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City of Pleasanton <br />Emergency Operations Plan <br /> 9 June 2025 <br />2.9. Alameda County Office of Emergency Services <br />Alameda County OES provides OA coordination during disasters and emergencies and assists jurisdictions <br />with preparedness, mitigation, recovery, and response efforts. <br />Alameda County OA would be the next SEMS level for providing the City with support and resources during <br />and after an emergency or disaster. <br />3.0. E MERGENCY M ANAGEMENT P HASES <br />Emergency management is divided into various phases, with each of these phases flowing into the next <br />one. There is no clear demarcation of when one phase starts and another <br />one ends. Elements from each phase may be used to support or augment <br />elements from another phase. <br />3.1. Preparedness Phase <br />The Preparedness Phase involves activities undertaken in advance of an <br />emergency. These activities develop operational capabilities and <br />effective responses to a disaster. These activities focus on maintaining or <br />improving capabilities that will be used in the response or recovery <br />phases. Preparedness actions might include mitigation activities, <br />emergency/disaster planning, training, exercises, and public education. Members of the emergency <br />management organization should prepare checklists detailing assignments, notification rosters, resource <br />lists, and other useful documents. Personnel should be acquainted with these documents through <br />periodic training and reviews. <br />3.1.1 Planning <br />Emergency planning includes a wide variety of plans at the strategic, operational, and tactical levels. <br />Strategic plans include the EOP and many of its associated hazard-specific or functional annexes, while <br />operational and tactical planning includes more detailed information such as standard operating <br />procedures (SOP), checklists, personnel assignments, notification rosters, resource lists, and forms. <br />All City departments are required to participate in the development of relevant strategic and operational <br />plans while ensuring that internal tactical planning is sufficient to meet the needs of their outlined roles <br />and assigned objectives. This includes the development of department-specific SOPs required to meet the <br />objectives outlined for each department. <br />3.1.2 Continuity Planning <br />Disasters or major emergencies have the potential to disrupt or interrupt critical and essential City services <br />that are vital to the health and welfare of its residents. Planning for such possibilities addresses the <br />continuation of government and succession of officers. To ensure this continuity, the City will address the <br />following: <br />• Identification and prioritization of essential services <br />• Establishment, promulgation, and maintenance of orders of succession <br />• Identification of delegations of authority <br />Page 213 of 264