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An Assessment of the Consequences and Preparations for a Catastrophic California Earthquake: Findings and Actions TakenUnited States. Federal Emergency Management Agency

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An Assessment of the Consequences and Preparations for a Catastrophic California Earthquake: Findings and Actions Taken

Name: An Assessment of the Consequences and Preparations for a Catastrophic California Earthquake: Findings and Actions Taken
Author: United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency

United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency

Earthquakes -- California; Earthquakes -- Safety measures; Natural disasters -- California

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     |                |          | WAR            |
     |                |-+        |                |-+
     |      WAR       | |        |                | |
     |  Response Plan | |        |  Response Plan | |
     |       (4)      | |        |     (4)        | |
     |    In-Place    | |        | Crisis         | |
     |   Protection   | |-+      |  Relocation    | |-+
     +----------------+ | |      +----------------+ | |
      |                 | |       |                 | |
      | D & C Checklist | |       | D & C Checklist | |
      +-----------------+ |       +-----------------+ |
        |Svcs. Sup.       |         | Svcs. Sup.      |
        |  Plans (5)      |         |   Plans (5)     |
        |Checklists &     |         | Checklists &    |
        |  SOP's (6)      |         |   SOP's (6)     |
        +-----------------+         +-----------------+

[Illustration: =Figure 2: Emergency Planning Format
(A Partial Illustration of the Component Parts of a Jurisdictional
Emergency Plan)=]


TABLE 1

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY REGION IX EARTHQUAKE RESPONSE AND
ASSISTANCE TASKS

(San Francisco Bay Area)


ANNEXES TO BASIC PLAN

                    Disaster Field Activities
                     Disaster Field Location
                       Mission Assignments
               Emergency Transportation (ESF-1)[1]
                      Communication (ESF-2)
                Emergency Debris Clearance (ESF-3)
                      Fire Fighting (ESF-4)
         Emergency Roads, Airfields, and Bridges (ESF-5)
                   Emergency Demolition (ESF-6)
            Administrative Logistical Support (ESF-7)
                  Emergency Medical Care (ESF-8)
                    Search and Rescue (ESF-9)
           Identification and Disposal of Dead (ESF-10)
              Warnings of Risks and Hazards (ESF-11)
           Emergency Distribution of Medicine (ESF-12)
             Emergency Distribution of Food (ESF-13)
      Emergency Distribution of Consumable Supplies (ESF-14)
              Emergency Shelter & Mass Care (ESF-15)
                  Damage Reconnaissance (ESF-16)
                       Isoseismal Analysis
                       Authorities Referral
                          Administration

   [1] Emergency Support Functions (ESF) are cross-referenced by
   number in table 2.


TABLE 2

EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTIONS

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An Assessment of the Consequences and Preparations for a Catastrophic California Earthquake: Findings and Actions Taken

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