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2011‐2012 San Bernardino County Grand Jury Final Report DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AN EVALUATION OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY’S STATUS BACKGROUND The State of California is familiar with disasters. Whether fire, floods, or earthquakes, our State has experienced them all, and on a grand scale. In the County of San Bernardino, public concern over the readiness to respond to disasters is magnified by the geological partitions, such as vast deserts and urban areas separated by mountain ranges. The primary connection between the high desert and the City of San Bernardino is Interstate 15, which follows the winding Cajon Pass between two mountain ranges, situated directly over the San Andreas Fault, a major earthquake fault zone. While the concern over earthquakes is high with most of the populace, the truth is that the Cajon Pass is most likely to be affected or even closed by other disasters such as, railroad incidents, wildfires, snow and flood damage. In the mountain areas, the major concerns predictably encompass all four. However, all disasters, including earthquakes, are worthy of concern when it comes to public safety and well-being. Due to the general concern of the public, the Grand Jury chose to evaluate the status of County disaster preparedness. There are four primary San Bernardino County departments involved in disaster preparedness and response: the Office of Emergency Services (OES), Department of Public Health, San Bernardino Sheriff Department and County Administrative Office. The Grand Jury visited all of the departments and learned that each is proactive in the preparation for disaster response. Each has its own designated Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to coordinate its efforts for response, rescue and recovery. In addition, some cities/towns, and respective police and fire departments, have set aside space for their own EOC. The purpose of this report is to focus on the readiness of San Bernardino County. This report will also include recommendations for the public to develop its own readiness and response preparation. The primary departments operate in like-manner for disaster readiness. The stages of operation are pre-event preparation, response to the event, rescue and recovery. This report will summarize the stages each department performs, with the exception of recovery. PRE-EVENT PREPARATION Office of Emergency Services (OES) This office works under the authority of the San Bernardino County Fire Department. At the center of County actions for disaster preparedness, is the San Bernardino County Office of 70
2011‐2012 San Bernardino County Grand Jury Final Report Emergency Services, designated as an EOC. The term EOC is not actually applied until the onset of an emergency (disaster). However, for this report, it will be designated an EOC and understood to mean an activated facility. The EOC at OES is a room with technology/communication equipment and workspace for over 100 persons. EOC personnel are organized in color-coded sections denoting their areas of responsibilities. OES keeps a Duty Officer on-site on a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week basis (24/7). In the event of a large scale emergency, such as a major earthquake, up to 100 persons respond immediately to the County EOC. To preclude delay, this action is taken without any notification. Each responder is required to have sufficient authority to make decisions and issue orders relative to disaster response and rescue. The EOC maintains at least 200 trained first responders who rotate on-call shifts 24/7. First responder personnel include, but are not limited to: Local Law Enforcement Agencies, Fire and Paramedic Departments, Department of Public Health, Animal Control Division of Department of Public Health, San Bernardino County Public Information Officer, Department of Public Works, California Highway Patrol, California Department of Transportation, American Red Cross, Federal, State and local agencies, and, other County departments relative to the nature of the emergency. Relationship responsibilities, for interacting between all agencies are delineated and wellunderstood by all participants. Their collaboration is reinforced through training, role-playing exercises and coordination with varied sources of communication. In the event of the main EOC being unable to function, due to the disaster, back-up EOC space has been designated to take over operations, located in the Desert Government Building in Hesperia. The target date for this EOC to be in full operation is March, 2013. In preparation for disasters, the County EOC is active in various areas such as, perpetual recruitment and training of volunteers, locating suitable areas of placement of equipment and coordination and verification of communication sources. On multiple occasions, County Disaster Response personnel and volunteers are trained to respond to emergencies through role-playing exercises. Concerted education efforts by the County EOC to prepare the public for home and family preparation in the event of a disaster are conducted. Communications are established through all available means. Real-Time Video Teleconferencing sites are established with Public Health, Sheriff and in both County Government Buildings. Additionally, there is the use of 71
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