GOHSEP Elected_Officials_Manual_2015

GOHSEP
Louisiana Elected Officials
Emergency Management Manual
Prepare + Prevent + Respond + Recover + mitigate
4.1 State Emergency Operations Center
(SEOC)
The State Emergency Operations Center
(SEOC) is a state-of-the-art command and Life + safety first!
control center located on Independence
Boulevard in Baton Rouge. From this
SEOC is the hub from
location, disaster planning, response
which non-local resources
and mitigation for critical incidents are
are obtained + activated in
coordinated and managed. The SEOC
can be activated in response to natural a disaster or other major
disasters, severe weather events and emergency.
other emergencies, serving as a central
operations center for emergency response.
It can also be activated in response to a man-made disaster, terrorist threat or other significant event
or emergency. In this capacity, the SEOC serves as a central operations center to meet high-profile
security needs and provides support for other State agencies and departments.
During disasters and emergencies when the need for resources has exceeded the local capability
to provide them, the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
(GOHSEP) assists Parish and local governments and coordinates the State’s response activities,
including interaction with the Federal government, nonprofit, faith-based, volunteer and privatesector
partners through the SEOC.
The SEOC is your connection to a facility where State-coordinated information, coordination and
management of response and immediate recovery assets are facilitated.
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