Kansas State Emergency Operations Center

Status

Existing

Description

The State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) gathers, processes, and reports emergency situation intelligence to aid in State policy and decision making; support local communities as they direct and control disaster emergency response operations; and account for the State's response support costs. In non–disaster conditions, the SEOC is maintained in an operational status that facilitates a timely response to rapidly evolving emergencies. The SEOC's ability to exchange critical disaster information is achieved through diverse and redundant communications technologies.

Stakeholders

StakeholderRoleRole Status
Kansas Division of Emergency ManagementOwnsExisting

Physical Objects

Emergency Management Center
Center

Functional Objects

Functional ObjectDescriptionUser Defined
Emergency Early Warning System'Emergency Early Warning System' monitors alerting and advisory systems, information collected by ITS surveillance and sensors, and reports from other agencies and uses this information to identify potential, imminent, or in–progress major incidents or disasters. Notification is provided to initiate the emergency response, including public notification using ITS traveler information systems, where appropriate.False
Emergency Evacuation Support'Emergency Evacuation Support' coordinates evacuation plans among allied agencies and manages evacuation and reentry of a population in the vicinity of a disaster or other emergency that poses a risk to public safety. Where appropriate, the affected population is evacuated in shifts, using more than one evacuation route, and including several evacuation destinations to spread demand and thereby expedite the evacuation. All affected jurisdictions (e.g., states and counties) at the evacuation origin, evacuation destination, and along the evacuation route are informed of the plan. The public is provided with real–time evacuation guidance including basic information to assist potential evacuees in determining whether evacuation is necessary. Resource requirements are forecast based on the evacuation plans, and the necessary resources are located, shared between agencies if necessary, and deployed at the right locations at the appropriate times. The evacuation and reentry status are monitored and used to refine the plan and resource allocations during the evacuation and subsequent reentry. It communicates with public health systems to develop evacuation plans and recommended strategies for disasters and evacuation scenarios involving biological or other medical hazards.False
Emergency Incident Command'Emergency Incident Command' provides tactical decision support, resource coordination, and communications integration for Incident Commands that are established by first responders at or near the incident scene to support local management of an incident. It supports communications with public safety, emergency management, transportation, and other allied response agency centers, tracks and maintains resource information, action plans, and the incident command organization itself. Information is shared with agency centers including resource deployment status, hazardous material information, traffic, road, and weather conditions, evacuation advice, and other information that enables emergency or maintenance personnel in the field to implement an effective, safe incident response. It supports the functions and interfaces commonly supported by a mobile command center.False
Emergency Response Management'Emergency Response Management' provides the strategic emergency response capabilities and broad inter–agency interfaces that are implemented for extraordinary incidents and disasters that require response from outside the local community. It provides the functional capabilities and interfaces commonly associated with Emergency Operations Centers. It develops and stores emergency response plans and manages overall coordinated response to emergencies. It monitors real–time information on the state of the regional transportation system including current traffic and road conditions, weather conditions, special event and incident information. It tracks the availability of resources and assists in the appropriate allocation of these resources for a particular emergency response. It also provides coordination between multiple allied agencies before and during emergencies to implement emergency response plans and track progress through the incident. It also coordinates with the public through the Emergency Telecommunication Systems (e.g., Reverse 911). It coordinates with public health systems to provide the most appropriate response for emergencies involving biological or other medical hazards.False

Interfaces To

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FHATA Automated Dispatch/AVL
Fort Riley Emergency Management
Geary County Emergency Operations Center
Geary County Sheriff Department
Junction City Engineering Department
Junction City Fire Department
Junction City Police / 911 Center
Kansas Homeland Security
KDOT District 1 Office
KDOT District 2 Office
KDOT Statewide TOC
KHP Communications Center
K–State Police Department
Manhattan Traffic Operations Facility
Media Outlets
National Weather Service
Neighboring 911 Centers
Neighboring County Emergency Operations Centers
Pottawatomie County Emergency Operations Center
Pottawatomie County Sheriff Office / 911 Center
Riley County 911 Center
Riley County Emergency Operations Center