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MOM. City of Pleasanton Emergency Operations Plan local governments to communicate with the general public through commercial broadcast stations. EAS is operated by the broadcast industry on a volunteer basis according to established and approved EAS plans, SOPS, and the rules and regulations of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). EAS can be accessed at federal, state, and local levels to transmit essential information to the public. Message priorities under Part 73.922(a) of the FCC's rules are as follows: • Priority One - Presidential Messages (carried live) • Priority Two - EAS Operational (Local) Area Programming • Priority Three - State Programming • Priority Four- National Programming and News State programming originates from the state operations center and is transmitted through the state using the state's California Law Enforcement Radio System VHF/UHF radio relay stations. California has 30 EAS Operational Areas within radio reception range of EAS stations serving the area. The state message priorities are as follows: • Priority One - Immediate and positive action without delay is required to save lives • Priority Two - Actions required for the protection of property and instructions to the public requiring expedient dissemination • Priority Three - Information to the public and all others Emergency information is broadcast directly through the transmitters to all broadcasters in Pleasanton simultaneously and to special districts and businesses with more than 100 employees, who by law must monitor this frequency. Emergencies that may warrant an alert include an avalanche, child abduction emergency, civil danger or emergencies, evacuations, law enforcement or fire warning, radiological or hazardous materials warnings, flash flooding, and severe weather warnings. The City of Pleasanton is included in the FCC Emergency Alert System Plan for the San Francisco Bay Area California Counties of Alameda, Alameda, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma (revised September 2004). Local EAS voice and video broadcasts are accomplished at the Alameda OA Emergency Operations Center facility. In the City of Pleasanton, the EAS is administered under the authority of Alameda County. Access is through the Alameda County EOC. The California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (CLETS) may be used to contact any public safety agency in the county or state. Access is through public safety dispatch centers. The Emergency Digital Information Service (EDIS) may be used to disseminate emergency information to the public. Access is through the EDIS website or any CLETS terminal. Figure 15: Emergency Alert System Designation Code County/Local Area Facility/Station March 2018 79 Basic Plan Section 3.0 Concept of Operations