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Policy Delano Police Department
202 Delano PD Policy Manual
Emergency Management Plan
202.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
The City has prepared an Emergency Management Plan for use by all employees in the event
of a major disaster or other emergency event. The plan provides for a strategic response by all
employees and assigns specific responsibilities in the event that the plan is activated (Government
Code § 8610).
202.2 ACTIVATING THE EMERGENCY PLAN
The Emergency Operations Center can be activated in a number of ways. For the Police
Department, the Chief of Police or the highest ranking official on duty may activate the Emergency
Management Center in response to a major emergency. In addition, the Center can be activated
by the senior on-duty member of the Fire Department, and the City Manager, or in his absence,
the Assistant City Manager. In the event neither the City Manager or assistant City Manager are
within the City, the City Manager shall designate a Department head to oversee the City. That
designated person, irrespective of title, may also activate the EOC.
202.2.1 RECALL OF PERSONNEL
In the event that the Emergency Management Plan is activated, all employees of the Delano
Police Department are subject to immediate recall. Employees may also be subject to recall
during extraordinary circumstances as deemed necessary by the Chief of Police or the authorized
designee.
Failure to promptly respond to an order to report for duty may result in discipline.
202.3 LOCATION OF THE PLAN
The manuals for Departments employees are available in the Office of the Chief of Police and the
Emergency Operations Center. All supervisors should familiarize themselves with the Operations
Emergency Management Manual and what roles police personnel will play when the EOC is
activated. Each Department Head for the City of Delano maintains a copy of the Emergency
Management Manual specific to their role. The City Manager maintains a copy of each specific
manual for all Departments.
Further, the City of Delano has a FEMA approved Hazardous Mitigation Plan that is maintained
within the office of the Chief of Police, and so marked as the Kern County Hazarous Mitigation
Plan.
202.3.1 TRAINING REQUIREMENTS
All sworn personnel and dispatchers shall receive initial training in ICS, SEMS, and NEMS per
POST and FEMA standards. Further, all staff shall receive POST or FEMA approved yearly
training in ICS, SEMS, NEMS, and specific training to EOC operations, laws, reporting criteria,
etc., or other subjects as required by current policy, procedure, law, or Executive Order. All training
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