ALSO INVESTIGATED WAS HOW THESE AGENCIES SYSTEMATICALLY SHOULD PROCESS AND RESPOND TO THOSE REQUESTS FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. A MAJOR OUTPUT WAS TO MEET THE STATE LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENT FOR A PLAN TO IMPLEMENT A 911 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEM FOR THE REGION. PROJECT C WAS A STUDY OF REGIONAL RESPONSE TO UNUSUAL OCCURRENCES, SUCH AS AN EARTHQUAKE, MAJOR FIRE, OR CIVIL DISTURBANCE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE EXISTING RESPONSE CAPABILITIES OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN THE SAN DIEGO REGION. THE FOCUS OF THE STUDY WAS ORGANIZATIONAL AND PROCEDURAL CONSIDERATIONS RATHER THAN FACILITY AND HARDWARE NEEDS. THE BULK OF THIS REPORT CONTAINS DETAILED DISCUSSIONS OF THE STATUS AND SHORTCOMINGS OF EXISTING PREPAREDNESS PLANNING AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT, INCLUDING ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES TO STUDY RECOMMENDATIONS WHERE APPROPRIATE. CONSIDERED INDIVIDUALLY ARE ORGANIZATIONAL PLANNING AND STRUCTURE, PLANNING ACCOMPLISHMENTS, TRAINING, AND RESOURCE INVENTORIES. A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, INCLUDING ESTIMATED MAN-HOUR REQUIREMENTS. APPENDED ARE A LIST OF THE REFERENCES REVIEWED, IN AN EFFORT TO IDENTIFY EXISTING DEFICIENCIES, A COPY OF THE RESOURCE QUESTIONNAIRE DEVELOPED TO PROVIDE DATA SUPPORT FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANNING, AND SUGGESTED DATA DISPLAY FORMATS. FOR THE FINAL REPORTS ON PROJECTS A/B AND D, SEE NCJ-036334, 36, AND 37.