"The duties and responsibilities of the Director of the Office of Emergency Services, who reports directly to the Governor, are defined in the Government Code, Chapter 7. Other duties and responsibilities are delegated to the Director by the Governor. More specifically, the duties included but are not limited to:
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"A revised Civil Defense and Disaster Plan in January 1958 gave equal emphasis to civil defense and disaster aspects of the program. It also included the first series of Administrative Orders issued to 16 state agencies pursuant to an Executive Order by Governor Goodwin J. Knight summarizing emergency assignments of state agencies
Birth of statewide mutual aid
The first development of the statewide mutual aid program occurred during this period ('43-'45). Cities, counties, and the State joined together in a Master Mutual Aid Agreement which provides for mutual aid between and among cities, counties, and state agencies. The same system has been used to access federal response resources. "1941: State Council of Defense was created about the time of America's entry into World War II, as a temporary body with limited powers to facilitate state and local government participation in the National Defense Program. Its main function was to coordinate governmental and private agencies in the defense effort.
The history of a State Office of Emergency Services provides good reading, although obviously it varies state to state. Here is one such history, from the publication "Governor's Office of Emergency Services, A Chronology 1917-1999" from the office of that title.
The fire shelter is the fire fighters last resort. At all times they must know their escape route, but there are instances when that is cutoff and entrapment is imminent. When there is a last minute avenue to escape the shelter can be used as a heat shield during the escape. Otherwise, the shelter is their last resort.
After attending a Fire Safety and Fire Behavior class it seemed some of the information should be passed on. Some of this will apply to anyone exposed to a wildland fire situation, including the home owners. So here goes.
A. Initial Priority:Provide EOC with reliable internal communications between the EOC and essential agencies and departments.
B. Secondary Priority:Provide EOC with links into disaster area for information and response. By Ben J. Green, Assistant Chief Telecommunications, EAS/EDIS Program, July 2002
EDIS, or Emergency Digital Information Service, has been with us for more than a decade. It was created by the Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES) after the '89 Loma Prieta earthquake. It's purpose was to fill gaps in the state's Emergency The last bulletin ended with the statement that the systems faced by EMCOMM unit responders have become more complex; that what was once a simple communications instrument -- the telephone -- has (in many agencies) become an extremely complex communications system.
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2002-03 EmComm Bulletins
TO: Emergency Communications Units - Information Bulletin
TO: Emergency Management Agencies via Internet and Radio
FROM: Auxiliary Communications Service (ACS) of the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services