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LLNL Emergency Plan Rev-23 October 2017 10 1.3.3 Severe Event Response To prepare for severe events, LLNL has developed a Disaster/Self-Help Program Plan that describes how LLNL and the ERO will respond to a large-scale or regional severe event (e.g., earthquake) impacting LLNL when, for a significant period of time, there may be limited or no immediate response from ACFD or other professional emergency response organizations. Disaster/Self-Help is considered part of the LLNL Emergency Management Core Program because it covers all site facilities, regardless of whether significant hazards are impacted. During a severe event, such as an earthquake, where LLNL and local offsite emergency response resources are overwhelmed, the LLNL EOC would transition to disaster mode operations. Per the Lawrence Livermore National Security (LLNS) contract with ACFD for fire services at LLNL, the primary LLNL-funded ACFD resources at LLNL would be restricted to onsite LLNL responses until released by the LLNL EOC. The LLNL EOC Operations Section would be responsible for prioritizing responses and dispatching these resources. Under the strategic objectives established by the ED for the operational period, the Operations Section Chief will dispatch institutional resources (e.g., ACFD, Facilities, ES&H, etc.) using a prioritization approach used in California under the State’s SEMS. As part of the LLNL Disaster/Self-Help Program, LLNL has a specifically trained group of volunteers known as the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). Decisions on tasking and mission assignments are directed by the EOC Operations Section’s Disaster Dispatch through a CERT Deployment Coordinator. LLNL CERT members are trained in accordance with the CERT program guidelines of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). CERT members are specifically trained in basic disaster-response techniques to enable them as volunteers to take an active role in providing critical support to LLNL and emergency response personnel during emergencies. The LLNL CERT program is administered by EMD's Fire Protection Division. The Laboratory’s Disaster/Self-Help Program is overseen by the EMD’s Emergency Programs Organization and also provides Laboratory personnel information on how to respond to large- scale emergency situations, as discussed in LLNL ES&H Manual Document 22.7, “Protective Actions: Evacuation, Shelter-In-Place, and Lockdown.” Boxes containing emergency supplies are maintained as part of this program and located at assembly points across the LLNL property (Sites 200 and 300). The “Self-Help” portion of the program relies on employees to make an initial and continued effort to respond to and control emergencies (e.g., minor injuries, small fires, etc.) until professional emergency response personnel can take charge. After a major severe earthquake event, any LLNL request for assistance from the local governmental emergency services would be responded to in accordance with the objectives in local and regional disaster plans. The City of Livermore’s Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan documents the City’s plans for disaster response, and includes references to mutual aid agreements with LLNL. The San Francisco Bay Area Earthquake Plan was developed by the U.S. DHS/FEMA Region IX and the California Governor’s Office of