ Inform off-duty Fire Department staff that they may be mobilized. Alert other relevant personnel of potential emergency duties. ❑ Continue to monitor the NWS for information on watches, warnings and alerts online at https://www.weather.gov/forecastmaps and through other sources as necessary. ❑ Continue public information activities through appropriate channels. ❑ Issue evacuation orders for affected areas and deploy Police Department resources to make door- to-door notifications, provide traffic control, and provide security for evacuated areas. City resources will be needed to assist individuals who cannot self -evacuate. ❑ Develop detours and emergency routing plans and be prepared to implement these plans. ❑ Determine potential shelter locations and alert facility owners. Condition 1: There is an active fire in or adjacent to Redwood City's WUI. The fire is actively growing and spreading, or conditions allowing such growth are expected or imminent. The EOC is operating at Level III (Respond Level). ❑ Mobilize and deploy all available Fire Department resources to contain and extinguish the fire. If the fire is not within Redwood City, coordinate with the lead jurisdiction on the best approach to provide aid. ❑ Continue to monitor the NWS for information on watches, warnings and alerts online at https://www.weather.gov/forecastmaps and through other sources as necessary. ❑ Issue evacuation orders for affected areas and deploy Police Department resources to make door-to-door notifications, provide traffic control, and provide security for evacuated areas. City resources will be needed to assist individuals who cannot self -evacuate. ❑ Mobilize other staff as necessary for EOC operations. ❑ Prepare for 24-hour operations of emergency response activities. ❑ Prepare to handle emergency transportation requests. ❑ Mobilize emergency response crews. ❑ Conduct public warning notifications through appropriate channels. ❑ Continue to determine potential shelter locations and to alert facility owners. Initial Operational Objectives • Initiate efforts to contain and extinguish the fire, or at minimum to control its spread, as situations allow. • Determine any areas that require evacuation and deploy Police Department resources to conduct community evacuation notification. • Finalize and promulgate evacuation routes and shelter locations as needed. 0