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City of Pleasanton
<br />Emergency Operations Plan
<br /> 29 June 2025
<br />limited or no English language proficiency; as
<br />well as geographic location.
<br />Damage Assessment: The process utilized to
<br />determine the magnitude of damage and the
<br />unmet needs of individuals, businesses, the
<br />public sector, and the community caused by a
<br />disaster or emergency event.
<br />Dam Failure: Part or complete collapse of a
<br />dam causing downstream flooding.
<br />Declaration: The formal action by the President
<br />to make a State eligible for major disaster or
<br />emergency assistance under the Robert T.
<br />Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
<br />Assistance Act, PL 3-288, as amended (the
<br />Stafford Act).
<br />Declaration Process: When a disaster strikes,
<br />local authorities and individuals request help
<br />from private relief organizations and their State
<br />government, which gives all assistance possible.
<br />If assistance is beyond their capability, the
<br />Governor requests a Presidential Declaration of
<br />a major disaster or an emergency.
<br />Delegation of Authority: A statement provided
<br />to the Incident Commander by the Agency
<br />Executive delegating authority and assigning
<br />responsibility. The Delegation of Authority can
<br />include objectives, priorities, expectations,
<br />constraints, and other considerations or
<br />guidelines as needed.
<br />Department Operations Center (DOC): A
<br />location used by a distinct discipline, such as
<br />fire, medical, hazardous materials, or a unit,
<br />such as the Department of Public Works, the
<br />Department of Health, or local water district, to
<br />manage and coordinate their departmental
<br />response functions in a disaster. Department
<br />operations centers may be used at all SEMS
<br />levels above the field response level, depending
<br />upon the impact of the emergency.”
<br />Disaster: A sudden calamitous emergency event
<br />bringing great damage, loss, or destruction.
<br />DSW: Disaster Service Worker
<br />Emergency: A condition of disaster or of
<br />extreme peril to the safety of persons and
<br />property caused by such conditions as air
<br />pollution, fire, flood, hazardous material
<br />incident, storm, epidemic, riot, drought, sudden
<br />and severe energy shortage, plant or animal
<br />infestations or disease, the Governor’s warning
<br />of an earthquake or volcanic prediction, or an
<br />earthquake or other conditions.
<br />EMS: Emergency Medical Service
<br />Emergency Operations Center (EOC): A location
<br />from which centralized emergency
<br />management can be performed. EOC facilities
<br />are established by an agency or jurisdiction to
<br />coordinate the overall agency or jurisdictional
<br />response and support to an emergency.
<br />Emergency Operations Plan (EOP): The plan
<br />that each jurisdiction has and maintains for
<br />responding to relevant threats and hazards that
<br />defines the emergency management
<br />organization, structure, and coordination.
<br />Emergency Services Manager: City’s staff
<br />member responsible for the emergency
<br />management program
<br />Essential Facilities: Facilities that are essential
<br />for maintaining the health, safety, and overall
<br />well-being of the public following a disaster
<br />(e.g., hospitals, police and fire department
<br />buildings, utility facilities, etc.). May also include
<br />buildings that have been designated for use as
<br />mass care facilities (e.g., schools, churches,
<br />etc.).
<br />Evacuation: Organized, phased, and supervised
<br />withdrawal, dispersal, or removal of people
<br />from dangerous or potentially dangerous areas,
<br />and their reception and care in safe areas.
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