Emergency Actions As an Emergency Manager, you will help to plan for both emergency and not-emergency events. The EOC of your jurisdiction is activated to manage a regional sporting event attracting in excess of 100,000 participants and spectators.
The railroad track splits the center of town and you have been notified that a train carrying chlorine gas has just overturned within sight of downtown and caught fire. Fire/Rescue, Hazardous Materials crews, law enforcement, and medical personnel are on the way to scene.
Write a three page paper that: Describes the five roles of personnel in disaster response Compares the roles of on-scene responders and the EOC within this scenario.