Objective:

Police responsibilities will vary depending on the severity of the incident. The Fire Department and Public Utility Companies will be heavily involved in the incident. The role of the police department immediately after a quake are as follows:

• Account for Personnel (Roll Call)
• Re-establish Communications, if disrupted
• Conduct a Damage Assessment of Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources
• Open/Maintain Ingress/Egress Routes for Emergency Vehicles
• Facilitate evacuations of special needs community members
• Establish evacuation assembly points
• Provide safe, orderly alerting and evacuation
• Protect critical facilities and supplies

End State:

To restore order to the community by assisting in the response and recovery. Ensuring members in the community are safe, informed, and that laws are enforced.

Notifications:

• Chief of Police
• Captain of Field Services Division
• Watch Commander
• City Manager (Dec. Local Emergency)
• PIO
• LA County Operations
• State OES (Emergency Mutual Aid)