Office
of Emergency
Services
The Office of Emergency Services (County OES) is a
Division of the San Bernardino County Fire Department.
County OES is responsible for disaster planning and
emergency management coordination throughout the San
Bernardino County Operational Area (OA) by functioning
as the Lead Agency for the OA. County OES serves a
county population of over 1.8 million and over 20,100
square miles. While County OES does not directly manage
field operations, as does an Incident Command Post (ICP),
it ensures coordination of disaster response and
recovery efforts through day-to-day program management
and during a disaster/emergency.
Other major areas of responsibility
- Initial staffing and coordination of the County
Emergency Operations Center (EOC), which is the primary
coordination point for disasters and major emergencies.
- Coordination of EOC Responders, who are pre-selected
and trained individuals to perform specific functions in
the EOC as designated under the Standardized Emergency
Management System (SEMS).
- Development and coordination of annual exercises to
test the readiness of various types of disasters and
large-scale emergencies.
- Development and implementation of the OA Emergency
Operations Plan (EOP). The EOP identifies hazards and
response, roles and responsibilities, and other key
activities of government during a disaster. County OES
also maintains current copies of all San Bernardino
County City/Town EOP’s.
- Development and implementation of other Emergency
Management documents to be used throughout the County by
many agencies:
- Annexes, such as the Terrorism, Citizen Corps Program
and Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan Annexes.
- Concept of Operations (CONOPS), such as the
Flood Area Safety Taskforce (FAST) and Telephone
Emergency Notification (TENS) CONOPS.
- Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), such as
the EOC Section and Citizen Corps Program SOPs.
- Assistance in the development and coordination of
the Mountain Area Safety Taskforce (MAST) and Flood
Area Safety Taskforce (FAST) organizations.
- Coordination of many disaster-related Grant Programs
for the County, such programs as Homeland Security
Grant, Bark Beetle Emergency Grant, and OJP State
Domestic Preparedness Equipment Program.
- Development and coordination of Emergency Alert
System (EAS) notifications for countywide distribution,
such as Evacuation Orders (both voluntary and
mandatory).
- Assistance to County unincorporated communities and
residents with local region preparedness.
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