EOC OPERATIONS: Preparing for Emergencies and Disasters

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EOC OPERATIONS Preparing for Emergencies and
Disasters

• Michigan Townships Association
• January 25, 2007
• Daniel Sibo
• Emergency Management Homeland Security Division
• Michigan Department of State Police

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EOC OPERATIONS

• Introduction
• Purpose
• Presentation Material
• Emergency Operations Centers
• Michigans Emergency Management System
• Your Role
• Qs As

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Do you need an EOC?

• Maybe
• You do need to know what an EOC is.
• You do need to know your local Emergency
  Management Coordinator.
• You do need to know what to do if your
  jurisdiction is affected by a disaster.
• You do need to know Damage Assessment.

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Preparing for Disasters

• Training Classes- live and on-line are offered by
  the EMHSD and local Emergency Management
  Programs.
• Preparing now will help you respond better.

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EOC OPERATIONS

• What is an Emergency Operations Center? (EOC)
• Facility Concept
• People
• Equipment
• Plans and Procedures
• Training Drills

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EOC OPERATIONS

• What does an Emergency Operations Center do?
• Direction and Control
• Communications
• Public Information- media relations
• Damage Assessment
• Resource Management
• Recovery

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EOC Operations

• Interrelationships in a Disaster
• Whos talking to who?
• Resource requests
• Whos asking for what?
• Disaster Declarations
• Who declares and what does it get you?
• The Media
• Joint Information Center (JIC)

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EOC Operations

• Single Point of Contact at each level
• Effective Communications
• 21 questions
• Documentation! Documentation! Documentation!
• It will help you get free money
• Be realistic
• This isnt CSI

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EOC Operations

• Operational Phases
• Monitoring
• Activation Notification
• Response Operations (partial or full)
• Recovery
• Demobilization (Debriefing/Close Out)

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Location of the EOC

• In existing government buildings
• Away from hazardous facilities
• Below ground
• Accessible to traffic
• Protected from typical threats (Tornadoes)

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SEOC During Katrina
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SEOC During Katrina
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Michigans Emergency Management System

• Public Act 390 creates the legal basis for
  Emergency Management in Michigan
• Establishes responsibilities
• Requires Plans
• Requires or enables local Emergency Management
  Programs and Coordinators
• Creates the framework

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Michigans Emergency Management System

• Local State - Federal response sequence and
  process
• All types of disasters or emergencies
• Covers all phases

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Michigans Emergency Management System

• Local State of Emergency
• Governors State of Emergency
• Governors State of Disaster
• Federal Disaster Declaration

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State Districts
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Michigans Emergency Management System

• Local EMC is your first line of contact.
• State EMHSD District Coordinators are our first
  line of contact the Local EMCs on a daily basis
  and during emergencies or disasters.
• Works for all types and sizes of disasters.

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Who Is Required to Have an Emergency Management
Program?

• Public Act 390
• Counties - shall
• Municipalities over 25,000 population - shall
• Municipalities over 10,000 population - may
• Colleges or Universities over 25,000 - shall

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Local Emergency Management Coordinators

• All Counties and Municipalities with a population
  of over 25,000 have an EMC.
• EMHSD Website maintains a contact list of Local
  EMCs.

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Local EMC Contact List
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Your Role

• Prepare for emergencies or disasters
• Damage Assessment
• Decision Making and problem solving
• Recovery operations
• Media relations
• Mitigation

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Your Role

• Damage Assessment- key function
• Obtain information on the emergency
• Facilitate effective decision making
• Enable public to quickly and accurately informed
• Aid in prioritization of resources
• Develop assistance requests

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State Web Page

• EMHSD Web Page http//www.michigan.gov/emhsd

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Questions?
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Thank You

• Daniel Sibo
• Sibod_at_michigan.gov
• http//www.michigan.gov/emhsd