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Garner council hears update on emergency operations center; staff cite training, tech and mutual aid
Summary
Inspections Director Paul Padgett told the Garner Town Council the town has rebuilt its emergency operations center (EOC), run exercises and trainings for staff, deployed technology tools for situational awareness and is updating its emergency operations plan. Council members asked about generator backups, non-weather incidents and community recovery partnerships.
Inspections Director Paul Padgett told the Garner Town Council on Nov. 25 that the town has rebuilt its emergency operations center and is working to move preparedness beyond response into prevention, mitigation and recovery.
"Preparedness is making sure that we are prepared as a community to meet these needs when they occur," Padgett said during a presentation to the work session. He described the EOC as a physical or virtual place where community leaders manage information and resources to support on-scene activities during incidents.
Padgett said the town established a standing EOC committee, assigned roles, and prioritized training. "We've had just shy of 50 of our staff go through the ICS 300 [course]," he said, adding the town hosted week-long ICS training through Wake Tech and a…
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