CHAPTER 10 – HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS - sacog

Emergency Operations Plans
Local jurisdictions maintain emergency operations plans that detail how emergency and disaster
situations are to be handled within that jurisdiction. Jurisdictions may also have Multi-Hazard
Emergency Plans that address various threats to the jurisdiction.
General Plans
Local planning policies related to public services and recreation are established in each
jurisdiction’s general plan. In general, jurisdictions have policies in place that state that public
services must be provided at the same time (or in advance of) need for that service. In addition
to these general policies, jurisdictions may have more specific policies tailored to performance
objectives, such as those outlined below.
Policies and strategies for police protection services might include language pertaining to the
development of law enforcement programs to reduce and control crime, the planning of future
law enforcement facilities concurrently with growth, and the prevention of crime through
education. Many jurisdictions also have specific goals, such as a maintaining a certain ratio of
sworn officers to citizens, reducing response times, or reducing the overall number of crimes in
the community.
Policies and strategies for fire protection services might include goals for service provision
(such as an average response time) and supporting policies to help meet those goals, such as
implementing emergency signal activation or requiring sprinkler systems in new developments.
Each jurisdiction’s general plan policies and goals will differ slightly depending on the level of
need and type of services being provided.
For emergency services, some of the relevant policies may include coordinating with other
agencies that are responsible for planning medical facilities to meet the health care needs of
residents in the region, retaining hospitals, evaluating medical facility proposals, providing
emergency response services, and participating in mutual-aid agreements.
IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES
Methods and Assumptions
This impacts analysis analyzes each significance criterion individually, assessing how
implementation of the proposed MTP/SCS, including changes to the land use pattern and
transportation network, may impact hazards and hazardous materials. For each impact, the
implementation of the proposed MTP/SCS is assessed for land use and transportation impacts at
the regional level, because the impacts at the localized or Transit Priority Areas are the same as
the impacts at the regional level, unless otherwise noted.
By 2035, implementation of the proposed MTP/SCS will result in a land use pattern and
transportation network that is different from existing conditions. Unless otherwise stated,
"existing conditions" in the proposed MTP/SCS refers to conditions in the baseline of 2008. The
MTP/SCS 2035
Sacramento Area Council of Governments
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