Disaster / Wildfire Emergency & Assistance

California continues to experience record wildfires. The CUPA Forum Board (CFB), in conjunction with the California Conference of Directors of Environmental Health (CCDEH) has been working for several years on a mutual assistance plan to provide local resources to disaster events. The Disaster Emergency Assistance Plan (DEAP) originally published in August 2017 (DEAP I) has now been amended, updated and reduced in volume in a June 2022 (DEAP II) version below. DEAP II is now 31 pages with 5 appendices from the original 140 pages total in DEAP I.

With all the local experiences and lessons learned in the last several years, new efforts and identified gaps need to be addressed. The Disaster Symposiums in August 2023, May 2022 & August 2018 are an effort to identify and prioritize those gaps. Boilerplate forms, guidance and reference materials are also included and we encourage all local UPAs and Directors become familiar with the documents, guidance and suggested protocols. As always, comments and suggestions are welcome and encouraged.

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Virtual Disaster Debris Management Workshop
August 30th from 9-11am

The ER Committee has been working with CalEPA, CalOES, DTSC, CDPH and CalRecycle to set up a 2 hour workshop on August 30th from 9-11. We will be presenting information and answering questions about how to prepare for debris related disaster along with an over view of what a State versus County run program may look like. The workshop will cover a program overview, Pre-event planning and expectations and technical resources to assist with answering some of the following questions:

  • How should a County Environmental Health agency plan and prepare for a disaster debris management program?
  • What is the difference between a locally run public program and a State run program?
  • When would a County be asked to run the public program and how can they prepare?
  • What resources are currently available and what can be done locally to facilitate outcomes if a program is required?
  • What technical support and resources are available and how can they be accessed by a County?

DISASTER SYMPOSIUM II
May 26 & 27, 2022, San Diego
Sponsored by CCDEH and the CUPA Forum Environmental Protection Trust Fund www.ccdeh.org & www.calcupa.org

Final Documents Update June 23, 2022

- California Certified Unified Program Agency Forum - Disaster Emergency Assistance Plan WORD Format
- California Certified Unified Program Agency Forum - Disaster Emergency Assistance Plan PDF Format
- Appendix A: Disaster Response Process
- AAppendix B: Resource Request Overview
- Appendix C: Resource Request Process Under ESF-8
- Appendix D: Resource Request Process for Fire UPA Resources
- Appendix E: MAA Example Region I and VI

APPENDICES.REFERENCE DOCUMENTS.LINKS (LOTS of IMPORTANT INFORMATION, FORMS, etc.) NEW

DISASTER TIPS AND ACTION ITEMS (UPDATED WITH SYMPOSIUM II) (PDF)

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- Agenda/Speaker Bios

THURSDAY 1000 MAY 26, 2022

1010   REVIEW OF SURVEY RESULTS - MARIO TRESIERRAS, LA County Fire Dept. and GARY CANTWELL, Yuba County Environmental Health Dept. (CFB Emergency Response Co-Issue Coordinators)

1100   DISASTER EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PLAN (DEAP OVERVIEW) –WILLIAM JONES, Retired Division Chief, LA County Fire Department - SEE DEAP DOCS ABOVE

1445  CAL EPA PRESENTATION – JASON BOETZER/JOHN ELKINS

1545  US EPA PRESENTATION – STEVE CALANOG/BILL JONES

FRIDAY 0800 MAY 27, 2022

0810   DTSC PRESENTATION - ADAM PALMER | DTSC Phase 1 Field Response Procedures 2022

0900  CAL RECYCLE PRESENTATION – JULIE MATTOX

0945  CDPH PRESENTATION - Dr. MARK STARR & SAUDA YERABATI / JOHN WOGEC CDPH PRESENTATION

1045   INCIDENT WALKTHROUGH/MINI TABLETOP

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