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202Fremont Police Department
Emergency Management Plan
202.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
The City has prepared an Emergency Operations 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).
The EOP outlines the organization of the City's Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and assigns
responsibilities to City departments. The City of Fremont uses the following systems, as provided
in the EOP:
•Incident Command System (ICS)
•California's Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS)
•National Incident Management System (NIMS)
202.2 ACTIVATING THE EMERGENCY PLAN
The Emergency Operations Plan can be activated on the order of the official designated by local
ordinance.
202.2.1 EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER (EOC)
The City Manager is the Director of Emergency Services (Fremont Municipal Code, §2.20.100-10).
The EOC is activated by the Director of Emergency Services. The EOP designates persons who
may act in the capacity of the Director of Emergency Services in the absence of the City Manager.
EOC activation levels are as follows:
•LEVEL 3: Monitoring
•LEVEL 2: Partial Activation
•LEVEL 1: Full Activation
The Fremont Fire Department's Office of Emergency Services (OES) maintains an on-call duty
officer program staffed by the Emergency Services Manager and the Fire Chief or designee. The
OES Duty Officer monitors weather hazards and threats, provides periodic situation reports and
updates to departments and partner agencies, and may recommend, through the Fire Chief, that
the Director of Emergency Services activate the EOC. The OES Duty Officer maintains a copy of
the EOC Roster, including contact information for Police Department personnel.
The Watch Commander should contact the OES Duty Officer to report emergency conditions that
may require activation of the EOC or to request activation of the EOC.
202.2.2 RECALL OF PERSONNEL
Pursuant to Government Code § 3100, in the event that the Emergency Operations Plan is
activated, all employees of the Fremont Police Department are subject to immediate recall.
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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 Emergency Operations Plan is available in the following locations:
•In the Watch Commander's office
•In the EOC
•On the City's website (fremont.gov / Residents / Emergency Preparedness)
•On the City's intranet site, at the following link: https://intranet.fremont.gov/home/
showdocument?id=2253 .
All supervisors should familiarize themselves with the Emergency Operations Plan. The
Administrative Services supervisor should ensure that department personnel are familiar with the
roles police personnel will play when the plan is implemented.
202.4 UPDATING OF MANUALS
The City of Fremont Disaster Council is responsible for overseeing and recommending to the City
Council the adoption of emergency and mutual aid plans and agreements.
The Emergency Services Manager may recommend updates to the EOP, for approval by the
City Manager, who is authorized to make updates that are consistent with the intent of the
plan.Significant modifications to the EOP require City Council approval.
The Chief of Police or designee shall review the Emergency Operations Plan Manual at least once
every two years to ensure that the manual conforms to any revisions made by the National Incident
Management System (NIMS) and the Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) and
should appropriately address any needed revisions with the City's Emergency Services Manager.
(Fremont Municipal Code, §§2.20.080-90, 130)
202.5 INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM
ICS shall be used in the Field for multi-agency operations (Cal. Government Code, §8607).
202.6 TRAINING AND EXERCISES
The Fremont Police Department shall conduct documented annual training on the agency's
Emergency Management Policies (All Hazards Plan) for affected agency personnel.
202.6.1 ESSENTIAL TRAINING
The Fremont Police Department shall ensure that all affected agency personnel receive Incident
Command System (ICS) and Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) training in
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accordance with state and federal mandates. Training shall be provided at the level appropriate
to each member's rank, assignment, and potential role in an emergency or disaster response.
Training requirements are outlined in the table below, which identifies the specific ICS and SEMS
courses required for each applicable position. The Training Unit shall ensure that personnel
complete the required training within the designated time frames and maintain documentation of
completion in accordance with Department training record procedures.
Rank ICS 100 ICS 200 ICS 300 ICS 400 G606
Police Officer X
Police Sergeant X X
Police
LieutenantX X X X
Police Captain X X X X X
Police Deputy
ChiefX X X X X
Police Chief X X X X X
202.6.2 BIENNIAL TRAINING
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