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Emergency Services, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
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Emergency services in San Clemente include police protection, fire prevention and suppression, emergency medical care, marine safety and City emergency planning. Police services are provided by the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, fire and emergency medical services are provided by the Orange County Fire Authority, marine safety services are provided by the City of San Clemente Marine Safety Division and at state beaches by the State of California, and emergency preparedness is organized by the City’s Emergency Planning Section. Maintaining safety in San Clemente’s neighborhoods, business districts, and beaches contributes to the community’s appeal to residents, business owners, and visitors. The City of San Clemente approaches emergency services and planning in a proactive manner that includes education and prevention strategies.
San Clemente is susceptible to a variety of natural and human-made safety hazards including earthquakes, floods, marine hazards, fires, crime, and radiation exposure. The General Plan mitigates these potential threats to life, property, environmental quality, and economic vitality through preventative measures and thorough careful emergency planning.
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Continue to be a safe, disaster-resilient community that is prepared through effective community outreach, proactive monitoring, and efficient emergency services, response, recovery.
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| S-7.1. |
We maintain adequate staffing, facilities and supplies for our police, fire, marine safety and emergency medical, and emergency planning services to provide appropriate and timely response to emergency needs. |
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We give high priority to strategies and funding hazard-prevention services, training, educational materials, and facilities. |
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We provide community-based outreach and educational efforts to enable our residents to prepare for and respond appropriately in emergency situations and to contribute to the overall safety of the community. |
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We require long-term safety improvements to property, including but not limited to slope reinforcement measures, to consider aesthetic effects. Where emergency short-term measures are required, we require a long-term improvement plan and a timeline for its implementation to address aesthetic concerns. [consultant to consider relocating to a more appropriate section of GP and providing a link in this section] |
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We collaborate among City departments and with organizations outside of the City for a comprehensive approach to emergency services and disaster preparedness, response and recovery, including continuity of operations (e.g. information technology and financial services. |
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We partner with other local, State and Federal emergency services agencies to enhance safety resources in the City of San Clemente. |
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We periodically analyze public safety data to evaluate the effectiveness of our strategies and allocate resources accordingly. |
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We require new development to incorporate Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) features in the orientation and design of sites, buildings, streetscapes, and open spaces. |
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We maintain emergency management programs and warning systems that meet State and Federal requirements. |
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We regularly conduct training exercises to prepare for and evaluate emergency and disaster response and recovery procedures. |
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We reach out to the community to educate, train and establish volunteer programs, to enhance the safety and disaster resilience of our community through volunteer programs, such as the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program, Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), Explorers, Neighborhood Watch and Radio Amateur Citizen Emergency Services (RACES). |
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