- Maintaining liaison with the Emergency Operations Organization regarding the Department Operations Center (DOC).
- Assisting Department entities in preparations for maintenance of operations during natural disasters and other Unusual Occurrences.
- Developing, coordinating, and delivering incident management training, drills, and exercises to Department personnel.
- Providing training targeting personal preparation (employees/families) for natural disasters and other major emergencies.
- Researching, developing, publishing, and maintaining the Emergency Operations Guide (EOG).
- Coordinating organization and deployment plans for major unusual occurrences.
- Providing incident management support vehicles and equipment for field incidents and exercises.
- Evaluating procedures, tactics, and techniques to be employed during unusual occurrences.
- Developing procedures to facilitate liaison with the military and other government agencies for mutual assistance.
- Conducting Field Command Post Exercises and Field Command Post Cadre Schools.
- Developing methods for the collection and evaluation of tactical intelligence information related to the control of unusual occurrences.
- Evaluating tactical equipment to be used in the control of unusual occurrences.
- Preparing plans for policing non-emergency special events when anticipated policing requirements exceed the capability of the concerned geographic bureau.
- Assisting other Department units when it is beyond their capability to plan for the policing of special events.
- Providing operational planning, guidance, and command post staff for major special events.
- Processing special event permits, required by City Administrative Code.
- Maintaining and providing expertise to the City’s EOCU and the Police DOC.
- Providing regularly assigned personnel to staff the DOC when it is activated as a temporary entity during an Unusual Occurrence.
Training police DOC personnel
- Responding to incidents involving real or potential explosive devices and render safe and/or remove suspected destructive devices, improvised explosive devices, incendiary devices, explosives, explosive chemicals, pyrotechnics, military ordnance, and complete necessary reports.
- Responding to incidents involving real or potential criminal use of hazardous materials and render safe and/or remove suspected hazardous materials devices, and complete necessary reports.
- Providing and conducting canine explosive searches forthe City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles International Airport and the Metropolitan Transit Authority.
- Developing, implementing, updating and supporting Response Information Folders.