BRANCH COORDINATOR (LASD) RESPONSIBILITIES

1. The Public Safety Branch of the Operations Section is comprised of representatives from the Sheriff's, Fire, and Coroner's Departments. The Public Safety Branch is responsible for providing the CEOC with analysis on major issues relative to:

a. Major deployments of fire, law and coroner personnel and assets b. Major fire, USAR and HazMat incidents

c. Major law enforcement incidents and traffic problems d. Status of Law, Fire and Coroner Mutual Aid

e. Status of LASD Aero Bureau and Fire's Air Operation Division's helicopters f. Status of the water distribution systems

g. Status of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) h. Locations of large numbers of deceased i. Number and locations of temporary morgues

2. The Public Safety Branch representatives should be able to speak for their respective departments within established limits.

CHECKLIST Activation

1. Check-in upon arrival at the CEOC first floor Security station. Obtain Proximity Card reader and CEOC identification card.

2. Report to the Operations Section OIC or his designee (EOB OIC). Clarify any issues you may have regarding your authority and assignment and what others in the organization do.

3. Obtain a situation briefing.

4. Review your position responsibilities, responsibilities of the Public Safety Branch, CEOC checklist and the CEOC-SOP.

5. Review organization in place at the CEOC. Know where to go for information or support.

6. Ensure the Public Safety Branch is set-up properly and appropriate personnel, equipment, and supplies are in place. Set-up work station, including maps and status boards.

7. See Activation Procedures for EMIS, GIS, fax, telephone system, televisions, audio system, etc. Check radio equipment. If unable to operate, notify CEOC Logistics Section Communications Branch.

8. Open and maintain Public Safety Branch log.

9. Monitor assigned EMIS terminal for messages.

10. Establish contact with respective DOCs. Advise of your presence.

11. Determine any major incident reports.

12. Determine the status of their DOC Operations Sections.

13. Determine on-going and planned operations.

14. Determine the status of any requests for assistance.

15. Meet with CEOC Planning/Intelligence Section and:

a. Obtain and review any major incident reports.

b. Obtain from the Planning and Intelligence Section additional field operational information which may pertain to or affect the Public Safety Branch operations.

County of Los Angeles Operations Section - O-1515 16. Determine which Agency Representatives are in place or have been activated, and their

estimated time of arrival (ETA) at the CEOC. Activate if necessary.

17. Brief Agency Representatives who are assigned to your Branch.

18. Based on the situation as known or forecast, determine likely future Public Safety Branch needs.

a. Make a list of the key issues currently facing the Public Safety Branch. Clearly establish action items to be accomplished within the next operational period.

b. Request additional personnel for the Public Safety Branch as necessary.

19. Advise Operations Section OIC on Public Safety Branch status.

20. Make plans for second EOC shift, as necessary.

21. Adopt a proactive attitude. Think ahead and anticipate situations and problems before they occur.

Operational Duties

1. Ensure that Public Safety Branch logs and files are maintained.

2. Maintain current, clear, and understandable displays associated with your Branch.

3. Keep up-to-date on situation and resources associated with the Public Safety Branch.

Maintain the current status in EMIS at all times.

4. Ensure all decisions or other important information are documented into EMIS with copies to respective DOCs.

5. Review all information for relevance to your respective DOC and support departments.

6. Communicate critical information to respective DOC managers.

7. Transmit all emergency information by the most expedient method, then keystroke it into EMIS for recordation purposes.

8. Ensure regular situation reports are provided to and received from the respective DOCs.

9. Provide situation information to the Planning/Intelligence Section on a periodic basis or as the situation requires.

10. Continuously obtain and review any major incident reports which may affect your Branch.

11. Work closely with the Planning/Intelligence Section in the development of Operations Action Plans.

12. Attend Operations Section meetings.

13. Work closely with other Branch Coordinators to ensure the Operations Section objectives as defined in the current Operations Plan are addressed.

14. Ensure resource needs are initially channeled through the respective DOCs for action and that the Operations OIC is kept informed of request's status.

15. Ensure fiscal and administrative requirements are coordinated through the Finance and Administration Section.

16. Supervise the Public Safety Branch staff.

17. Brief the Operations Section OIC on major problem areas that now need or will require solutions.

18. Share status information with other Branches and Agency Representatives as appropriate.

19. Anticipate potential situation changes. Develop contingency plans.

20. Ensure that all contacts with the media are fully coordinated first with the CEOC PIO and the respective DOC PIOs.

21. Brief your relief at shift change time.

Transition to Initial Recovery (Accomplished only when there is a formal decision to operate the CEOC as an RCC - otherwise see Deactivation)

1. Identify any discipline-specific response issues that are still outstanding and ensure that these are being handled by your department.

2. Identify short and long-term recovery issues and send this list via EMIS e-mail to the

County of Los Angeles Operations Section - O-1717 CEOC Recovery Section.

3. Determine whether staff from your discipline should continue to be represented in the CEOC as part of the RCC, and make appropriate recommendations to the Recovery Section.

Deactivation

1. Deactivate the Public Safety Branch and close out logs when authorized by the Operations Section OIC or the CEOC Manager. Coordinate deactivation with the respective DOC Operations Chiefs.

2. Ensure that any open actions are assigned to the appropriate agency or element for follow-on support.

3. Ensure that any required forms and reports are completed prior to your release and departure.

4. Be prepared to provide input to the After-Action Report.

OPERATIONS SECTION CEOC CHECKLIST

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