Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation - Operations Manual

Chapter 1 – General Administration

Article 5 – Evacuation and Emergency Management

During all emergency situations, employees shall immediately notify the CHPCalifornia Highway Patrol or local law enforcement agency using the emergency numbers. The CHPCalifornia Highway Patrol, in turn, use their “hot line” for contact with the fire department, ambulance service, etc.
Immediately after reporting the emergency to the CHPCalifornia Highway Patrol, employees shall notify the emergency coordinator.
- This notification shall enable the coordinator to activate the building emergency plan. The employee making contact with the emergency coordinator shall inform the coordinator that the state/local police had been notified.