Emergency Operations Center [EOC] Law and Legal Definition
An Emergency Operations Center or EOC is an established control facility from which emergency operations can be directed and coordinated. In an EOC the local and State staff and officials receives information relating to an incident. This is where the decision makers and support agencies should report to supervise an evacuation. The main functions of EOC include:
provides direction, coordination, and support to emergency operations;
carries out disaster management functions at a strategic level in an emergency situation;
ensures the continuity of operation of a company, political subdivision or other organization;
collects, gathers, and analyzes data;
makes decisions that protect life and property;
maintains continuity of the organization, within the scope of applicable laws; and
disseminates those decisions to all concerned agencies and individuals.
Legal Definition list
- Emergency Operations Center [EOC]
- Emergency Natural Gas Transaction
- Emergency Natural Gas
- Emergency Motor Vehicle
- Emergency Motion
- Emergency Placement
- Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986
- Emergency Preparedness
- Emergency Protective Orders [EPO]
- Emergency Public Information
- Emergency Quota Act
Related Legal Terms
- Aerospace Control Operations
- Aging and Disability Resource Center
- Agricultural Disease Emergency
- Air Force Technical Applications Center [AFTAC]
- Aircraft Operations [Aeronautics and Space]
- Alternate Non-Emergency Services Provider
- Amalgamation of Operations [Transportation]
- Application Support Centers
- Appropriate Local Emergency Authority
- Area Health Education Center Program (AHECP)
