Transcript Day 2-Stop 7 WebEOC-Disaster Mgt AGCCP

WebEOC and
Disaster Management
Within Indiana
What is an EOC? (State or Local)
• Serves as a central coordinating
Point For personnel, logistic and
resources t hat support field
operations and information.
• Multi-agency coordination/
Resource support center.
• Provides additional planning,
information and communications for field operations.
• Provides local officials with an overall picture of the emergency or
disaster and the information necessary for policy level decisions.
Key to Success in EM
Clear, Concise and Effective Communication
• Communication across multiple lines
• Information sharing, for big picture
understanding of event / incident
• Effective / Efficient resource allocation
What is WebEOC?
A crisis information management system.
Share information:
• Simultaneously
• Instantaneously
• Across many jurisdictions.
WebEOC helps local Responders by;
Sharing information quickly
• Create one common operating picture (Policy)
• Organizes the disaster information
• Response
• Recovery
• Organizes requests for resources (LOGS)
Information gathering and management
Disseminate
Analyze
Document
Collect
•Collect: WebEOC Radio, phone, fax, email, media, etc.
•Document: WebEOC
•Analyze: What is the source, is it reliable, validity
•Disseminate: WebEOC, paging, email
How do we “do-it” in IN
IDHS, via Federal Grant dollars, contracts WebEOC
• Contract is on annual basis, with tech support
• No restrictions on the number of users
• We control access levels and information sharing
Focus in WebEOC use
• Ground up, “Home Rule” concept
• Locals grant access to local information
• Locals share what they want to share
Web EOC - Contract
• Currently 2,855 registered account
• Users from;
• local, county, district,
• State Agencies
• States; IN, OH, MI, IL, MI, MS, KY,
• Federal; FEMA, DHS, USACE,
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Web EOC – Focus
Effective communication
“Paint the Picture”
Information Sharing
• Horizontal
• Vertical
• In-depth
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Web EOC – Local Access
County EMA’s can
• Position Authority for level of access (PAC Codes)
• Counties ability to create access accounts
• General Admin – (general access)
• Public Safety – (restricted)
• EMA – (controlled)
• Maintain control of who they grant access to
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WebEOC Groups / Access
Web EOC – Information Sharing
Locals ability to use system for local events / incidents
• County events board
• County Mission / Task tracking
• Ability to share, “Check-Box”, push to State Events
County Status
• EOC Activation
• Disaster Declarations
• Travel Status
• Critical Infrastructure
• Injuries / Fatalities
• Etc.
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County Events
Mission Tasks Board
• All submitted mission/tasks requests area
reviewed by Logistics
• Macro view for operational awareness
• Data entry page – more information is better
• We will now create
a Mission Task
Mission Tasks Board
County Status
Local Status to “Big” Picture
Used to update and communicate your county’s status
• Helps State Response through information
• Allows State and other Counties to see what is going on
• Reduces the number of RFIs from the State when you are busy
County Mission / Task
Request, deploy, assign, track, re-deploy assets, equipment, supplies, staff
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Battle Rhythm
Posted for all partners/stake holders to see
On going effort to keep on task; local to State
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Questions?
IDHS All Incidents
(state wide)