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Orange County Sheriff's Department / Emergency Management Bureau
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The mission of the Orange County Sheriff's Department's Emergency Management Bureau is to promote, facilitate and support the County of Orange and the Operational Area (OA) efforts to prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters. | ||
 Donna Boston, Bureau Manager The Emergency Management Bureau provides emergency management and preparedness services to the Orange County Operational Area. There are currently 114 jurisdictions in the Operational Area (OA) encompassing all County departments and agencies, public and private organizations and the general population within the boundaries of Orange County. The Operational Area Executive Board has eleven members. They are responsible for the development, establishment and implementation of the policies of the Operational Area. The Orange County Board of Supervisors has designated the Sheriff-Coroner Department as the lead agency in matters of emergency preparedness and disaster response. The County's Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is located at Loma Ridge and is maintained in a constant state of readiness by the Emergency Management Bureau. In emergencies involving earthquakes, tsunamis, civil disturbances, energy crises, nuclear power plant emergencies, terrorism and acts of war, the Sheriff-Coroner is designated as the Director of Emergency Services (DES). Similarly, the Fire Services Director is designated as the DES for a fire, mass casualty incident or hazardous material release. The County Executive Officer is the DES for emergencies including, but not limited to flood, storm, dam failure, a coastal oil spill, a threat or declaration of an epidemic or recovery. When a large scale event has occurred, it is important that the response be coordinated. This generally means activating the Emergency Operations Center to assure central coordination, public official alerting, care and shelter, evacuation, search and rescue, resource mobilization and recovery operate effectively. Activation of the OA/EOC is required by the California Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) under the following conditions:
The Emergency Management Bureau offers training throughout the year to County staff, city personnel and other public agencies. The classes include EOC Orientation, National Incident Management System (NIMS), SEMS, Planning and Situation Analysis, and Support Pool functions such as Hotline, Documentation, Messenger and Plotter. Emergency Management also conducts exercises and EOC activation drills to train staff and to ensure the County's ability to respond to a widespread emergency. Orange County has three cities (San Clemente, Dana Point and San Juan Capistrano) and an unincorporated area within 10 miles of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS). Emergency Management devotes considerable time in preparation and planning for a possible radiological emergency. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have mandated Emergency Management to develop extensive emergency plans for a radiological emergency. The Emergency Management Bureau conducts a FEMA-graded SONGS Exercise every two years. The exercise involves a full activation of the EOC with a staff of 140 responders working on the potential evacuation and decontamination of residents from the three cities near the plant. The Emergency Management Bureau is staffed by the following positions: 1 Emergency Management Manager; 2 Assistant Managers; 6 Senior Program Coordinators; 1 Information Processing Technician; 1 Senior Accounting Assistant, 1 OCSD Cadet and an Intern. For further information regarding Emergency Management or the Emergency Management Bureau, you may call (714) 628-7054.
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