CalWARNOperational Plan

Presented By: Gary Sturdivan &

Kelly Hubbard

Authors of The CalWARN Operational Plan:

Ray RiordonKaty GibsonGary Sturdivan Kelly Hubbard Lorrie Teates

CalWARN Operational Plan

The need for the Operational Plan. When to ask for mutual aid/assistance. How to ask for mutual aid/assistance. Considerations for requesting or receiving

assistance

CalWARN Operational Plan 30 Day CalWARN member review period starting

May 14, 2008 Comments should be sent to: Ray Riordon: rayriordan@comcast.net Katy Gibson: katy_gibson@mwdh2o.com Gary Sturdivan: gsturdivan@eastvalley.org Kelly Hubbard: khubbard@mwdoc.com Lorrie Teates: Lteates@sdcwa.org

Table of Contents

Acronyms Terms and Assumptions Introduction Purpose of the plan Governance Trainings, Exercises and Updates Concept of Operation Activation Response considerations

Table of Contents

CalWARN Coordination After Action Report and Improvement Plan Attachments and Forms (In review by

committee)

Table of Contents

Member Utility Authorized Official Member Utilities Responsibilities Requesting Assistance Offering Assistance Refusing Assistance Withdrawing Assistance

CalWARN Operational Plan

State Steering Committee Responsibilities Organize/Coordinate emergency planning

and response activities Encourage participation Establish meeting schedules Maintain communication with members Represent members when engaged in

meetings

CalWARN State Steering Committee State Chair:

(Elected by State Steering Committee) State Vice-Chair: New position

(Elected by State Steering Committee) State Steering Committee: (Region Chairs)

(Elected by Member Utilities for the six California Regions)

Subcommittees

Associate Members Operations Subcommittee Response Subcommittee Membership Committee Ballot Subcommittee Special Projects Committee

Training, Exercises, and Updates

Understand the CalWARN Agreement Review CalWARN Operational Plan Understand CalWARN Website Understand AWWA Resource Typing

Manual Understand your utility’s Safety Procedures

Recommended Training for SEMS NIMS compliance

IS-100 IS-200 IS-300 IS-400 IS-700 IS-800.B

Exercises

Test CalWARN Operational Plan Train members on the use of the

Operational Plan Communication protocols Interagency cooperation Participate in Utility, City, County,

Regional, or State Exercises

Updating Operational Plan

Recommendations from Member Utilities Recommendations from Associate Member

Agencyies Changes in Federal or State laws All changes to be reviewed by State

Steering Committee and voted on by Member Utilities

CalWARN Activation

Who Activates WARN What is activated Activation Notification Responding to a request

Response Consideration

Requesting Utility Responding Utility Requesting Utility Demobilization Responding Utility Demobilization

CalWARN Response Coordination

Small Incidents Catastrophic Incidents CalWARN Response Team Provide point of contact and liaison Collect information

CalWARN Response Team Responsibilities

May Act as Liaison to Utilities Branch of the Operational Area, Region and/or State Emergency Operation Centers

Monitor the number of requests Identify new sources of support Identify gaps in requests and resources Provide damage assessment data if known

Division of Response Team Responsibilities in a large event

Manage Damage Assessment data Receive, track, and monitor requests Coordinate Resource Orders Coordinate Staging Area Information

CalWARN Operational Plan

After Action Report

Corrective Action Plan

Questions