1. EOC SUPPORT TEAM (EST) Explanation of Concept & Organizational Profile
Presentation delivered to
Quad County Fire Chiefs
August 30, 2016

2. Tornado Outbreak December 26, 2015 35 Tornado Warnings issued
12 confirmed tornadoes
13 fatalities
Tim Lee / Twitter
EF-4 / Sunnyvale-Garland-Rowlett
EF-3 / Midlothian-Ovilla-Glenn Heights
Multiple counties/cities impacted
Activation of various Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs), and
other coordination centers
G.J. McCarthy / The Dallas Morning News

3. Summary of EOC Support: By the Numbers
SUMMARY OF SUPPORT - STATISTICS 
Beginning Sun Dec 27 (day after) and ending Wed Jan 6, the formal activation of area-wide EOC Support effort lasted 11 days1
53 EOC Support personnel representing 36 different agencies indicated availability to help
44 EOC Support personnel supported 7 incident facilities
105 shifts worked totaling ~1260 hours
Represents an in-kind total of ~$46,053 (at rate of $36.55/hr)
Cost to supported jurisdictions = $0
Value of support = “priceless”
1‘point-to-point’ support started first night and continued after Jan 6

5. Benefits Realized During Recent Area-Wide EOC Support Effort
Streamline something we already do.
People want to help, provide structured opportunity.
Increase regional resilience, use local resources.
Bring back home experience-gained.
Professional Emergency Management staff are at home in the EOC environment, and familiar with Texas emergency management systems.

6. Vision / Mission
VISION: Framework for a professional Emergency Management team that can be quickly mobilized to support their fellow Emergency Managers and Emergency Operations Centers during response, relief and immediate recovery efforts.
MISSION: Provide professional Emergency Management assistance to Emergency Managers and Emergency Operations Centers, in support of their response, relief and immediate recovery efforts.
“Be fast. Be flexible. Do good.”

7. General Rules, and Exceptions
Principally comprised of/for “Emergency Managers” but broad enough to allow for the engagement of other kinds of resources and personnel that would serve well at an EOC.
Team members/personnel may provide support to other types of incident facilities (not just EOCs).
Integration with State-sponsored Texas Emergency Management Assistance Team (TEMAT) initiative, an initiative identified in the Texas Homeland Security Strategic Plan.

8. There is a place in the world for both!
EST vs. IMT
There is a place in the world for both!
EST vs IMT
general characteristics
Assistance
Management
EOC environment
Field-based
Professional Emergency Mgmt
Credentialed per ICS position
Both can engage on same disaster response/recovery.

9. Glenn Heights EOC
EF3 Tornado

10. Rowlett EOC
EF4 Tornado

11. Disaster District 4 Garland EOC
DPD/DART Officer Shootings

12. EST Membership Profile
As of August 30, 2016…
56 members strong
Various, scalable support packaging
< 2 hour response
Alerting & mobilization procedures
Overhead structure

13. Years of Professional Experience
full-time equivalent (FTE) in emergency management position
Very healthy mix. 1/3 in each category with a few “EM trainees”.

14. EOC Experience …plus much more!
Major incidents in which members worked at an EOC
representative selections, not all-inclusive
PK Wildfires
Train Derailment
Dec 2015 Holiday Tornados
Dallas Ebola Response
Super Bowl XLV
Pipeline Explosion
Columbia Shuttle Disaster
Aircraft Crashes
2015 Texas Flooding
Evacuee Sheltering
Bush Presidential Center Dedication Event
Tropical Storm/Hurricane
Dec 2013 Winter Weather
Bus Crash MCI
Structural Collapse MCI
Fort Worth Tornado
West Nile Virus
DPD/DART Officer Shootings
H1N1 Mass Vaccinations
Wide ranging and varied EOC experience during major incidents/events
Nearly every person has some EOC experience during major incidents/events
…plus much more!

15. Qualifications & Credentials
professional emergency management
Attained CEM or
TEM certifications
Completed APS
or PDS series of courses
Completed Basic,
Advanced or Executive
EM Academies
24% No
76%
Yes

16. Self-Assessment
members were asked to identify the area(s) they are most capable/helpful

17. THANK YOU! Questions or Comments?
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THANK YOU!
Questions or Comments?
Contact: Josh Roberts / EMC, City of Lewisville
(972) office