ASME, CEC and CRMA hosting joint meeting.
Join us for a tour and presentation of the Hamilton County Emergency Management Operations Center.
Emergency Operations Center | community-prep (hamiltonready.org)
The purpose of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is to provide a central location through which all local emergency management activities and functions can be coordinated during times of significant emergency or disaster. The EOC does not command or control the on-scene response.
Hamilton County Emergency Operations Center Values:
• Ethical behavior
• Timely response to emergency needs and requirements
• Expertise in emergency/disaster management and contingency management
• Learning and growth for all of our public safety partners
• Effective communications
• Quality service to our whole community
• Flexible solutions to meet response requirements
Hamilton County Emergency Operations Center Goals:
• Identify and assist in the mitigation of natural and man-made hazards
• Develop and maintain plans for major emergencies/disasters that build on and complement the existing operational policies and procedures of local emergency response agencies
• Establish an annual training program that develops and maintains necessary emergency management skills, including conducting exercise to test agency/department emergency response plans and procedures
• Provide the direction and coordination to identify and manage the additional resources needed for a major emergency/disaster response
• Gather and disseminate information to the public, media and local government agencies to assist in the preparation, response and recovery from major emergencies/disasters
• Serve as the focal point for coordination and liaison of activities between local, state and federal government in the response to and recovery from major emergencies/disasters