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7.1 Unusual Occurrences: Administration
7.1.12 All Hazard Plan (Revised: 12/15/25 )
It shall be the policy of this Department to respond to planned and unplanned disasters or
emergencies that occur on this campus or in our sphere of influence in a professional and informed
manner, utilizing the Incident Command System (ICS) as incorporated in both California’s
Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) and the National Incident Management
System (NIMS).
The ICS should be used wh en the handling of critical incidents, natural and human -caused disasters
and civil disturbances is required. This policy will help provide guidance to Department staff in
regard to response considerations when the ICS is utilized to respond to critical in cidents in the
field. Along with the UCSF Emergency Operations Plan ( EOP ), this General Order augments and
provides supplemental considerations regarding response to natural and human -caused disasters
and civil disturbanc es and addresses critical incidents not discussed elsewhere in Department al
orders, policies and procedures.
A. Definitions
1. Emergency Situation : an actual or potential condition that poses an immediate
threat to life or property.
2. Critical Incidents: situations, generally of an emergency nature, which are the result
of disasters, both natural and human -caused, including civil disturbances,
earthquakes, floods, pandemics, explosions, riots, disorder and violence from
dissident gatherings and marches, r ock concerts, political conventions, labor
disputes and terrorist activities.
3. Exercise : gathering of individuals, inclusive of government and private sector
persons, to develop plans, practice simulated implementation and to discuss each
agency’s role i n handling critical incidents. This could include tabletop, functional
and/or full field scale exercises.
4. Incident Commander (IC) : the individual responsible for all incident activities,
including the development of strategies and tactics and the order ing and release of
resources. The IC has overall authority and responsibility for conducting incident
operations and is responsible for the management of all incident operations at the
incident site
5. Incident Command Syste m (ICS) : a system for command, control and coordination
of a response, which provides a means to coordinate the efforts of individual
persons and agencies as they work toward the common goal of stabilizing an
incident while protecting life, property and environment. There are f ive major
components or sections: Command, Operations, Planning & Intelligence,
Resources & Logistics and Finance.
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6. National Incident Management System (NIMS) : a comprehensive, national
approach to incident management, which is applicable at all jurisdic tional levels
and across all functional disciplines.
7. Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) : an organizational
framework and guidance for emergency operations at each level of the State's
emergency management system. Provides the umbrella under which all response
agencies may function in an integrated fashion. SEMS is required by the State of
California to manage response to multi -agency and multi -jurisdiction emergencies.
8. Unified Command : an application of the ICS that is used when there is more than
one agency with incident jurisdiction over an incident or when incidents cross
political jurisdictions. Agencies work together through the designated members of
the Unified Command, often the senior person from each agency and/or discipline
participating in the Unified Command, to establish a common set of objectives and
strategies and a single Incident Action Plan.
9. Campus : For the purposes of this General Order, “Campus” shall be defined as the
UCSF enterprise’s academic, research, administra tive and other facilities across the
San Francisco Peninsula.
B. Administratio n
1. UCSF Enterprise Emergency Management (EEM) is responsible for the Campus’s
emergency management program. It oversees the day -to-day management and
operational readiness of Campus Emergency Operation Centers (EOCs) and
Hospital Command Centers (HCCs).
2. The UCSF EOP is the core document governing UCSF emergency response,
establishing the fundamental policies, procedures and organizational structure for
the management of maj or incidents, emergencies and disasters across the entire
UCSF enterprise. The EOP is supported by multiple other plans, including UCSF
Policy 550 -23: Emergency Management, the Public Health Emergency Plan
(PHEP) Annex and individual department emergency a ctions plans (DEAPs),
3. The SVC FAS and his/her designated alternate have the authority to activate the
UCSF EOP in times of crisis and bear the responsibility for the activat ion, oversight
and demobilization of the EO C and UCSF emergency responders . The UCSF
Health Chief Operating Officer and his/her designated alternate have the authority
to activate the EOP for events affecting UCSF Health.
4. The UCSF Police Department is required to maintain a DEAP, reviewed and
updated annually, as required by OSHA and the California Code of Regulations,
Title 8, Section 3220. The DEAP details the Department’s readiness for and
procedures during an emergency.
5. The Training Manager or designee shall conduct a quarterly, documented
inspection of all Department al civil disaster equipment and other equipment
designated for use in a critical incident to ensure operational readiness.
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C. Command Section
1. The EOC Director is the SVC FAS or his/her designated alternate or, for events
affecting UCSF Health, the UCSF H ealth Chief Operating Officer or his/her