Interagency collaboration is facilitated by the AACo Office of Emergency Management at the Emergency Operation Center. The Anne Arundel County Emergency Operations Center (EOC), is a room that convenes all County agencies and other critical partners. Together this group has a collective mission to coordinate a response to a County emergency. The DOH has a seat in the EOC and sends trained representatives to the EOC when it is activated during an emergency.
During an EOC activation, the DOH representative will assume his/her role at the EOC to maintain communication with other County departments/agencies (for example, Fire, Police, Public Works, Public Schools, and Department of Social Services) regarding any updates or needs for assistance. This position is rotated in regular intervals (e.g., every 8 or 12 hours) or until the end of the event and/or until health issues are resolved.
Each EOC work station is equipped with a dedicated telephone line and a computer. The DOH has a Department Operations Center (DOC) that is outfitted with similar technologies and it would be utilized in an emergency. This DOC is in the Health Officer’s conference room at the Health Services Building in Annapolis.
