CALIFORNIA OES GUIDELINES

California OES guidelines

California OES guidelines

Managerial perspective

The protection of lives shall be the primary priority of all emergency operations and procedures. The protection of District property shall be secondary to life safety. The emergency procedures within this Framework are designed to facilitate life safety through the use of simple, basic procedures based on the Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS), utilizing the Incident Command System (ICS)

Duties of responders to critical incidents

The basic response management structure, while conforming to standards identified in the National Incident Management System. This Framework (see figure1 m is consistent with the Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) and National Incident Management System (NIMS) guidelines. The guidelines supply normalized training modules with competency obligations for each level of activation and responsibility. The Human Resources Department is responsible for maintaining SEMS/NIMS Training Compliance Records. Following is the recommended training and exercise program. Training is a key constituent to double-check thriving emergency operations. The Site Incident officer has to coordinate annual training for all staff with assignments identified in the location's Emergency Framework. All new staff members with assignments will receive basic training within 30 days of assignment. Basic training can simply involve knowledge of basic SEMS, ICS, and NIMS protocols, key evacuation locations, review of position checklists, and the location of important resources. Specialized teams (i.e. Search & Rescue and Medical Teams) will receive training required to familiarize members with equipment and Protocols. (Greenstone 2005)

Contrast and compare various historical responses

All municipalities within the AHA's jurisdiction have developed a “multi-hazard functional framework” (MHFP) per the Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) to address the plethora of possible disasters (natural and man-made) which pose a hazard to the community. The multi-hazard functional frameworks are reviewed by the Governor's Office of Emergency Services and the local governing body.

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