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na
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OE
M),
n
c
o o r d
i n a
t i o n
w i t h
the D i r e c t o r
of
P u b l i c
Works
and
the
F i r e
Chief
o r e p o r t
back
on
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o l l o w i n g :
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n
u t
l i n e
o
f an e
mer
gen
c y
res
pon
se
p
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t h
a t i
n c l u
d e s
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r e l e
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t C
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p
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d
r e
c o v e
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o
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t
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ter
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a s i n
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prepare dness
and
response p l a n
s i n c e
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Nino events
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E n
r i c h
L
ives
Th
roug
h
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f f e c t
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how
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s
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r r
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ion
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e s
C
ou
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rat
iona
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a
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i n e
s s
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law
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s t a b l i s h e d
the Stan dar dized
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BE
Ms
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whi
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v e r
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t e r
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d f i r
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s p e c
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rea
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a t e s
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l a n
n i n g
and
p
rep
ar e
dnes
s
a c t
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per
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Are
a.
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ex
amp
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nar
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eat
ures
s u b j
e c t
m a
t t e
r
exp erts
from
NOAA, he
Co u nty Dep artments
o f
S h e r i f f F i r e
P u b l i c
Wo r ks
Beache s
and
H
ar bo
rs
a
nd L
o s A
nge
les
C
o u n
ty V
ect
or
C o n
t r o
l
D
i s t r i
c t a
nd
i
s
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esig
ned
t
o
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cat
e a
nd
i n f
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w
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cr
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s e
c t i
o n of
the
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r ge
ncy
pre
par
edn
ess
a
nd
r e
s po
nse
co m
mun
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.
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OEM
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24/7
read iness
o f
the C ounty s
Eme rgen cy
Operat
ions
Cente
r
CEOC)
o
c a t e d i
n East
Lo s
Ange
les.
The CE
OC
s read
y
o a c
t i v a t e
f o r
s t r a t e g
i c d
e c i s i o
n makin
g an d
o
ther e merg
e ncy
c o o r
d i n a t i
o n m
atters
d u r i n g
a
wides
pread
emer
gency
.
os
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le s
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st
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,
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clu s i o
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The
C o u n
ty De pa
rtment
s,
s p
e c i a l l
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th
e key
p u b l i
c s a f e t
y a
n d e me
rg e n c
y
mana
gemen
t
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epart
ments
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alth,
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of
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he
comi
n g
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r e
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d e s
u t
i l i z i n
a
u n i f i
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com
mand
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hen a
p a r t
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sure:
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resp
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comm
u n i ty
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c t i o n
o f t
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d
p
r o p e r t y
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e achi
e v eme
nt
o f
t a c t i c a
l
o b j
e c t i v e s
.
T
he f f
i c i e n t u
s e o
f res
ources
.
T
he
Coun
ty s Flo
od C
o n t r o l
D i
s t r i c t i s w e l l
p
o s i t i o
n e d t o
captu
re
sto
rm wat
er f o
r
the
purpo s
e
of
r e
p l e n i s
h i n g
l o c a l
w
ater
suppl
ies an d
p r i
o r
t o
the
onse
t
of
the
w i
n t e r
s
torms
w i l l h
ave
co
mplete
d
l l nec
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debr
is
c o n t r o
l
pr
epar ed
ness c t i o
n s .
A u
l t i - l i n
g u a l O
ne oic
e
M
essag
ing
i n i t i
t i v e
i s
u n d e
r way
t o
improv
e t
he d e l
i v e r y
of
t i
m e l y ,
accur
ate,
and
r e l i a b l
e
i n f o
r m a t i o
n t o t
he p u b
l i c
o n
what
th
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ca
n
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r e
d u r i n
g an d
a f t e r t h i
s
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w i l d
f i r e an d
sto
rm
s easo
n .
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ugh t h i s r e p o r
t focu
ses
o n
the t h r e a
t
o f w i l
d f i r e s a
n d sever
e w i n t e
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t
i s
prud
ent t o p r
a c t i c e
a
yea
r
r
ound,
l l
hazar
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l l r i s k
appro
ach t o
prepa
rednes
s.
Wi th
t h i s
i n
mi nd,
the
O f f i c e
o f
Eme r ge n cy
Management
has
prepar ed
a
S c r o l l
an d
Pr
ocl am
ation
f o r
adopti
on
by
th
e Boar d
of
Sup
erviso
rs i n r e c o
g n i t i o
n
o f S e p
tembe
r
a
s
N a t i
o n a l Pr e
pare d
n e s s
Mont
h.
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s
r e c o g n
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o f
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n a l Pre
p aredn
e s s
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the
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d
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f
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visors
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t
o
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p hasi
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tance
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co
mp leti
ng
and p r a
c t i c i n g
t h
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f a
m i l y d i s a s t
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p
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M
Outlin
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of a
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res
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progr
am
tha
t inc
ludes
a l l
rel
evant Co
u nty
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tments
n pr
eparin
g, resp
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a
nd re co
vering
fr
om
the
predic
ted
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Nino
eve
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ry
1
Outli
ne
of a
n mer
gency
Respo
nse
P
rogra
m
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ARED
NESS
y
De
partme
nt
Los
Angel
es Co
unty O f f
i c e
o f
E m
ergenc
y
M
anage
ment
1
Los
A
ngeles
Co u
nty F i r
e De par
tment
2
Los A
ngeles
Cou
nty
Depar
tme nt
o f P u b l
i c Works
2
L
os An
geles Cou
nty
h e r i f f
s
Depa
rtmen
t
4
Lo
s Ang
eles Coun
ty
De par
tme nt
f
Parks
and
Re
creatio
n
4
L
os Ange
les Count
y D
epart
me nt f
Bea
ches and
Harb
ors
4
Out
line of
an Eme
rgenc
y Resp
onse
Pro
gram
RESPO
NSE Durin
g
a R ai
n
E ve
nt)
Los
Angel
es C
ounty O f f
i c e
o f
E m
ergen
cy Manag
ement
5
l l
De part
me nts
5
Los A
ngeles
C
ounty F
i r e
Depar
tme nt
5
Los A
ngeles
Cou
nty
P u b l i
c
H e
a l t h
6
Los An
geles
Co un
ty S h e r i f f
s De
partme
nt
6
Los Ang
eles
Co unt
y Depa r
tme nt
f P u b
l i c W
orks
6
O
utline
o
f an Em
ergen
cy Res
ponse
Pr
ogram
RE
COVER
Y
6
ITEM 2
Status of
capacity
at
the
County s
flood
control
a c i l i t i e s
and
re adiness of the County s
spr
eading
grou
nds to captu
re
storm
w
ater to
rep
lenish g
roundw
ater
basins
Summa
ry
7
Ba
ckgrou
nd
7
St
atus o f
Capac
ity
7
R ead
iness
of Spre
ading
Ground
s
o
R
epleni
sh Groun
dwater
B
asins
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ITEM
Afire
preparedness
and response
plan since EI Nino
events
can
lead
to i l d f i r e s and
mudslid
es
Summary
1
Background
11
i r e
Preparedness and
response
p l a n
11
ITEM
An utline
of
a
Comprehensive
EI
Nino
Communication
Plan
to
keep
the public and
other
agencies
informed using One
oice Messaging
Background
12
Communication Plan:
Guiding
P r i n c i p l e s
and
O u t l i n e
12
Next
Steps
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ITEM
1
Outline
of an
emergency
response
program that
includes
l l
relevant
County
Departments
i n preparing,
responding
and
recovering
from the
predicted EI Nino event
Summary
Emergency
Management s
made
up
of the
f o l l o w i n g phases:
Mitigation
Preparedness
Emergency
Management
Recovery
Response
For
the
p r e d i c t e d E I Nino
event, the County
i s
concurrently
i n
the
M i t i g a t i o n an d
Preparedn ess phase.
Examples
of
ongoing m i t i g a t i o n
e f f o r t s
include
the
Department
of
Public
Works
renovation of h e i r f l o o d
c o n t r o l features, the Department
of Public H e a l t h s
Ocean Monitoring
program
and
the County F i r e
Department s
vegetation
management,
r e f o r e s t a t i o n ,
and
land
r e h a b i l i t a t i o n
program.
This
r e p o r t
w i l l
f u r t h e r
d e t a i l
out the
preparedness,
response, and
recovery
phases
b y
h i g h l i g h t i n g the e f f o r t s
of
n d i v i d u a l
departments.
A l l
f i r s t
responder
County
Departments
c l o s e l y
monitor the
weather r e p o r t s t h a t
are
issued
b y
the
N a t i o n a l
Weather Service
NWS).
Depending
on
the
f o r e c a s t , various
l e v e l s
of readiness are t r i g g e r e d .
Outline of
an
Emeraencv
Response
P rogram —
By
Department
PREPAREDNESS
Before
a a i n
event)
Los
Angeles
County
Office
of
Emergency
Management OEM)
f
the
NWS
dvises
t h a t an
upcoming
storm i n the County i s
forecast o b e s i g n i f i c a n t —
forexample,
h a t
t
w i l l
have
high
r a i n f a l l i n t e n s i t y
and/or t h r e a t of mudslides
i n
h i l l s i d e
areas,
then:
o
O M
i l l e s t a b l i s h
an
Operational
Area
Severe
Weather
Conference
C a l l
w i t h
County
departments,
independent c i t y
representatives and response
and recovery p a r t n e r s .
T h es e a l l s
w i l l
commence efore
the
storm
s t r i k e s ,
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and
continue
through
the
response and
recovery
phase
as
d i c t a t e d by the
i n c i d e n t .
o Basic
n o t i f i c a t i o n
group
me s sa g e s i l l be sent by
the
OEM u t y O f f i c e r
which
w i l l
i n c l u d e
the
o l l o w i n g
element s):
Weat h e r o r e c a s t
Countywide
common
p e r a t i o n a l
p i c t u r e
I n d i v i d u a l
j u r i s d i c t i o n a l needs
A c t i v a t i o n
o f e m e r g e n c y p e r a t i o n centers
Status
of evacuations
S h e l t e r
o p e r a t i o n a l s t a t u s
Animal s h e l t e r s
o p e r a t i o n a l
s t a t u s
Eme r g e n c y
Proclamations
A d d i t i o n a l
p e r t i n e n t
i n f o r m a t i o n
as i c t a t e d by
events
Los
n g e l e s
C o u n t y
F i r e
D e p a r tm e n t F i r e
De pa r tm en t )
Th e
F i r e
Department
provides
i r e
p r o t e c t i o n
and
l i f
s a f e t y
s e r v i c e s
t o 58
i t i e s
and
the
unincorporated areas
o f Los
Ange les County.
Th e F i r e
Department provides
s e r v i c e s
t o
o v e r 4 i l l i o n
r e s i d e n t s and
as
w e l l as
p r o t e c t i n g
th o usands
f
acres
of watershed.
Th e
F i r e Department takes
a
c omprehensive
approach
i n
i t s e m e r g e n c y
preparedness
p l a n n i n g f o r
w i n t e r
storms and
r e l a t e d
floods and d e b r i s
f l o w s . This
i n c l u d e s a p r o - a c t i v e
approach and
ongoing
communication
w i t h t h e i r s t a f f , t h e i r
a s s i s t i n g
agencies,
and
the
general
p u b l i c by
addressing
the
o l l o w i n g :
P u b l i c
education about
s w i f t w a t e r and mud/debris f l o w
through
p r e
- i d e n t i f i e d
burned
and
prone
areas through
our l o c a l
f i r
personnel and
the media.
D a i l y
m o n i t o r i n g o f
weather
and
e a r l y i d e n t i f i c a t i o n o f
r e q u i r e d
s t a f f i n g .
Pre-season
t r a i n i n g
t o
i n c l u d e
s w i f t w a t e r
t r a i n in g , v a l i d a t i o n
o f
proper
equipment,
s a f e t y
messaging
t o emp lo y e e s ,
and ensuring
o p e r a t i o n a l
readiness.
Pre
-deployment o f sand and
sandbags a t
f i r e
s t a t i o n s and
other i r e department
a d m i n i s t r a t i v e s i t e s .
Operational readiness i l l be
augmented i n advance f adverse
weather
bypre-deploying
a d d i t i o n a l
resources,
s u c h
as
s w i f t
water
t eams and
h e l i c o p t e r s , t o
p r o v i d e
q u i c k
t r a n s p o r t a t i o n
and
support rescue
o p e r a t i o n s .
L o s
An g e l e s C o u n t y
D epartment
o f
Pub lic Works
P u b l i c Works)
See
TEM
2
n
t h i s
r e p o r t f o r
s t a t u s o f
the
l o o d c o n t r o l
system
t h a t
i s
maintained
by
P u b l i c
Wor ks.
P u b l i c
Wor ks,
through i t s
f u n c t i o n of
the Los
Ange les
Co un t y
Waterworks
D i s t r i c t s
LACWD),
provides
water s e r v i c e t o
approximately 240,000 people
i n
f i v e
D i s t r i c t s
throughout Los Ange les
County,
i n c l u d i n g areas i n the
Antelope V a l l e y , Acton,
Kagel
Can y on ,
Malibu/Topanga,
Ran c h o
D om i n g u e z Water
Syst em, and
Val
Verde.
I n a d d i t i o n ,
LACWD l s o operates
and
maintains the Marina
Del
R e y
Water
Sy s t em o n
b e h a l f o f
the
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Los
Angeles County Department
of Beaches and Harbors and manages the
water u a l i t y
programs
o r
the
C i t y
of Lomita
and
Peter
.
Pitchess
Honor
Rancho water systems.
The
LACWD has an Emergency
Response
Plan
t h a t
covers
storm
events.
Based on
i n s p e c t i o n
the
o l l o w i n g i s the s t a t u s
of
the
Waterworks i s t r i c t s i n f r a s t r u c t u r e :
88
Pump
t a t i o n s
and
Well
S i t e s
were
inspected
and
found
t o
be
storm
ready.
3 o t e n t i a l l y storm v u l n e r a b l e
water r e s e r v o i r
s i t e s
were inspected and access
was
ound
t o be
n need of
e p a i r . The r e p a i r s w i l l be
completed
p r i o r t o the
storm
season.
P u b l i c
Works
a n t i c i p a t e s c e r t a i n
c o n d i t i o n s t o a f f e c t the t r a n s p o r t a t i o n
network
t h a t
i n c l u d e s :
Rockslides and
sloughing from h i l l s i d e s
adjacent o County
-maintained
roadways,
p o t e n t i a l l y
causing u l l
or
p a r t i a l
road
c l o s u r e s .
Impacts o road shoulders,
and
clogged
road d r a i n s .
a l l e n t r e e
branches
impacting
p e d e s t r i a n
and
v e h i c u l a r
t r a v e l .
i g h t
mudflows
causing unsafe
d r i v i n g c o n d i t i o n s
on
r u r a l
and
mountain
roads.
o t e n t i a l
moderate
mudflows
n
areas
near
recent w i l d f i r e s .
P o w er
outages a t
County
-maintained t r a f f i c
s i g n a l s
and P u b l i c
Works
yards
and
b u i l d i n g s .
To
prepare f o r
these a n t i c i p a t e d
adverse
c o n d i t i o n s
P u b l i c Works has
been
and w i l l
continue o
do
the
o l l o w i n g :
n s p e c t i n g
roadway
u l v e r t s and
c l e a r i n g
i n l e t
areas
of
o c k s
v e g e t a t i o n and
i r t
t o ensure
storm r u n o f f can be
adequately
drained
from
the
roadways.
n s p e c t i n g road d r a i n s t o
ensure r i p r a p and
other
p r o t e c t i o n s are
n
p l a c e
t o
a v o i d
the
p o s s i b i l i t y of roadways
being
washed
out due o
heavy
r u n o f f .
reparation t o
close
roadways
as
necessary
when
c o n d i t i o n s w a r r a n t
or
as
requested
by
the C a l i f o r n i a
Highway P a t r o l (CHP).
l e a r i n g road shoulders
o
remove e b r i s r o c k s and
v e g e t a t i o n i n order o a l l o w
f o r
proper
drainage
of storm
r u n o f f
i n t o
road
d r a i n s .
l e a r i n g t r a s h
racks
and areas
behind
K
- r a i l s
i n
areas
h a t
were
f f e c t e d by
recent
w i l d f i r e s .
Pre
- p o s i t i o n
heavy equipment
near areas
h a t
are
i k e l y
t o
s u s t a i n
mudflows,such
as those a f f e c t e d by
recent w i l d f i r e s .
Reviewing
procedures
f o r
assembling
a
B a i l e y
Bridge
when
needed
t o r e p l a c e
c e r t a i n
bridges d u r i n g
emergencies.
Ensuring
t h a t
as
-needed
emergency
c o n t r a c t s
are ready
o
be
used
f o r
s e r v i c e s
such
as
r e e
trimming, debris
removal, and
h a u l
t r u c k s .
Reviewing
procedures
o r
documenting
storm
damage
n order
o
p r o p e r l y apply
f o r
d i s a s t e r
r e l i e f
Conducting
pre
-storm checks
of
the
e l e c t r i c a l
systems
a t
P u b l i c Works
l o o d
maintenance a c i l i t i e s .
Conducting f u n c t i o n a l i t y
t e s t s of mobile
p o r t a b l e
e l e c t r i c a l
generators
and
emergency
road
c l o s u r e
equipment.
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M a i n t a i n i n g an ample
t o c k o f
road
b a r r i c a d e s , road
s i g n s , sandbags,
oad
cones,
hand t o o l s ,
chainsaw b l a d e s ,
stop
signs
and
others
emergency
e v i c e s .
The Lo s
Angeles
County S h e r i f f s
Department
S h e r i f f epartment)
I n
advance
o f
storm
season,
he
S h e r i f f s
Department
i l l
o
Review Emergency
Operations Procedures,
EOP
- 6 ,
Storm and Mud
-Flow
Warnings
along w i t h W i l d f i r e Procedures
o be
conducted
d u r i n g
i n - s e r v i c e
b r i e f i n g s
f o r
a l l
p a t r o l
p e r s o n n e l .
o
PerForm
the
annual
i n s p e c t i o n
o f
each
p a t r o l
u n i t t o
ensure
W i l d f i r e / S t o r m
and Mud
-Flow
Supplemental
Emergency
Plans are i n p l a c e .
o
D i s t r i b u t e
hazard maps
when a p p l i c a b l e ) t o
p a t r o l
s t a t i o n s
o f
b u r n areas
and
p o t e n t i a l flood/mud
f l o w
l o c a t i o n s t o
i n c l u d e c r i t i c a l i n f r a s t r u c t u r e
c h e c k l i s t s .
o
D i s t r i b u t e Emergency
Connex
Boxes o
each p a t r o l
u n i t
c o n t a i n i n g
MRE s
(Meals Ready o
Eat)
l e e p i n g
bags
and
o t h e r emergency u p p l i e s .
o
D i s t r i b u t e
sandbags
o
each
p a t r o l u n i t
f o r p u b l i c
d i s t r i b u t i o n .
o Coordinate
w i t h
o t h e r
County
Departments
and
mutual
a i d
c i t i e s
f o r
c o l l e c t i v e
p u b l i c
i n f o r m a t i o n
d i s s e m i n a t i o n
v i a
A l e r t
LA
County
and
s o c i a l
media.
o Coordinate
w i t h mutual
a i d
agencies
o r
resources
and a s s i s t a n c e .
Los
Angeles County
Department o f Pa rks and
Recreation
I n
a n t i c i p a t i o n
o f the
upcoming E I Nino
season,
he
Department f
Parks and
R e c r e a t i o n
has
d o ne or i s
p l a n n i n g
t o d o
a c i l i t y i n s p e c t i o n s
which i n c l u d e
the
o l l o w i n g :
o
Cleaning of o o f d r a i n s ,
storm d r a i n s and
catch
b a s i n s .
o
Assessing the
i n t e g r i t y
of
r o o f s ,
r a i n
g u t t e r s .
o
E v a l u a t i n g areas and
p l a c i n g sand
bags
as
needed.
o
T r a i n i n g the
t a f f
t o
recognize
r e e s
s t r e s s e d by
dro ught which may e m o re
prone o
f a l l i n g
d u r i n g
a
storm. M a i n t a i n i n g ,
removing
and/or i f t i n g
the
r e e s
when needed.
Los Angeles
County
Department
o f Beaches
an d
Harbors
There
are
16
p r o t e c t i v e
sand
berms
u i l t t o p r o t e c t
County p r o p e r t y t h a t i s
along
c o a s t a l
areas
o f
M a l i b u ,
Venice
Beach,
Dockweiler Beach and Hermosa
Beach.
A d d i t i o n a l l y ,
u l l
sandbags
are o f f e r e d t o the
p u b l i c a t s i x maintenance
y a r d s :
Zuma Beach,
i l l
Rogers
Beach,
Venice
Beach,
Dockweiler
Beach,
Manhattan
Beach, and
Torrance
Beach.
L a s t l y , many
L i f e g u a r d towers are
p u l l e d back away
from
the
c o a s t l i n e t o
a v o i d damage
d u r i n g h i g h
c o a s t a l
surge
events h a t
o f t e n accompany
a
storm system.
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Outline
of an Emergency Response
Program
RESPONSE
During a r a i n
event)
Office
of Emergency
Management
Monitor
o r damages
i t h i n
the
unincorporated
areas
and
coordinate
any
damage
i n f o r m a t i o n r e p o r t s
r e c e i v e d
from
the
c i t i e s . This i n c l u d e s :
o
High
r i s k areas
i n
c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h
c i t i e s .
o
Adjust
the County
Emergency
Operation Center
a c t i v a t i o n
l e v e l
based
on
r a i n events
or
number o f c i t i e s a c t i v a t i n g
t h e i r
Emergency
Operation
Centers.
o
A c t i v a t e
the
Operational
Area
Reporting
and Recovery
System
OARRS)
computer
based
a p p l i c a t i o n so t h a t
a l l governmental p a r t n e r s
are
communicating
o p e r a t i o n a l
s t a t u s
through
a
common
p e r a t i n g p r o t o c o l
o
A s s i s t i n
the
c o o r d i n a t i o n o f mutual
a i d requests throughou t
the County.
o
Communicate
w i t h
the Governor s O f f i c e
of
Emergency Services f o r an y
assistance
n e e d e d
w i t h i n
the
County and
t o r e p o r t
out
the
County s
s t a t u s
o
Monitor
l l
County
department s
responses
t o
any
r a i n
event a c t i v i t i e s .
o
Coordinate w i t h the
A u d i t o r
C o n t r o l l e r s
O f f i c e t o
set up
t r a c k i n g
numbers
t o capture
l l
costs
associated w i t h
eac h
r a i n
event.
o
Provide
ongoing
s i t u a t i o n a l
updates v i a
the Basic
N o t i f i c a t i o n
Group
r e p o r t i n g
system.
A l l
Departments
W i l l
f o l l o w Statewide Emergency
Management System BEMs) r o t o c o l s
w h e n
a c t i n g as
a i r s t
responder
t o damage
aused
by
severe
r a i n
events.
o
At
the
f i e l d
response
l e v e l t h i s
means
ensuring
t h a t
t h e r e
i s
a
command
element
of a p p r o p r i a t e a u t h o r i t y ( i n c i d e n t
c omman d er or u n i f i e d
command
i c o n d i t i o n s warrant)
n order
o
c a r r y
out
a c t i c a l
d e c i s i o n s . A
standardized
command
t r u c t u r e
and process
u t i l i z i n g the
N a t i o n a l
I n c i d e n t Management
System NIMS)
i l l
be used t o d i r e c t
personnel
and
resources
i n
order
t o
p r o t e c t l i f e p r o p e r t y
and
the
environment, and
m a i n t a i n
c o n t r o l
and
support
continued
operations of government.
Los
Angeles Co u n t y F i r e
Department
F i r e Department)
Response/Mitigation
T h e F i r e
Department
provides
a
robust response t o
b o t h s w i f t w a t e r and/or m u d an d
debris
f l o w
i n c i d e n t s .
A l l f i r e f i g h t e r s and
l i f e g u a r d
personnel
have
been
t r a i n e d
i n
b a s i c
s w i f t w a t e r t r a i n i n g .
I n
a d d i t i o n , the F i r e
Department
deploys
h i g h l y
t r a i n e d
personnel an d
response v e h i c l e s t h a t
are capable
o f
p r o v i d i n g
t e c h n i c a l
rescue a s s i s t a n c e .
A d d i t i o n a l l y ,
the
F i r e
Department r o u t i n e l y
uses
heavy equipment (dozers
p r i m a r i l y ) and F i r e
Suppression
hand crews
t o f a c i l i t a t e the
f i l l i n g of sandbags, mud/debris
removal,
an d
o v e r a l l
manpower.
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During
r a i n events the F i r e
Department
o u t i n e l y
p a t r o l s
and monitors the
f l o o d prone
an d
burned
areas
w i t h i n i t s
j u r i s d i c t i o n .
I n
the event
of
a
s i g n i f i c a n t event the
F i r e
Department
r o u t i n e l y
a c t i v a t e s o n e
o f t h e i r
three a l l
-hazard
I n c i d e n t
Ma n a g e m e n t
Teams
IMT),
s t a f f e d w i t h 5
personnel,
t o
e f f e c t i v e l y
lead/manage
s uc h an i n c i d e n t .
G e n e r a l l y ,
the IMT
w i l l be
a
u n i f i e d
i n c i d e n t
command
i t h law enforcement
and
P u b l i c
Works.
Publ ic
Health
Publ ic
Health)
P u b l i c Health h as
a
th orough E I
Nin o response
wo r k p l a n
which provides
f o r
P u b l i c
I n f o r m a t i o n ,
Disease
S u r v e i l l a n c e ,
Environmental
H e a l t h ,
Community H e a l t h , P u b l i c
Health E m e r g e n c y
Preparedness
and
Respo nse, a nd
V e t e r i n a r y
P u b l i c H e a l t h see
attached
E I Nin o
R e s p o n s e
A c t i v i t i e s
r e p o r t ) .
The h e r i f f s
D e p a r t m e n t
i l l :
D i r e c t
t r a f f i c
and
e f f e c t road
c l o s u r e s .
Conduct evacuations.
Provide s e c u r i t y
f o r
road
closures and evacuated
areas.
Deploy
Aero Bureau
s p e c i a l i z e d
teams
o r
w i l d f i r e
suppression, w i f t
-water
rescues,
and
search
and
rescue
o p e r a t i o n s .
Deploy
Search
and
Rescue
teams i n canyon
and mountain
areas.
Publ ic Works
i l l :
Quickly m o b i l i z e t o
r e s t o r e
i n f r a s t r u c t u r e t
maintains roads, waterworks a c i l i t i e s
f l o o d
c o n t r o l f a c i l i t i e s , e t c . )
t o
safe
c o n d i t i o n s .
Close roads as
necessary
w h e n
storm c o n d i t i o n s w a r r a n t ,
or
as requested
by
the
CHP r S h e r i f f .
P a t r o l r u r a l or mountain roads and
push f a l l e n
rocks
and
mudfl ows
t o the s i d e
o f
the
road as
necessary.
n urban areas
w he r e
there i s
a
h i g h
n u m b e r
o f
d ow n e d
t r e e
l i m b s ,
crews are
deployed t o cut the limbs
and push t hem t o the s i d e
of
the
road t o
a v o i d
impacts
t o
p e d e s t r i a n
and
v e h i c u l a r
t r a f f i c .
Monitor
l o c a l i z e d
f l o o d i n g and
mudflows,
e s p e c i a l l y i n r u r a l areas and
mountain
roadways,
and
take
c o r r e c t i v e
mea s u r e s
as
necessary.
Outline
o f an E m e r g e n c y
R e s p o n s e
P r o g r a m
RECOVERY
Restore
s e r v i c e s
or
i n f r a s t r u c t u r e
t o
p r e
-event
c o n d i t i o n
f
a
storm
event
creates s i g n i f i c a n t
damage
n the
r e g i o n :
Pa ge
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o OEM i l l
c o l l e c t
I n i t i a l Damage stimates
from
c i t i e s
Special D i s t r i c t s
and
County
departments.
o I f damages s u f f i c e
the
Board of Supervisors may
p r o c l a i m a
l o c a l
emergency.
This may l s o
t r i g g e r
a
request o the
Governor
o r a State
o f
E m e r g e n c y
and t o
the
e d e r a l government
o r
a
P r e s i d e n t i a l
D e c l a r a t i o n .
o
I f State of
E m e r g e n c y
proclaimed,
the
State
and
f e d e r a l
f i n a n c i a l
reimbursement
process
i l l be
invoked.
o OEM i l l continue
t o monitor
Operational
Area
need s and
o p e r a t i o n a l
recovery
and
c o o r d i n a t i o n .
ITEM 2
Status of apacity at the County's
flood control a c i l i t i e s a n d
readiness
of
h e
County's
spr eading
grounds to
capture
storm
water
to
replenish groundwater basins
Summary
P u b l i c
Works
performs
maintenance a c t i v i t i e s
i n c l u d i n g
those r e l a t e d
t o
storm
season
p r e p a r a t i o n
on a year round b a s i s .
T h e f l o o d
c o n t r o l
and
storm
water
capture
i n f r a s t r u c t u r e i s
i n a n o v e r a l l good
s t a t e
of
p e r a t i o n a l
readiness o r an above average
amount
f seasonal a i n f a l l This
system helps e p l e n i s h
the
groundwater
q u i f e r s
which
p r o v i d e
approximately n e - t h i r d of o c a l
water
u p p l i e s .
B a c k groun d
P u b l i c
Works
Public Works)
rovides u s t a i n a b l e
water
supplies
and
h e a l t h y watersheds
w h i l e reducing f l o o d
r i s k f o r our
communities.
A
u b s t a n t i a l
p a r t
of
the necessary
i n f r a s t r u c t u r e i s
an
extensive
network
of
d a m s ,
e b r i s b a s i n s
channels, torm
d r a i n s
and
spreading
grounds.
Status
of capacity
14 ajor Dams nd Reservoirs
P u b l i c Works'
major dams re designed
f o r
extreme
storm events such a s the one h a t
occurred
i n 1938. Every
year
personnel
and
f a c i l i t i e s
are
prepared
t o
operate
o r such
events.
Successful
a l v e
t e s t s
f o r the dams er e conducted
o l l o w i n g the 2014-15 storm
season
and
e s t i n g w i l l
be
completed
again p r i o r t o the
t a r t
of he 2015-16
storm season.
Since 2005 P u b l i c Works
h a s imp lemented
approximately
50 i l l i o n
i n
c o n s t r u c t i o n
p r o j e c t s t o
increase
dam
p e r a t i o n a l r e l i a b i l i t y
and
over 110 m i l l i o n
t o
increase
storm
water capture
and
dam
a f e t y . This
a r g e c a p i t a l investment
h a s
e s u l t e d
i n
a
remarkable
o p e r a t i o n a l
readiness
of he l o o d
c o n t r o l system
t o
reduce l o o d r i s k f o r the communities
of Los
Angeles County
and
t o improve
storm water
capture and
groundwater recharge
f o r l o c a l
s u s t a i n a b l e
water
supply.
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D
am
i n f r a
s t r u c t u r e
im
proveme
nts f o r
r e l i b i l
i t y have
i n
c l u d e d r e p
l a c i n g / u
p g r a d i n g
e l e c t r i c a l
and
me
chanical
system
s and
i n
l e t o u t l e
t
work
s
c o
n s i s t i n g
o f
g a
t e s , v
a l v e s , and
c o n t r o l
s , whic
h ena
ble mor
e e f
f e c t i v e
and e f f i c
i e n t dam
o p e
r a t i o n s . D
am s a f
e t y
impro
vements
have
i n c l u d e
d
r e h a b i l i t a
t i n g da
m
t
r u c t u r e s
t o meet
u r r
e n t State seism
ic
and
s p i
l l w a y stan
dards.
These
sta
ndard
r e
q u i r e
the dams
o
s a f e l y
w i
t h s t a n d a
Maximu
m
Credible
Earthquake
(the
l a r g e s t
magnitude
earthquake
g e o l o g i s t
consider
p o s s i b l e
f o r
the
ne
arby f a u l t s
wh
ich
could
a f f e c t th
e
dam
)
nd
t o
s a f e l y
pass
a
Pr
obable
Ma
ximum
Flood
(the
most
i n t e n s e
conceiv
ab le
storm eve
nt —co
nsidere
d t o occur
o n l y
onc
e
i n
10,00
0 y e a r s
.
With
the
major
dams
eing
c o n s t r u c
t e d
i n
the
19 2
0 s and
19
30 s,
t h e i r
de s
igns had
l i m i t e d
sei
smic
c o n s i d e
r a t i o n s
and s
maller p
i l l w a y s tha
n c u r r e n t
l y
r e q u i r
e d .
C onsequ
ently,
he am
ount o
f storm
wate
r
h a t c
ould b
e captu
red and h e l d i
n
t
he r e s e r v o i
r s
was e s t r i c
t e d
f o r
s a f e t y
reasons
.
Upgr
ading
the se
ismic
s a f e t y
of
the
major
da
ms
as
allo
wed
f o r
t
he removal
o f
m
andated
o
p e r a t i o n
a l
r
e s t r i c t i o
n s a
nd increas
ed the st
orm
wat
er
capture
c a p a c i t y
o f
the r
e s e r v o i r s
.
A l l
o f
P u b l i c
Works
14
maj
or dam
s are
f
u l l y
o p e r
a t i o n a l .
Val
ve system
s have be
en
upgraded
and/or
e f u r b i s h e d ,
and
l l
maintenance work has been
completed.
A l l
14
dams
have bee
n c e
r t i f i e d by the
State
and are ready f o r
the
upco
ming sto
rm seaso
n t o s t o r e
a
nd
con
serve w a
t e r . Cur
rent
c a p a c
i t y and s t a t
u s
o f
P
u b l i c Work
s
14
maj
or
d
ams
s
a
s
f o
l l o w s :
11
Dams
(Big Dalto
n, Big
Tujung
a,
C o
gswell,
D e v i
l s
G
ate, Eato
n
Wash Live O
ak
P
acoima
Puddi
ngston
e
D
iversion
, San
Dima
s
S
an G
abriel, Thomp
son
Creek):
C e r
t i f i e d by
Stat
e
f o r
f
u l l
r e
s e r v o i r
sto
rage
S t
orm
Valv
e
Capacity
:
1 0 0 °
/ o
S p i l l w a y
Cap
acity: Able
t
o pas
s
t
he probab
le max
imum l o o d
even
t
1 Da
m
Morris
Dam:
e r t i f i e d by
Stat
e
o r
f u l l r e s e r v o i
r
s
torag e
S tor
m
V
alve
Capac
ity: 84
S p i
l l w a y Capacit
y: Able t o
pass the p
robable
maxim
um l o o d e
vent
1
Dam
Pudd
ingston
e Dam: R e s t r i
c t e d
t o
h
o l d
45
f
r e s e r v o i r
c a p
a c i t y
f o r l o n g - t e
r m
s t o r a g e
.
Stor
m
V
alve
Capa
city:
1
00
S
p i l l w a y
Capaci
ty: Able t o
pass t
he probabl
e
maximum
l o o d e
vent
1 Dam
Santa
Anita
Dam
:
C e r t i f
i e d by
State f o r
tempora
ry
u l l r e
s e r v o i r
stora
ge
d
u r i n g
stor
m
ev
ents
S tor
m
Valve
Capa
city: 100
S p i
l l w a y
Capacity
:
S p i l l w
a y
u
pgrade s
chedule
d f o r
2017
P
age 8
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Reservoir Sediment
Sediment
accumulation
i n
the
r e s e r v o i r s
behind dams educes
the
a v a i l a b l e
c a p a c i t y
f o r
storm water
c a p t u r e . Very
h i g h
depths o f sediment a t the
face
o f dams
o u l d
t h r e a t e n t o
c l o g
the
dam
u t l e t
works
needed
f o r
f l o o d
c o n t r o l
o p e r a t i o n s and
f o r
r e l e a s e
o f
c a p t u r e d
storm wa ter
t o
send
t o
downstream
spreading.
Sediment
accumulation
i n
the
r e s e r v o i r s
increases
d u r i n g
l a r g e
storm events
e s p e c i a l l y w h en
the
watershed
h as
burned d e b r i s
( a f t e r
a
w i l d f i r e )
t h a t b e c o m e s
p a r t
o f the
l o w . For example,
sediment
n f l o w t o
r e s e r v o i r s
l o c a t e d
below
the
burn area
o f the
2009 S t a t i o n F i r e h a s
r e s u l t e d i n
planned
sediment
removal p r o j e c t s
a t
D e v i l ' s
Gate,
Pacoima,
i g Tujunga, and
Cogswell Dams.
I n
the
i n t e r i m , a t
Pacoima,
B i g
Tujunga Dam, nd
Cogswell Dams
h i g h e r than normal
r e s e r v o i r
p o o l
w i l l
b e
m a i n t a i n e d
t o h e l p
sediment
n f l o w s s e t t l e
i n
the
r e s e r v o i r a w a y
rom
the face
o f the
dams.
A d d i t i o n a l l y ,
i n
the
i n t e r i m , a t
D e v i l ' s
Gate
Dam,
r o t e c t i v e
measures ha v e
been
implemented
i n c l u d i n g
extending
the
s t e e l
t r a s h
racks
t h a t p r e v e n t
the
f l o o d
p r o t e c t i o n
v a l v e s
from
p l u g g i n g , i n s t a l l i n g
n e w b o o m
l o g s
t o b l o c k
f l o a t i n g
d e b r i s ,
adding maintenance
p l a t f o r m s
t o
keep
s p i l l w a y
openings
c l e a r ,
and
annual
removal o f
accumulated
sediment
immediately
i n f r o n t
o f the
dam. A
l o o d Hazard
Warning Plan w a s l s o
p u t
i n
p l a c e t h a t
i n v o l v e s
n o t i f i c a t i o n of
the
p u b l i c s a f e t y agencies
f o r any areas
of
p o t e n t i a l
f l o o d i n g
along the Arroyo
Se c o
Channel.
During storm
season, P u b l i c
W orks i l l
c a r e f u l l y
monitor the
sediment
l e v e l s
near the
o u t l e t v a l v e s
of
l l o f the
14
major dams
nd
take
a c t i o n s t o
c l e a r
them as
necessary.
Other
Flood
Control
I n f r a s t r u c t u r e
64
i l e s
o f
E a r t h
Bottom Channels:
V e g e t a t i o n
maintenance on
these
reaches
t y p i c a l l y
s t a r t s a f t e r
the
b i r d
n e s t i n g
season
which
ends on
September
1 ,
2015.
Most
l e a r i n g
o p e r a t i o n s
are
expected
t o
b e
completed b y
November 30, 2015
417 m i l e s of concrete
channels
i l l
b e
i n s p e c t e d
p r i o r t o
storm
season.
3,331
m i l e s
o f underground
storm d r a i n s
are
u n c t i o n i n g
p r o p e r l y .
81,765
Catch
Basins
i l l
b e
cleaned out
b y
November 15, 2015.
Routine
maintenance a t 46
pump t a t i o n s are
planned t o b e completed
b y
October
31, 2015. One
pump
t a t i o n
i s
undergoing
r e p a i r
and
w i l l b e ready
b y
November
15, 2015.
Routine
maintenance a t
a l l
172
d e b r i s basins
are pl anned
t o b e
completed
b y
October 31, 2015.
0 166 d e b r i s
basins
are
l o c a t e d
below
un-burned
watersheds.
l l
are
below
25 full
and
r e a d y .
0
5
e b r i s
basins
l o c a t e d
below
the
Colby
i r e
are l e s s
than
5 f u l l .
o
Sediment
n
one d e b r i s
b a s i n l o c a t e d
below
the
Calgrove i r e
i s planned
t o
b e
c l e a r e d b y
October
31, 2015.
Several
R a i l
Timber
s t r u c t u r e s
downstream o f burn
areas
are a l s o planned t o b e
c o n s t r u c t e d
b y
October
31, 2015.
328
Debris
R e t a i n i n g
S t r u c t u r e s
w i l l
b e
cleaned
out
b y
October 3 1,
2015.
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The 27 preading
grounds
have l l
been
c l e a r e d
o f v e g e t a t i o n a n d are ready o r
storm water
c a p t u r e .
Readiness
of
Spreading Grounds o
Replenish Grou n d w a ter Basins
P u b l i c
Works
monitors
storm
events
24 hours
a
day,
seven
d a ys
a
week.
Weather
forecasts from
the
N a t i o n a l
Weather
Service
a n d a weather
o r e c a s t i n g
c o n s u l t a n t are
u t i l i z e d
t o
prepare o r
inc oming storms.
Once
rai n fall
has t a r t e d
a n d
r u n o f f i n the
r i v e r s
a n d
channels
i s
detected,
t a f f are a c t i v a t e d a n d
r e p o r t t o f l o o d
c o n t r o l
a n d storm
water
capture
aci li t i es. Based
on
h i s
data,
operations
o f the dams n d
spreading
grounds are
d i r e c t e d t o
reduce
f l o o d
r i s k
t o downstream
communities, w h i l e
a l s o
maximizing
the
a m o u n t
f
storm
water captured t o
r e p l e n i s h our water u p p l i e s .
F i e l d
crews a n d o f f i c e
s t a f f
operate
27
spreading
grounds
throughout
the County t o
capture
a n d
r e p l e n i s h
the
maximum a mo u n t o f
storm water
p o s s i b l e . P u b l i c
Works
coordinates t s
e f f o r t s w i t h
the
U n i t e d States
Arm y
Cor p s
o f
Engineers
o r e l e a s e water
from
t h e i r
r e s e r v o i r s t o
conserve
water
when
not
i n
f l o o d c o n t r o l
-mode.
P u b l i c
Works
a l s o
releases water
from
t s
own e s e r v o i r s
in
the same
manner.
P u b l i c
Works
aptures a n d
recharges
a n
average
o f 200,000
acre
e e t
(65
i l l i o n
g a l l o n s )
o f
storm
water
each y e a r . The mos t recent
s t r o n g
E I
Nino
event
occurred in 1997-98.
That
y e a r ,
P u b l i c
Works captured
a n d recharged
366,000
acre
f e e t (119
i l l i o n
g a l l o n s )
o f
l o c a l storm
w a t e r .
The
2004-05
E I Nino
storm
season
was
not c h a r a c t e r i z e d a s a
s t r o n g
E I
Nino
however
t
r e s u l t e d
i n
r e c o r d
rai n fall
(over 40
nches
o f p r e c i p i t a t i o n i n
d o w n to w n Los Angeles) a n d
P u b l i c
Works
captured a n d
recharged
over
600,000 a c r e -
f e e t
(195 i l l i o n g a l l o n s )
o f l o c a l storm
w a t e r .
I n
a d d i t i o n t o
the
c a p i t a l
improvements
a t
dams
o
increase
t h e i r
water
conservation
c a p a b i l i t i e s , P u b l i c Works
has
completed
22 torm water
recharge
p r o j e c t s a t a cost
o f
37
m i l l i o n
since 2007,
which
combined,
increased the
spreading
grounds
storage
c a p a c i t y by 2,190
acre
f e e t ,
which w i l l
increase the
average
annual water
conserved
by
19,770 acre
e e t
(6.5
i l l i o n g a l l o n s ) .
F i f t e e n
a d d i t i o n a l p r o j e c t s are planned
over
he next
5 years t h a t
w i l l
continue
the
expansion
o f
our
groundwater recharge system
by
i n c r e a s i n g
storage by
over 3,000
acre
f e e t a n d
w i l l
conserve
over
13,000
acre f e e t
(4.2
b i l l i o n g a l l o n s ) o f a d d i t i o n a l
storm water
a n n u a l l y .
ITEM 3
A
i r e
preparedness
a n d
response
plan
since
EI
Ni n o
events
c a n
lead t o
w i l d f i r e s
a n d
mudslides
Summary
The F i r e Department takes a
comprehensive
approach i n i t s
emergency
preparedness
p l a n n i n g
when
responding
t o w i l d f i r e s .
This same approach
i s
being
u t i l i z e d a s
we
continue
o
p l a n
f o r
the
E I
Nino
event.
F o l l o w i n g
a
i l d f i r e
w i t h i n the many rban i n t e r f a c e
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ar
ea
s
o
f
th
e
Co
un
ty
, t
he
re
i
s a
hei
gh
te
ned
co
nce
rn
t
h a t
s
tor
ms
ca
n b
r i n
g
mu
ds
lid
es
.
T
her
ef
or
e, th
e F
i r e
D
ep
art
me
nt
i s co
mm
it
te
d t o
ap
ro-
ac
ti
ve
ap
pro
ac
h an
d o
ng
oi
ng
com
mu
ni
ca
t i
on
w i
t h
i
t s s t
a f f
i
t s a s
s i s
t i
n g
a
ge
nci
es
,
an
d th
e g
ene
ra
l
p u b
l i
c
d u
e t
o
the
t h
r e a
t
o
f
w i l
d f i
r e s
t h
i s
se
as
on
.
Background
T
he
mi
ss
io
n
o f
t
he
F i
r e
D
ep
ar
t m
en
t
s
t o p
r o t
e c
t
l i
v e s
th
e e
nvi
ro
nm
ent
,
an
d
p r
o p
e r t
y b
y
p
r o
v i d
i n
g
pro
mp
t,
k i l
l f u
l a
nd
c o
s t
- e f
f e c
t i
v e
f i r e
p r o
t e c
t i
o n
an
d
l i f
s a
f e
t y s
e r
v i c
e s .
F
i r
e
pr
ep
ar
ed
ne
ss a
nd
r
es
po
n s
e
pl
an
P
re
pa
re
d n e
ss
Th
e F
i r e
De
pa
rt
men
t i s
i
n c
ont
in
uo
us
c
o l
l a b
o r a
t i
o n w
i t
h
ot
he
r
f i r
e
ag
en
cie
s
th
rou
gh
ou
t
t
he
r e g
i o
n i n
o
rde
r
o
p r
e
- p l
a n
c o
o r
d i n
a t
i o n
o f
re
so
ur
ces
, co
mm
un
ic
ati
on
s,
an
d
o
p e
r a t
i n
g
p l a n s .
This
ensures
a
coordinated
m u l t i
-ag ency
w i l d f i r e
suppression
respons
e.
T
he
F i
r e
De
pa
rt
me
nt'
s
F
o r e
s t
r y
D
i v i
s i
o n
h a
s
w
or
ke
d
c l o
s e
l y
w
i t h
St
at
e an
d
Fe
der
al
ag
en
ci
es
t
o
co
ord
in
at e
v e
g e
t a t
i o
n m
an
ag
em
en
t ,
e
- f
o r e
s t a
t i
o n
a
nd
l a n
d
r e
h a b
i l i
t a t
i o n
t
o
d e
cr
ea
se
t
he
i
mp
act
of
i r
e s a
nd
su
bs
eq
ue
nt
mud
sl
id
es.
n
a d
d i t
i o n
,
wo
rki
ng
c
l o
s e l
y
w i t
h
t
he
C
ou
nt
y
o f
Lo
s
Ang
el
es
D
ep
ar
tm
en
t
o f
A g
r i c
u l
t u r
a l
C
om
mi
ss
io
ner
/W
ei
gh
ts
a
nd
Me
as
ur
es
,
he
F i r
e D
ep
ar
t m
en
t im
pl
eme
nt
s
t
he
Br
us
h
Cl
ea
ra
nce
Pr
og
ra
m.
Th
is
m
ea
su
re
cr
eat
es
Def
en
si b
le
S
pa
ce
o
n p r o
p e
r t i
e s
b
y re
mo
vi
ng
t
he
mo
st
f
l a
mma
bl
e p
l a n
t s
w
h i
l e
m
a i n
t a
i n i
n g
o
th
er
dee
p-
ro
ote
d s
pec
ie
s t
h a t
w i l
l
h o l
d
s
o i
l i
n
pl
ac
e a
nd
d e
cre
as
e
e
r o
s i o
n
w
he
n
e
xc
ess
iv
e r
a i n
f a l
l
i
s
r e c
e i
v e d
.
T
his
y
ear
al
one
,
t h e
r e
h a
ve
b
ee
n
o
ve
r 4
0,
00
0
i
n s p
e c
t i o
n s
c
on
du
cte
d .
T
he
i r
e
C
hi
ef
an
d
h
i s
ex
ecu
ti
ve t e
am
r
o u
t i n
e l y
co
mm
un
i c
at
e
on
th
e
p r e
d i
c t e
d
f
i r e
se
as
on
h i
g h l
i g h
t i n
g t
he
im
po
rt
anc
e
o f
t r a
i n i
n g
a
nd
p
re
par
ed
ne
ss.
T h r
ou
g h
t
he
F i r
e D
ep
art
me
nt
s
i e
l d
d i
v i
s i o
n s
im
po
rta
nt
i r e
s a
f e
t y
a
nd p
re
pa
re
dne
ss
me
ss
ag
in
g
oc
cu r
s.
T
he
s
s i s
t a
n t
f i
r e
c h
i e
f s ,
co
mmu
ni
t y
se
rvi
ce
s r
e p
r e s
e n
t a t
i v e
s ,
a
nd
f
i e l
d
pe
rs
onn
el
tak
e
ev
ery
o p p
o r
t u n
i t
y t o
r
emi
nd
t
he
co
mm
un
i t
y a
bo
ut
t
he
im
po
rt
an
ce
o
f
w i
l d f
i r e
p
re
pa
re
dne
ss
and
ho
w
o
ta
ke
the
n
ec
ess
ar
y
a c
t i o
n s
b e
f o
r e
an
d d
u r i
n g
a
w i l
d f i
r e .
D
uri
ng
c
om
mu
ni
t y
ev
ent
s,
em
er
g e
nc
y
pre
pa
re
dn
es
s
a i
r s
an
d v
i a
s o
c i a
l
m
ed
i a,
t
he
F i r
e
De
pa
rt
men
t s
e
mp
h a
si
s s
on
ma
ki
ng
th
e
p u b
l i c
a
wa
re
o
f th
e
Re
ad
y S
et
G
o P
er
son
al
W i
l d f
i r
e
A c
t i o
n
P
l a
n ,
wh
ic
h
pro
vi
des
gu
id
an
ce
t o
r e
s i d
e n
t s
i n
p
r e p
a r
a t i
o n
an
d p
l a
n n i
n g
i
n
ord
er
t
o
be
w e
l l
p
re
pa
red
i n
t
he
ev
en
t
o f a
w i
l d
l
a n d
f
i r e
.
L a s
t l y
the
F
i r e
De
pa
rtm
en
t
an n
ua
ll
y
ho
ld
s
a
s
e r
i e s
o
f
l
i v e
-
f i r
e t r
a i
n i n
g s
t o
en
su
re
t h a
t
t
h e i
r p
er
son
ne
l
m a
i n t
a i
n t
he
p
ro
pe
r l
e v e
l
o f
s
k i l
l s
a
nd
kn
owl
ed
g e
t
o e
f f
e c t
i v e
l y
re
sp
on
d t o
a
w i
l d f
i r e
.
ag
e
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nse
Th
e
F i r e
De
partmen
t
ensur
es
t h a t t
rece
ives
th e
l a t e s
t
and most a
ccurate weat
her
forec
as ts
from
the
NWS. Th
e o r
e c a s t s are
r
i t i c a l i n
d e c i s i o n -
making,
sinc
e
t
he o l l o w i n g
steps
i l l g e n e r a l l
y
be
take
n d u r
i n g
p e
r i o d s
o f h i g h
f i
r e
dang
er:
The
Brush
F i r e
Dispatch
M a t r i x
i s
adjusted
by
i n c r e a s i n g
the
number
o f
re
sources
being a u
t o m a t i c a
l l y di
spatched
t o
a br
ush i r e
F i r e
Depart
ment
o
p e r a t i o n
a l
readines
s
s
e
nsured
by augme
nting
s t a f f
and
p r
e-deploy
a d d i
t i o n a l
res
ources
t
o
t
hose areas
o f h i g
h e r
f i r
e
dang
er.
This
i n c l u d
e s the incre
ased
a i r operat
ions
c a p a b i l i t
i e s t h a t
e x i s t
du
e t o
c o n t r
a c t i n g
a d d i t i o
n a l
a i r c r a
f t
i n c l u d
i n g
the
Sup
erScoop
ers and
th e
H e l i
t a n k e r .
The
F i r e
Departm
ent h as
the a b i l i
t y
t o
extend
the
l e n g t h
o f
t
he
c
o n t r a c t s
based
on c u r r e n t
or
forecas
ted f i r e
a c t i v i
t y .
ITEM
4
An
utline
of
a
Comprehensive
E I
Ni no
Communication
Plan
to
keep
the
publ i c
and
ot
her
agenc i e
s i nf
ormed usi ng
On
e oi c
e
Mess
ag i ng
Bac
kground
I n o
rder
t o
keep Los
Angel e
s Coun
ty
r e s
i d e n t s
w e l l
-form
ed
and safe b e f o r e
d u r i n g
an
d
a f t e r
the
E I
Ni no
c l i m a t e
event, th
e CEO
s O f f i c
e
of
Emer
genc y M
anagem
ent
has
c onvene
d a P u b
l i c
I n f o r m a
t i o n
O f f i c e r
(
PIO) On
e Voi ce
Ta
skforce c o
n s i s t i n g
o f th e
f o l l o
w i n g
seven
Co
unty
De
partment
s:
CEO
h e r
i f f
F i r e
P u b l
i c W
orks, P u b l i c
H e a l t h
Be
ac h es
a
nd Harbo
rs, and Par
ks
and
R
ec reatio
n.
The CE
O s Co
untywi d
e
Communi c ations
team has
played
a key
r o l e
i n
t h i s
t a s k f o r c e
a r t i c u l a t i n
g s t r a t e g i
e s t h a t
c an a m p l i f y
and
f u r t h e
r coordina
te depart
ments
I
Ni n
o- r e l a
t e d
p u
b l i c s a f e
t y mess
ages.
O v e r
the
c our
se
of
two
meeti
ngs
d u
r i n g
August
2015
,
th
e
PIO
O
ne oi ce
Taskfo
rce h a
s
a p p l i e
d
i t s
e x
p e r t i s e
i n
p u b l i c
c
ommunic
ation
s t r a
t e g i e s t
o
develop
a f l e x
i b l e
and
adapt
able o u t l
i n e
f o r
an E I
Nino
Co
mmunica
tion P
lan.
T
he
o l l
o w i n g
s e c t i
o n i
d e n t i f i e s
th e
g u i d i n g
p r i n c
i p l e s
and
s p e c i
f i c
compo
nents
o f
t
he
c o
mmunica
ti on
p l a n
agreed
u
pon
by
the PIO
One oi ce
Taskforc
e.
om
m u n i c at
io n
P
lan:
Gu
i din g Princ i
ples and Out
line
An
import
ant i r s t step
comple
ted by
th
e
t a
s k f o r c e
wa
s
o
i d e n t i f y
the
f o l l o w
i n g g u i d i n g
p r i n c i p l e
s
f o r
O
ne
V
oice
E I Ni n
o
p u b l i c
m
essage
develop
ment
and
a
corresp
onding
c o
mmuni c at
i on p l a
n :
Ti m
el y:
Mes
sages m
ust be
releas
ed q u
i c k l y and
e f f i c i
e n t l y
so t h a t
th
e
media
,
p u b l i c
a
nd
othe
r agencies
r e
c e i v e a p p l i c
a b l e i n f o r m
a t i o n
a
nd
c a
n take a p
p r o p r i a t
e
an
d inf orm
ed s t
e p s ;
P
age 2
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Accurate: Messages
must be coordinated a n d
c o n t a i n
c o r r e c t
i n f o r m a t i o n
t h a t
d o es not
c o n t r a d i c t or confuse
message r e c i p i e n t s ;
I n t e r a c t i v e :
Messages
w i l l
be
enhanced
by having
i n t e r a c t i v e web
-based t o o l s
a v a i l a b l e f o r
the
p u b l i c s
use,
such
as
mapping
t o o l s t h a t
i d e n t i f y
sand
-bag
d i s t r i b u t i o n
s i t e s ;
Appropriate:
Messages
mus