(A) Level 1 Emergency.
(1) Definition of a Level 1 Emergency. A LEVEL 1 EMERGENCY is any unexpected occurrence that can be met with available city resources.
(2) Responsibility. The primary decision making responsibility rests with the department that would normally respond to the situation in collaboration with the Mayor. The responsible department is in charge of making decisions and coordinating response and recovery activities.
(3) Actions. The responsible department shall set up an on-site command post as appropriate. No disaster declaration is made. The EOC is not activated.
(4) Notifications. Mayor and others, as appropriate, to include: City Council, Emergency Manager, department heads, the County Sheriff’s Office, Community Resource Officer, the County Fire Department, the County Emergency Manager, and the like.
(5) Press relations. Press relations will be handled by the Mayor, Emergency Manager, or assigned public information officer (PIO).
(6) Location. Personnel will contact the city for information.
(Prior Code, § 8.12.160)
(B) Level 2 Emergency.
(1) Definition of a Level 2 Emergency. A LEVEL 2 EMERGENCY is any unexpected occurrence that cannot be met with available city resources.
(2) Responsibility. The primary decision making responsibility rests with the Mayor in collaboration with the Emergency Manager. The nature of the emergency will require a cooperative effort between the Mayor, Emergency Manager, City Council, department heads, and outside agencies that respond to, and on behalf of, the city.
(3) Actions. A disaster declaration is made by the Mayor. Setup of an on-site command post is optional. EOC activation is optional.
(4) Notifications. The Mayor, Emergency Manager, and others, as appropriate, to include: City Council, Emergency Manager, department heads, the County Sheriff’s office, Community Resource Officer, the County Fire Department, the County Emergency Manager, and the like.
(5) Press relations. Press relations will be handled by the Mayor, Emergency Manager, or assigned public information officer (PIO).
(6) Location. Personnel will contact the city for information.
(7) Large-scale evacuation. If a large-scale evacuation (15 plus homes) is required for an extended period of time, the emergency level is automatically changed from a Level 2 to Level 3, and the city’s EOC must be activated.
(Prior Code, § 8.12.170)
(C) Level 3 Emergency.
(1) Definition of a Level 3 Emergency. A LEVEL 3 EMERGENCY is any unexpected occurrence that overwhelms the city’s response capabilities and resources. A LEVEL 3 EMERGENCY requires additional resources far beyond a “normal” response pattern. Such emergencies require a cooperative effort and a commitment of personnel, equipment, and/or resources from other agencies. The event is of such magnitude or duration that trying to deal with the emergency unilaterally will overwhelm or upset the normal working routine of the city’s responding departments or agencies.
(2) Responsibility. The primary decision making responsibility rests with the Mayor acting through the EOC. The nature of the emergency will require a cooperative effort between the Mayor, City Council, Emergency Manager, department heads, and outside agencies that respond to, and on behalf of, the city.
(3) Actions. The Mayor (or the Mayor’s designee) will make a disaster declaration and activate the EOC. Members of the EOC, under the direction of the Mayor, will organize and coordinate the city’s response. Those departments responsible for on-scene management will establish an on-site command post in accordance with the incident command system protocols, and will notify the EOC and all responding agencies of the location of the incident on-site command post. The on-site command post will coordinate directly with the EOC.
(4) Notification. The Mayor, City Council, Emergency Manager, department heads, and other agencies, as appropriate, to include: the County Sheriff’s office, Community Resource Officer, the County Fire Department, the County Emergency Manager, and the like.
(5) Press relations. Press relations will be handled by the Mayor, Emergency Manager, or assigned public information officer (PIO).
(6) Location. Personnel will report to the EOC.
(7) Activation of the EOC. The county EOC may also be activated to support the city EOC. If the county EOC is not activated, the County Emergency Manager may report to the city EOC for coordination and support. The County Joint Information Center may be activated (with or without the county EOC being activated) to support the city’s information needs.
(Prior Code, § 8.12.180)
(Ord. 40-2019, passed 11-20-2019)