Calaveras County Grand Jury
• 2019-2020
Calaveras County Civil Grand Jury Disaster Preparedness “What is Your Number?”
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Findings and Recommendations 4 findings
F1
When buildings and properties are not marked with an address at the road, it can be chal- lenging for emergency services to locate an incident.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
The CCGJ recommends that beginning June 2021, the BOS make annual proclamations at their first meeting in June declaring Address Identification Month and urge County residents to ensure their properties are identified in adherence to California Fire Code §505.1.
F2
The ability of OES to send emergency notifications to the public is limited by an opt-in system requiring that members of the public request to receive information.
Related Recommendations (1)
R2
The CCGJ recommends that the OES increase public outreach and education about the importance of signing up for notification programs and ensure that citizen con- tact information is current. Invited Responses · Director of Office of Emergency Services
F3
Without a system to test the viability/suitability of contact numbers enrolled with Calaveras Alert, members of the public may not feel entirely confident they are enrolled, or that their best contact methods will be used.
Related Recommendations (1)
R3
The CCGJ recommends that beginning September 1, 2020, the OES send out test messages on a monthly basis to ensure members of the public are confident their best contact information is registered with the system. Invited Responses · Director of Office of Emergency Services
F4
While an extensive interdepartmental Emergency Operations Plan does exist, the OES does not operate with an office-level Policy and Procedure Manual to guide employee conduct and maintain consistent practices in the event of personnel change.
Related Recommendations (1)
R4
The CCGJ recommends the OES complete a Policy and Procedure Manual by De- cember 31, 2020. Invited Responses · Director of Office of Emergency Services
Commendations 5
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CM1Morlan, Dakota, “Is the Mother Lode ready for coronavirus?”, Calaveras Enter- prise, http://www.calaverasenterprise.com/news/article_334754e8-6583-11ea- 8eda-eb2492590904.html, posted March 13, 2020.
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CM2Office of Emergency Services Website https://oes.calaverasgov.us
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CM3Office of Emergency Services Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/CalaverasOES/
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CM4https://www.fire.ca.gov/media/5511/top20_destruction.pdf
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CM5Code Compliance forms, https://codecompliance.calaverasgov.us/Forms
No Responses Found 1
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Calaveras County Board of Supervisors
Elected County Office