I hear you know how to get stuff… Who is DEM and what do they do?
Disaster Response
Where we live
Emergency Management
Response and Recovery
State Emergency Operations Center (also virtual) WebEOC Mobile Command Vehicle Community Support Liaisons Resources and Missions (Statewide and EMAC) FEMA
When do we step in?
Scope of incident Two or more local EOCs
activated Two or more state
agencies activated When requested
When we start getting questions from the Governor’s office
We get busy
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Improving coordination
Many resources – Haste makes waste Who is in charge? Coordination at the local level Conference calls Know your stakeholders
Joe Dougherty Public information officer Utah Division of Emergency Management jdougherty@utah.gov