Additional Information, Documents and Contact Information

All documents are in Adobe PDF format unless otherwise noted

Santa Barbara County Operational Area Oil Spill Contingency Plan - Redacted

Guidance for Reporting Hazardous Material Spill/Release Incidents

Diablo Canyon Power Plant Brochure

• Important Information about Diablo Canyon Power Plant – English
• Información Importante sobre la Planta de Energia Nuclear de Diablo Canyon – Español
• Diablo Canyon Power Plant Ingestion Pathway Zone Map (6.2 MB)

Earthquake Preparedness (Updated 4/9/2012)

• Hazard Mitigation Plan - Ground Shaking Potential and Fault Lines Map

Tsunami Awareness (Updated 3/1/2012)

• Santa Barbara County Tsunami Inundation Maps

BEACH SEEP/SHEEN REPORT

• Please use this form to report unusual or significant sightings of beach seeps/sheens along county beaches.
• Form for reporting Hazardous Materials Non-Emergency/Minor Spill/Releases. 
  

Santa Barbara County Operational Area: 

• Cities: Buellton, Carpinteria, Goleta, Guadalupe, Lompoc, Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Solvang
• Special Districts: Air Pollution Control District, Fire Districts, Sanitary Districts, School Districts, Vector Control Districts, and Water Districts
• Volunteer Organizations:  American Red Cross, Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES), Equine Evacuation, and Montecito Emergency Response & Recovery Action Group (MERRAG), Volunteer Organizations Active in Disasters (VOAD)
• Industry Groups: CAER-Community Awareness and Emergency Response, Petroleum industry mutual aid group, SBIA-Santa Barbara Industrial Association.
• Tri-County Coordination: Santa Barbara County OEM also coordinates with adjoining offices of emergency services in Ventura and San Luis Obispo Counties. The Tri-County Coordinators meet and discuss regional preparedness several times throughout the year.

Vision: To provide and sustain a comprehensive emergency management program that supports the County, incorporated cities, districts, and partners, both public and private. 

Mission: To enhance safety and preparedness through strong leadership, collaboration, communication, and meaningful partnerships designed to protect lives and property by effectively preparing for, preventing and mitigating, responding to, and recovering from disasters, threats, and emergencies. 

Values: Credibility, compassion and accountability.

SBC OEM Responsibilities:

1. Maintain the Santa Barbara County Emergency Management Plan
2. Maintain the County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in a state of operational readiness
3. Maintain a trained cadre of EOC team members for EOC activations
4. Provide ongoing leadership and coordinate disaster plans and exercises with the eight cities throughout the County
5. Assist County departments with emergency plans to address how they will perform during disasters
6. Assist County departments facility emergency plans for occupied County facilities
7. Provide ongoing training for County department emergency coordinators
   

Contact The Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Management

EOC Facility Request Form

Director
Matt Pontes, Assistant CEO and Interim OEM Director | (805) 681-5526 | mpontes@countyofsb.org

Business Specialist                                          
Sonia Thompson |  (805) 681-5526 | sthompson@sbcoem.org

Emergency Manager                                             
J.D. Saucedo |  (805) 681-5542 |  jdSaucedo@sbcoem.org

Emergency Manager                                           
Brian Uhl, AEM^® |  (805) 681-5695 | buhl@sbcoem.org

Technical Specialist 
Dr. Donald Patterson | (805) 681-5526 dpatterson@sbcoem.org

Technical Specialist                                  
Michael W. Dyer | (818) 629-7130 | mdyer@sbcoem.org