Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Responsibilities in Resource Management
What is the role of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in managing resources during a disaster or emergency?
a. The EOC does not provide resource management. The Incident Command provides resource management to support the EOC.
b. The EOC coordinates with the JIS to determine what resources are needed by Incident Command to perform tactical actions.
c. The EOC is normally the location that receives resource requests, finds a source to fill the resource request, and tracks the resource until it is delivered to the Incident Command (or EOC).
d. The EOC gathers and consolidates a list of all resource requests from Incident Command. The EOC provides a list of all resource requests to the MAC Group, who then finds a source to fill the resource request and tracks the resource until it is delivered to the Incident Command.
Answer:
The statement that correctly describes how resource management is provided by the EOC is: "The EOC is normally the location that receives resource requests, finds a source to fill the resource request, and tracks the resource until it is delivered to the Incident Command (or EOC)."
So, the correct answer is C.
EOC (Emergency Operations Center) is an office that is responsible for managing disasters and emergency situations. It acts as a command center in case of any emergency situations. In a disaster or emergency, the Incident Command System (ICS) is activated to respond to the situation.
ICS is a management system that coordinates and integrates resources to respond to a disaster or emergency. The EOC is responsible for providing overall guidance and support to ICS during the emergency situation. One of the key responsibilities of EOC is to manage the resources to help ICS to perform its activities.
Hence, the answer is C.