1 Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Track
Prepares leaders from a variety of institutions and agencies—fire, law, EMS, hospitals, public health, public works and others—to direct the emergency operations center where coordination and management decisions are made. Selected topics include emergency support functions, information systems, the unified command structure, EOC tactical operations, response and recovery, and planning and scheduling.
Phase I
Classroom instruction will be two full days, October 13–14, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., at the Sedgwick County Division of Public Safety Center, 714 N. Main, Wichita, Kan.
Note. People enrolled in the EOC track can also enroll in the Command track.
Phase II
Activation of the EOC during the mass casualty/structural collapse simulation will start on the morning of October 19 and finish before noon, October 21. Execution will be conducted through 12–hour shifts. Participants will be advised of dates and times to report for duty on the first day of classroom instruction of Phase I.
Participation is limited. There is no fee to register. Participants must complete and submit the registration form.