Solano County adopts updated Emergency Operations Plan to modernize disaster response
May 14, 2024 | Solano County, California
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The Solano County Board of Supervisors voted 4–0 to accept and adopt an updated county Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) that replaces the 2017 document and restructures county emergency response around actionable duties, updated legal requirements and whole‑community considerations.
Assistant emergency services lead Christina Veil Leon summarized the purpose: “An EOP is essentially, it establishes overall authority, roles, and functions performed during emergency incidents,” and said legislative updates and best practices required extensive revision. Robin Raines, emergency services manager, and contractor Title Basin walked through a four‑volume plan that includes a base plan, functional annexes, hazard appendices and supplemental job aids designed for each role in an EOC.
Major additions highlighted by staff include cultural competency measures, integration of access and functional needs (AFN) populations into planning and response, lifeline situation reporting to track critical services (fuel, communications, food access), and simplified job aids to make assignments usable for staff and mutual aid partners. Staff said the plan underwent validation through tabletop exercises, including an earthquake scenario with 20 local participants, and received positive feedback from Cal OES after review.
Supervisors asked about planning for rail hazardous‑materials movements, large power grid outages and large casualty events; staff said hazardous materials and mass‑casualty planning are addressed in annexes and through existing regional exercises and partnerships with hospitals, Amtrak and rail owners. The board approved the EOP adoption resolution and directed staff to continue exercises and updates; the motion carried 4–0.
Assistant emergency services lead Christina Veil Leon summarized the purpose: “An EOP is essentially, it establishes overall authority, roles, and functions performed during emergency incidents,” and said legislative updates and best practices required extensive revision. Robin Raines, emergency services manager, and contractor Title Basin walked through a four‑volume plan that includes a base plan, functional annexes, hazard appendices and supplemental job aids designed for each role in an EOC.
Major additions highlighted by staff include cultural competency measures, integration of access and functional needs (AFN) populations into planning and response, lifeline situation reporting to track critical services (fuel, communications, food access), and simplified job aids to make assignments usable for staff and mutual aid partners. Staff said the plan underwent validation through tabletop exercises, including an earthquake scenario with 20 local participants, and received positive feedback from Cal OES after review.
Supervisors asked about planning for rail hazardous‑materials movements, large power grid outages and large casualty events; staff said hazardous materials and mass‑casualty planning are addressed in annexes and through existing regional exercises and partnerships with hospitals, Amtrak and rail owners. The board approved the EOP adoption resolution and directed staff to continue exercises and updates; the motion carried 4–0.
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