CHAPTER 7. California Emergency Services Act
Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1454.
§§ 8550–8669.87 · 285 sections
ARTICLE 1. Purpose §§ 8550–8551 · 2 sections
ARTICLE 2. General Definitions §§ 8555–8562 · 8 sections
- § 8555 Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
- § 8556 “Governor” means the Governor or the person upon whom the powers and duties of the office of Governor have devolved pursuant to Section 10 of Article V of the…
- § 8557 (a) “State agency” means any department, division, independent establishment, or agency of the executive branch of the state government. (b) “Political…
- § 8558 Three conditions or degrees of emergency are established by this chapter: (a) “State of war emergency” means the condition that exists immediately, with or…
- § 8559 (a) A “mutual aid region” is a subdivision of the state emergency services organization, established to facilitate the coordination of mutual aid and other…
- § 8560 (a) “Emergency plans” means those official and approved documents which describe the principles and methods to be applied in carrying out emergency operations…
- § 8561 “Master Mutual Aid Agreement” means the California Disaster and Civil Defense Master Mutual Aid Agreement, made and entered into by and between the State of…
- § 8562 (a) “First responder” means an employee of the state or a local public agency who provides emergency response services, including any of the following: (1) A…
ARTICLE 3. Powers of the Governor §§ 8565–8574 · 16 sections
- § 8565 The Governor shall have the powers granted by this article, which powers shall be in addition to any other powers granted to him by this chapter.
- § 8565.1 Nothing in this chapter shall operate to prevent the Governor from establishing a committee or board composed of heads of state agencies, should the Governor…
- § 8566 The Governor is empowered to expend any appropriation for support of the California Emergency Services Act to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
- § 8567 (a) The Governor may make, amend, and rescind orders and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. The orders and regulations shall…
- § 8568 The State Emergency Plan shall be in effect in each political subdivision of the state, and the governing body of each political subdivision shall take such…
- § 8569 The Governor shall coordinate the State Emergency Plan and those programs necessary for the mitigation of the effects of an emergency in this state; and he…
- § 8570 The Governor may, in accordance with the State Emergency Plan and programs for the mitigation of the effects of an emergency in this state: (a) Ascertain the…
- § 8570.3 On or before July 31, 2015, the Office of Emergency Services shall update the State Emergency Plan to include proposed best practices for local governments and…
- § 8570.4 (a) The Office of Emergency Services shall update the State Emergency Plan on or before January 1, 2019, and every five years thereafter. (b) (1) The office…
- § 8570.5 The Office of Emergency Services shall develop a guidance document to the state emergency plan to specify the response of the state and its political…
- § 8570.6 (a) The Office of Emergency Services shall include in the next update of the State Hazard Mitigation Plan required pursuant to the federal Disaster Mitigation…
- § 8571 During a state of war emergency or a state of emergency the Governor may suspend any regulatory statute, or statute prescribing the procedure for conduct of…
- § 8571.5 Nothing in this article shall authorize the seizure or confiscation of any firearm or ammunition from any individual who is lawfully carrying or possessing the…
- § 8572 In the exercise of the emergency powers hereby vested in him during a state of war emergency or state of emergency, the Governor is authorized to commandeer or…
- § 8573 The Governor may cooperate with the President and the heads of the armed forces and other agencies of the United States, and with officers and agencies of…
- § 8574 None of the provisions of this chapter shall limit, modify, or abridge the powers vested in the Governor under the Constitution or statutes of the state by…
ARTICLE 3.5. Oil Spills §§ 8574.1–8574.8 · 6 sections
- § 8574.1 In addition to any other authority conferred upon the Governor by this chapter, the Governor shall establish a California oil spill contingency plan pursuant…
- § 8574.2 Any plan established pursuant to this article shall provide for an integrated and effective state procedure to combat the results of major oil spills within…
- § 8574.3 State agencies granted authority to implement a plan adopted under this article may use volunteer workers. The volunteers shall be deemed employees of the…
- § 8574.4 State agencies designated to implement the contingency plan shall account for all state expenditures made under the plan with respect to each oil spill.…
- § 8574.7 The Governor shall require the administrator, not in conflict with the National Contingency Plan, to amend the California oil spill contingency plan to provide…
- § 8574.8 (a) The administrator shall submit to the Governor and the Legislature an amended California oil spill contingency plan required, pursuant to Section 8574.7,…
ARTICLE 3.7. Toxic Disasters §§ 8574.16–8574.18 · 3 sections
- § 8574.16 The Governor shall establish a state toxic disaster contingency plan pursuant to this article.
- § 8574.17 (a) (1) A state toxic disaster contingency plan established pursuant to this article shall provide for an integrated and effective state procedure to respond…
- § 8574.18 (a) For purposes of this article, a “toxic disaster” means an occurrence where toxic substances are dispersed in the environment in such a manner as to cause,…
ARTICLE 3.8. Hazardous Substances Emergency Response Training §§ 8574.19–8574.22 · 4 sections
- § 8574.19 (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that, in order to protect the public health and safety and the environment, and to reduce personal injury and…
- § 8574.20 The Office of Emergency Services shall manage the California Hazardous Substances Incident Response Training and Education Program to provide approved classes…
- § 8574.21 (a) The Office of Emergency Services shall develop the curriculum to be used in classes that meet the program requirements and shall adopt standards and…
- § 8574.22 The Office of Emergency Services may hire professional and clerical staff pursuant to the State Civil Service Act (Part 2 (commencing with Section 18500) of…
ARTICLE 3.9. Regional Railroad Accident Preparedness and Immediate Response §§ 8574.30–8574.48 · 10 sections
- § 8574.30 For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Board” means the State Board of Equalization. (b) “Director” means the…
- § 8574.32 (a) (1) The director shall establish a schedule of fees, to be paid by each person owning any of the 25 most hazardous material commodities, as identified in…
- § 8574.34 Every person who operates a railroad that transports hazardous materials by rail car shall register with the board pursuant to Section 55021 of the Revenue and…
- § 8574.36 The fee imposed pursuant to Section 8574.32 shall be administered and collected by the board in accordance with the Fee Collection Procedures Law (Part 30…
- § 8574.38 The return required to be filed pursuant to Section 55040 of the Revenue and Taxation Code shall be prepared and filed by the person required to register with…
- § 8574.40 Notwithstanding the petition for redetermination and claim for refund provisions of the Fee Collection Procedures Law (Article 3 (commencing with Section…
- § 8574.42 (a) The board may prescribe, adopt, and enforce regulations relating to the administration and enforcement of this article. (b) The board may prescribe, adopt,…
- § 8574.44 (a) The Regional Railroad Accident Preparedness and Immediate Response Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury. (b) All revenues, interest, penalties, and…
- § 8574.46 (a) (1) The director shall contract with the Department of Finance for the preparation of a detailed report on the financial basis and programmatic…
- § 8574.48 (a) The Regional Railroad Accident Preparedness and Immediate Response Force is hereby created in the Office of Emergency Services. The force shall be…
ARTICLE 4. California Emergency Council § 8575 · 1 section
- § 8575 For the purposes of the California Disaster and Civil Defense Master Mutual Aid Agreement, the Office of Emergency Services will serve as the State Disaster…
ARTICLE 4.5. Urban Heavy Rescue Act §§ 8584–8584.1 · 2 sections
ARTICLE 5. Office of Emergency Services §§ 8585–8589.7 · 43 sections
- § 8585 (a) (1) There is in state government, within the office of the Governor, the Office of Emergency Services. The Office of Emergency Services shall be under the…
- § 8585.01 The Office of Emergency Services shall be the lead agency for emergency response to a large, ongoing leak or release of natural gas and associated gases from a…
- § 8585.05 Unless the context otherwise requires, for purpose of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Agency” or “office” means the Office of Emergency…
- § 8585.1 (a) The director shall be appointed by, and hold office at the pleasure of, the Governor. The appointment of the director is subject to confirmation by the…
- § 8585.2 (a) All employees serving in state civil service, other than temporary employees, who are engaged in the performance of functions transferred to the office or…
- § 8585.5 The office shall establish by rule and regulation various classes of disaster service workers and the scope of the duties of each class. The office shall also…
- § 8585.7 The office may certify the accredited status of local disaster councils, subject to the requirements of Section 8612.
- § 8585.8 (a) The office may enter into an agreement directly with one or more certified community conservation corps to perform emergency or disaster response services…
- § 8586 The Governor shall assign all or part of his or her powers and duties under this chapter to the Office of Emergency Services.
- § 8586.5 (a) The Office of Emergency Services shall establish and lead the California Cybersecurity Integration Center. The California Cybersecurity Integration…
- § 8586.7 (a) (1) The office and the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection shall jointly establish and lead the Wildfire Forecast and Threat Intelligence…
- § 8586.8 (a) For purposes of this section, “office” means the Office of Wildfire Technology Research and Development. (b) The Office of Wildfire Technology Research and…
- § 8586.9 (a) The Office of Emergency Services shall administer the Special District Fire Response Fund established pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (f) of…
- § 8587 (a) During a state of war emergency, a state of emergency, or a local emergency, the secretary shall coordinate the emergency activities of all state agencies…
- § 8587.5 (a) The Department of Transportation shall, in cooperation with interested cities with Traffic Signal Override Systems, apply to the United States Secretary of…
- § 8587.6 (a) Prior to January 1, 2018, the office shall adopt a public education program to enhance the public’s knowledge about how to identify and report suspected…
- § 8587.7 (a) The Office of Emergency Services, in cooperation with the State Department of Education, the Department of General Services, and the Seismic Safety…
- § 8587.8 (a) The Office of Emergency Services, in collaboration with the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), the California Geological Survey, the University…
- § 8587.9 (a) The Legislature finds and declares that there is a critical need for a consistent and coordinated approach to seismic safety and earthquake-related…
- § 8587.11 (a) There is in state government, within the office, both of the following: (1) The California Earthquake Early Warning Program. (2) The California Earthquake…
- § 8587.12 (a) On or before February 1, 2018, the office, in consultation with the board, shall develop and submit a business plan for the program to the Senate Committee…
- § 8588 Whenever conditions exist within any region or regions of the state that warrant the proclamation by the Governor of a state of emergency and the Governor has…
- § 8588.1 (a) The Legislature finds and declares that this state can only truly be prepared for the next disaster if the public and private sector collaborate. (b) The…
- § 8588.2 (a) The office shall establish a statewide donations system for private businesses and nonprofit organizations that are interested in donating services, goods,…
- § 8588.3 (a) The Legislature finds and declares that it is the responsibility of the State of California to protect and preserve the right of its citizens to a safe and…
- § 8588.5 To promote an increase in the number of trained disaster search dog teams, the office shall do all of the following: (a) Provide instruction to California…
- § 8588.7 (a) The Office of Emergency Services shall procure mobile communication translators to enable mutual-aid emergency response agencies to communicate effectively…
- § 8588.8 Upon the proclamation of a state of emergency declared by the Governor, the Office of Emergency Services shall include, on an appropriate Internet Web site,…
- § 8588.9 (a) The California State Nonprofit Security Grant Program is hereby established under the administration of the director to improve the physical security of…
- § 8588.10 (a) The director shall establish a Curriculum Development Advisory Committee to advise the office on the development of course curricula, as specified by the…
- § 8588.11 (a) The office shall contract with the California Fire Fighter Joint Apprenticeship Program to develop a fire service specific course of instruction on the…
- § 8588.12 (a) The Curriculum Development Advisory Committee, described in Section 8588.10, shall recommend criteria for terrorism awareness curriculum content to meet…
- § 8588.15 (a) The director shall appoint representatives of the access and functional needs population to serve on the evacuation, sheltering, communication, recovery,…
- § 8589 The Office of Emergency Services shall be permitted the use of all state and local fair properties as conditions require.
- § 8589.1 (a) The Office of Emergency Services shall plan to establish the State Computer Emergency Data Exchange Program (SCEDEP), which shall be responsible for…
- § 8589.2 (a) The Office of Emergency Services, in consultation with the California Highway Patrol and other state and local agencies, shall establish a statewide plan…
- § 8589.3 (a) A person who is acting as an agent for a transferor of real property that is located within a special flood hazard area (any type Zone “A” or “V”)…
- § 8589.4 (a) A person who is acting as an agent for a transferor of real property that is located within an area of potential flooding shown on an inundation map…
- § 8589.45 (a) In every lease or rental agreement for residential property entered into on or after July 1, 2018, the owner or person offering the property for rent shall…
- § 8589.5 (a) For the purposes of this section, “emergency action plan” means a written document that outlines actions to be undertaken during an emergency in order to…
- § 8589.6 (a) The Office of Emergency Services shall develop model guidelines for local government agencies and community-based organizations planning to develop a…
- § 8589.65 (a) The Office of Emergency Services and California Volunteers, in coordination with Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster, also referred to as VOADs and…
- § 8589.7 (a) In carrying out its responsibilities pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 8574.17, the Office of Emergency Services shall serve as the central point in…
ARTICLE 5.1. Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission §§ 8589.71–8589.78 · 8 sections
- § 8589.71 (a) (1) There is in the Office of Emergency Services the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission that consists of 15 members, 10 of whom shall be appointed…
- § 8589.72 (a) The commission shall elect annually from its membership its own chairperson and vice chairperson and may replace them with other commissioners by majority…
- § 8589.73 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the members of the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission shall serve without compensation, but shall be paid…
- § 8589.74 The commission may appoint from its membership, the engineering and design professions, the geotechnical engineering, geology, and seismology professions, the…
- § 8589.75 (a) The commission exists as a separate unit within the Office of Emergency Services, and may recommend policies, hold meetings, hold hearings, set dates of…
- § 8589.76 The commission, in the discharge of its duties, may do any of the following to support monitoring and tracking of activities outlined in paragraphs (1) and (2)…
- § 8589.77 In accordance with the administrative oversight and policies of the office, the commission shall appoint an executive director who shall be responsible for…
- § 8589.78 (a) The personnel records of all transferred employees shall be transferred to the office. (b) The property of the commission is transferred to the office. (c)…
ARTICLE 5.5. State Assistance for Fire Equipment Act §§ 8589.8–8589.21 · 14 sections
- § 8589.8 This article shall be known and may be cited as the State Assistance for Fire Equipment Act.
- § 8589.9 (a) The Legislature finds and declares that there is a growing need to find new ways to acquire firefighting apparatus and equipment for use by local agencies.…
- § 8589.10 As used in this article: (a) “Acquire” means acquisition by purchase, grant, gift, or any other lawful means. (b) “Office” means the Office of Emergency…
- § 8589.11 The office may acquire new or used firefighting apparatus and equipment for resale to local agencies. If the apparatus or equipment is in a used condition, the…
- § 8589.12 If a state agency, including the office, proposes to make firefighting apparatus or equipment which is currently owned and operated by the state available to…
- § 8589.13 (a) The office shall give first priority for the sale of new or used firefighting apparatus and equipment to a local agency that serves a rural area, and is…
- § 8589.14 The office shall operate an information system which is capable of identifying firefighting apparatus and equipment which is available for acquisition, and…
- § 8589.15 The office may contract with the California Correctional Training and Rehabilitation Authority to perform any of the responsibilities or services required or…
- § 8589.16 There is hereby created in the General Fund the State Assistance for Fire Equipment Account, which, notwithstanding Section 13340, is continuously appropriated…
- § 8589.17 Every contract with a local agency for the resale of firefighting apparatus and equipment shall specify that the local agency shall make the apparatus or…
- § 8589.18 If a local agency defaults on a contract for the resale of firefighting apparatus and equipment, the office may either renegotiate the contract or take…
- § 8589.19 (a) After consultation with the California Emergency Management Agency Fire Advisory Committee, hereafter to be referred to as the Office of Emergency Services…
- § 8589.20 All state agencies, boards, and commissions shall cooperate with the office in implementing the programs created by this article.
- § 8589.21 The director shall be responsible for the programs created by this article which, except as provided by Sections 8589.12 and 8589.15, shall not be subject to…
ARTICLE 5.7. Firefighting Thermal Imaging Equipment Act of 2001 §§ 8590–8590.4 · 5 sections
- § 8590 This article shall be known and may be cited as the Firefighting Thermal Imaging Equipment Act of 2001.
- § 8590.1 As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Agency” or “office” means the Office of Emergency Services. (b) “Local agency”…
- § 8590.2 There is established in the office a thermal imaging equipment purchasing program under which the office shall acquire firefighting thermal imaging equipment…
- § 8590.3 In administering the purchasing program, the director shall do all of the following: (a) No later than 45 days after the effective date of this article,…
- § 8590.4 (a) The director shall seek funding for the program from the private sector, grant programs, and other appropriate sources. (b) The director, after…
ARTICLE 5.9. Human Trafficking Victims Assistance §§ 8590.6–8590.7 · 2 sections
- § 8590.6 For the purposes of this article: (a) “Comprehensive services” means primary services that include all of the following: (1) Shelter or established referral…
- § 8590.7 (a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury the Human Trafficking Victims Assistance Fund. Moneys in the fund, including any interest earned, shall only…
ARTICLE 5.10. Seismic Retrofitting Program for Soft Story Multifamily Housing §§ 8590.15–8590.21 · 8 sections
- § 8590.15 For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “California Residential Mitigation Program” or “CRMP” means the joint powers authority…
- § 8590.15.5 Upon appropriation by the Legislature, pursuant to this article, CRMP shall fund the seismic retrofitting of affordable multifamily housing. (a) Funding…
- § 8590.16 (a) The Legislature finds and declares that there exists the California Residential Mitigation Program, also known as the CRMP, a joint powers authority…
- § 8590.17 (a) The CRMP shall develop and administer the program in accordance with this article. (b) The program shall do all of the following: (1) Encourage…
- § 8590.18 (a) The CRMP shall develop criteria and a scoring methodology to prioritize financial assistance provided under the program that consider, but are not limited…
- § 8590.19 (a) The CRMP may accept any federal funds granted by an act of Congress or by executive order for any of the purposes of this article. (b) Administrative…
- § 8590.20 (a) By January 1, 2027, and annually thereafter until January 1, 2042, the CRMP shall submit a report to the Legislature pursuant to Section 9795 regarding the…
- § 8590.21 This article shall become inoperative on July 1, 2042, and, as of January 1, 2043, is repealed.
ARTICLE 6. Advisory Committees § 8591 · 1 section
- § 8591 Nothing in this chapter shall operate to prevent the Governor or the Office of Emergency Services from formally recognizing committees or boards established by…
ARTICLE 6.1. California Olympic and Paralympic Public Safety Command §§ 8591.5–8591.7 · 3 sections
- § 8591.5 (a) The Office of Emergency Services shall establish, and oversee the development, approval, and adoption of, the California Olympic and Paralympic Public…
- § 8591.6 (a) No later than January 31, 2021, the Office of Emergency Services shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Los Angeles Organizing Committee…
- § 8591.7 This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.
ARTICLE 6.2. Public Safety Communication Act of 2002 §§ 8592–8592.9 · 9 sections
- § 8592 This article shall be known and may be cited as the Public Safety Communication Act of 2002.
- § 8592.1 For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Backward compatibility” means that the equipment is able to function with…
- § 8592.2 (a) The committee shall have primary responsibility in state government for both of the following: (1) Developing and implementing a statewide integrated…
- § 8592.3 (a) The committee shall consult with the following organizations and entities: (1) California State Peace Officers Association. (2) California Police Chiefs…
- § 8592.4 (a) The committee shall determine which state public safety departments listed in subdivision (b) of Section 8592.1 need new or upgraded communication…
- § 8592.5 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), a state department that purchases public safety radio communication equipment shall ensure that the equipment…
- § 8592.7 (a) A budget proposal submitted by a state agency for support of a new or modified radio system shall be accompanied by a technical project plan that includes…
- § 8592.8 A “911” call, as described in Section 2896.1 of the Public Utilities Code, from a commercial mobile radio service telecommunications device may be routed to a…
- § 8592.9 (a) The Office of Emergency Services shall take all necessary actions to maximize the efficiency of the “911” system. (b) The office shall require the Public…
ARTICLE 6.3. The Manny Alert Act §§ 8592.20–8592.22 · 3 sections
- § 8592.20 (a) This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Manny Alert Act. (b) It is the intent of the Legislature to explore the establishment of a statewide…
- § 8592.21 For purposes of this article, “office” means the Office of Emergency Services.
- § 8592.22 (a) The office, in consultation with any persons that the office determines are relevant experts and stakeholders, shall complete a study to determine the…
ARTICLE 6.4. Cybersecurity §§ 8592.30–8592.50 · 5 sections
- § 8592.30 As used in this article, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Critical infrastructure controls” means networks and systems controlling assets so vital…
- § 8592.35 (a) (1) On or before July 1, 2018, the department shall, in consultation with the office and compliance with Section 11549.3, update the Technology Recovery…
- § 8592.40 (a) Each state agency shall report on its compliance with the standards updated pursuant to Section 8592.35 to the department in the manner and at the time…
- § 8592.45 The information required by subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 8592.35, the report required by subdivision (a) of Section 8592.40, the plan authorized by…
- § 8592.50 (a) (1) The office shall direct the California Cybersecurity Integration Center to prepare a strategic, multiyear outreach plan that focuses on ways to assist…
ARTICLE 6.5. Accessibility to Emergency Information and Services §§ 8593–8594.16 · 22 sections
- § 8593 The Office of Emergency Services shall work with advocacy groups representing the deaf and hard of hearing, including, but not limited to, the California…
- § 8593.1 The Office of Emergency Services shall investigate the feasibility of, and the funding requirements for, establishing a “Digital Emergency Broadcast System”…
- § 8593.2 The Office of Emergency Services shall investigate the feasibility of establishing a toll-free 800 telephone hotline, including TDD (telecommunications device…
- § 8593.25 (a) (1) A county, including a city and county, shall, in advance of the next update to its emergency plan, use the plan developed pursuant to subdivision (a)…
- § 8593.3 (a) A county, including a city and county, shall, upon the next update to its emergency plan, integrate access and functional needs into its emergency plan by…
- § 8593.3.2 (a) A county shall send a copy of its emergency plan to the Office of Emergency Services on or before March 1, 2022, and upon any update to the plan after that…
- § 8593.3.5 (a) A county, including a city and county, shall, upon the next update to its emergency plan, integrate cultural competence into its emergency plan by…
- § 8593.4 (a) A local government may enter into an agreement to access the contact information of resident accountholders through the records of a public utility for the…
- § 8593.5 (a) A governing body of a postsecondary institution that receives state funds, including funds for student financial assistance, may access its own enrollment,…
- § 8593.6 (a) No later than six months after securing funding for the purposes of this section, the Director of Emergency Services shall convene a working group for the…
- § 8593.7 (a) On or before July 1, 2022, the Office of Emergency Services, in consultation with, at minimum, telecommunications carriers, the California cable and…
- § 8593.8 (a) (1) A county, including a city and county, may enter into an agreement with an adjacent county, upon the request of the adjacent county, for purposes of…
- § 8593.9 (a) The Office of Emergency Services shall, by January 1, 2022, develop best practices for counties developing and updating a county emergency plan. (b) The…
- § 8593.10 (a) For the purposes of this section, all of the following definitions apply: (1) “Cooling center” means a facility established to mitigate the public health…
- § 8593.11 (a) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Evacuation order” means an order from the Governor, or a county emergency…
- § 8594 (a) If a law enforcement agency receives a report that an abduction has occurred or that a child has been taken by anyone, including, but not limited to, a…
- § 8594.5 (a) For purposes of this section, “blue alert” means a quick response system designed to issue and coordinate alerts following an attack upon a law enforcement…
- § 8594.10 (a) For purposes of this section, “Silver Alert” means a notification system, activated pursuant to subdivision (b), designed to issue and coordinate alerts…
- § 8594.11 (a) For purposes of this section, “Endangered Missing Advisory” means a notification system, activated pursuant to subdivision (b), designed to issue and…
- § 8594.13 (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms apply: (1) “Feather Alert” means a notification system, activated pursuant to subdivision (d), designed…
- § 8594.14 (a) For purposes of this section, “Ebony Alert” means a notification system, activated pursuant to subdivision (b), designed to issue and coordinate alerts…
- § 8594.16 (a) Translating emergency notifications into the most commonly spoken language other than English is a critically important governmental activity. In order for…
ARTICLE 7. Other State Agencies §§ 8595–8598 · 4 sections
- § 8595 The Governor may assign to a state agency any activity concerned with the mitigation of the effects of an emergency of a nature related to the existing powers…
- § 8596 (a) Each department, division, bureau, board, commission, officer, and employee of this state shall render all possible assistance to the Governor and to the…
- § 8597 Whenever a state of emergency is proclaimed to exist within any region or area, or whenever a state of war emergency exists, the following classes of state…
- § 8598 Whenever a local emergency exists within a region or area of the state and the Department of the California Highway Patrol or the Department of Corrections or…
ARTICLE 7.5. Statewide Natural Disaster Volunteer Corps Program §§ 8599–8599.2 · 2 sections
- § 8599 The Office of Emergency Services shall develop a plan for state and local governmental agencies to utilize volunteer resources during a state of emergency…
- § 8599.2 The plan required by Section 8599 shall address, at a minimum, all of the following issues: (a) A formal system for the utilization of volunteer resources by…
ARTICLE 8. Mutual Aid Regions § 8600 · 1 section
- § 8600 (a) The Governor with the advice of the Office of Emergency Services is hereby authorized and empowered to divide the state into mutual aid regions for the…
ARTICLE 9. Operational Areas § 8605 · 1 section
- § 8605 Each county is designated as an operational area. In a state of war emergency each operational area shall serve as a link in the system of communications and…
ARTICLE 9.5. Disaster Preparedness §§ 8607–8608.1 · 5 sections
- § 8607 (a) The Office of Emergency Services, in coordination with all interested state agencies with designated response roles in the state emergency plan and…
- § 8607.1 (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that a statewide system for fire hydrants be adopted so that all firefighters can respond to emergencies calling for…
- § 8607.2 (a) All public water systems, as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 116275 of the Health and Safety Code, with 10,000 or more service connections shall…
- § 8608 The Office of Emergency Services shall approve and adopt, and incorporate the California Animal Response Emergency System (CARES) program developed under the…
- § 8608.1 A city or county that requires a kennel license or permit to operate a kennel within its jurisdiction shall require, as a condition for obtaining the license…
ARTICLE 9.8. Disaster Preparedness §§ 8609–8609.1 · 2 sections
- § 8609 State agencies granted authority by the Governor, the Business Continuity Task Force, the Emergency Preparedness Task Force, or the Executive Committee…
- § 8609.1 Any disaster preparedness or response official may be specifically identified by name and title in any disaster, contingency, or business continuity plan…
ARTICLE 10. Local Disaster Councils §§ 8610–8614 · 7 sections
- § 8610 (a) Counties, cities and counties, and cities may create disaster councils by ordinance. A disaster council shall develop plans for meeting any condition…
- § 8610.3 The Legislature hereby finds and declares as follows: (a) The Office of Emergency Services, in consultation with the State Department of Health Care Services…
- § 8610.5 (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Office” means the Office of Emergency Services. (2) “Previous fiscal year” means the fiscal year immediately before the…
- § 8611 Counties, cities and counties, and cities may provide for the calling of test exercises, either singularly or jointly, whenever, in the opinion of such…
- § 8612 Any disaster council that both agrees to follow the rules and regulations established by the Office of Emergency Services pursuant to Section 8585.5 and…
- § 8613 Should an accredited disaster council fail to comply with the rules and regulations of the Office of Emergency Services in any material degree, the office may…
- § 8614 (a) Each department, division, bureau, board, commission, officer, and employee of each political subdivision of the state shall render all possible assistance…
ARTICLE 11. Mutual Aid §§ 8615–8619.5 · 6 sections
- § 8615 It is the purpose of the Legislature in enacting this article to facilitate the rendering of aid to areas stricken by an emergency and to make unnecessary the…
- § 8616 During any state of war emergency or state of emergency when the need arises for outside aid in any county, city and county, or city, such aid shall be…
- § 8617 In periods other than a state of war emergency, a state of emergency, or a local emergency, state agencies and political subdivisions have authority to…
- § 8618 Unless otherwise expressly provided by the parties, the responsible local official in whose jurisdiction an incident requiring mutual aid has occurred shall…
- § 8619 The Governor may on behalf of this state enter into reciprocal aid agreements or compacts, mutual aid plans, or other interstate arrangements for the…
- § 8619.5 (a) The Office of Emergency Services, in consultation with relevant local and state agencies, shall develop and adopt a state fire service and rescue emergency…
ARTICLE 12. State of War Emergency §§ 8620–8624 · 5 sections
- § 8620 During a state of war emergency the Governor shall have complete authority over all agencies of the state government and the right to exercise within the area…
- § 8621 During a state of war emergency every department, commission, agency, board, officer, and employee of the state government and of every political subdivision,…
- § 8622 During a state of war emergency, the Governor, any state agency, or any agency acting under the authority of this chapter may exercise outside the territorial…
- § 8623 During a state of war emergency, any person holding a license, certificate, or other permit issued by any state evidencing the meeting of the qualifications of…
- § 8624 All of the powers granted the Governor by this chapter with respect to a state of war emergency shall terminate when: (a) The state of war emergency has been…
ARTICLE 13. State of Emergency §§ 8625–8629 · 8 sections
- § 8625 The Governor is hereby empowered to proclaim a state of emergency in an area affected or likely to be affected thereby when: (a) He finds that circumstances…
- § 8626 Such proclamation shall be in writing and shall take effect immediately upon its issuance. As soon thereafter as possible such proclamation shall be filed in…
- § 8627 During a state of emergency the Governor shall, to the extent he deems necessary, have complete authority over all agencies of the state government and the…
- § 8627.5 (a) The Governor may make, amend, or rescind orders and regulations during a state of emergency that temporarily suspend any state, county, city, or special…
- § 8627.7 (a) During a period for which the Governor has issued a proclamation of a state of emergency under this chapter based on drought conditions, a city, county, or…
- § 8628 During a state of emergency the Governor may direct all agencies of the state government to utilize and employ state personnel, equipment, and facilities for…
- § 8628.5 (a) During a state of emergency, the Governor may direct all state agencies to utilize, employ, and direct state personnel, equipment, and facilities for the…
- § 8629 The Governor shall proclaim the termination of a state of emergency at the earliest possible date that conditions warrant. All of the powers granted the…
ARTICLE 14. Local Emergency §§ 8630–8634 · 5 sections
- § 8630 (a) A local emergency may be proclaimed only by the governing body of a city, county, or city and county, or by an official designated by ordinance adopted by…
- § 8631 In periods of local emergency, political subdivisions have full power to provide mutual aid to any affected area in accordance with local ordinances,…
- § 8632 State agencies may provide mutual aid, including personnel, equipment, and other available resources, to assist political subdivisions during a local emergency…
- § 8633 In the absence of a state of war emergency or state of emergency, the cost of extraordinary services incurred by political subdivisions in executing mutual aid…
- § 8634 During a local emergency the governing body of a political subdivision, or officials designated thereby, may promulgate orders and regulations necessary to…
ARTICLE 15. Preservation of Local Government §§ 8635–8644 · 10 sections
- § 8635 The Legislature recognizes that if this state or nation were attacked by an enemy of the United States, many areas in California might be subjected to the…
- § 8636 As used in this article, “unavailable” means that an officer is either killed, missing, or so seriously injured as to be unable to attend meetings and…
- § 8637 Each political subdivision may provide for the succession of officers who head departments having duties in the maintenance of law and order or in the…
- § 8638 To provide for the continuance of the legislative and executive departments of the political subdivision during a state of war emergency or a state of…
- § 8639 The qualifications of each standby officer should be carefully investigated, and the governing body may request the Director of Emergency Services to aid in…
- § 8640 Each standby officer shall take the oath of office required for the officer occupying the office for which he stands by. Persons appointed as standby officers…
- § 8641 Each standby officer shall have the following duties: (a) To inform himself or herself of the duties of the office for which the officer stands by. Officers…
- § 8642 Whenever a state of war emergency a state of emergency or a local emergency exists the governing body of the political subdivision shall meet as soon as…
- § 8643 During a state of war emergency a state of emergency or a local emergency the governing body shall: (a) Ascertain the damage to the political subdivision and…
- § 8644 Should all members of the governing body, including all standby members, be unavailable, temporary officers shall be appointed to serve until a regular member…
ARTICLE 16. General Fiscal Provisions §§ 8645–8654.1.5 · 12 sections
- § 8645 In addition to any appropriation made to support activities contemplated by this chapter, the Governor is empowered to make expenditures from any fund legally…
- § 8646 In carrying out the provisions of this chapter, the Governor may: (a) Procure and maintain offices in such parts of the state as may be necessary or…
- § 8647 (a) Whenever the federal government or any agency or officer thereof shall offer to the state, or through the state to any political subdivision thereof,…
- § 8648 The Governor may reimburse any state agency for funds expended in the performance of any and all activities as set forth in Section 8628 in accordance with…
- § 8649 Subject to the approval of the Department of Finance, any state agency may use its personnel, property, equipment, and appropriations for carrying out the…
- § 8650 Any funds received by state agencies as reimbursement for services or supplies furnished under the authority of this chapter shall be deposited to the credit…
- § 8651 The Director of Emergency Services may procure from the federal government or any of its agencies such surplus equipment, apparatus, supplies, and storage…
- § 8652 Before payment may be made by the state to any person in reimbursement for taking or damaging private property necessarily utilized by the Governor in carrying…
- § 8653 In the event that the Governor, during a state of war emergency or a state of emergency and in the exercise of the emergency powers vested in him, shall order…
- § 8654 (a) Whenever the Governor has proclaimed a state of emergency and the President has declared an emergency or a major disaster to exist in this state, the…
- § 8654.1 (a) The Legislature finds and declares that financial assistance is essential to meet disaster-related necessary expenses of the state and local governments…
- § 8654.1.5 (a) There is hereby created the California Emergency Relief Fund as a special fund in the State Treasury. This fund is established to provide emergency…
ARTICLE 16.5. California Wildfire Mitigation Financial Assistance Program §§ 8654.2–8654.10 · 9 sections
- § 8654.2 The Legislature finds and declares the following: (a) Catastrophic threats exist to lives, property, and resources in California, including wildfire. Climate…
- § 8654.3 For purposes of this section: (a) “Joint powers authority” means the agency or entity designated or created pursuant to a joint powers agreement between the…
- § 8654.4 (a) The Office of Emergency Services shall enter into a joint powers agreement, in accordance with the Joint Exercise of Powers Act (Chapter 5 (commencing with…
- § 8654.5 (a) The State Fire Marshal, in consultation with the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection and the Director of Housing and Community Development, shall,…
- § 8654.6 Designated wildfire hazard areas eligible for financial assistance under the wildfire mitigation program shall include all of the following: (a) Local…
- § 8654.7 (a) The joint powers authority may accept any federal funds granted, by act of Congress or by executive order, for all or any of the purposes of this article.…
- § 8654.8 (a) The joint powers authority shall develop eligibility criteria for property owners, community organizations, and local governments who may receive financial…
- § 8654.9 (a) The joint powers authority may enter into cooperative agreements with any of the following eligible entities to perform those functions eligible for…
- § 8654.10 (a) The operation of this article is contingent upon an appropriation by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act or another statute for purposes of this…
ARTICLE 17. Privileges and Immunities §§ 8655–8660 · 8 sections
- § 8655 The state or its political subdivisions shall not be liable for any claim based upon the exercise or performance, or the failure to exercise or perform, a…
- § 8655.5 (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Community warning program” means any broadcast or notification program…
- § 8656 All of the privileges and immunities from liability; exemptions from laws, ordinances, and rules; all pension, relief, disability, workers’ compensation, and…
- § 8657 (a) Volunteers duly enrolled or registered with the Office of Emergency Services or any disaster council of any political subdivision, or unregistered persons…
- § 8657.5 (a) (1) A private business utilizing the donations system, pursuant to Section 8588.2 that voluntarily and without expectation and receipt of compensation…
- § 8658 In any case in which an emergency endangering the lives of inmates of a state, county, or city penal or correctional institution has occurred or is imminent,…
- § 8659 (a) Any physician or surgeon (whether licensed in this state or any other state), hospital, pharmacist, respiratory care practitioner, nurse, or dentist who…
- § 8660 No other state or its officers or employees rendering aid in this state pursuant to any interstate arrangement, agreement, or compact shall be liable on…
ARTICLE 18. Political Activity § 8661 · 1 section
- § 8661 No organization established under the authority of this chapter shall participate in any form of political activity nor shall it be employed directly or…
ARTICLE 19. Penalties and Severability §§ 8665–8666 · 2 sections
- § 8665 Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter or who refuses or willfully neglects to obey any lawful order or regulation promulgated or issued…
- § 8666 If any section, subdivision, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase in this chapter, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances, is for any…
ARTICLE 20. Effect Upon Existing Matters § 8668 · 1 section
- § 8668 (a) Any disaster council previously accredited, the State Civil Defense and Disaster Plan, the State Emergency Resources Management Plan, the State Fire…
ARTICLE 21. California Firefighter Peer Support and Crisis Referral Services Act §§ 8669.05–8669.30 · 7 sections
- § 8669.05 This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Firefighter Peer Support and Crisis Referral Services Act.
- § 8669.10 (a) The state or any local or regional public fire agency may establish a Peer Support and Crisis Referral Program. The program shall be responsible for…
- § 8669.15 For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Confidential communication” means any information, including, but not…
- § 8669.17 (a) A peer support program for local or regional public fire agencies shall be implemented through a labor management agreement negotiated separate and apart…
- § 8669.20 (a) In any civil, administrative, or arbitration proceeding, an emergency service personnel, whether or not a party to an action, has a right to refuse to…
- § 8669.25 (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), an emergency service personnel who provides peer support services as a member of a peer support team and…
- § 8669.30 (a) In order to be eligible for the confidentiality protections afforded by this article, each peer support team member shall complete an approved training…
ARTICLE 22. Law Enforcement Peer Support and Crisis Referral Services Program §§ 8669.1–8669.7 · 7 sections
- § 8669.1 The article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Law Enforcement Peer Support and Crisis Referral Services Program.
- § 8669.2 (a) A local or regional law enforcement agency may establish a peer support and crisis referral program. The program shall be responsible for providing an…
- § 8669.3 For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Confidential communication” means any information, including, but not…
- § 8669.4 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a law enforcement personnel, whether or not a party to an action, has a right to refuse to disclose, and to prevent…
- § 8669.5 (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), a peer support team member who provides peer support services and has completed a training course…
- § 8669.6 (a) To be eligible for the confidentiality protections afforded by this article, a peer support team member shall complete a training course or courses on peer…
- § 8669.7 (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a law enforcement personnel, whether or not a party to the action, has a right to refuse to disclose, and to…
ARTICLE 23. California Emergency Medical Services Peer Support and Crisis Referral Services §§ 8669.8–8669.87 · 7 sections
- § 8669.8 (a) Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel, alongside and including firefighters, frequently respond to traumatic incidents and dangerous circumstances,…
- § 8669.81 For purposes of this article: (a) “Confidential communication” means any information, including written or oral communication, transmitted between an EMS…
- § 8669.82 (a) An EMS provider may establish a peer support and crisis referral program. The program shall be responsible for providing a network of peer representatives,…
- § 8669.84 (a) Other than in a criminal proceeding, an EMS personnel, whether or not a party to an action, has a right to refuse to disclose, and to prevent another from…
- § 8669.85 (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), a peer support team member who provides peer support services and has completed a training course…
- § 8669.86 (a) To be eligible for the confidentiality protections afforded by this article, a peer support team member shall complete a training course or courses on peer…
- § 8669.87 (a) This article does not supersede, create requirements, or otherwise impact peer support programs established pursuant to Article 21 (commencing with Section…