Course Overview

This course describes the role, design, and functions of Emergency Operations Centers and their relationships as components of a multi-agency coordination system. The course contains disaster-related examples, activities and case studies that relate to EOC’s and multi-agency coordination systems at the local, state and federal levels of government.

Specific Course Topics

• EOC operations related to National Incident Management System (NIMS) requirements
• Role that EOCs play in overall multiagency coordination
• Relationship between the EOC and the on-scene Incident Command System (ICS) structure
• Staffing, information, systems, and equipment needs at the EOC
• whether participants’ EOC organizations are conducive to effective coordination
• Potential alternate locations suitable for EOC operations should the primary EOC facility become damaged or inoperable
• Test, training, and exercise plans for critical EOC operations
• Strategies and schedules for reviewing EOC resource requirements and technology needs
  

Target Audience

Federal, state, local and tribal emergency managers; first responders, to include incident commanders from all emergency management disciplines; private industry personnel responsible for coordination activities during a disaster; and Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) personnel.

Duration

Duration:  One-half day (4 hours)

Pre-requisite (recommended)

None

Equivalencies

• FEMA/EMI IS-775/G775