An emergency operations center (EOC) is a physical (e.g., a conference room) or virtual (e.g., telephone conference call) location designed to support emergency response, business continuity and crisis communications activities. Staff meets at the EOC to manage preparations for an impending event or manage the response to an ongoing incident. By gathering the decision makers together and supplying them with the most current information, better decisions can be made.
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Activation of the EOC in response to a catastrophic event that causes full or nearly full disruption of City services and operations.
Activation of the EOC in response to a major disaster that will likely require significant mutual aid or long-term recovery activities.
Activation of the EOC in response to an emergency that requires coordination of multiple departments or affects multiple departments or outside agencies within the city.
Increased readiness from EOC in anticipation of an emergency that may require activation of the EOC to support an emergency response.
