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The Operational Area Satellite Information System (OASIS) -- A satellite
communications system with a high frequency radio backup installed at
each of the 58 counties, the regions, and the State.
Counties
California is divided into 58 counties and each county with all of
its cities and special districts became an operational area for disaster
purposes on 1 December 1996. SEMS organizes mutual aid so that one
county may provide a city in distress with mutual resources from other
cities.
State
The Governor's Offi ce of Emergency Services at the State level
established three Regional offi ces for disaster administration. The Coastal
Region emergency operations center in Oakland can request resources
from other counties to help the counties surrounding Pacifi c Grove.
Federal Government
The Federal government has a Federal Response Plan to coordinate
the disaster activities of 26 agencies. The Federal Emergency Mana8ement
Agency (FEMA) is in charge of these efforts and will coordinate federal
assistance with the State.
Non-governmental community-based organizations
The American Red Cross provides mass care and shelter to disaster
victims and Red Cross volunteers have raised money to pay for providing
temporary shelter, meals, clothing, and essentials to earthquake victims
to help them recover from disasters. Now, the local Red Cross chapters
in California have been given grants to help organize the numerous non-
profi t organizations such as food banks into communitv collaborative
associations for coordination of disaster activities. There are more than
400 such non-governmental organizations in Monterey County. The Red
Cross chapters are assisting them in writing disaster plans and preparing
for collaborative activities.
Business and Industry
Cost-effective and prudent disaster preparedness mitigation activities
are underway in many businesses and industrial organi7.ations. What started
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459 DisasterMan The Operational Area Satellite Information System (OASIS) -- A satellite communications system with a high frequency radio backup installed at each of the 58 counties, the regions, and the State. Counties California is divided into 58 counties and each county with all of its cities and special districts became an operational area for disaster purposes on 1 December 1996.
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