City of Morgan Hill Public Safety Master Plan

■ Transportation accidents (including hazardous material incidents).

■ Public health emergency.

■ Terrorism

Morgan Hill and the adjacent areas of South Santa Clara County are vulnerable to a variety of human-caused hazards, including chemical releases, spills, or explosions associated with both fixed storage and mobile transports containing hazardous materials. In addition, the Santa Clara County Local Hazard Mitigation Plan, which encompasses the City of Morgan Hill, is designed to reduce or eliminate long-term risks associated with natural and manmade hazards. These plans include a series of response guides that identify the associated tasks and to whom they are assigned, depending on the type of incident and its magnitude. Linking a fire department’s operational functionality to the community risk and its vulnerability assessment is intended to assist fire personnel in refining its preparedness efforts. Because of CAL FIRE’s stature as a state agency and regional service provider, CPSM has observed a level of preparedness and organizational management that would be unmatched if the City or District were operating independently. CPSM believes that this is an added benefit in the contractual arrangement with CAL FIRE. We will discuss this issue and our recommendations further in the Emergency Management section of this report. CAL FIRE has developed a number of fire preplans for major target hazards within the response areas of both the City and District. These documents address routes of travel, occupancies and construction type, water supplies, sprinkler and standpipe connections, and hazards associated with the various occupancies. Each piece of apparatus has a book with running routes and building layout for target hazards. Risk assessment and vulnerability analysis are not new to the fire service; NFPA 1620, Recommended Practice for Pre-Incident Planning , identifies the need to utilize both written narrative and diagrams to depict the physical features of a building, its contents, and any built- in fire protection systems. The occupancies that are typically specified for pre-incident plans, or “preplans,” are as follows: FIRE PREPLANNING/COMPANY INSPECTIONS

■ Large assembly.

■ Educational.

■ Health care.

■ Detention and correction.

■ High-rise residential.

■ Residential board and care (assisted living).

■ Mercantile.

■ Business.

■ Industrial.

■ Warehouse and storage.

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