Emergency Services

Welcome to the Emergency Services Department

The Emergency Services office provides emergency preparedness and administrative services in support of the City and the Dana Point community. These services include:

• Preparing and maintaining the City of Dana Point Emergency Plan
• Maintaining the City Emergency Operations Center and communications equipment
• Training City staff who may be called upon to serve in time of disaster
• Assisting the City Manager with issues relating to emergency services
• Conducting emergency exercises in coordination with county, state, and federal agencies 
• Working with other government agencies to develop and maintain integrated emergency plans for response to an incident at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station
• Assisting individuals and community organizations to become prepared for a disaster

City of Dana Point Emergency Plan
The City of Dana Point Emergency Plan provides the framework for responding to major emergencies or disasters. The goals of this plan are to outline a strategy to prepare for, respond to, and recover from an emergency or disaster that affects the City. In order to facilitate meeting these goals, the plan:

• Identifies potential hazards that form the basis for the emergency plan
• Identifies authorities and assigns responsibilities to the appropriate agencies
• Identifies other jurisdictions and organizations with which planning and emergency response activities are coordinated
• Establishes an organizational structure to manage the emergency response
• Outlines preplanned response actions to be taken by emergency personnel to mitigate the effects of a disaster
• Outlines a process of disseminating emergency information and instructions to the public
• Describes the resources available to support emergency response activities
• Establishes responsibilities for maintaining the overall City emergency preparedness program
• Provides the basis for initial training and subsequent retraining of emergency workers.

For further information regarding the City of Dana Point Emergency Plan, contact the Emergency Services office at (949) 234-2800 or lmeyerhofer@danapoint.org.