Emergency Preparedness Training

Agenda

A Likelihood of Potential Incidents

When to Evacuate Activating Floor Wardens and Building POCs

Assembly Areas

City Actions Post-Incident

Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Activation

Why Pomona is Significant in the Region

Major Fault Lines in Southern California

Compression Zone in Southern California

Structure Fires Pose A Significant Risk in Urban Areas

Fire.

Immediately following an earthquake (after drop, cover, hold).

Bomb threat / suspicious package.

Gas leak inside building.

Any other circumstance when directed.

During an active shooter event (implement Run, Hide, Fight). Get as far away from shooter as possible.

Reports of an airborne contaminant (implement shelter-in-place or immediately leave the area).

When Not to Utilize Evacuation Assembly Areas During an Emergency

When to Utilize Assembly Areas and Activate Floor Wardens

Accountability. Report to Building POC. Maintain an accurate, up-to-date roster; validated monthly.

Direct safe and orderly exit. Know your department’s destination assembly area (and

others if possible). Mitigate employees’ delay exiting building.

Search and Rescue.

Get away from the hazard as quickly as possible. Force someone to leave the building. Securing facilities/utilities.

Floor Warden Responsibilities

What Are Not Responsibilities

Immediately respond to your identified POC location to receive Floor Warden reports.

Accountability. Report accurately as able to first responders (seek them out). Maintain an accurate, up-to-date roster of floor wardens

who report to you. Know the locations of all four assembly areas. Assist evacuating customers and employees. Search and Rescue.

Get away from the hazard as quickly as possible. Force someone to leave the building. Securing facilities/utilities.

Building POC Responsibilities

What Are Not Responsibilities

Assembly Area One: Public Works Field Personnel and Administration Building.

Assembly Area Two: Fleet and Maintenance Services (reports accountability to Public Works POC).

Assembly Area Three: Water and Wastewater.

Public Works Point of Contact: Jerry Perez

Assistant POC: Dustin Osborn Water and Wastewater Point of Contact: Darron Poulsen

Assistant POC: Nichole Horton

City Yard Points of Contact

City Yard Assembly Areas By Department

Assembly Area Two

Assembly Area Three

Public Works Point of Contact

Water Dept Point of Contact

Assembly Area One

Assembly Area One: Finance, City Manager’s Office, City Attorney’s Office, Neighborhood Services.

Assembly Area Two: Code Enforcement, Library, Development Services, Administration PD (basement).

Assembly Area Three: Human Resources, City Clerk’s Office., Community Programs (PD).

Assembly Area Four: Information Technology, Public Works, Building and Safety.

City Hall Point of Contact: Kim Crews, Human Resources Assistant POC: Benita DeFrank, Neighborhood Services Senior leader on site

City Hall Premises Points of Contact

City Hall Assembly Areas By Department

Assembly Area Four

Assembly Area Two

Assembly Area Three

Assembly Area One

City Hall Point of Contact

What Our City May Look Like Post-Incident

Preservation of life above all else: emergency response, life-

threatened injured transported to hospitals.

Activate EOC at the level necessary for appropriate response.

Prevention of additional casualties: windshield surveys,

building inspections, assessments for re-occupying.

Mass debris removal: clear roadways and obstructions.

Assess need for disaster shelters. Ganesha, Palomares,

Washington, and Westmont Parks.

Return to normalcy.

Document all disaster-related expenses.

City Actions Post-Incident

Shelter Locations

Level III: referred to as EOC Light, or EOC Forward.

Mobile deployment to location near incident.

Necessary personnel respond to location.

Police and PVHMC Mobile Command Vehicles.

Small and medium-scale, isolated incidents (Active Shooter).

Offers Incident Commander better situational awareness.

Level I and II: Activate static EOC at Brackett Airfield.

Secure facility offering expanded workspace and enduring

accommodations for prolonged EOC activities.

Necessary personnel respond to facility.

Medium and large-scale expanded events (Earthquake).

Emergency Operations Center Activation

Water! Pomona has significant underground aquafers and potable

water stores.

Trauma Center. PVHMC just opened Level II facility.

Lines of Communication. Freeways crisscross to the north, south,

and west.

Key Terrain. Pomona lies between March AFB/Ontario Int and LA

County.

Rail throughput. Both freight and passenger lines cross Pomona.

Fairplex. Largely looked as the primary shelter and staging area

for largescale response.

Personnel. Proficient and reliable workforce.

Brackett Airport. Capable of supporting relief and mercy flights.

Directly across from Fairplex.

Why Pomona is Significant In The Region

Ground Lines of Resupply Are Unreliable

Always do your PCCs/PCIs!

Questions?