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media etc. The DEOC will also lead coordination and management of relief operations
in affected areas in the district. All concerned departments and agencies such as civil
defence, Armed Forces, fire services, police, ambulance service, Red Crescent
Societies, Edhi Trust, and other humanitarian agencies will be coordinated by the
DEOC at district level. The DEOC will function throughout the year in disaster and non
disaster times. In disaster times the DEOC will be disseminating early warning
information, carry out relief coordination and focus on early recovery. In non disaster
times, the emphasis will be on emergency preparedness and contingency planning in
the district. The DEOC will be located at DCO Office, in the district headquarters
equipped with all available communication facilities. The DEOC will be overall
supervised and directed by the District Coordination Officer (DCO) of the district. The
DEOC will be headed by the Coordinator and supported by the operations,
communication, public information, administration and logistics support teams. DEOC
will be working round the clock during the disaster time. In non disaster times, DEOC
will be working during normal office hours and will focus on emergency preparedness
and contingency planning.
(1) Objective. The main objective of the DEOC is to provide effective
communication and early warnings to the public, take immediate measures for
evacuation, prepare contingency plans, develop resource inventory at district
level, instructions for emergency operations and carry out coordination for
effective emergency response at district level.
(2) Functions
(a) Pre-Disaster
i. Prepare emergency preparedness plan.
ii. Prepare multi hazard contingency plans.
iii. Anticipate resource inventory in collaboration with line
departments for emergency response.
iv. Interact with taluka/tehsil and UCs for assessing training needs
and organize training for them.
v. Conduct risk analysis from the perspective of contingency
planning.
vi. Assist relevant departments to update their SOPs.
vii. Coordinate with humanitarian organizations for preparedness
(b) During Disaster
and response plans.
i. Conduct rapid assessment of the relief needs.