FEMA G-775 EOC Management and Operations

FEMA G-775: EOC Management & Operations

Target Audience: This course is designed for Federal, State, and local Emergency Management Officials, First Responders, Incident Command Staff, Private Industry, and Volunteer Agency personnel responsible for coordinating activities during a disaster.

This course explores the role, design, and functions of Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs) and their relationships as components of a multiagency coordination system. The course contains disaster-related examples, activities, and case studies that relate to EOCs and multiagency coordination systems at the Federal, State, and local levels of government.

Course Objectives

• Identify the multiple roles and responsibilities of a modern-day EOC, including the legal authorities and requirements of the EOC.
• Differentiate between tactical and strategic emergency management.
• Build and manage effective organizational structures within an EOC.
• Discuss the importance of designing and integrating enhanced technology into EOC operations.
• Discuss Continuity of Operations (COOP) planning at the local level.
• Promote effective EOC operations through plans, procedures, coordination, and documentation.
• Relate situational awareness and common operating pictures to EOC operations.
• Integrate call centers and public information concepts into an EOC environment.
• Describe the role and challenges of an EOC during the transition to recovery.

Required Prerequisite: FEMA EMI IS-775 EOC Management and Operations:

https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspxcode=IS-775

This course is a FEMA Advanced Professional Series (APS) requirement. This course does not qualify to be used as an Illinois Professional Emergency Manager (IPEM) requirement.