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MEMORANDUM
CITY OF PALM DESERT
TO: MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MAYOR
SUBJECT: INLAND BUSINESS COUNCIL
FOR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
DATE: June 14, 1990
Recommendation:
By Minute Motion, approve the City's membership in the Inland Business Council and
authorize payment of the $150 fee.
Discussion:
At its meeting of June 4, 1990, the Public Safety Committee of CVAG voted unanimously
to ask each City to participate in the subject organization by becoming a member.
Pursuant to that action, I have asked th
e ed t e CityClerk toplace this request on the Consent eq se t
Calendar of the June 14, 1990, City Council meeting for approval of the $150 expenditure
to join.
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INLAND BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
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Emergency
Vol.1,No.2 March 1990
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Suggestions on Drafting Emergency Preparedness
Plan will be Topic of Next IBCEP Seminar in April
program on writing your own emergency prepared-
A .1 • Aness plan will be the focus of the next seminar spon-
4�., ! sored by the Inland Business Council for Emergency
Preparedness.
,,_ , .111,4\. • The seminar, scheduled for April 26, will be at Raincross
Square in Riverside.A detailed program soon will be released.
I a' "Our spring seminar will highlight the development of emer-
gency plans and make their preparation as painless as possible
s �.1 •— - - through the distribution of as much generic material as possible,"
1 '' • �- said Bob Stranger, regional manager for Southern California
" - °' .----r ' Edison and one of the program's coordinators.
A f panel at the last IBCEP seminar is moderated by Shirley "Hopefully,owners and managers from businesses all the way
Mattingly from the Office of the City Administrator,Los Angeles. from tire shops to high rises and from yogurt stands to -puz u-
Seated as panelists are Fit Bernal, Robert Lee, and Larry tion centers will be able to select the pieces of the plan-puzzle
Seated that fit their business needs.And attendess will recieve special
Er (See SEMINAR,page 4)
Plan Ahead to Use Outside {}
iiiiiUpland Quake I
Resources If Disaster Strikes il Good Reminder
id-afternoon Wednesday, `iii
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Southern California Gas Co.employees from the Inland Empire were part 1 MFeb. 28, 1990, Upland was iiii
of a work force of 240 SoCalGas workers sent to northern California to iiii the epicenter of a 5.5 earthquake that
help restore natural gas service in the earthquake-damaged regions. rolled through the entire Inland Em- '`
Thanks to an"inter-utility"agreement in place with Pacific Gas&Electric,which Ili pire.
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serves northern California,the first contingent of SoCal employees was on the way iiii The news media reported pan- 0
within 24 hours.They were flown into San Francisco's Marina District,where they 0 demonium in shog. pping malls.Rumors iiiii
used specialized"leak detectors"to hunt for broken gas pipelines. < of a collapsed building got everyone's
A day later,convoys of SoCalGas trucks moved into Santa Cruz and Watsonville 0 attention u ntil the facts could be >E
to help PG&E crews restore natural gas service.Their presence meant that gas was iiii sorted out.Actual injuries and proper- 0back on within days instead of week. iii? ty damage were moderate,but a num-
In all, 150,000 homes and businesses were without gas following the massive f ber of businesses were significantly
quake. Nearly all of the gas "shut-offs" were the result of customers needlessly 8 affected.
turning off the gas at their meters,many in quick response to unfounded media 0 "It's one of those events that is big :
report of numerous fires.Gas company crews found only a very few actual leaks as x<
they restored service. : enough to make you think seriously
The speed with which SoCalGas responded to the call from PG&E was because about how good your emergency plan ;
of a long-term agreement which pledges help between utilities.All it took was one il See UPLAND,page 4
(See SOCALGAS,page 3)
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Page 2-IBCEP Emergency Report
University of California, Riverside Offers State's
First Certified Emergency Management Program
If there were an earthquake, man- knowledge for professionals already in,or ment positions the opportunity to learn
made disaster, or other business-inter- wanting to enter,the field. the factors involved,with an emphasis on
rupting crisis, would your business or The federal government has outlined finding the right things to do in a crisis."
branch of government know how to handle four main steps for emergency manage- Planning,liability and regulatory issues
the immediate problems and return quick- ment -- mitigation, preparedness, are addressed along with building an ef-
ly to business-as-usual? response and recovery. These are ad- fective emergcency organization and net-
To provide training in the emerging dressed in the series of five required clas- working,Bailey said.
profession of emergency management,the ses (3 units each) and 6 units of elective Required courses for the certificate
University of California, Riverside, has classes that make up the certificate re- program are"Principles of Contemporary
developed the state's first certificate pro- quirements. Emergency Management," "Advanced
gram in this critical field. The entire program,which can be com- Emergency Management Practice," Or-
"With the recent destruction caused by pleted in one year, prepares participants ganizational Dimensions of Emergency
Hurricane Hugo and the San Management," "Emergency
Francisco earthquake, emer- This program professionalizes the approach to Management Practicum,"and
gency management has been in "Case Studies in Emergency
the forefront of the news,"said emergency preparedness planning. Management."
Jon Kindschy, certificate pro- "The emergency planning
gram coordinator. "This pro- Edmund Pistey process has become more
gram, which was developed complex," adds Edmund Pis
before these recent natural dis ................................ First Interstate Bank
to director f o security for
aste s occu ed w i
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� First Interstate Bank in Los
to deal not only with natural disasters but for certification by the California Emer- Angeles,which is well known for its excel
also with such emergency situations as gency Services Association.The UCR Ex- lent recovery from a devastating high-rise
fires and other business-interrupting hap- tension classes are offered in Claremont, fire in May 1988. "This program profes-
penings, like strikes and social unrest, so that the program can be more acces-
both in the public and private sectors." sible to people in a wide geographical sionalizes the approach and offers infor
While functions of emergency manage- area.The program is endorsed by IBCEP. mation that provides a basic foundation of
ment have been performed for decades by "There are only two other programs of knowledge. You can learn from the ex
government and private organizations, this kind in the country," said Melvin periences of others, which is certainly
only recently has the field emerged as a Bailey, chief special agent with the Los preferable to learning in a hit-and-miss
discipline with a global view.The new cer- Angeles Metropolitan Water District, random manner."
tificate,through an extension program,is member of the program's advisory com- For more information about the certifi-
designed to provide in-depth theoretical mittee and an instructor in the certificate cate program,call(714)787-5801 or toll-
and practical emergency management program. "It provides people in manage- free(800)442-4990.
How to become a Corporate Sponsor or Individual Member
I'm interested in IBCEP.
_ Please add me to your mailing list
_ I would like to support IBCEP through a Corporate Sponsorship of$150
_ I would like to support IBCEP through an Individual Membership of$35
Name
Organization
Address
Telephone
Return to: IBCEP Or Call:Wanda Weder,IBCEP President,(714)794-2181
P.O.Box 111 (Seven W Enterprises)
Redlands,CA 92373 or Tom Reul(714)787-9665 (Auto Club of Southern Calif.)
IBCEP Emergency Report-Page 3
SOCALGAS: Cooperation with Bay Area Utility Effective After Quake
(Continued from page 1)
phone call to put the plan into action. sonnel from one company division to This pre-planning and formal agree-
In another cooperative effort,Southern another.should a major incident occur in ments,as needed,are essential to smooth
California Edison Co. sent a 500 kilovolt the Inland Empire, employees could be recovery of service to customers and con-
current breaker to PG&E to replace one brought in from a less affected division, tinuation of vital business functions.
of their major pieces of transmission perhaps the San Joaquin Valley. It is imperative that top management
equipment damaged by the quake. Those "imported" employees are able constantly review their personnel and
On a smaller scale,but equally impor- to operate all of the equipment in the equipment needs in the event of a major
tant, is SoCalGas' Emergency Incident Inland Empire, talk the same technical emergency. It's too late to start "making
Plan which outlines procedures for language, and interpret the company's deals"for help and vital supplies when the
promptly shifting large numbers of per- detailed pipeline network maps. earth is moving.
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Lessons Learned from Loma Prieta Quake
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Support Need for Emergency Planning
first order of business for all emergency or- turned desks and equipment and several minor injuries to
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ganizations during that time of crises is to secure employees).
y public safety and restore order. Phone and computer service was interrupted to both and in
The ongoing effort in such events as earthquakes and fires all cases the employees were frightened for themselves and
g is demanding and dangerous.But after the crisis,when things their families.Beyond that,however,the similarities end. .5
have calmed down,there is also much to do and much to learn. The escrow office had no disaster preparedness plan,and �'
After the San Francisco earthquake,disaster preparedness when the quake stopped so did their business. After the ...
1 personnel from many different parts of California joined their employees had secured their families and were ready to go 11
colleagues in the Bay Area to find out first-hand about disaster back to work,they found their work was not ready for them. k
preparedness. Because no precautions were taken to secure furniture,equip-
They wanted to help and they wanted to know what worked ment and objects in the office, the forces of the quake had II
iiii and what needs more attention. damaged just about everything. �4
iii The knowledge gained can then be put to work throughout Besides many hours of cleaning and repairs,the firm had iii
California to better prepare all of us in the planning and,when long waits to replace glass doors,equipment and other neces-
necessary,the execution of disaster plans. sary items due to the heavy demand and low supply for such re- '>.''
rou re
For example,it wasn't long after the earthquake that it was quests throughout the region.
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discovered that while there was a considerable amount of Computer records were lost or required great expense to 5
damage to buildings and other structures,such as bridges and recreate,and the entire communications system was unavail-
overpasses,there was little damage to utilities. able for days because no plans had been made for backup. il
`} While the electrical delivery was in good shape,it had to Employees became frustrated and unproductive,and cus- sa
shut down from the quake. Before the system was re-ener- tomers became impatient with delays from backlogged work.
`k gized, downtown buildings were checked for possible gas Business was lost, and the cost, in terms of damage and lost s c
leaks.This lesson learned has translated into a closer working earnings,waseat. .
$.
%�. relationship between the independent gas and electric sup- In contrast,the insurance firm,which had a basic emergen-
', pliers throughout the state. cy plan that employees were aware of and had practiced,had s
Lessons learned from other disasters are not limited to much less damage. Equipment, bookshelves and furniture "
government and bigbusiness,theyalso are veryuseful to small had been secured to walls, computer files had been dupli-cated,and backup phone systems ere in place.iR p
business.
In the Bay Area those small retail, office and processing Employees in general(although there was some confusion)
businesses that had some sort of plan,had communicated with knew what to do,where to go and had some idea of what to ex- ::
employees what to do"just in case"fared far better than those pect.After the dust cleared,and their families taken care of,
who paid little if any attention to disaster preparedness. employees were back at work and productive within a short 1
In downtown San Francisco, a mid-size insurance agency period of time.
shared an office building with a comparably sized 40- Having a plan and practicing it makes good sense,not only iij
employee real estate and escrow firm.Both relied heavily on for the sake of employees and customers, but also for the
ii phones and computers in the regular course of business and business itself... only one of the many lessons learned from $
both suffered from similar damage (broken windows, over the recent shot across the bow...the Loma Prieta earthquake. 1.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS CORPORATE SPONSORS
• Southern California Gas Co.
• Seven W.Enterprises
HANDS-ON WORKSHOP- IBCEP will hold a seminar • Inland Action,Inc.
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Arpil 26 at Raincross Square in Riverside that will give • Southern California Edison Co.
participants an understanding of how to draft their own • Ticor Title Insurance Co.
emergency preparedness plan.For more information,call iii • County of San Bernardino
iiii Deborah Barmack, San Bernardino County, (714) 387- I • County of Riverside
].14825. • Inland Empire Economic Council
• Automobile Club of Southern California
' BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY RECOVERY - IBCEP € • Redlands Chamber of Commerce
`< plans a seminar dicsusing this topic July 26 at a location to • City of Rancho Cucamonga
g be announced. For more information call Deborah Bar- • General Telephone Co.of Southern Calif.
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mack,San Bernardino County,(714)387 4825. • Bourns,Inc.
• Kaiser Permanente
'' CALIFORNIA EMERGENCY SERVICES ASSOCIA- • Trailer Train
iiii: TION-The group will hold its annual conference October < • The Sun
3-5 at the Bahia Hotel in San Diego.For more information, • Eadie and Payne
call Don Squires,Southern California Emergency Services • California State University,San Bernardino
Association,(213)386-6804. • Allstate Insurance Co.
iiii • Kmart Corp.
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• Distaster Survival Planning
• Owl Rock Products Co.
SEMINAR • Bendix Engineering Co.
(Continued from page 1) • Inland Container
• Fontana Paving
instructions and a few phone numbers,and they can will walk away • City of Moreno Valley
with most,if not all,of the necessary information to build a work- • Redlands Federal Savings&Loan Assn.
able plan that will protect their employees,"Stranger said. • Scripto-Tokai
Much of the program for the Apri126 seminar is in response to a • The Hartwell Corp.
survey of attendees at the last seminar held Nov.16 in Ontario. • Forest City Management
At that seminar, titled Building a Strong Foundation, two • Klaussner Furniture of California,Inc.
panels addressed the importance of emergency planning,examin- • Best,Best&Krieger
ing strategies for increasing the involvement and endorsement • Sunkist Growers
from management and how to bring the entire organization into • City of Barstow
the planning process. • Sure Safe Industries
• The Press Enterprise
UPLAND • California Steel Industries,Inc.
• City of Victorville
is, where it is, and how to put it into action.If you don't have a • Kaiser Steel Resources
plan,the quake made you wish you had spent the time to formu • Richmond Technology,Inc.
late one,"stated Wanda Weder,president of IBCEP."One of the • Sweeheart Cup Co.,Inc.
major goals of our organization is to assist businesses,large and • TRW Inc.
small, to develop, practice and put an emergency plan into ac- • E.L.Yeager Construction Co.Inc.
• City of Redlands
tion."
Inland Business Council of Emergency Preparedness BULK RATE
P.O.Box 111 U.S. POSTAGE
Redlands,CA 92373 PAID
President Wanda Weder: (714)794-2181 San Bernardino, CA
Permit No. 1677
From the President . . . Disaster
IBCEP Has A Lot .
An emergency is defined as a sudden, If You Don't Think To Offer . . .
unexpected occurrence of a serious na- About It Now . . . You
ture that demands immediate action. Won't Be Able to Afford
While an emergency is sudden and un- • Sponsors workshops related to
expected, we at IBCEP are dedicated To Think About It Later business emergency response
and recovery.
„ F; to the principle that
proper prepared-
ness and planning
pnor to a disaster he importance of a business emergency
plan cannot be emphasized enough. • Regularly distributes a newshh
4 can reduce loss of Businesses must be prepared to react to all ter covering current events, with
life and property types of emergencies. articles on emergency planning
and can make pos- and strategies.
sible more rapid For example, a local business recently ex-
business resumption. perienced a large acid spill. The emergency
plan immediately went into effect.Employees
and the spill response team knew what to do-- • Provides an O ortunit for
The Inland Business Council for they had all been trained. The surrounding pp y
professional association with
Emergency Preparedness was founded
community was evacuated with the help of the business emergency planners
in 1988 by private business with the as- fire department. The spill was contained and
sistance of local governments. It offers cleaned up. The important point is this com- and with government emergency
educational assistance to businesses in pany had a plan and it worked.There were no services officials who can assist
injuries to employees or local residents.
the planning process as well as provid- With Current legislative issues as
well as provide plain-old com-
ing a forum for the exchange of ideas An important part of any emergency plan is mon sense techniques.
and mutual aid among its member- good communication with the local emergency
ship. services. Communication is the key to quick
and effective response and recovery.
We invite you to join IBCEP and • Provides access to a library of
As we have seen with the 1989 San Francisco materials directed toward busi-
share in the benefits available to our earthquake, disaster can and does happen.
members. This quake is a reminder that we must be ness emergency planning, in-
prepared.Many businesses were prepared and eluding guides on how to
Sincerely, suffered little damage.We can learn from their develop your own plan and
successes and failures to improve our plans. checklists on how to respond to
.G , ee 'J4/ 7j/j The purpose of emergency preparedness is to different kinds of disasters.
v"" _( v prevent loss of life and injuries. Preparedness
Wanda Weder involves a plan, commitment, and practice,
IBCEP President practice,practice.
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o o • Redlands Chamber of Commerce
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Q• -a b o • General Telephone Company of California
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A �i Mr ' • Allstate Insurance Company s
ova• o o • K-mart Corporation
mo• a°, • Disaster Survival Planning Inland Business Council
• Owl Rock Products Co. for
E °- p.. • • Bendix Engineering Company
rn" • Inland Container Emergency Preparedness
a • Fontana Paving
�,0 rri .S: • City of Moreno Valley
,, a. ►d a, • • Redlands Federal Savings &Loan Assn.
,o 'b I co • Scripto Tokai The Council is a coalition of business and in-
(A y y • The Hartwell Corporation dustry in the Inland Empire of Southern
o� o • Forest City Management
G p p • Klaussner Furniture of California, Inc. California.It was formed with the encourage-
d ;� e o • Best, Best, &Krieger ment and support of local government.
�o • Sunkist Growers
' •d • City of Barstow PURPOSE
°� .0 b o • Sure Safe Industries
o -' • The Press Enterprise The purpose of IBCEP is to stimulate emer-
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n oN�o H • California Steel Industries, Inc. gency preparedness planning by business and
cooN c • City of Victorville industry;to promote the exchange of informa-
• Kaiser Steel tion related to emergency preparedness and
• Richmond Technology, Inc. crisis management; and to enhance the
• Sweetheart Cup Company, Inc. capabilities of business to continue safe opera-
• TRW Inc. tions during and following a crisis.
• E.L.Yeager Construction Co. Inc.
• City of Redlands