After-Action / Corrective Action Reporting

Legal Requirements for After-Action Reporting:

State Agencies and Local Government Reporting:
Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) Regulation Section 2450 (a) SEMS Regulations California Code of Regulations, Title 19, § 2450.

California Code of Regulations, Title 19, § 2450
(a) Any city, city and county, or county declaring a local emergency for which the governor proclaims a state of emergency, and any state agency responding to that emergency shall complete and transmit an after action report to Cal OES within ninety (90) days of the close of the incident period.
(b) The after action report shall, at a minimum:

• • Be a review of response actions taken
  • Application of SEMS
  • Suggested modifications to SEMS
  • Necessary modifications to plans and procedures
  • Identified training needs
  • Recovery activities to date

State After Action Report Coordinated by Cal OES: 

Emergency Services Act (ESA), Article 9.5, Government Code Section 8607(f) – The Office of Emergency Services shall, in cooperation with involved state and local agencies, complete an after- action report within 180 days after each declared disaster. This report shall review public safety response and disaster recovery activities and shall be made available to all interested public safety and emergency management organizations.