The National Incident Management System or NIMS structure develops, recommends, and executes public information plans and strategies is the EOC or the Emergency Operations Center.
The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is the facility that is responsible for the implementation of the emergency management and preparedness during a disaster or an emergency. They ensure a company or an organization’s continuity in operation.
The national incidents management system structure that develops, recommend and execute public information plan and strategies is the Emergency operation center or EOC.
The emergency operation centers are basically one of the four NIMS command and coordination structures. It deals with on-scene and tactical-level response.
It is also off site location where staff or workers from many agencies comes together to address hazards and threat, provide adequate and coordinated support to incident command. It is a facility that is in charge of implementing emergency management and response during an emergency or a disaster.
The EOCs carried out 5 important functions and all the parties plays different roles. These functions include planning, command, logistics, operation and finance.
However, the primary functions, powers and EOCs compositions differs but EOCs have general responsibility, which include:
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