200s EOC and Power Outage

Question 1

What is the EOC designed to do?

Answer 1

1: Provide a work center for top level city officials to meet during catastrophic events
2: Provide an organizational structure for necessary department heads to coordinate overall response to the needs of the citizens of Mesa
3: Fix responsibility of city of Mesa service delivery on one individual during the catastrophic event
4: Provide coordination of the event with other local county state and federal agencies

Question 2

When should the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) be opened?

Answer 2

1: Large catastrophic events that require a coordinating teams of department heads working together to solve city problems.
2: Large multi-jurisdictional and or multi disciplined events that extend beyond our borders

Question 3

Name some examples of when to open the EOC

Answer 3

1: Large fire that includes a multi jurisdictional response
2: Hazmat that threaten the city and beyond
3: Mass Casualty event
4: Terrorism
5: Flood tornado or other weather related
6: Extended power outages
7: Whenever IC determine the need
8: When ever another city asks

Question 4

Who opens the EOC?

Answer 4

The IC will page the Emergency Manager and they will and they will determine the need

Question 5

Who will the Emergency Manager have paged once the determination has been made to open the EOC?

Answer 5

1: Department Heads
2: City Manager
3: EOC Support Team

Question 6

Who is authorized to open the EOC?

Answer 6

1: City Manager
2: Assistant City Manager
3: Police / Fire Chief & Assistant Chiefs
4: Emergency Manager
5: Police Duty Commander / Fire Shift Commander

Question 7

Which Homeland Security Presidential Directive Identifies NIMS as the Nationwide approach to handle domestics incidents?

Answer 7

5

Question 8

The Incident Command System and Unified Command shall be utilized in the EOC. What are the 5 functional areas of the EOC?

Answer 8

1: Command Team
a: City Manager
b: Police Chief
c: Fire Chief
d: PIO
e: Deputy City Manager
2: Operations
3: Planning
4: Logistics
5: Finance and Administration

Question 9

How is the power company notified in the event of a power outage?

Answer 9

A power company “trouble shooter” or repair crew will be notified and arrive on seen to survey the damage before an estimated time of repair can be made. This info will be relayed to the power company operation center.

Question 10

What is the intent of the power outage plan?

Answer 10

To check and secure the welfare of customers in the outage area that are high risk. Also to ensure the well being of citizens because of limited heating / cooling during outage

Question 11

What are the 2 most common power outages?

Answer 11

1: Local Outage such as wires or poles down
2: Feeder Outages which is damage or problem at the substation or major distribution line

Question 12

When will the Emergency Power Outage Plan be implemented?

Answer 12

1: When the heat stress factor is above 105
2: Temperature is below 34
3: Whenever deemed necessary by the Duty Chief or any Senior Staff or Command Officer

Question 13

What is the role of the Duty Chief and Battalion Chiefs in the Emergency Power Outage Plan?

Answer 13

The Duty Chief should notify all on duty battalion chiefs and the BC of the affected area will meet with power company Customer Service Representative

Question 14

What is the approx number of affected for a local vs feeder outage?

Answer 14

1: Local
    SRP: Approx 10 residences
    APS: Approx 35-800
2: Feeder
    SRP: Approx 200
    APS:  Approx 2,000

Question 15

What are some resources for the responding BC and Power Company Customer Service Representivie?

Answer 15

1: Evacuation and location
2: Red Cross
3: Door to door welfare check
4: Transportation
5: Hospitals
6: Ice heating or rehab
7: Connectors
8: Loss control