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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09- Fire :CI'T'Y OF SAN BERNARDINO REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION From: Richard McGreevy Subject: City of San Bernardino Emergency Plan Dept: Fire Date: May 9 1996 R Synopsis of Previous Council action: Resolution 88-229 approving and adopting the City' s Emergency Plan was passed on July 5, 1988. Recommended motion: Adopt Resolution Signature Contact person: Richard McGreevy Phone: 5115 Supporting data attached: Ward: All FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: Amount: 0 Source: (Acct. No.) (Acct. Description) Finance: Council Notes: 75-0262 Agenda Item No. CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO - REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION STAFF REPORT BACKGROUND In 1992, the State of California legislature passed Senate Bill 1841, Petris, directing the development of a standardized emergency management system (SEMS) . The California Code of Regulations establishing SEMS has now been approved. Section 2401 of these regulations states that local governments must use SEMS by December 1, 1996 in order to be eligible for state funding of disaster response-related personnel costs. In addition, Section 2445 states local governments should include the use of SEMS in emergency plans and procedures . Hence, the City' s Emergency Plan has been rewritten to include SEMS principles and components and reflect other organizational and procedural changes that have occurred since the plan was originally adopted in 1988 and revised in 1990 and 1991 . COORDINATION In the fall of 1995 the Disaster Preparedness Division circulated a draft emergency plan for review and comments to all City departments and divisions having a role in emergency management . Department/division recommended changes were then incorporated into the final version attached as Exhibit A. 75-0264