Los Angeles County Emergency Operations Center

Director of Emergency Operations

– The Sheriff of the County of Los Angeles is hereby

designated director of emergency operations with responsibility for coordinating emergency operations following whole or partial activation of the Los Angeles County Operational Area. cc - 2.68.190

– Responsible for coordinating all response assets and resources in the operational area, which includes the County and the 88 City Governments.

The County EOC’s primary function is to coordinate, track and provide resources for

a catastrophic incident.

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Los Angeles County Emergency Operations Center

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Stake holders work in sync making sure information and data are shared efficiently and

quickly in a coordinated effort.

Mobile Command Post

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Incident Command Posts

Mutual Aid

• The Mutual Aid system stems from the 1950’s Civil Defense System.

• Law Enforcement resources are requested by the affected agency through a recognized system established by the Master Mutual Aid Agreement and Emergency Services Act to ensure “Control and Command.”

• The state has been divided into seven mutual aid regions. Los Angeles and Orange Counties fall

within Region I (Region I A-G).

• Generally, there is no reimbursement for providing mutual aid.

• A State declaration of emergency is not necessary to request and provide mutual aid.

• Use of National Guard resources for law enforcement mutual aid requires an order by the Governor.

• The generally accepted mutual aid response is 50% of available on duty field personnel.

• The agency receiving mutual aid is responsible for the care, feeding and shelter of responding mutual aid resources.

Mutual Aid

• Local – Chief of Police determines if an event is beyond their department capabilities

and will request mutual aid assistance from Sheriff.

• County (Operational Area) – If the event is beyond the resource capability of Sheriff’s Office and other in-county law enforcement resources, the Sheriff requests mutual aid from Regional Mutual Aid Coordinator.

• Region – A Sheriff in the region, who has been designated as the “Regional Mutual Aid Coordinator”, fulfills mutual aid request from other Operational Areas and their respective law enforcement resources (LA / OC).

• State – If law enforcement resources within the impacted region are not sufficient, the Regional Mutual Aid Coordinator requests additional mutual aid assistance from the State Mutual Aid Coordinator. Other mutual aid regions may be called upon to assist.

• CHP resources may be used at any phase of the Mutual Aid Process.

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