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.
At the end of the course, students should be able to:
- Relate EOC operations to National Incident Management System (NIMS) requirements.
- Describe the role that EOCs play in overall multiagency coordination.
- Describe the relationship between the EOC and the on-scene Incident Command System (ICS) structure.
- Identify staffing, information, systems, and equipment needs at the EOC.
- Determine whether participants’ EOC organizations are conducive to effective coordination.
- Identify potential alternate locations suitable for EOC operations should the primary EOC facility become damaged or inoperable.
- Create a test, training and exercise plan for critical EOC operations.
- Develop a strategy and schedule for reviewing EOC resource requirements and technology needs.
Additional Resources
In addition to this online course, there is a classroom course, G775, EOC
Management and Operations, which offers two days of traditional training using an
Instructor Guide, Power Points, Student Manual, exercises and activities and student-
instructor interactive participation.
