EOC/EOP
What is the name of Oxnard's master emergency plan?
What is, the Emergency Operations Plan (EOP)
The individual in charge of the entire EOC who has the final say on major policy decisions.
What is the EOC Director
Who is the primary external non-governmental organization (NGO) the Liaison Officer coordinates with to open and operate a physical shelter?
The American Red Cross
During an EOC activation, you should use your regular, individual City work email address to send and receive official disaster correspondence.
False. To ensure continuity during shift changes and simplify public records tracking, you must use designated, role-based or section-based EOC email accounts. The EOC Coordinator can assist you in this.
What level of EOC activation triggers "partial" staffing of the EOC?
What is Level 2.
This standard briefing form used in the first Operational Period (or smaller incidents)?
What is the EOC 201, Incident Briefing Form
To prevent conflicting information during a large disaster, the PIO from Oxnard will join forces with PIOs from other local cities and county agencies to work out of this physical or virtual shared workspace. What is this called?
JIC (Joint Information Center)
True or False: If the Safety Officer sees an immediately dangerous or life-threatening situation in the EOC or at a City shelter, they must wait for the EOC Director’s permission before ordering a "stop-work."
False. The Safety Officer has direct, independent authority to immediately stop any unsafe operation.
True or False: If you don't fill a position below you in the EOC organization, the work assigned to that position simply doesn't get done.
False, the supervisor assumes those responsibilities until the position is staffed.
True or false, the Legal Officer has the authority to formally block an emergency order issued by the EOC Director if they believe it creates liability.
False. The Legal Officer's role is purely advisory.
This four-letter acronym refers to the umbrella organization that has a coalition of community, faith-based, and non-profit groups (like the Red Cross and Food Share) that step in to help us support the community during and after disasters.
VOAD (Volunteer Organizations Active in Disasters)
This standard EOC document is drafted by the Safety Officer for every shift to outline physical hazards, weather risks, and safety rules for all active staff.
EOC 208 (Safety Message)?
Often called the "legal diary" of the EOC, this form must be continuously updated by every staff member to log their key actions, decisions, and phone calls.
What is the EOC 214 (ICS 214).
What is the name for a specific block of time set by the EOC Director to accomplish a scheduled set of emergency response goals?
What is an "Operational Period"
The text message alert system used to broadcast life-safety emergency warnings directly to everyone's cell phone within a specific area.
WEA (Wireless Emergency Alerts).
Where VC Alerts is done based on registration, and Emergency Alert System (EAS) is done via broadcasted alerts via radio and television, WEA sends alerts directly to people's phones if they are in the specified geo-location.
While compiled by the Planning Section, every EOC section (Management, Operations, Logistics, and Finance) must contribute to this master, multi-page legal document that outlines the entire City's unified strategy for the upcoming Operational Period
The EOC Action Plan (EAP)