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t: F ATTACHMENT 2 City of Pleasanton PLE ASANTON. Emergency Operations Plan Exercise evaluation assesses the ability to meet exercise objectives and capabilities by documenting strengths, areas for improvement, core capability performance, and corrective actions in an After-Action Report/Improvement Plan (AAR/IP).Through improvement planning, organizations take the corrective actions needed to improve plans, build and sustain capabilities,and maintain readiness. 3.13 Alerting and Warning Alerting and warning is the process of alerting governmental forces and warning the general public to the threat of imminent extraordinary danger. Success in saving lives and property is dependent upon timely dissemination of warning and emergency information to persons in threatened areas. Local government is responsible for warning the population within their jurisdiction. Depending on the nature of the threat and the population at risk, warning can originate at any level of government. Often the use of various warning systems and devices originate or are disseminated from a central location that is staffed 24 hours a day,typically the communications center. The City of Pleasanton has access to various systems that can be used to alert and warn employees and the public.Alert and warning is the process of alerting governmental forces and the general public to the threat of imminent extraordinary danger. Dependent upon the nature of the threat and the population group at risk,warning can originate at any level of government. Success in saving lives and property is dependent upon timely dissemination of warning and emergency information to persons in threatened areas. Local government is responsible for warning the population within their jurisdiction. Government officials accomplish this using various warning systems and devices that can originate or disseminate information from a central location that is staffed 24 hours a day,typically the communications center. 3.13.1 East Bay Regional Communications System Authority The City of Pleasanton is part of the East Bay Regional Communications System Authority (EBRCSA). EBRCSA is a P-25 compliant communications system that will provide fully interoperable communications to all 40 member agencies within Alameda and Contra Costa counties. The radio system encompasses a land area of over 1,500 square miles with a combined population of over 2.5 million people. The EBRCSA consists of six cells with a total of 36 sites, and a digital microwave system, linking all the sites to the master site controller, has been installed.The system is designed and sized to offer participation to adjoining counties, as well as State and Federal agencies. The EBRCSA is part of the Bay Area Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI),and has been working closely with its regional partners to ensure region-wide interoperability. EBRSCA also facilitates regional alert and warning capabilities for public safety agencies to warn the public at risk. 3.13.2 Emergency Alert System The Emergency Alert System (EAS) is designed for the broadcast media to disseminate emergency public information. This system enables the President,and federal,state,and March 2018 78 Basic Plan Section 3.0 Concept of Operations