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LLNL Emergency Management Plan (EPlan) Rev 27 January 2022 21 Procedures: Controlled Burns at Site 300. Because of the prescribed burn process, firefighters assigned to ACFD Station 21 at Site 300 are well trained and experienced with “back-fire” techniques and use that technique extensively as a fire control measure when responding to wildland fires at Site 300. Staffing at ACFD Station 21 allows a standard two-flank attack. LLNL firefighters have a history of aggressive wildland fire attack at Site 300. Wildland fires beyond the capabilities of this initial fire attack are usually held in check by the prescribed burn boundaries; however, due to the topography and remote nature of Site 300, additional ACFD equipment and personnel are automatically dispatched by Alameda County Regional Emergency Communications Center (ACRECC) as part of LLNL's planned initial response to a wildland fire at Site 300. Through LLNL’s Mutual Threat Zone Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with California Division of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), this may include specialized resources such as firefighting helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft tankers. Flooding According to FEMA flood hazard information, flooding would not occur at LLNL Site 200 or Site 300 from a failure of the Del Valle Reservoir dam, from loss of water from the Patterson Reservoir, or from a break in the South Bay Aqueduct near LLNL. However, according to FEMA data, flooding due to storms is still a possibility at LLNL with the north buffer zone of Site 200 being in a 0.2% annual chance of flood hazard zone. 1.4.2.6 Transportation System Public Transportation Public transportation is available in the Livermore, CA area, including bus services in some areas of Alameda County, and an extensive rail infrastructure that provides a mix of services exists within the nine Bay Area counties. Bay Area Rapid Transit, commonly known as BART, provides commuter rail service to San Francisco, Contra Costa County, Alameda County, and San Mateo County. The Amtrak Thruway Bus Route 34 goes from Stockton to San Francisco through Livermore, with stops in Tracy, Livermore, and Dublin/Pleasanton. Highways Due to the large volume of vehicle traffic, highway systems in the area are robust. The following interstate highways handle large volumes of vehicle traffic daily, but if interstates are congested, alternate routes are available: • Interstate highway 580 crosses the San Pablo Bay over the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, goes through Richmond as the John T. Knox Freeway, passes through Oakland as the MacArthur Freeway, then continues to Livermore, through the Altamont Pass to Tracy, where it intersects with Interstate 5, thus providing a link with Southern California.