MODULE 1: INTRODUCTION TO DISASTER MANAGEMENT

• Definition of terms

• Classification of disasters

• Disaster risk management cycle

• Principles of disaster risk management

MODULE 2: ROLE, FUNCTIONS AND FRAMEWORKS OF THE EOC

• Introduction to EOC

• EOC Role and Functions.

• Overview of the Incident Command System (ICS).

• EOC framework

MODULE 3: PARTNERSHIP AND COORDINATION

• EOC Mission Partners

• ICS-EOC Partnership

• ESF –EOC Partnership

• Strategic Inter-agency Coordination (SIC).

MODULE 4: ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF EOC

• Locating and designing of an EOC

• Data and Information Management

• Communication in EOC

• Plans and Procedures

• EOC Staffing

• Psychosocial support in EOC Operations

MODULE 5: ACTIVATING AND OPERATING THE EOC

• EOC Incident Life Cycle

• Daily EOC Operations