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Orem emergency manager outlines EOC, Everbridge alerts and mass-gathering planning
Summary
Heath, Orem's emergency manager, walked the council through the city's incident-command and EOC structure, criteria to declare local emergencies, Everbridge notification use, mass-gathering permits and incident action plans for major events, and neighborhood preparedness drills.
Heath, Orem's emergency manager, briefed the council on how the city organizes emergency response and when elected officials should expect to be asked to provide high-level policy direction.
He outlined a three-part structure: incident command for on-scene tactical decisions, an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to coordinate resources and cross-departmental support, and…
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