South Yuba County:South Yuba County:Building a Safe Building a Safe

CommunityCommunity

April, 5 2006April, 5 2006

Hazard Mitigation StaffHazard Mitigation Staff

Project Director – Patricia BeechamProject Director – Patricia Beecham• Emergency Services Coordinator IVEmergency Services Coordinator IV• Formerly with the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services Formerly with the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services

1986-1997 1986-1997 Disaster Assistance – Individual AssistanceDisaster Assistance – Individual Assistance Disaster Recovery Disaster Recovery Hazard MitigationHazard Mitigation

EngineersEngineers GIS ConsultantsGIS Consultants Fire ConsultantsFire Consultants Technical WritersTechnical Writers Public RelationsPublic Relations

Public Safety Programs for Public Safety Programs for South Yuba CountySouth Yuba County

Yuba County PlansYuba County Plans• Emergency Operations Plan Emergency Operations Plan

Slow Rise Flood PlanSlow Rise Flood Plan• Multi-Hazard Mitigation PlanMulti-Hazard Mitigation Plan

Public Education & Safety InformationPublic Education & Safety Information Community Outreach MeetingsCommunity Outreach Meetings

Evacuation Planning & TrainingEvacuation Planning & Training

Emergency Telephone Notification SystemEmergency Telephone Notification System Wide Area Rapid Notification (WARN)Wide Area Rapid Notification (WARN)

Emergency Alert System- Media Broadcast Emergency Alert System- Media Broadcast

Disaster ProtocolsDisaster Protocols Guidelines used for planning & Guidelines used for planning &

response for all emergencies and hazard response for all emergencies and hazard events:events:• Emergency Operations PlanEmergency Operations Plan• Incident Command SystemIncident Command System• California Mutual Aid SystemCalifornia Mutual Aid System• Standardized Emergency Management Standardized Emergency Management

System (SEMS) Gov. Code Sec. 8607 System (SEMS) Gov. Code Sec. 8607 • National Incident Management System National Incident Management System

(NIMS)(NIMS)

Pre-Disaster Mitigation GrantPre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Prepared in response to past disastersPrepared in response to past disasters To address potential hazards and risksTo address potential hazards and risks To respond to studies regarding levees To respond to studies regarding levees Organize resources Organize resources Identify stakeholders & resource agenciesIdentify stakeholders & resource agencies Conduct risk assessments Conduct risk assessments Prioritize mitigation projects & strategies Prioritize mitigation projects & strategies Implement projects to reduce losses & Implement projects to reduce losses &

impact from disasters impact from disasters

Yuba County Multi-Hazard Yuba County Multi-Hazard Mitigation PlanMitigation Plan

Identification and Identification and collaboration with local, collaboration with local, state and federal state and federal stakeholdersstakeholders

Process driven by the Process driven by the Disaster Mitigation Act Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000of 2000

Community involvement Community involvement and participationand participation

Inter-agency Inter-agency coordination and coordination and cooperationcooperation

Hazard Identification

Comprehensive risk ...assessment & analysis

Identify and prioritize …mitigation projects and …strategies

Public Outreach Develop public safety information for all

county residents and agencies Conduct on-going public safety meetings for

all Yuba County citizens with special program for the South County

Provide on-going information, education, and training

Community input & participation for plan development

Build partnerships & collaboration with other public agencies/special districts for increased public safety.

Interagency and Operational Area Interagency and Operational Area CoordinationCoordination

Federal, State and Federal, State and local agencieslocal agencies• Beale Air Force BaseBeale Air Force Base• Special DistrictsSpecial Districts

Yuba County Water Yuba County Water AgencyAgency

Cities of Marysville, Cities of Marysville, Wheatland, and Yuba Wheatland, and Yuba CityCity

Adjacent Counties of Adjacent Counties of Butte, Colusa, and Butte, Colusa, and SutterSutter

American Red CrossAmerican Red Cross

Coordination with American Red Cross –Coordination with American Red Cross –Three Rivers Chapter: Three Rivers Chapter:

Emergency Disaster Services ResponseEmergency Disaster Services Response Regional Shelter planning & TrainingRegional Shelter planning & Training

identification of shelter sites and servicesidentification of shelter sites and services Training volunteers for disaster servicesTraining volunteers for disaster services

Three Rivers Chapters provides services Three Rivers Chapters provides services for the Counties of: Butte, Colusa, Glenn, for the Counties of: Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Sutter, and Yuba Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Sutter, and Yuba and Beale Air Force Base (USAF)and Beale Air Force Base (USAF)

Pre-Disaster SituationPre-Disaster Situation Initiation of slow-rise flood procedures is Initiation of slow-rise flood procedures is

considered:considered:• Forecast weather events and winter storm warningsForecast weather events and winter storm warnings• All situations that have the potential to affect river levelsAll situations that have the potential to affect river levels• Precipitation & snow meltsPrecipitation & snow melts• Water releases from upstream damsWater releases from upstream dams• Localized flood conditions reported by Public Works or Localized flood conditions reported by Public Works or

citizenscitizens

Coordination with State, Federal, and local Coordination with State, Federal, and local emergency operations centersemergency operations centers• DWR Flood Operations CenterDWR Flood Operations Center• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration –

National Weather ServiceNational Weather Service• State Warning CenterState Warning Center• California Data Exchange Center California Data Exchange Center • Yuba County Water AgencyYuba County Water Agency• All local jurisdictionsAll local jurisdictions

Flood AlertFlood Alert

Issuance of a flood alert actionsIssuance of a flood alert actions• Heightened observation of rivers & leveesHeightened observation of rivers & levees• Increase dissemination of flood Increase dissemination of flood

informationinformation• Implement EOP-Slow rise Flood Plan Implement EOP-Slow rise Flood Plan • Emergency Operations Center ActivationEmergency Operations Center Activation• Notification calls in response to river Notification calls in response to river

forecastsforecasts• Increased readiness to facilitate flood Increased readiness to facilitate flood

fight effortsfight efforts• Evacuation preparedness planEvacuation preparedness plan

Who can order an evacuation?Who can order an evacuation?

Yuba County Board of Supervisors Yuba County Board of Supervisors County Administrator designated by County Administrator designated by

the Board of Supervisor’sthe Board of Supervisor’s Cities of Marysville and Wheatland Cities of Marysville and Wheatland Statutorily designated law Statutorily designated law

enforcement officers enforcement officers GovernorGovernor

Evacuation Process

Potential threat initiates implementation of Emergency Operations Plan (EOP)

Evaluate need for evacuation• Consideration of special needs

populations, critical facilities, and shelter identification

• Early evacuation of special needs facilities & schools to coordinate transportation

Wide Area Notification System (WARN) calls residents to inform them of potential

evacuation and emergency instructions

Evacuation ProcessEvacuation Process Emergency Alert System Emergency Alert System

(EAS) on television and (EAS) on television and radio radio

Residents evacuate via Residents evacuate via routes identified on site routes identified on site guided by emergency guided by emergency personnelpersonnel

WARN telephone system WARN telephone system activated to inform public activated to inform public of potential evacuationof potential evacuation

First responder notification First responder notification to residents of evacuationto residents of evacuation

Wide Area Rapid Notification Wide Area Rapid Notification (WARN)(WARN)

Thousands of calls per Thousands of calls per minuteminute

System can be System can be accessed remotely accessed remotely from any locationfrom any location

Targeted messages Targeted messages will be delivered to will be delivered to each affected areaeach affected area

Phone numbers Phone numbers updated monthly updated monthly through E 911through E 911

Wide Area Rapid Notification Wide Area Rapid Notification (WARN)(WARN)

Sample screen shots of the WARN distribution system

Wide Area Rapid Notification Wide Area Rapid Notification (WARN)(WARN)

A phone call from WARN may include:A phone call from WARN may include:• Nature of emergencyNature of emergency• Area affectedArea affected• Information regarding the emergencyInformation regarding the emergency• Instructions for evacuationsInstructions for evacuations• Safety tips for considerationSafety tips for consideration• Referral numbers for emergency Referral numbers for emergency

assistance, special needs assistance, special needs

Safe Zones Safe Zones identified in the South Yuba County

Evacuation Plan:• Yuba College• Lindhurst High School• Sleep Train Amphitheatre

Identified Safe Zones can be used as a:• Safe Zone/Information Center for evacuees• Staging area for supplies/equipment• Alternate location for Incident Command Post• Mass care shelter

If a safe zone is located within the hazard area residents will be directed to another location

Localized FloodingLocalized Flooding

2005 – 2006 winter storms exposed internal drainage problems, including flooding on identified evacuation routes Plumas-Arboga Road, Forty Mile Road, and Algodon Road

Hazard Mitigation – Hazard Mitigation – Roads and EvacuationRoads and Evacuation

Affected portion of Plumas-Arboga Affected portion of Plumas-Arboga Road will be elevated.Road will be elevated.

Identification of alternate evacuation Identification of alternate evacuation routes away from flooded portion of routes away from flooded portion of Algodon Road.Algodon Road.

Pumps and ditches to remove water Pumps and ditches to remove water from roads.from roads.

Construction of berms to redirect the Construction of berms to redirect the flow of water.flow of water.

Hazard Mitigation Projects

Yuba Basin Project Levee assessment and certification

Comprehensive assessment and mitigation plan

Levee maintenance and repairs– Maintenance Plan- debris clearance, on-going

maintenance

Levee patrols– Volunteer recruitment– Training and support

Levees and Flood Protection

Hazard Mitigation - DrainageHazard Mitigation - Drainage

Olivehurst Olivehurst Interceptor CanalInterceptor Canal

South Olivehurst South Olivehurst Detention BasinDetention Basin

Clark Slough Clark Slough CleanoutCleanout

Internal DrainageInternal Drainage

Upgrades Upgrades

Hazard Mitigation – Home ElevationHazard Mitigation – Home Elevation

View from a home on Mage Avenue, elevated with the 1997 FEMA HMGP, during the 2005-2006 winter storms.

January 23, 2006 –

Hundreds of thousands of dollars saved due to FEMA funded home elevation projects.

Continuing Efforts

Ongoing collaboration with federal, state, and local agencies

Ongoing Community Outreach Program Participation in the National Flood Insurance

Program (NFIP) Family disaster planning & training Update and revision of South Yuba County

Evacuation Plan Implement Hazard Mitigation Projects -

strategies to safeguard the community

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