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Emergency management official says EOC expands to about 120 people and relies on nonprofit and agency partners
Summary
A St. Johns County emergency management official said the county's Emergency Operations Center (EOC) has seven day-to-day staff and can grow to about 120 people when activated, relying on partners such as the Red Cross, Salvation Army and local agencies to support response and recovery.
A St. Johns County emergency management official said the county's Emergency Operations Center (EOC) relies on partnerships with nonprofit organizations and other government agencies and can expand to about 120 people when activated.
The official said the emergency management office has seven staff day-to-day but "when activated can has about a 120 people in it, all working towards the same mission of helping our community, respond and recover from a disaster." The official listed routine partners that staff the EOC, including library employees, public works, fire rescue and the sheriff's office as well as Parks and Recreation and nonprofit relief organizations.
Among the nonprofits and agencies named were the American Red Cross, the Salvation Army and Catholic Charities, along with the Highway Patrol. The official said those partners appear in the EOC during activations and provide needed capabilities and resources.
The speaker emphasized the collaborative nature of EOC work: "Those partnerships are invaluable, when we see those people in the EOC." No formal policy decision or vote was recorded in the transcript excerpt provided; the remarks were descriptive of operations and partnerships rather than a proposal for new action.
The official did not provide recent activation dates or operational after-action details in the recorded remarks.
