1. City of Santa Monica October 10, 2017
Building Disaster Resilience in Our Workforce & Community Office of Emergency Management Update
City of Santa Monica
October 10, 2017
City of Santa Monica | City Manager’s Update |
10/10/17

2. Emergency Services & Preparedness
Emergency Operations Center functions
Disaster planning
Internal staff training
Community preparedness programs
City of Santa Monica | City Manager’s Update |
10/10/2017

3. Emergency Services & Preparedness FY 2017 Community Highlights
14 community events reaching 1600 people
7 scheduled in October
Focus on those with access & functional needs
3 CERT volunteer engagement events
City of Santa Monica | City Manager’s Update |
10/10/2017

4. Emergency Services & Preparedness FY 2017 Internal Highlights
Implementation of EOC Standby Teams for special events
Improvements in emergency communications and outreach
#SMPrepared
EOC technology upgrades
City of Santa Monica | City Manager’s Update |
10/10/2017

5. Emergency Services & Preparedness Upcoming Events
October 19th ShakeOut Earthquake Drill
CERT Course #14
Resilience Survey
SMOAID Revitalization
City of Santa Monica | City Manager’s Update |
10/10/2017

6. Public Safety Communications
Consolidated 911 dispatch for police, fire and medical services
Cross-training of dispatchers in five unique disciplines
Enhancing public education on call processing
City of Santa Monica | City Manager’s Update |
10/10/2017

7. Public Safety Communications FY 2017 Highlights
Average 911 calls in 2017: 209
Average calls in 2017: 970
85% dispatchers trained in Police call taking
60% trained in emergency medical dispatch
4 community events for over 200 people
Trained in SM Alerts
City of Santa Monica | City Manager’s Update |
10/10/2017

8. Public Safety Communications Upcoming Events
911 Public Education Campaign
Text to 911 – December 1st
Outreach and education to most frequent business callers
City of Santa Monica | City Manager’s Update |
10/10/2017

9. City of Santa Monica | City Manager’s Update |
Building Resilience
Resilience: Sustained ability of a community to withstand and recover from adversity
Implementation Steps
Identify vulnerabilities
Assess community perceptions on emergency and chronic incidents
Develop resilience plan to address vulnerabilities
City of Santa Monica | City Manager’s Update |
10/10/2017

10. Chief Resilience Officer
Lindsay Barker, MPH
Chief Resilience Officer