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Resilient Beverly Hills
City Council Study Session
February 20, 2018
Resilient Beverly Hills
Purpose
Provide an update and basic overview of the City’s Resilience, specifically Emergency Management, programs and activities.
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Resilience
Resilience is about surviving and thriving, regardless of the challenge.
What is Resilience?
The capacity of individuals, communities, institutions, businesses, and systems within a City with the capacity to survive, adapt, and grow, no matter what kinds of chronic stresses and acute shocks they experience.
What is Chronic Stress?
Factors that weaken the fabric of a city on a day-to-day or cyclical basis
Acute Shocks
Sudden, sharp events that threaten a city 3
Resilient Cities
Resilient cities demonstrate seven qualities that allow them to withstand, respond to, and adapt more readily to shocks and stresses:
Reflective
Using past experience to inform future decisions.
Resourceful
Recognizing alternative ways to use resources.
Robust
Well-conceived, constructed, and managed systems.
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Resilient Cities
Redundant
Spare capacity purposively created to accommodate disruption
Flexible
Willingness and ability to adopt alternative strategies in response to changing circumstances.
Inclusive
Prioritize broad consultation to create a sense of shared ownership in decision making
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Resilient Beverly Hills
Resilient Beverly Hills
Planning and preparing to build the capacity to handle today's challenges and tomorrow's disasters.
All City Approach
Departments, Businesses, Residents, and all Stakeholders
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Types of Shock (Disasters)
Earthquakes
Fires
Terrorism
Floods
Landslides/ Mudslides
Windstorms
Climate Change/Drought
Disease Outbreaks
Civil Unrest/
Infrastructure Failure
Other
Resilient Beverly Hills
Acute Shocks: Disasters Will Happen!
All-Hazards Approach
Disaster Service Worker Program
Department Roles – Primary & Secondary
Disaster Organization
All Staff Have Disaster Roles
Succession Plans
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Department Presentations
Department Presentations
Emergency Management- OEM
Earthquake – Community Development (B&S)
Fire – Fire Department
Flood/Mudslide/Landslide -Public Works
Terrorism – Police Department
Systems Support – Information Technology
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Emergency Management
Meena Janmohamed – Emergency Management Analyst10
OEM Mission
To strengthen the City’s ability to mitigate against, prepare for, respond to, and recover from an emergency and/or disaster.
In collaboration, coordination and cooperation with all City Departments.
Covers and includes all residents, businesses, and other stakeholders.
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Together We Prepare!
IT TAKES A COMMUNITY
TO RESPOND & RECOVER
WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER!!!
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City
BusinessesResidents
Phases of Emergency Management
MITIGATION AND PREVENTION: reducing long-term risk to life and property.
PREPAREDNESS: the activities done before a disaster; such as training, planning, and community education and exercises.
RESPONSE: actions taken to save lives and property during an emergency.
RECOVERY: cleanup and restoration of activities to return to normal.
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Mitigation
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Draft Hazard Mitigation Plan
Strategies
Will bring back for approval at a future date pending FEMA approval.
OEM Goals
Community & Employee Preparedness
Disaster Response & Recovery
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Community Preparedness
Community PreparednessTo promote and
encourage emergency preparedness and mitigation in the community.
Engage and interface with all stakeholdersPreparedness Campaigns
Outreach Campaigns
Public Events
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Community Preparedness
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training
Disaster Preparedness Training
Disaster Ready
Stockpiling of Supplies
Sign up for notifications TODAY!
Text BEVHILLS &BEVHILLSPD TO 888777 17
Employee Preparedness
Employee PreparednessTo promote and educate City employees on emergency
preparedness and life safety response. To provide employees with the skills, knowledge and
abilities to manage an emergency/disaster at home and in the workplace.
Preparedness Campaigns
Employee Emergency Response Team (EERT) Training
Employee Backpack Program
New Employee Trainings18
OEM Goals
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Response and Recovery
To strengthen City departments’ ability to respond and recover to an emergency/disaster,
To prepare and maintain systems, supplies, and other logistical items to support Emergency/Disaster response and recovery
To maintain the EOC and its components,
To develop, implement and facilitate trainings, drills and exercises.
All-Hazards Approach
Many different threats or hazards
Probability is difficult to predict
All Departments play a role
Different Hazards have different lead Departments
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Incident Command System (ICS)
Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS)
National Incident Management System (NIMS)
Disaster Response
Mutual Aid
Resource Request Process
Master Mutual Aid Agreements
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Operational
Area
County
RegionResources from 12
counties
State OESResources from 58
counties
FederalDepartments, Military,
States
Recent Mutual Aid Deployments
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Disaster Response
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Response
During and after a disaster, emergency information specific to the City of Beverly Hills can be found by visiting the following:
City of Beverly Hills Website: www.beverlyhills.org
City of Beverly Hills Disaster Hotline: (310) 550-4680
Radio: 1500 AM
Television: Channels 10 and 35
Twitter: www.twitter.com/beverlyhillsoem
Facebook: www.facebook.com/cityofbeverlyhills
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Main Plans
Emergency Operations Plan
17+ related Plans and Manuals
Department Plans
Trainings, Drills, and Exercises
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EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER
Provides a central location of management and information.
Allows for the central coordination of information, resources and personnel.
Representatives from all Depts.
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EOC Organization
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Building & Safety
Earthquake
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Raj Patel – Asst. Director Community Development / Building Official
New Buildings
Adopt new State Building Codes every 3-years
Earthquakes
Wildfires
Climate Change
Adopt Stricter City Standards
Earthquake Zone Fault Investigations
Structural provisions for hillside construction
Indoor & Outdoor water use
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Existing Buildings
Mandatory Retrofit Standards
Wood Roofs
Un-Reinforced Masonry Buildings (URM)
Voluntary Retrofit Standards
Foundation Bolting
Non-Ductile Concrete
Steel Frame
Wood-Framed Soft-Story
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Enforcement
Certified Plan Check & Inspection Staff
Insurance Services Office (ISO) Class 1 Building Department
Response
Statewide Safety Assessment Program (SAP)
• Staff trained & certified in the standardized evaluation methods for damage assessment
• Red/ Yellow / Green Tags
Fire
Chief Greg Barton – Class-1 Fire Department34
Wildfire
California has one of the most severe wildland fire problems in the world.
Year after year, California homes and communities are threatened and destroyed by wildfire.
Beverly Hills Fire (April, 2007).
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B.H. Fire (April, 2007)
Opened EOC
Resources Committed*Over 200 Firefighters from: Beverly Hills, LAFD, Santa Monica, Culver City, Los Angeles County Fire Department, and other local Fire Departments
35 Engine Companies
4 Rescue Ambulances
5 Helicopters
5 Brush Patrols
2 Dozers
1 EMS Captain
10 Battalion Command Teams
2 Division Commanders
1 Command Post Vehicle 36
Wildfire Mitigation
Firewise Program
Brush Clearance
BHFD Remote Automatic Weather Station
No Parking on Red Flag Days
Red Flag Staffing at Station 2
Public Education programs at City Events
Award Winning Video on Wildfire Awareness in Beverly Hills
Wood Roofs & Structure Components
Evacuation Planning –“Operation Evacuation”
Ready! Set! Go! Program
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Wildfire Preparedness
Ready! Set! Go! Program
Get Ready
Create a Defensible Home
Defensible Space
Hardened Home
Get Set
Prepare your family
Go
Leave Early38
Wildfire Preparedness
Goals:
No loss of Life
No loss of Structures
Live with Wildfires
Share the Responsiblity
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Building and Fire Safety Codes
“The City has adopted best practices building and fire safety codes to lessen building and wildland fire risks, along with structural code requirements to improve earthquake safety. Considered as a total package, the City is one of, if not the most progressive communities for fire safety regulations that Citygate has observed.” – Organizational and Management Analysis of the Beverly Hills Fire Department, Citygate, October 29, 2010.
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FD DISASTER ROLES
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• Fire
• Emergency Medical
Services (EMS)
• Hazardous Materials
• Evacuations
• All-Hazards
Public Works
Flood/Mudflow/Landslides
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Shana Epstein – Director of Public Works
Mitigation Strategies Accomplished
Zone 9 Intertie with LADWP
Backup water supply for hillside fire protection
Updated Urban Water Management Plan
Ensures water supply for existing/future demand
Reservoir Maintenance & Replacement
Replaced 5 Steel Tank Reservoirs
City now has 43MG of Storage
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Current Mitigation Strategies
Shallow Groundwater Wells
Increase local water supply
Update Inundation Maps
Greystone Reservoir, 4A, and LADWP Transmission
Santa Monica Blvd T-Alleys
Replace catch basins/pipelines to prevent flooding
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Current Mitigation Strategies
Water Conservation Project
Continue efforts & implement programs
Green Streets & Burton Way Median
Collect urban runoff during storm events
Water Storage and Distribution
Plan to address infrastructure failure
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Current Mitigation Strategies
La Cienega Park Stormwater Retention Project
Collect urban runoff during storm events
Rehabilitation of Cabrillo Reservoir
Non-potable water distribution system
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PW Disaster Roles
Maintain public facilities and vehicles
Maintaining streets and streetlights
Debris removal
Protection & distribution of potable water supply
Protection of wastewater & stormwater systems
Assist with restoration of damaged utilities
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Emergency Water Supply
Variables in Emergency Water Supplies
Storage
Conservation
Individual Preparedness
Need for Emergency Water Supplies
Domestic Use
Fire Protection
Imported Water Supply
MWD Transmission Lines (2)
Connections with LADWP (3)48
Police Department
Terrorism
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Captain Mark Miner – Police Department
Mitigation
Recent Terror Attacks
Vehicle ramming
Edged weapons
Uniformed Presence
K-rail placement at special events
Robust pre-planning for any large gathering / occasion
Citywide bollard study
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Preparations
Conducted “active shooter training” Department wide (on-going for new hires)
Refresher training
Incorporated FD in our training
Issued Patrol Rifles to all first responders
Provide on going training
MACTAC
TAC-MED
Kits have been ordered
Training to be scheduled this year
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Preparations
Active Intelligence Unit
Fusion Center – JRIC
JTTF – Joint Terrorism Task Force
Vulnerability and Threat Mitigation Assessment of Critical Infrastructure Components
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PD Disaster Roles
Crime
Evacuations
Perimeters
Coroner
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Response
Isolate / Eliminate immediate threat
Contain
Coordinate
Communicate
Command & Control
Complex Coordinated Terrorist Attack
Mutual Aid Partners
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Community Guidance
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Information Technology
David Schirmer – Chief Information Officer56
IT Role
IT has critical role in mitigating
Natural disasters
Human-made disasters
Mission critical systems
Communications
Telephone, radio, computer network, broadcast, etc.
Systems
Email, finance, dispatch, EOC, internet
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Mitigation Work
Greatest threats
Physical security / social engineering
Physical Security
Access limited to appropriate personnel
Video surveillance of critical IT infrastructure
Alarms / Alerts
Social engineering (use of deception)
Filtering (email, web, network)
User education
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Mitigation (cont.)
Redundancy (data, networks, systems)
Remote data centers (downtown, airport)
Redundant paths
Redundant internet
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Ongoing Work
Systems resiliency: never ending
Ongoing strategies
“Cloud first” where appropriate
Virtualization
Enhanced identity management
Encryption
Redundant back up and recovery
DR Planning and testing60
Disaster Preparedness
Creating a Culture of Preparedness
Preparedness Starts Today
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Safety Slogans
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Home Preparedness
Get a Kit/SuppliesBe able to take care of self
and family for 3-7 days.
Home, Car, Work
Make a Plan15-minute plan, out-of-state-
contact.
Fire Drills
Stay Informed Sign up for Emergency
Notifications
Know how to get info63
What to Plan For
Was: 48 to 72 hours
Now we say at least one week, and as much as 14 days for water
Realistic in Large Event:
First Week: On Own
Second Week: City
Third Week: Outside Help
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Evacuations/Shelters
Shelter in Place
Don’t Wait, Evacuate
Shelter Locations
Parks & Schools
Sign Up for Notifications
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Sign Up Today
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To Sign Up for Emergency Notifications
Register your phone numbers to receive emergency telephone notifications through the City’s established emergency notification system.
On the search bar, type: www.beverlyhills.org/emergencynotification
To Sign Up for NIXLE Text Message Alerts
On your cell phones:
In the phone number section, type “888777”
In the message box, type “BEVHILLS” and send the first text message
For the second text message, type “888777” in the phone number section
Afterward, in the message box, type“BEVHILLSPD” and send the text message
2018-2019 Work Plan
Promote Community and City resiliency by overseeing, supporting and coordinating a variety of activities, programs and projects.
Update the City's Emergency Operations Plan.
Review evacuation procedures for the City and educate the public.
Explore various emergency management technologies to enhance response and recovery activities.
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Disaster Related Challenges?
Communication in All Disasters
Ability to Move Large Groups of People and Goods
Individual Preparedness Efforts
Expectations During Disasters
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Focus
Back to Home!
Back to School!
Back to Work!
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Together We Prepare!
IT TAKES A COMMUNITY
TO RESPOND & RECOVER
WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER!!!
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City
BusinessesResidents
Summary
We live in an area of great risk and with that risk comes great responsibility. We owe it to ourselves, our families, our coworkers, and our Community to be prepared for a disaster.
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Summary
Together we will create a Resilient Beverly Hills.
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Lessons Learned
Thomas Fire Stopping the path of progression was difficult with this wind driven
event.
Once the fire took hold of a house, it was relentless. Lack of resources to devote to the number of structures involved.
The perimeter of this fire was vast. It was necessary to develop numerous branches once it crossed from Ventura to Santa Barbara. Double digit Branches became common…ie. AA, BB, CC
Pic #4 - Wind-driven fires up canyon/chutes were unstoppable. The vegetation in most canyons were 8-12 feet tall.
Pic #6 - Tract-homes that appear safe from wildfire (due to being away from hillsides and on flat terrain) were equally at risk under this wind-
driven event.
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Montecito Mudslide
• Clarification of Evacuation Notices
• Importance of Early Evacuation Warnings
• Debris Management
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