GOHSEP Elected_Officials_Manual_2015

GOHSEP
Louisiana Elected Officials
Emergency Management Manual
Prepare + Prevent + Respond + Recover + mitigate
4.3.1 WebEOC
WebEOC is an Internet-based
emergency information management
application that provides operational
details from various government and
public safety groups in response to an
imminent threat, emergency or disaster.
WebEOC is where you
request support, share
information and more!
The State of Louisiana utilizes WebEOC
as its official emergency management software system. This secure, web-based system is
used by all 64 Parishes, State and Federal agencies, as well as approved non-governmental
emergency management partners. Use this tool to interact with GOHSEP for situational
reporting (SitRep), daily reports, requesting resources, requesting Preliminary Damage
Assessments (PDAs), sharing information and more.
WebEOC allows users to register for specific positions (each Parish, as an example, is a position).
Each user is given a unique username and password to access the system and each Parish
controls who is allowed access to their functions in WebEOC.
While primarily used for requesting resources and providing situational awareness in real
time, the WebEOC system can and has been used to capture and provide information related
to an incident, such as finance data and intelligence reporting information. There is a
function to add and maintain links to websites needed for an emergency and a function that
allows users to save documents related to an emergency or incident.
Reports can be generated from resource requests entered.
Another important use of WebEOC is the platform it provides for requesting PDAs following an
initial local damage assessment. An Applicant makes a request for a PDA to GOHSEP through
WebEOC, then coordinates and schedules local entities for joint PDA inspections.
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