Alpine County Municipal Code Art. VIII Alpine County Operational Area

The Alpine County operational area is an intermediate level of the State Emergency Services Organization consisting of the county of Alpine, all political subdivisions, and those special districts that have signed an agreement and become part of the operational area within the geographic boundaries of Alpine County. The Alpine County operational area is used for the coordination of emergency activities and to serve as the link in the system of communications and coordination between the State’s Emergency Operation Centers and the emergency operation centers of the county and the political subdivisions comprising the Alpine County operational area. (Ord. 719 § 8.1, 2016)

The county government shall serve as the lead agency of the Alpine County operational area unless another member agency of the operational area assumes that responsibility by written agreement with county government. (Ord. 719 § 8.2, 2016)

The operational area authority and responsibility under the standardized emergency management system shall not be affected by nonparticipation of any local government(s) within the operational area. (Ord. 719 § 8.3, 2016)

As the lead agency, the county government shall:

A. Coordinate information, resources and priorities among local governments within the operational area.

B. Coordinate information, resources and priorities between the regional level and the local government level. Coordination of fire and law enforcement resources shall be accomplished through their respective mutual aid systems.

C. Use multi-agency coordination to facilitate decisions for overall operational level emergency response activities.

D. Coordinate resources within the county not covered by normal law or fire mutual aid. (Ord. 719 § 8.4, 2016)

The operational area EOC shall be activated and SEMS used when any of the following conditions exist:

A. A local government within the operational area has activated its EOC and requested activation of the operational area EOC to support emergency operations;

B. The county has declared or proclaimed a local emergency;

C. The county has requested a Governor’s proclamation of a state of emergency, as defined in Government Code Section 8558(b);

D. A state of emergency is proclaimed by the Governor for the county within the operational area;

E. The operational area is requesting resources from outside its boundaries, except those resources used in normal day-to-day operations which are obtained through existing agreements providing for the exchange or furnishing of certain types of facilities and services on a reimbursable, exchange, or other basis as provided for under the Master Mutual Aid Agreement;

F. The operational area has received resource requests from outside its boundaries, except those resources used in normal day-to-day operations which are obtained through existing agreements for the exchange or furnishing of certain types of facilities and services on a reimbursable, exchange, or other basis as provided for under the Master Mutual Aid Agreement. (Ord. 719 § 8.5, 2016)

The county emergency management organization is responsible for the oversight of all grant funds directed to the operational area from various federal and state agencies sources. The county emergency management organization shall establish subcommittee(s) as needed to determine the scope of these grants, the method of distribution of these funds, and to review and approve requests for these funds. (Ord. 719 § 8.7, 2016)