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t <br /> 14.0 EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAMS <br /> 14. 1 SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENT EMERGENCY <br /> RESPONSE PROGRAM <br /> The County Office of Emergency Services (OES) coordinates a Hazardous <br /> Materials Incident Emergency Response Program designed to provide <br /> effective response to all emergency situations that occur in the <br /> County (spills, leaks, fires, and other accidents involving hazardous <br /> materials) . Over 100 hazardous materials incidents were responded to <br /> within the last year. The program is outlined in the Qraft Hazardous <br /> Materials Incident Emergency Response Plan issued by OES in 1983. The <br /> plan establishes: (1) the responsibilities of local , county, and <br /> state agencies during hazardous materials incidents, (2) specific <br /> procedures that will ensure a rapid response to any incident, and <br /> (3) procedures for requesting mutual aid or other assistance. <br /> 14. 1 . 1 Agencies Responsible for Emergency Response <br /> Local agencies involved in the San Joaquin Hazardous Materials Inci - <br /> dent Emergency Response Program are described below. <br /> 1 . County Office of Emergency Services. DES is responsible for <br /> (1) coordinating County agencies, (2) gathering and disseminating <br /> information to the County agencies, designated City agencies, and <br /> the public, and (3) processing mutual aid requests from the <br /> on-scene agencies. In the event of an emergency, OES will also <br /> set up a center in the County Courthouse for coordinating all <br /> responses to the incident (Emergency Operations Center) . <br /> 2. City Offices of Emergency Services <br /> The City of Stockton has its own Office of Emergency Services with <br /> the same responsibilities as the County DES. The City program is <br /> subordinated to County management only in those areas in which <br /> PJ9 9390502E.00D 14-1 Rev. 1 11/09/88 <br />