of Administrative Orders. During
emergencies the activities of these agencies and departments are
coordinated by the California OES.

The State OES is also responsible for maintaining and updating the
California Emergency Plan (CEP) and associated readiness plans. As in
the case of local plans, the basic document is supported by
operational annexes as listed below:

CONTINGENCY MUTUAL AID

Earthquake Fire and Rescue
Earthquake Prediction Law Enforcement
Oil Spill Medical
Nuclear Blackmail Utilities
Reactor Accident Military Support
Radioactive Material Incident
Flood

SUPPORTING SYSTEMS EMERGENCY RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT

Warning Construction and Housing
Emergency Broadcast System Economic Stabilization
Emergency Public Information Food
Intelligence Operations Health
Radiological Defense Industrial Production
Manpower
Petroleum
Telecommunications
Transportation
Utilities

Based on this planning concept, the review assessed quantitatively the
preparedness activities of the 34 State agencies that have
preparedness responsibilities in accordance with the CEP. The
quantitative data are listed in the following table.

TABLE 4

QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF STATE PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES

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Number of Percent of
Preparedness Element Agencies 34 Agencies
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Existence of Plan 22 65
Conduct of Exercises 27 79
Public Education Activities 10 29
Public Information Activities 9 26
Operational Capability 32 94
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The quality of the plans, activities, and operational capabilities
were then evaluated on a scale of 1 (expected to fail/inadequate) to 5
(expected to succeed well/adeq