Riverside City Council
March 25, 2025

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Emergency Operations Plan (EOP)City CouncilMarch 25, 2025City of Riverside Fire Department Office of Emergency Management RiversideCA.gov2
•State of California requires Cities and Counties to maintain an Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) per title 19 of California Code of Regulations.•Current plan adopted in 2011, last updated in 2021.•Began full rewrite in late 2019, delayed due to COVID response.•City selected Guidepost Solutions(Aanko Technologies Inc.) as our EOP update consultant in 2021BACKGROUND1 2 3/13/2025
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EOP Update Process•Stakeholder meetings–Conducted during the update process with city departments, Riverside County EMD, Community Access Center, Riverside Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster.•Public Comment is continually welcome due to the living nature of this document.•Draft Plan Validation–Staff validated updates DISCUSSION RiversideCA.gov4
•Result of a collaborative efforts among stakeholders•Provides framework to prepare and respond to emergency and disaster events that can disrupt the city. –Natural Events – Earthquake, Fire, Storm, Pandemic –Human Caused Events – Arson, Active Threat–Technological Events – Power OutageEOP OVERVIEW 3 4
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•Reformatted: Brought inline with changes to FEMA Comprehensive Preparedness Guidelines 101•Updated plan to integrate with Operational Area EOP•Updated Disabled, Access and Functional Needs (DAFN)planning•Added and updated Emergency Support Functions Annexes and Hazard AnnexesMAJOR UPDATES RiversideCA.gov6
Strategic Priority No. 2 Community Well-beingGoal 2.4 – Support programs and innovations that enhance community safety, encourage neighborhood engagement, and build public trust.Cross-Cutting ThreadsSTRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENTCommunity Trust Equity
Fiscal Responsibility
Innovation
Sustainability & Resiliency
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That the City Council:1. Adopt resolution approving the City of Riverside’s Emergency Operations Plan, Basic Plan; 2. Authorize the City Manager as the Director of Emergency Services of the City of Riverside or his/her designee to amend the Emergency Operations Plan to make those changes which may become necessary in the future to keep the plan current, functional, and in accordance with State and Federal guidelines; 3. Authorize the City Manager as the Director of Emergency Services to approve new and updated Emergency Support Function (ESF) Annexes, Hazard Annexes to the Emergency Operations Plan, and subsidiary plans as needed to keep plans current, functional, and in accordance with State and Federal Guidelines.RECOMMENDATIONS7