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Emergency Operations Center (EOC):
- In the event of an emergency the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is activated to manage and coordinate resources and personnel to make decisions, and to coordinate the flow of information and strategy required to deal effectively with an emergency.
- The EOC is where campus emergency management staff are deployed to coordinate the response to an emergency event impacting the campus, the deployment of campus emergency response teams, and any requests from or to the City/County EOCs, if needed. The EOC is the central command and coordination point for disaster response.
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- CRITERIA FOR ACTIVATION OF THE EOC:
- Resources beyond university capabilities are required.
- The emergency will be of a long duration.
- Major policy decisions will or may be required.
- Local or state of emergency is declared.
- Activation of the EOC will be advantageous to the successful management of the emergency.
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