Emergency Operations Center Staff

Operations Section

The Operations Section’s primary responsibility is to manage the tactical operation of various response elements involved in the disaster/emergency. These elements may include but are not limited to the following persons:

• Law Enforcement and Fire/Rescue Unit Leader
• Facilities Management Unit Leader
• Student/Parent Coordination Unit Leader
• First Aid/Medical Unit Leader

Operations Section Staff

• Section Chief
• Law Enforcement and Fire/Rescue Unit
• Facilities Management Unit
• Student/Parent Coordination Unit
• First Aid/Medical Unit

Operations Section Chief

The Operations Section Chief is responsible for the management of all operations directly applicable to the primary mission. The Operations Section Chief activates and supervises organizational elements in accordance with the EOC Action Plan and directs its execution. The Operations Section Chief also requests or releases resources, makes expedient changes to the EOC Action Plan as necessary and reports such to the Director of Emergency and EOC Section Chiefs. The Operations Section Chief is responsible for:

• Understanding the current situation
• Predicting probable resource needs
• Preparing alternative strategies for response management
• Managing and coordinating the University tactical response

Law Enforcement and Fire/Rescue Unit

The Law Enforcement and Fire/Rescue Unit Leader is responsible for alerting and warning the CSULB, faculty, staff and student body, coordinating evacuations, enforcing laws and emergency orders, establishing safe traffic routes, ensuring that security is provided at incident facilities, ensuring access control to damaged areas, light search and rescue, and ordering and coordinating appropriate mutual aid resources.

The Law Enforcement and Fire/Rescue Unit Leader will also coordinate fire/rescue response with the local jurisdiction fire department(s). These fire departments are responsible for coordinating personnel, deploying fire equipment and resources committed to the fire and hazardous materials and Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) elements of incidents within their area of responsibility.

Facilities Management Unit

The Facilities Management Unit Leader is responsible for maintaining CSU Long Beach facilities, utilities, and services as well as restoring those that are inoperable, damaged or destroyed.

Student/Parent Coordination Unit

The Student/Parent Coordination Unit Leader is responsible for the collection and dissemination of information relating to the safety and welfare of the students of CSULB to include their status, location, and immediate plans. Additionally the Student/Parent Coordination Unit Leader is responsible for establishing a system to disseminate timely essential information to the parents and guardians of students of CSULB.

First Aid/Medical Unit

The First Aid/Medical Unit Leader is responsible for providing emergency and supplemental first aid and medical support to CSULB faculty, staff and students in the situation where Emergency Medical Support (EMS) is delayed or overwhelmed.