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Home My WebLink AboutSS3 - Disaster Preparedness OverviewDISASTER RESPONSE IN NEWPORT BEACH By Timothy Riley Fire Chief ,qL Public Expectations Citizens routinely expect local government to: • Be able to protect life, property, and the environment • Alert them in advance of a disaster • Quickly, accurately assess the magnitude of an emergency • Keep them informed of the situation with accurate and complete information • Safely evacuate dangerous areas & relocate • Provide for a rapid restoration of services • Give assistance in the form of recovery services Newport Beach Fire Department -"Safety, Service, Profession /ism 1 Who's Responsibility is it? • Local Government: • Safety assessment • Situation analysis • Dissemination of accurate, timely, emergency public information • Evacuation • Resource allocation and control • Fire and rescue operations • Medical care operations • Access and perimeter control • Care and shelter operations • Public health operations • Coroner operations • Restoration of vital services and utilities • County Operational Area (OA)-When City resources are committed and additional resources are required, requests for Mutual Aid will be initiated through the proper channels of to the Orange County Operational Area. Beady Fire ,1L Who's Responsibility is it? • County Operational Area (OA) -When City resources are committe accn a aitiona —1 resources are required, requests for Mutual Aid will be initiated through the proper channels of to the Orange County Operational Area. • State -When County resources are overtaxed, the state steps in with logistical help and manpower. The state's main resource is the National Guard, which is under the control of the governor. The state also is a source of matching funds that, combined with federal money help in the recovery process. • Federal- Washington is the final stop when disasters outstrip state and local resources. When called upon, the Federal Emergency Management Agency takes the lead in coordinating the response, providing supplies and helping with cleanup and aid. It can also enlist the Defense Department for troops, air and sealift help. Beach Fire Overview ■ The City's Disaster Preparedness Program ■ Alerting & Warning • Residents • City Employees ■ Evacuation Plan ■ City's Response to the June 14th tsunami warning ■ Future Options r Newport Beach Fire Department - "safety, Service, Professionalism" Disaster Preparedness Program ■ The Fire Department Emergency Services Office coordinates the functions of the Emergency Management Program, including planning, training and public education. ■ 3 Tiered Approach System • Department Preparedness • City Preparedness ■ Community Preparedness Newport Beach Fire Department - "Safety, Service, Profession /ism' Department Preparedness OWN ■ The Incident Command System (ICS) has been used since the early 1970's. All Chief Officers are certified in ICS. • Developed Simple Triage & Rapid Treatment (S.T.A.R.T) in 1984. • Developed Multi Causality Incident (MCI) system. • Automatic Mutual Aid Beach Fire Department - City Preparedness ■ Emergency Management Plan (EMP) • All hazards approach • Train to the plan including Disaster Service Worker orientation. • Exercise on the plan (annual) • Use SEMS /NIMS (Standard Emergency Management System / National Incident Management System) • Emergency Preparedness Committee meets monthly • Maintain an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) • Training at California Specialized Training Institute (CSTI) for EOC staff. 4 �F Newport Beach Fire Department - Safety, Service, Professions /ism 0 Community Preparedness Community Emeraency Response Team (CERT) • Program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills. • Training Includes: Disaster Preparedness, First Aid, CPR, Fire Suppression, Light Search & Rescue, Terrorism Awareness, Disaster Psychology, Team Organization. • 9 week program • Free to residents • Offered twice a year • 30 Participants Max. each session • Using the training learned in the classroom and during exercises, CERT members can assist others in their neighborhood or workplace following an event when professional responders are not immediately available to help. Beach Fire Community Preparedness ■ Public Education: • Speaking engagements • Booths at public events • Local Media ■ Target populations Partnerships with schools, businesses, and organizations: Newport Mesa School District, Hoag Hospital, Fashion Island, Pacific Life, John Wayne Airport, National Charity League, Red Cross. Newport Beach Fire Department - "Safety, Service, 5 SO WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A DISASTER STRIKES! Beach Fire Department - "Safety, Service, Professionalism' NATURAL DISASTERS CAN STRIKE WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING! ■ Earthquakes • Tsunami • Local • Pacific Wide • Wildfires • Dam Failure ■ Hurricanes ■ Aircraft Accident • Hazardous Materials Event ,aoa.e4 Newport Beach Fire Department - "Safety, Service, Profession /ism' [y Newport Beach Hazard Analysis noon rd rhunre of narurrenre Rffxt #1 Earthquake 10 9 #2 Hazardous Materials Evart (fixed location or transportation) 9 6 83 Fire and /or Explosion 7 9 #4 Flood / Storm (Dam failure, hurricane, tidal surges) 8 7 Its Oil Spill anti /or Pipeline Breakage 6 6 #6 Tomado /Water Spout 6 6 #7 Aircraft Accident 5 6 #8 Terrorism 4 7 #9 Energy Shortage 6 4 #30 War 3 7 Tsunami 3 6 #12 E Riot /Civil Disturbance 3 S #13 Nutl#li earAMtlent (SONGS) 3 7 Chance of Occurrence and Effect toomms are from one to ten. Higher numbers signify Beater chance ofoccurrmoc and a ,pester effect. Chance of Occurrence is based on Newport Beach history and probability of occurrence. ERxt is the worst -case scenario based on the population affected and the geographic description of the areas most likely to be Alerting & Warning ■ Depending upon the nature of the threat and the population group at risk, warning can originate at any level of government. • Success in saving lives and property is dependent on timely information. • It is the City's responsibility to provide information to residents. Beach Fire Department - 7 The LOCAL WARNING POINT for the City of Newport Beach is the Police Department ■ Warnings may be received from several sources Including: ■ 9 -1 -1 call ■ City personnel s ■ Orange County Communications /Control One ■ California Law Enforcement Teletype System f (CLETS) ■ State of CA Warning Center (State OES /CHP) ■ National Weather Service ■ Control One is the Warning Point for Orange County. 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LETSbCLERS Nerpott Reach Mew NN Po1ke Da,ah Fke Dupah vu RNChnnnvl. a kw, Canool Onr Wn�lli�r orlelryM1Onc FDOCIa FDOLm tr:gOw:. }aad>,d's Newport Beach Fire Department - "Safety, Service, Professionalism 0 Alerting & Warning Police Department is Responsible for: • Internal City notifications • Can activate the EOC • Police Watch Commander will initiate a group page to all primary contacts and EOC Staff Representative for each City Department through the Police Dispatch Center, using the "EOC Activation Notification List." • Alerting the public to the threat of imminent, extraordinary danger by timely dissemination of information Beach Fire Department - The Responsible Party for -1L Disseminating Warnings is the Police Watch Commander 24 -hours a day, 7 -days a week Supporting Organizations Fire Department Public Information Officer EOC 3pnr ®Newport Beach Fire Department - "Safety, Service, Professions /ism" 9 Alerting & Warning the Public ■ Emergency Alerting System (EAS) • PIO to Control One (County Operational Area) under the direction of the EOC Police Chief • Television & Cable Television • PIO ■ Vehicle Public Address System • Police, Fire, and Helicopter • Door -to -door canvassers • Printed materials such as flyers, if time permits • Non - English Speaking • Employee Interpreters ■ Hearing Impaired p„ PIO will work with television stations 34R f Newport Beach Fire Department - "Safety, Service, Profession /ism Sites with Special Warning Requirements ■ Sites within the impact area ■ Hospitals, convalescent homes, assisted living facilities, and senior housing ■ Mobile home parks ■ Schools ■ Utility Companies ■ Businesses with hazardous materials ■ The Disabled (hearing impaired) Newport Beach Fire Department - "Safety, Service, Profession /ism" `K Evacuation Expedite movement of persons from hazardous areas ■ Control evacuation traffic ■ Coordinate transportation for those without vehicles and those with special needs ■ Provide perimeter control for the affected scene and evacuated areas Fire Situations Where Evacuation -9L Must Be Considered ■ Fire or Explosion ■ Flood ■ Hurricane ■ Tsunami ■ Hazardous Materials Incident ■ Natural Gas Leak ■ Criminal or Hostage Situation ■ Bomb Threat $a„ Newport Beach Fire Department- Safety, Service, Professfona /ism 11 Evacuation Procedures • Identify area and population to be evacuated • Determine the best Public School site(s) to shelter victims • 10% usually go to public shelters; • Request dispatch contact the American Red Cross and request a shelter be set up at the recommended site • Establish evacuation routes • Request additional personnel to assist • Explain to the individuals in the impact area why evacuation is being ordered • Request transportation assistance from EOC or Orange County Control One • Control access to hazard area Beach fire Pre - Determined Evacuation Routes ,illlj, ■ Superior Ave. ■ Newport Blvd. ■ Dover Dr. ■ Jamboree RD. ■ Macarthur Blvd. ■ Marguerite ■ Newport Coast Dr. Newport Beach Fire Department - ft, .. Isunami F%acuatum �a' rn. C j 1 CO F F d0 �Jm, qlq AJ 1 4- ! i Special Population Considerations ■ Schools ■ People with Disabilities such as: Hearing impaired, Visually impaired, Mobility, and Mental Conditions. ■ Seniors Centers ■ Non - English Speaking ■ Low Income Newpoit Beath fire Depastment - 13 7.2 Gorda Plate Earthquake ■ Occurred on June 14th ■ Offshore 90 miles off the coast of Crescent City ■ Standard Tsunami Warning was issued to the California coast due to the magnitude of the earthquake ■ Non Event ■ Media driven Newport Beach Fire Department - "Safety, Service, Profession /ism' Tsunami Watch Vs. Warning • A Tsunami Watch is automatically declared by the warning center for any earthquake having a magnitude of 7.5 or larger on the Richter scale. • The watch will either be upgraded to a warning in subsequent bulletins or cancelled depending on the severity of the tsunami. • Tsunami Warnings are issued by when a potentially tsunami - producing earthquake over the threshold magnitude (7.0 in the Pacific Ocean, 6.75 in the Atlantic Ocean. • Warnings are also issued when potentially tsunami - producing earthquakes over magnitude 7.5 occur outside the Pacific Ocean and are likely to impact the Pacific. • Warnings are issued within 10 minutes after earthquake occurrence Newport Beach Fire Department - "Safety, Service, Profession /ism 14 Response to the Potential tsunami event During the Situation the following response took place • Police: • Received a Tsunami Warning through the California Law Enforcement Teletype System (CLETS) • Contacted Battalion Chief, Harbor Patrol. U.S Coast Guard • Monitored the situation • Planned for evacuation of low lying areas • Fire: • Contacted the Watch Commander • Notified all Stations of the situation • Notified City Council • Called in the Emergency Services Coordinator Lifeguards: • Cleared the beaches • Answered residents concerns • Contacted Deputy Fire Chief, U.S Coast Guard Newport Beach Fire Department - Future Options ■ MIIR 3 -First responder notification (paid for by Orange County grant funds) ■ Phone Notification System (Reverse 911 type system) ■ County Wide Tsunami Plan ■ Tsunami Ready Community Beach Fire Department - "Safety, Service, 15 Other Key Issues • Warning Sirens? • Tsunami specific only • All Fire Stations • Expand Public Education • Videos • Mailers • Volunteer program (i.e. Citizen Corps) � � � Newport Beach Fire Department - "Safety, Service, Professions /ism iu- Huntington Beach rated StormReady' National Weather Service says city's disaster measures have improved. By ZAHEERA WAHIO THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER HUNTINGTON BEACH -If there's a storm coming this w w Htm- tington Beach is the place to be. The city on Monday was of- ficially recognized as being StormReady, the only city in Orange County to receive that distinction from the National Weather Service. In the last eight mmdhs. the city has added weather radios and Internet warning systems for earthquakes to offices of the police watch commander, battalion chiefs, lifeguard headquarters and emergency operations center, said Glorria Morrison, the emergency ser- vices coordinator. It also has emergency- warning sirens at tire stations, she said. �. r:o- ❑t1iC l :�i l'tP npiler:c ministration's National National 'iVeather Service has certified that the city is improving its emergency preparedness, Morrison said. "Boy, the timing's good with Katrina.' she said. The StormReady program acts as a checklist tom- cities and counties to make sure emergency systems are in !Ce. Begun lt) year5 a'7V ill the Midwest the program now lists 940 StormReadv communities around the coun- try. Many potential applications .sere derniied after Sept. 11. '_001, when terrorism became U greater concern. But after recent disasters such as Hur- ricane Katrina and Rita. and last year's tsunami. weather concerns are again taking pri- ority; said Ed Clark. warning coordination meteorologist %,+ a rW Save 1] StormReady requirements A community must meet several criteria before it can be desig- nated StormReady by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis- tration's National Weather Service. Cities submit an application, re- ceive a verification visit and are reviewed by a local advisory board. The following must be done: • Establish a 24 -hour warning point and emergency operations center. • Have more than one way to re- ceive severe weather forecasts and warnings and to alert the public. • Create a system that monitors focal weather conditions. • Promote the importance cf pub- lic readiness through community seminars. • Develop a formal hazard - ous-weather plan, which includes training severe - weather spotters and holding emergency exercises. with the National Weather tington Beach is in the process of hand - delivering Y7,000 emergency- preparedness kits to ever household in the city. "The more prepared eeer\ city is. the less chance we'll end up like Louisiana (after) Hurricane Katrina," Morrison said. Newport Beach and the county are going through the Surn:I:e.adv certifiriition. Clark said. "It's getting into our rainy season. and with so much rain like we had last year, we want to matte sure we'r'e a 6t"rnl- Ready community'," said Katie Freeman. emergency services coordinator for Newport Beach. Being StormReady is the first step to becoming fsuna- miReady. Morrison said she hopes Huntington Beach will have that certification earl\ next