Severe Weather
EOC Roles & Responsibilities
Emergency Operations Center
Communication
Equipment
100

A Hurricane Watch is issued at what time frame prior to land strike?

What is 36 hours

100

This individual is responsible for interfacing with the public and media.

What is the Information Officer

100

Regarding emergency situations, what does the letters EOC stand for?

What is the Emergency Operations Center

100

This device was invented by Alexander Graham Bell and is the primary form of communicating with the Emergency Operations Center.

What is the Phone

100

These will be strategically placed in specific locations when a hurricane watch has been issued. 

What are Generators

200

If flood waters reach this height, all OWASA employees must be called in off the streets.

What is 6 inches

200

These individuals report to the Section Chief in the chain of command.

Who are Branch Directors

200

This process involves the shifting of responsibility from one Incident Commander to another. In the past, OWASA has exercised this action every 12 hours.

What is Transfer of Command

200

Electronic method for sending information to all OWASA employees in an emergency.

What is e-mail

200

A device that illuminates a building's discharge point in the event of a power outage.

What are Emergency Lights/Exit Signs.

300

A Hurricane Warning is issued in what time frame prior to land strike?

What is 24 hours

300

This individual is responsible for coordinating with reps from cooperating and assisting agencies.


DAILY DOUBLE!

Who is the Liaison Officer

300

These individuals staff the EOC in emergencies and are defined by the letters IMT.

Who is the Incident Management Team

300

This is used for tracking all activities during an emergency situation.

What is the Activity Log

300

These are primarily used to protect windows in high wind storm events.

What are Storm Shutters

400

At this wind speed, OWASA employees are required to be off the streets.

What is 50 mph

400

Person who is responsible for monitoring incident operations and advising the Incident Commander on all matters relating to operational safety.

Who is the Safety Officer

400

On OWASA's current Incident Management Organization Chart, who are the 3 sections chiefs?


Daily Double!

Who is Mary Darr, Todd Taylor, and Stephen Winters

400

The backup generator for the WTP is not working. How is this tracked in an emergency situation?

What is the Out-Of-Service Equipment Register

400

A device used when a fire tetrahedron has been formed.

What is a Fire Extinguisher

500

Preparations for this should be made in the event a Tropical Storm is predicted to cross the region.

What is a Category 1 Hurricane

500

Section Chiefs report to this individual in the chain of command.

Who is the Incident Commander

500

This area is the Primary location for the EOC at OWASA.

What is the Community Room

500

All the Emergency Response activities at OWASA are contained in this.

What is the CEMP

500

The funk band "Parliament" had a song named after this device. 

What is a Flash Light

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