What is the EOC and how does it function?
In the event of a large-scaled disaster, the City of San Carlos has adopted the use of the Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS). This system allows all the government agencies--local, county, regional, state and federal--an opportunity to work together to ensure the most effective response and recovery of a disaster. At the local level, the City of San Carlos has an Emergency Operations Center (EOC), which is a room where city officials and city department heads get together and make the important response and recovery decisions. The public does not have access to the EOC, nor the phone numbers. Please use 911 in any life-threatening emergency, or use the appropriate department phone numbers as listed in other sections of this site for any non-life-threatening incidents.

According to California Government Code 3100, all city employees are disaster workers and must respond to aid and protect the citizens and resources of the state. That means that after checking their families’ welfare, each employee with the City of San Carlos must report to City Hall, ready to work. If the employee is stranded in another city and cannot make it to San Carlos, that person must report to the city hall of that jurisdiction.

We at the San Carlos Office of Emergency Services recommend that preparation is the key to survival in the event of a disaster. Please prepare yourself and your family to survive at least 72 hours with food, water and first aid supplies, since it could take that long for one to receive help from emergency personnel. If you are interested in learning more about disaster preparedness or starting a disaster response team in your area, call (650) 802-4129.