Emergency Medical Services Authority Response and Operations

Finding 56: As noted above, the chances for another civil disturbance occurring are high enough to start preliminary planning. Recommendation 56: EMSA should begin its own preliminary planning, working closely with LAEMSA and OES, to respond to another civil disturbance. Finding 57: EMSA's response plans do not include a civil disturbance annex. Recommendation 57: EMSA should develop a civil disturbance annex. Finding 58: OES did not invite EMSA to participate in civil disturbance preplanning efforts. Recommendation 58: OES should invite EMSA to participate in pre-event planning when significant numbers of casualties may be expected. Finding 59: EMSA did not have sufficient information to determine the likely direction and intensity of the civil ,disturbance. Such information was being gathered and processed by the Fire Services and Law Enforcement Divisions at the State Operations Center. Recommendation 59: Intelligence assessments developed by law enforcement and fire service agencies that bear on the probable geographical direction and likely number of casualties should be shared with the EMS Authority. Finding 60: EMSA needs the capability of working out of a variety of personnel and supply coordination sites. The agency was fortunate to find county and other state staff sufficiently familiar with EMS Authority procedures to staff the EOC at Los Alamitos. Recommendation 60: The EMS Authority should train local EMS personnel to augment EMSA staff and impacted county personnel.

Medical Care for the Injured

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