The EOP
All incidents are local.
Disasters may occur at any time.
Not all communities are impacted equally by disasters.
What are some the Planning Assumptions?
Wildfire, Earthquake, Flooding
What are the three top hazards in Sonoma County?
Creates community readiness before a disaster strikes.
What is Preparedness?
Developed in the aftermath of catastrophic California fires in the 1970s, & establishes common practices and terminology for planning and managing resources.
What is ICS?
The County’s mass notification system capable of sending emergency information via voice, text, and email, and smart phone applications.
What is Alert & Warning?
Provides guidance when the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) activates.
What is the purpose of the Emergency Operations Plan (EOP)
The Rodger’s Creek Fault.
What is the greatest earthquake threat to Sonoma County?
Actions taken to prevent or reduce the cause, impact, and consequences of disasters.
What is Mitigation?
Unifies all elements of California’s emergency management community.
What is SEMS?
2-1-1
What is the EOC public information hotline?
Cities, special districts, tribal nations, and unincorporated areas of the County.
What is the Sonoma County Operational Area (OA)?
August, September, & October
What months have the greatest potential for wildland fires?
Restoration of an affected community in the aftermath of a disaster.
What is Recovery?
Includes 14 components and was developed by the Secretary of Homeland Security after the events of 9/11/2001.
What is NIMS?
The County of Sonoma created these websites to host all emergency information relevant to the public to prepare or respond during emergencies.
What are SoCoEmergency.org and SoCoEmergencia.org?
Presents framework for coordination between agencies & jurisdictions within the County, Outlines specific actions to be taken during a disaster, Is a statement of County policy regarding emergency management and Provides guidance when the EOC is activated.
What is the purpose of the Emergency Operations Plan (EOP)?
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How many dams are within County boundaries?
Pre-emergency response (alerts and warnings) and initial response (assessment).
What is Response?
Requires Federal Departments and agencies to make adoption of NIMS by State and local organizations a condition for Federal preparedness assistance.
What is Homeland Security Presidential Directive-5 (HSPD-5)?
The branded name of the County’s mass notification system
What is SoCoAlert?
To provide staff that will be responsible for conducting functional assessments of individuals with disabilities and others with access and functional needs within shelters
What is the purpose of the FAST program?
Historically the most frequent natural hazard impacting Sonoma County
What is Flooding?
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How many phases of Emergency Management are in the EOP?
September 2006
When did the Sonoma County OA formally adopt NIMS?
The broad mechanism that coordinates information for timely, accurate, accessible, and consistent messaging activities across multiple jurisdictions and/or disciplines with the private sector and NGOs.
What is the Joint Information System (JIS)?