EOC OPERATIONSEOC OPERATIONS: : Preparing for Emergencies Preparing for Emergencies

and Disastersand DisastersMichigan Townships AssociationMichigan Townships Association

January 25, 2007January 25, 2007Daniel SiboDaniel Sibo

Emergency Management & Homeland Security Emergency Management & Homeland Security DivisionDivision

Michigan Department of State PoliceMichigan Department of State Police

EOC OPERATIONSEOC OPERATIONS

IntroductionIntroduction PurposePurpose Presentation MaterialPresentation Material Emergency Operations CentersEmergency Operations Centers Michigan’s Emergency Management Michigan’s Emergency Management

SystemSystem Your RoleYour Role Q’s & A’sQ’s & A’s

Do you need an EOC?Do you need an EOC?

MaybeMaybe You do need to know what an EOC is.You do need to know what an EOC is. You do need to know your local You do need to know your local

Emergency Management Coordinator.Emergency Management Coordinator. You do need to know what to do if your You do need to know what to do if your

jurisdiction is affected by a disaster.jurisdiction is affected by a disaster. You do need to know Damage You do need to know Damage

Assessment.Assessment.

Preparing for DisastersPreparing for Disasters

Training Classes- live and on-line are Training Classes- live and on-line are offered by the EMHSD and local offered by the EMHSD and local Emergency Management Programs.Emergency Management Programs.

Preparing now will help you respond Preparing now will help you respond better.better.

EOC OPERATIONSEOC OPERATIONS

What is an Emergency What is an Emergency Operations Center? (EOC)Operations Center? (EOC)

Facility & ConceptFacility & Concept PeoplePeople EquipmentEquipment Plans and ProceduresPlans and Procedures Training & DrillsTraining & Drills

EOC OPERATIONSEOC OPERATIONS What does an Emergency What does an Emergency

Operations Center do? Operations Center do? Direction and ControlDirection and Control CommunicationsCommunications Public Information- media relationsPublic Information- media relations Damage AssessmentDamage Assessment Resource ManagementResource Management RecoveryRecovery

EOC OperationsEOC Operations

Interrelationships in a DisasterInterrelationships in a Disaster Who’s talking to who?Who’s talking to who?

Resource requestsResource requests Who’s asking for what?Who’s asking for what?

Disaster DeclarationsDisaster Declarations Who declares and what does it get you?Who declares and what does it get you?

The MediaThe Media Joint Information Center (JIC)Joint Information Center (JIC)

EOC OperationsEOC Operations

Single Point of Contact at each levelSingle Point of Contact at each level Effective CommunicationsEffective Communications

21 questions21 questions Documentation! Documentation! Documentation! Documentation!

Documentation!Documentation! It will help you get “free money”It will help you get “free money”

Be realisticBe realistic This isn’t CSIThis isn’t CSI

EOC OperationsEOC Operations

Operational PhasesOperational Phases MonitoringMonitoring Activation & NotificationActivation & Notification Response Operations (partial or full)Response Operations (partial or full) RecoveryRecovery Demobilization (Debriefing/Close Demobilization (Debriefing/Close

Out)Out)

Location of the EOCLocation of the EOC In existing government buildingsIn existing government buildings Away from hazardous facilitiesAway from hazardous facilities Below groundBelow ground Accessible to trafficAccessible to traffic Protected from typical threats Protected from typical threats

(Tornadoes)(Tornadoes)

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SEOC During KatrinaSEOC During Katrina

SEOC During KatrinaSEOC During Katrina

Michigan’s Emergency Michigan’s Emergency Management SystemManagement System

Public Act 390 creates the legal basis Public Act 390 creates the legal basis for Emergency Management in for Emergency Management in MichiganMichigan Establishes responsibilitiesEstablishes responsibilities Requires PlansRequires Plans Requires or enables local Emergency Requires or enables local Emergency

Management Programs and CoordinatorsManagement Programs and Coordinators Creates the framework Creates the framework

Michigan’s Emergency Michigan’s Emergency Management SystemManagement System

Local – State - Federal response Local – State - Federal response sequence and processsequence and process

All types of disasters or All types of disasters or emergenciesemergencies

Covers all phases Covers all phases

Michigan’s Emergency Michigan’s Emergency Management SystemManagement System

Local State of EmergencyLocal State of Emergency Governor’s State of EmergencyGovernor’s State of Emergency Governor’s State of DisasterGovernor’s State of Disaster Federal Disaster Declaration Federal Disaster Declaration

State DistrictsState Districts

Michigan’s Emergency Michigan’s Emergency Management SystemManagement System

Local EMC is your first line of contact.Local EMC is your first line of contact. State EMHSD District Coordinators State EMHSD District Coordinators

are our first line of contact the Local are our first line of contact the Local EMC’s on a daily basis and during EMC’s on a daily basis and during emergencies or disasters.emergencies or disasters.

Works for all types and sizes of Works for all types and sizes of disasters.disasters.

Who Is Required to Have an Who Is Required to Have an Emergency Management Emergency Management

Program?Program?

Public Act 390Public Act 390 Counties - shallCounties - shall Municipalities over 25,000 population - Municipalities over 25,000 population -

shallshall Municipalities over 10,000 population - Municipalities over 10,000 population -

maymay Colleges or Universities over 25,000 - shallColleges or Universities over 25,000 - shall

Local Emergency Local Emergency Management CoordinatorsManagement Coordinators

All Counties and Municipalities with a All Counties and Municipalities with a population of over 25,000 have an population of over 25,000 have an EMC.EMC.

EMHSD Website maintains a contact EMHSD Website maintains a contact list of Local EMCs.list of Local EMCs.

Local EMC Contact ListLocal EMC Contact List

Your RoleYour Role

Prepare for emergencies or disastersPrepare for emergencies or disasters Damage AssessmentDamage Assessment Decision Making and problem solvingDecision Making and problem solving Recovery operationsRecovery operations Media relationsMedia relations MitigationMitigation

Your RoleYour Role

Damage Assessment- key functionDamage Assessment- key function Obtain information on the emergencyObtain information on the emergency Facilitate effective decision makingFacilitate effective decision making Enable public to quickly and accurately Enable public to quickly and accurately

informedinformed Aid in prioritization of resourcesAid in prioritization of resources Develop assistance requestsDevelop assistance requests

State Web PageState Web Page EMHSD Web PageEMHSD Web Page http://http://

www.michigan.gov/emhsdwww.michigan.gov/emhsd

Questions?Questions?

Thank YouThank You

Daniel SiboDaniel Sibo Sibod@michigan.govSibod@michigan.gov http://www.michigan.gov/emhsdhttp://www.michigan.gov/emhsd