Emergency Operations center (EOC) Operations Course

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1.ACTIVATION OF E.O.C.

-The E.O.C. is activated only on orders of the Mayor or City Manager. Notification of the activation of E.O.C. will be made to the Fire Chief (or Acting Fire Chief) directly or through Dispatch and Deployment from one of these sources

2.The Emergency Operations Center (E.O.C.) is

-the City's coordination center for emergency services during any major emergency effecting the City. The E.O.C. is activated when ordered by the Mayor, City Manager, or one of their designated representatives.

3.An EOC provides a central location of authority and information and allows for face-to-face coordination among personnel who must make emergency decisions. The following functions are among those performed in the City of Phoenix EOC:

-Receiving and disseminating warnings.

• Developing policies.

• Collecting intelligence from and disseminating information to the various EOC representatives and, as appropriate, to County and State agencies,, military and federal agencies.

• Preparing intelligence/information summaries, situation reports, operation reports and other reports as required.

• Maintaining general and specific maps, information display boards and other data pertaining to emergency operations.

• Continuing analysis and evaluation of all data pertaining to emergency operations.

• Controlling and coordinating, within established policy, the operations and logistical support of the departmental resources committed to the emergency operations.

• Maintaining contact with support EOC's, other jurisdictions and levels of government.

• Providing emergency information and instructions to the public. Making official releases to the media and the scheduling of press conferences as necessary

4.The Fire Department personnel assigned to E.O.C. are responsible for:

Obtaining and prioritizing resource needs for field incident commanders.

• Providing the City Command Staff information on field conditions.

• Interpreting directives from City Command Staff.

• Requesting policy direction from City Command Staff when necessary.

• Communicating policy directives to field forces.

• Providing liaison with other involved agencies.

• Maintaining constant awareness of field conditions and deployment.

• Obtaining authorization for expenditures for requested private sector resources needed to complete assigned functions.

5.The Fire Chief, or his designee, is a member of the Policy Advisory Group in the E.O.C., responsible for

-emergency management of City operations and may be responsible for acting as a Section Chief under IMS. The Command Staff interprets incoming information, makes management decisions, issues policy statements and directives and coordinates the efforts of all city agencies.

6.All field Command Officers will keep E.O.C. informed of

-informed of conditions, progress, level of commitment, resource requirements and situation urgency during a major emergency