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governmental agencies, mobilization of resources, mutual aid, and public information/crisis communications. c. Local Emergency: Title 2, Section 44.020 of the Pleasanton Municipal Code defines "emergency" as: the actual or threatened existence of conditions of disaster or of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within the city caused by such conditions as air pollution, fire, flood, storm, epidemic, riot or earthquake, or other conditions, including conditions resulting from war or imminent threat of war, but other than conditions resulting from a labor controversy, which conditions are or are likely to be beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment, and facilities of the city, requiring the combined forces of other political subdivisions to combat. d. Disaster Service Worker: All public employees, which are persons employed by any county, city, state or public district. Employees sign a Disaster Service Worker registration form upon hiring. 4. PRIORITIES OF RESPONSE • Protect life • Maintain law & order • Protect property • Protect the environment • Restore community to normal operations (restore critical infrastructure) • Ensure cost recovery 5. AUTHORITY This policy authorizes the City Manager and Department Directors to carry out all emergency plans as documented and adopted by the City Council. 6. ACTIVATION The City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) will be activated at the direction of the EOC Director or designee whenever an emergency, disaster or situation exists which requires an above-normal level of coordination between departments and/or agencies. Specific elements of the EOC may be progressively activated as warranted by the needs of the emergency. If an emergency, disaster, or situation occurs that requires additional resources but does not warrant a full EOC activation, a Department Operations Center (DOC) may be activated until such time that a full EOC activation is necessary. 3