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Eoc Quick Reference Card April 2010
1. LEVELS OF RESPONSE
INITIAL ACTION PLANNING/PRIORITIES
Initial Priorities/Objectives
1. Activate EOC:
o Implement Staffing Plan
o Assign Functions
o Set-up Facility & Initiate Processes
2. Establish Contact with:
o Responders/Lower Level EOCs
o Higher Levels of Response
o Supporting/Cooperating Agencies
3. Build Situational Awareness:
o Obtain Status Reports, SitReps,
Responder Briefings
o Collect event/community data
4. Determine Future Priorities/Action Plan:
o Conduct EOC Mgmt Team Briefing
o Communicate/Post Priorities to EOC
STANDARD RESPONSE GOALS
1. Safety & Health of Responders
2. Save Lives
3. Reduce Suffering
4. Protect Public Health
5. Protect Critical Infrastructure
6. Protect Property
7. Protect the Environment
8. Reduce Economic & Social Losses
EOC REPONSIBILITIES
Policy & Strategic Direction
Site-Support/Consequence Mgmt
Info Collection, Evaluation & Display
Coordination of Agencies & Operations
Resource Management
Internal & External Communications
INFORMATION ANALYSIS
Analyze all incoming information:
What needs to be acted on?
Who is responsible for action?
Who is to be consulted during planning?
Who is to be informed on outcome?
When does it need to be completed?
How should info/actions be recorded?
What info needs to be displayed?
GLOSSARY
Action Plan - Objectives reflecting
event strategy and specific actions
for next operational period
Agency Representative -
Individual from assisting/
cooperating agency who has
authority to make decisions for their
agency
Assisting Agency - Agency directly
contributing tactical or service
resources to the incident
Cooperating Agency - Agency that
supports the incident or supplies
assistance other than tactical
resources
Critical Resource - Resources that
are in high demand and low in
supply.
Department Operations Centre
(DOC) - A support/coordination
facility representing a single
discipline or department
Emergency Operations/
Coordination Centre (EOC/ECC) -
A designated facility established by
an agency or jurisdiction to
coordinate their overall response
and support
Incident Commander (IC) - An
individual responsible for the
management for incident operations
at the site level
Incident - A single distinct
occurrence which requires response
action to prevent or minimize loss.
Incident Command Post (ICP) -
Location at which the primary site
command functions are executed
Incident Command System (ICS) -
A management system for
command, control and coordination
of emergency response
Mutual Aid Agreement -
Agreement between agencies/
jurisdictions in which they agree to
assist one another by providing
resources
Operational Period - A period of
time scheduled for execution of a
given set of actions as specified in
the action plan
Unified Command (UC) - A unified
team effort which allows agencies
with jurisdictional responsibility to
manage an incident by establishing
a common set of objectives
Responsible
All, Logistics
Ops, Liaison
Ops, Plans
Mgmt Team,
Plans
ACTIVATION CHECKLIST - Upon arrival:
Sign-in when entering EOC
Check-in with Personnel Unit in Logistics
Check-in with Liaison Officer, if outside agency
Participate in facility orientation & safety briefing
Report to assigned supervisor for specific job
responsibilities
Obtain function-specific briefing
Review position checklist & other support documents
Set-up/replenish your workstation & request/obtain
necessary resources
Establish position log documenting key activities,
significant decisions, actions & enquiries
Incident Command Post(s)
Local Authority
Emergency Operations Centre(s)
Dept/Agency Operations Centre(s)
P/T Ministry/Agency Operations Centre(s)
Provincial/Territorital
Emergency Operations Centre
Federal/National
Emergency Operations Centre
Policy/Executive Group
Policy/Executive Group
Policy/Executive Group
Federal Agency Operations Centre(s)
Local/Regional
Provincial/
Territorial
Federal/National
Site
Response
Site-Support/CoordinationLevels
Federal Regional Emergency Operations
P/T Regional Emergency Operations
2. POSITION LOG
Used by all functions to record key activities,
significant decisions, actions, enquiries
Remain with function
Indicate closed when no further action required
Factual entries, not opinions
Initial entries, when more than one person in role
Number pages and keep complete
Review with replacement personnel
EOC PROCESSES AND DOCUMENTATION
EOC ACTION PLAN
Completed by Planning, input from Mgmt Team
Validation required from Mgmt Team and
approved by EOC Director
Lists Priorities/Objectives - What the EOC is
doing to satisfy the Standard Response Goals
List Objectives/Priorities in order of importance
Further describes Tasks - How personnel will be
addressing the priorities/objectives that are listed
Based on upcoming Operational Period
INCIDENT REPORT
Used by Operations to track incoming incident
details and updates, includes:
Type of Incident
Location of Incident
Details of what happened
Responding Agencies
Deaths, Injured, Damage or Potential Damage
Situation Forecast
Public Information/Media Requirements
SITUATION REPORT
Completed by Situation Unit in Planning
Used to capture and share situational information
Input from many functions required
Provides a summary of situational information
Usually completed every 12 or 24 hours
Commonly shared with higher/lower level EOCs
and cooperating/assisting agencies
Limited and authorized distribution only
STATUS REPORT
Used by functions to report on status of activities,
includes:
Current Situation (incidents, actions taken,
resource status)
Outstanding Issues/Challenges/Problems
Anticipated Priorities/Activities (for future
operational periods)
Other Comments/Issues (e.g., media information,
public information bulletins, safety tips)
RESOURCE REQUEST
All site requests vetted by EOC Operations
Ops fills requests within Operations from other
Branches when resources readily available
Logistics acquires items not readily available
through Operations
Requests provided to Log with necessary approval
Priority/precedence level identified by initiator
Requests tracked by Logistics and initiator
Critical resources allocated by established priorities
EOC ACTION PLANNING PROCESS
MGMT TEAM BRIEFING AGENDA
Agenda Items Responsible
1. Old Business Planning
2. Status Reports/Updates Mgmt Team
3. Resource Priorities Mgmt Team
4. Probabilities & Predictions Planning
5. Public Info & Media Info Officer
6. Action Plan Priorities EOC Director
7. New Business Mgmt Team
Continual
process, which is
defined and
assessed based
on an established
Operational
Period
Understand Current
Situation Build
Situational Awareness
Identify
Objective/Priorities
(for Next Operational
Period)
Develop EOC Action
Plan (for Next
Operational Period)
Obtain Approvals
and Distribute/Post
EOC Action Plan
Review and
Monitor
Progress
Need for
Action
Planning
Identified
OPS
ALL
ALL OPS/LOG
PLAN
PLAN
OPERATIONAL PERIODS
Length of time to achieve a given
set of objectives
Determined by EOC Mgmt Team
Initially 1 - 2 hrs for critical/life
safety issues
Ongoing length varies depending
on objectives/priorities
Commonly 8 to 12 hrs in length
Not to exceed 24 hours
Sequentially numbered
Time period identified
First
Operational
Period
3. Operations
Section
Logistics
Section
Planning
Section
Finance/Admin
Section
LiaisonDeputy Director
Risk Management
Information
EOC
Director
Public Information
Media Relations
Internal Information
Time
Procurement
Compensation
and Claims
Cost Accounting
Information
Technology
EOC Support
Supply
Personnel
Transportation
Communications
Computer Systems
Facilities
Security
Clerical
Situation
Resources
Documentation
Advance Planning
Demobilization
Recovery
Technical Specialists
Functional
Groups
Agency/Departement
Representatives
(Assisting Agencies)
Geographical
Divisions
Special
Operations
Agency Representatives
(Cooperating Agencies)
OPERATIONS
Communicates with
site(s), field personnel
& DOCs
Supports site ops
Implements plans/
strategies
Deploys/tracks EOC-
issued site resources
Coordination of multi-
agency/department
responses
PLANNING
Collects, evaluates,
displays info
Develops Action Plans
& SitReps
Conducts long-term/
advanced planning
Recommends
alternative actions
Maintains overall
resource and event
status
LOGISTICS
Provides technology/
comms support
Arranges/manages
facilities
Establishes transport
resources
Arranges responder/
personnel support
Orders/supplies
requested resources
FINANCE
Monitors response and
recovery costs
Monitors expenditure
process
Coordinates
compensation & claims
Supports contracts &
procurement
Tracks personnel time
Analyzes & estimates
overall costs
POLICY GROUP
Provides overall policy
direction
Authorizes
declaration/policy
directives
Provides direction on
public information
activities
May act as official
spokesperson
DIRECTOR
Overall authority/
responsibility for EOC
Provides leadership to
Mgmt Team
Ensures/approves
EOC objectives
Communicates with
Policy Group
Initiates Mgmt Team
Briefings
INFORMATION
Establishes/maintains
media contacts
Coordinates info for
release
Coordinates media
interviews
Liaises with other IOs
Prepares public info
materials
Prepares EOC
messaging sheets
LIAISON
Ensures required
agencies are in EOC
Primary contact with
external agencies,
other EOCs
Assists EOC Director
with activities (e.g.
briefings, meetings)
Maintains regular
contact with
cooperating agencies
RISK MGMT
Monitors EOC safety
Maintains link with
Safety Officers as
applicable
Identifies/analyses
liability/loss exposures
Assesses unsafe
situations & halts
operations if necessary
Recommends safety
modifications to ops
DEPUTY
Assumes duties of
EOC Director in their
absence
Ensures efficient
internal information/
communication
processes
Facilitates resolution of
internal staffing/
personnel challenges
MANAGEMENT STAFF
GENERAL STAFF
MANAGEMENT TEAM Roles and Responsibilities
EOC ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
Operations
Section
Fire
Police
Ambulance
Health
Emergency
Social Services
Environmental
Engineering/
Utilities
Operations
Section
NW Sector
NE Sector
SE Sector
SW Sector
Agency/Dept-based Structure
Geographical-based Structure
NOTE: Ops Section
structure should be based
on the jurisdictions
organizational needs & the
operational requirements
of the incident/event.
4. Event/Incident Display Key event/incident information for display to EOC personnel PLAN
INCIDENT
#
DATE &
TIME
PRIORITY TITLE/DESCRIPTION
CURRENT
STATUS
OUTSTANDING ACTIONS/ISSUES
Resource Tracking Display High-level resource tracking info for display to EOC personnel PLAN
RESOURCE TYPE
RESOURCE ID/
CALL SIGN
LOCATION/ASSIGNMENT
CURRENT
STATUS
COMMENTS/NOTES
Resource Request Tracking Table Used by Log/Ops to track resource requests LOG
REQUEST #
DATE
RECEIVED
TIME
RECEIVED
PERSON
REQUESTING
CONTACT
INFO
RESOURCE
DESCRIPTION
QTY
CURRENT
STATUS
COMMENTS/
NOTES
Media Enquiry Tracking Sheet Used by Information Officer to track media enquiries IO
TIME
MEDIA
OUTLET
REPORTERS
NAME
CALLBACK
NUMBERS
REQUEST/QUESTIONS
CALL STATUS/
ACTIONS TAKEN
Position Log Used by all functions to record key actions, decisions, request, enquiries. ALL
DATE TIME TO/FROM ACTION/DECISION/ENQUIRY FOLLOW-UP REQUIRED
Expenditure Tracking Report Used by all functions to track expenditures FIN
ORDER
DATE
VENDOR/
SUPPLIER
LOCATION OF
USE
GOODS OR SERVICES RECEIVED/PURPOSE
ESTIMATED
COST
PAYMENT
METHOD
EOC DATA TABLES AND DISPLAYS
ADVANCED PLANNING
Identify/bring forward demobilization issues related
to your assigned function
Ensure incomplete/open actions in position log are
reassigned
Complete/forward all original documentation to
Documentation Unit in Planning
Advise Finance Section of outstanding financial
commitments/details
Return borrowed or acquired equipment/supplies
Clean-up/organize your work area
Prepare to participate in post-operational debriefs
and/or After Action Report
Participate in exit interview/debrief
Close-out position log, forward to Documentation
Unit in Planning
Sign-out of EOC
DEMOBILIZATION CHECKLIST
When making media statement, EXPRESS:
1. Concern About health & well-being of
those involved
2. Action Steps/processes being taken to
help people
3. Commitment The goal is to support
those impacted
Avoid blocking cameras or saying no
comment
Stick to the facts no opinions/
speculation
If you dont know, offer to find answer
Dont comment on investigations of
others
Only disclose personal/confidential info if
authorized
Dont forget the local media they will be
with you for the long haul!
Remember, you have the right to end the
interview
Helpful Phrases
The most important point is
That is a matter for
Before we wrap up, Id like to
emphasize
That depends. One thing for certain is
That would be speculation. What I can tell
you is
That is true; however, its important to
remember
MEDIA STATEMENTS
TIME
PERIOD
PROBABILITIES
& PREDICTIONS
ISSUES/
CONCERNS
RECOMMENDED
ACTIONS/PLANS
FUNCTION/
AGENCY
RESPONSIBLE
ANTICIPATED
RESOURCES
ConsultwithOps&EOCMgmt
Teamtodeterminesuitabletime
periods(e.g.,6,12,24,72hrs)
Basedoncollectiveexperience,
evidenceandavailableinformation,
whataretheprobabilitiesand
predictionsastheeventunfolds
duringthespecifiedtimeperiod?
Whatspecificissuesorconcernsdo
youanticipatewillariseoverthe
designatedtimeperiods?
Whatarethespecificactionsor
plansthatarenecessaryinorderto
addresstheissues&concernsthat
havebeenidentified?
Whatagency,functionordepartment
isresponsibleforimplementingthe
action/plan?Ifmorethanone,what
aretheirspecificobligations?
Whatequipment,personneland/or
supplieswillberequiredtocarryout
therecommendedactions/plans?
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