Recommendation R5.6
The City EMD and the County OEM should work with the City and the County to establish a single point of communications to the public for future catastrophic events.
Jury report: Emergency Management Preparedness for the City and County of Los Angeles · PDF page 233
Permanent linkOfficial response
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (consolidated County departmental response)
Agency plans to implementCounty agrees to future implementation in part: the County Operational Area should issue emergency protective notifications, alerts, and warnings during multi-jurisdictional emergencies, consistent with SEMS concepts. Local jurisdictions would retain authority for other disaster information and communications; this is not a promise to consolidate all public communications.
Read official response · PDF page 47Editorial engagement review of the answer, not confirmation of implementation. County agrees to future implementation in part: the County Operational Area should issue emergency protective notifications, alerts, and warnings during multi-jurisdictional emergencies, consistent with SEMS concepts. Local jurisdictions would retain authority for other disaster information and communications; this is not a promise to consolidate all public communications. Report physical PDF page(s) 233; County response physical PDF page(s) 47–48. Claims remain attributed; adoption date is not a filing or receipt date.
- County says it will implement the recommendation in part, proposing County Operational Area issuance of multi-jurisdictional emergency protective notifications, alerts, and warnings while preserving local authority for other disaster communications. No implementation date is specified. Owner: Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (consolidated County departmental response). Timing: Not specified.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.