A pre-designated facility established by an agency or jurisdiction to coordinate the overall agency or jurisdictional response and support to an emergency.
A site from which response teams/officials (municipal, county, state and federal) exercise direction and control in an emergency or disaster.
is the facility away from the immediate vicinity of the plant which is used to direct the operations for mitigation of and recovery from an accident.
(EOC) - a protected site from which local government officials and designated agencies and/or organization representatives exercise direction and coordination in an emergency or disaster.
The location or facility where responsible officials gather during an emergency or exercise to direct and coordinate emergency operations, to communicate with other jurisdictions and with field emergency forces, and to formulate protective action decisions.
A site where executive or management personnel relocate and exercise authority in a disaster.
Pre-designated facilities at which overall agency or jurisdictional response and support can be found.
The county facility that serves as a central location for the coordinaton and control of all emergency preparedness and response.
A State, county, or city emergency facility that serves as a central location for the coordination and control of all emergency preparedness and response disaster activities.
The site where government agency officials or senior managers from organizations provide central direction and control of a major emergency. The EOC usually deals with the political, governmental, legal, insurance, community, and public affairs issues related to the emergency. The operational aspects of the emergency are managed by the on-scene Incident Command Post (ICP). See Incident Command Post.
The Emergency Operations Center, or EOC, is a central command and control facility responsible for carrying out the principles of emergency preparedness and emergency management, or disaster management functions at a strategic level in an emergency situation, and ensuring the continuity of operation of the company, or political subdivision.
