§ 500-025. OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT  


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  • There is hereby created the Office of Emergency Management. The Office of Emergency Management shall have responsibilities which include: development and maintenance of county/operational area emergency plans; supervision and maintenance of the county/operational area emergency operations center; coordination of county/operational area disaster mitigation/prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery; serving as the coordination link between the local government level and the regional, state and federal level, as well as liaison between the operational area jurisdictions/agencies, the California Emergency Management Agency (CalEMA), and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); providing training, exercises, and educational outreach to agencies within the operational area; and coordination of resource and information management, public information/warning systems, mutual aid, and damage assessment information.