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Emergency Operations Center

The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is a centralized location to support multi-agency and/or multi-jurisdiction disaster response coordination and communication. Unique to the State of California is the definition of an Operational Area, which includes all political subdivisions within the County boundary. On behalf of the Kern Operational Area, the Kern County EOC will serve as the designated point of contact between the jurisdictions within the County, as well as between the State and the Operational Area.

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EOC ROOM

During an emergency, staff in the EOC will facilitate effective emergency management. The EOC supports multi-agency and multi-jurisdiction coordination and communication.

EOC functions are broken into the following sections:

Management	Has overall responsibility for multi-agency and/or multi-jurisdiction disaster response coordination and communication
Operations	Coordinates support to local emergency response Coordinates inter-jurisdictional response Coordinates emergency management activities through implementation of the EOC Action Plan
Planning/Intelligence	Collects, evaluates, and disseminates incident information Develops EOC Action Plan in coordination with other Sections Maintains EOC documentation
Logistics	Provides facilities, services, personnel, equipment, and materials to support the emergency response
Finance/Administration	Manages financial, administrative, and cost analysis aspects of the emergency response

EOC CONFERENCE ROOM

When the EOC is activated during an emergency, the EOC Director, Section Chiefs, and Management staff use the Conference Room to receive regular briefings, establish emergency management priorities, review current objectives, plan future objectives, and formulate the EOC Action Plan. The equipment in this room allows staff to review information from the field, monitor EOC activities, and teleconference with staff within the Operational Area and at the State.

EOC CLASSROOMS/JIC/MEDIA ROOM

When the EOC is activated during an emergency, the Joint Information Center (JIC) is established to coordinate, develop, and disseminate emergency-related public information. The JIC is the central point of contact for all news media. Public information officials from all participating agencies/jurisdictions are collocated at the JIC. The news media receives regular briefings about the emergency in the Media Room adjacent to the JIC.

When the EOC is not activated, the JIC/Media Room is used for emergency management-related meetings and training. The room may be configured into one large classroom or two separate, smaller classrooms.