San Mateo County Grand Jury
• 2005-2006
Issue | Background | Findings | Conclusions | Recommendations | Responses | Attachments Summary of Disaster
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Findings and Recommendations 9 findings
F1
San Mateo County and the San Francisco Airport are currently mutual aid partners in a number of arenas: o SFO relies on county hospitals for surge capacity in the event of an incident at the airport. o SFO has a joint agreement with the San Mateo Department of Public Health regarding the protection against and treatment of communicable diseases. o SFO conducts an annual air crash exercise involving County resources. 18 o The fire departments of both SFO and those within the County are available to help one another in case of need. For example, SFO assistance was used in responding to a fuel truck fire on highway 101.
No recommendations for this finding
F2
SFO has a positive and informal relationship with the Office of Emergency Services (OES).
No recommendations for this finding
F3
The County Sheriff is responsible for investigation of all criminal activity at SFO and maintains an office at the airport.
No recommendations for this finding
F4
The Federal Aviation Agency requires that SFO be prepared to meet nine types of emergencies. The airport exceeds this and prepares for 13 different types of emergencies, including a major earthquake.
No recommendations for this finding
F5
SFO operates a state-of-the-art emergency operations center located at the airport.
No recommendations for this finding
F6
SFO and the County are currently discussing the hazards associated with opening a fuel depot in South San Francisco.
No recommendations for this finding
F7
According to County officials the airport represents a major risk to the County, but it also has considerable resources that could be used to assist in an emergency.
No recommendations for this finding
F8
Overall emergency planning in the County is the primary responsibility of the Sheriff’s Office of Emergency Services (OES) which is funded through a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) between the 20 incorporated cities and the County. The governing body of the JPA is the Emergency Services Council.
No recommendations for this finding
F9
SFO is not a member of the JPA. Conclusions The location of the airport within the County dictates that the two entities coordinate their response to certain emergencies. The airport represents many risks to the county but it also possesses many resources that can benefit the County in a crisis. The need for comprehensive mutual aid agreements and disaster preparedness plans will increase if an airport fuel depot is located in South San Francisco. The foregoing Findings point to the need to include SFO in the emergency planning of San Mateo County.
No recommendations for this finding
Conclusions 1
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CL1The location of the airport within the County dictates that the two entities coordinate their response to certain emergencies. The airport represents many risks to the county but it also possesses many resources that can benefit the County in a crisis. The need for comprehensive mutual aid agreements and disaster preparedness plans will increase if an airport fuel depot is located in South San Francisco. The foregoing Findings point to the need to include SFO in the emergency planning of San Mateo County.
No Responses Found 1
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San Mateo County Board of Supervisors
Elected County Office