Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation - Operations Manual

Chapter 8 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

Article 43 – Emergency Protection

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85090.4 Division Headquarters Floor Emergency Personnel Operations Emergency Coordinator

  • The division’s operations emergency coordinator shall be the Assistant Deputy Director or designee determined by the DAPODivision of Adult Parole Operations (formerly P&CSD) Director. The operations emergency coordinator shall:

    • Designate the division headquarters floor warden for the CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation headquarters – Emergency Evacuation Plan (EEP) – Safety Committee.

    • Ensure the floor warden attends the EEP – Safety Committee meetings.

    • Designate a backup to attend the EEP – Safety Committee meetings in the floor warden’s absence.

    • Ensure division headquarters’ managers and supervisors annually update and maintain a unit supervisor’s evacuation roster.

    • Review and process the regional emergency action and employee protection plans.

  • Floor Warden

    • The division’s floor warden is designated by the division’s operations emergency coordinator and shall:

      • Attend the headquarters EEP – Safety Committee meetings and update the division’s operations emergency coordinator after each meeting.

      • Annually post the current emergency plan poster and evacuation floor map on bulletin boards and other strategic locations.

      • Identify and maintain a current roster of emergency team members for their assigned floor.

      • Coordinate all emergency actions on an assigned floor upon notification from the Building Emergency Procedures Coordinator (BEPC).

      • Direct the evacuation of employees during fires and other emergencies by stationing oneself in front of the floor elevators.

      • Notify the BEPC and the operations emergency coordinator about emergency conditions.

      • Release emergency team members once all monitors have reported total evacuation.

      • Advise the BEPC if any disabled person(s) need assistance evacuating by trained personnel.

      • Report completed floor evacuations to the BEPC after all persons have evacuated.

      • Collect the supervisors’ evacuation roster forms at the evacuation assembly area and assign a messenger to deliver them to the BEPC.

      • Direct managers and supervisors on their floor to initiate a cursory search by employees of their immediate work area during bomb threats.

      • Direct emergency team members to search all public areas on their assigned floor including lobbies, elevators, storage rooms, restrooms, stairwells, and evacuation routes.

      • Report the results of the search to the BEPC.

  • Offices and Units Administratively Assigned to Division Headquarters Located Remotely

    • Offices and units administratively assigned to division headquarters and situated independently shall identify and comply with the procedures outlined in section 85090.9 for “other DAPODivision of Adult Parole Operations (formerly P&CSD) sites.”