Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Will the Emergency Operations Center evaluate their perfomance during the flood?

Yes. The Emergency Operations Center has a process that includes a post incident review. The flood of 2008 was the LARGEST emergency that has ever occurred in Columbus. Over 30 agencies were involved in providing services to our community. The post incident review will begin once the work of the EOC is completed, and will cover many topics. It will provide information on what went well, where changes need to be made, where things can be improved, and perhaps equipment and personnel that should be in place to protect us in the future.

The EOC is made up of almost every department in the city... Dan Jansen - Public Works, Dennis Weiner - Police, Mark Kenevan and Linda Damm - Fire, Anne Donahue - City Administration, Peggy - Library & Public Information Officer, Patti - Heartline Medix, John - Water & Light and myself. In addition to the Columbus EOC, we will be seeking and giving feedback to Columbia County, Dodge County and perhaps Beaver Dam. We worked closely with all of these agencies during the flood, and they will have valuable information for us.

If you have any specific questions that you would like addressed in the report, please send them to me or to any of the EOC members by the end of July.

Thanks!