{"id":806288,"date":"2020-04-10T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T23:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=381655"},"modified":"2020-04-10T17:30:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-10T23:30:00","slug":"summit-county-emergency-operations-center-adapts-to-a-new-type-of-threat-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/summit-county-emergency-operations-center-adapts-to-a-new-type-of-threat-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Summit County emergency operations center adapts to a new type of threat: COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"6.8816644993498\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-381655-783\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled gallery-container\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/EOC-SDN-041120-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/EOC-SDN-041120-2-1024x768.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Sawyer D'Argonne \/ sdargonne@summitdaily.com | The emergency operations center in Frisco is under a strict quarantine to help protect the health of emergency management and public health officials. \" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>The emergency operations center in Frisco is under a strict quarantine to help protect the health of emergency management and public health officials. <\/strong><br \/>Sawyer D&#8217;Argonne \/ sdargonne@summitdaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/EOC-SDN-041120-2-1024x768.jpg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/EOC-SDN-041120-2-1024x768.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"The emergency operations center in Frisco is under a strict quarantine to help protect the health of emergency management and public health officials. \"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/EOC-SDN-041120-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/EOC-SDN-041120-1-1024x768.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Sawyer D'Argonne \/ sdargonne@summitdaily.com | Summit County Emergency Management Director Brian Bovaird leads a daily phone briefing with community leaders around the county. \" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>Summit County Emergency Management Director Brian Bovaird leads a daily phone briefing with community leaders around the county. <\/strong><br \/>Sawyer D&#8217;Argonne \/ sdargonne@summitdaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/EOC-SDN-041120-1-1024x768.jpg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/EOC-SDN-041120-1-1024x768.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Summit County Emergency Management Director Brian Bovaird leads a daily phone briefing with community leaders around the county. \"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/EOC-SDN-041120-3-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/EOC-SDN-041120-3-1024x768.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Sawyer D'Argonne \/ sdargonne@summitdaily.com | Along with other duties, staff at the emergency operations center helps with logistical efforts such as maintaining supply lines to critical equipment like masks. \" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10\">\n<p><strong>Along with other duties, staff at the emergency operations center helps with logistical efforts such as maintaining supply lines to critical equipment like masks. <\/strong><br \/>Sawyer D&#8217;Argonne \/ sdargonne@summitdaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/EOC-SDN-041120-3-1024x768.jpg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/EOC-SDN-041120-3-1024x768.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Along with other duties, staff at the emergency operations center helps with logistical efforts such as maintaining supply lines to critical equipment like masks. \"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/EOC-SDN-041120-4-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/EOC-SDN-041120-4-1024x768.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Sawyer D'Argonne \/ sdargonne@summitdaily.com | Summit County Emergency Management Director Brian Bovaird leads a daily phone briefing with community leaders around the county. \" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>Summit County Emergency Management Director Brian Bovaird leads a daily phone briefing with community leaders around the county. <\/strong><br \/>Sawyer D&#8217;Argonne \/ sdargonne@summitdaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/EOC-SDN-041120-4-1024x768.jpg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/EOC-SDN-041120-4-1024x768.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Summit County Emergency Management Director Brian Bovaird leads a daily phone briefing with community leaders around the county. \"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/EOC-SDN-041120-5-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/EOC-SDN-041120-5-1024x768.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Sawyer D'Argonne \/ sdargonne@summitdaily.com | Staff at the emergency operations center is responsible for keeping detailed financial records of operations around the county to help with federal reimbursement and audits. \" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Staff at the emergency operations center is responsible for keeping detailed financial records of operations around the county to help with federal reimbursement and audits. <\/strong><br \/>Sawyer D&#8217;Argonne \/ sdargonne@summitdaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/EOC-SDN-041120-5-1024x768.jpg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/EOC-SDN-041120-5-1024x768.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Staff at the emergency operations center is responsible for keeping detailed financial records of operations around the county to help with federal reimbursement and audits. \"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/EOC-SDN-041120-6-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/EOC-SDN-041120-6-1024x768.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Sawyer D'Argonne \/ sdargonne@summitdaily.com | Summit County Information Systems Director Andy Atencio gets a shoutout for helping to make sure things run smoothly as emergency operations center staff rely increasingly on technology for briefings and communicating with community leaders. \" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Summit County Information Systems Director Andy Atencio gets a shoutout for helping to make sure things run smoothly as emergency operations center staff rely increasingly on technology for briefings and communicating with community leaders. <\/strong><br \/>Sawyer D&#8217;Argonne \/ sdargonne@summitdaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/EOC-SDN-041120-6-1024x768.jpg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/EOC-SDN-041120-6-1024x768.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Summit County Information Systems Director Andy Atencio gets a shoutout for helping to make sure things run smoothly as emergency operations center staff rely increasingly on technology for briefings and communicating with community leaders. \"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/EOC-SDN-041120-7-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/EOC-SDN-041120-7-1024x768.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Sawyer D'Argonne \/ sdargonne@summitdaily.com | The county's emergency operations center in Frisco. \" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-2\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><strong>The county&#8217;s emergency operations center in Frisco. <\/strong><br \/>Sawyer D&#8217;Argonne \/ sdargonne@summitdaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/EOC-SDN-041120-7-1024x768.jpg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/EOC-SDN-041120-7-1024x768.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"The county's emergency operations center in Frisco. \"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/EOC-SDN-041120-8-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/EOC-SDN-041120-8-1024x768.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Sawyer D'Argonne \/ sdargonne@summitdaily.com | A snack table to help staff keep their spirits up during long days at the county's emergency operations center. \" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>A snack table to help staff keep their spirits up during long days at the county&#8217;s emergency operations center. <\/strong><br \/>Sawyer D&#8217;Argonne \/ sdargonne@summitdaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/EOC-SDN-041120-8-1024x768.jpg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/EOC-SDN-041120-8-1024x768.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"A snack table to help staff keep their spirits up during long days at the county's emergency operations center. \"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/summit-county-emergency-operations-center-adapts-to-a-new-type-of-threat-covid-19\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/summit-county-emergency-operations-center-adapts-to-a-new-type-of-threat-covid-19\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>FRISCO \u2014&nbsp;Summit County\u2019s emergency operations center has taken on an entirely new look as officials continue to work their way through the logistics of maintaining supply chains and detailed financial reporting during the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>The Summit County Office of Emergency Management activates the center any time there is a major incident \u2014 such as a wildfire or hazardous material spill \u2014 to serve as a centralized point where officials around the county can coordinate operational logistics and provide administrative support for individuals on the front lines.<\/p>\n<p>During any disaster, the center is typically packed to the brim with emergency management staff, law enforcement and public safety leaders, health officials and dozens more. Though, as officials continue efforts to socially distance themselves from one another, the new coronavirus is presenting new challenges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe idea of the emergency operations center is that you don\u2019t have to send an email or make a phone call,\u201d said Brian Bovaird, the county\u2019s emergency management director. \u201cI can look to my right or left, and I have whatever I need, whether its human services, public health, fire, police or EMS. But now we\u2019re facing that additional coordination hurdle. \u2026<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<div class=\"row sd-donation sd-donation-mobile p-0\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-4 p-2\">\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/SDN-logo-white-1.png)\" class=\"p-0 mt-2 mb-2 h-75 text-center rocket-lazyload\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/SDN-logo-white-1.png\" class=\"logo m-0 p-0 invisible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/sdn-banner-paypal.jpg)\" class=\"col-xl-8 p-3 text-center rocket-lazyload\">\n<h3 class=\"d-inline mr-3\">Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p><button class=\"btn d-inline\" type=\"button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/donate\/?utm_source=article&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=donation&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=mid-article\">Donate<\/a><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an added step that, if anything, makes the utility of the (emergency operations center) even more evident \u2014 the concept of a central coordination hub, where people can physically share information and make decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the center is under strict quarantine and the number of in-person staff has been scaled down from dozens to just five on a daily basis, officials still can\u2019t afford to get behind on operations.<\/p>\n<p>Staff at the center is responsible for managing logistical efforts like ordering and distributing necessary supplies, tracking shipments from the strategic national stockpile, helping to develop messaging for public information officers, pushing out daily situation reports and more.<\/p>\n<p>The center also maintains detailed financial records of every expenditure the county is making in regard to its COVID-19 response, a process that will allow the county to receive a more rapid reimbursement from the federal government and ensure no requests from community partners are falling through the cracks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"p402_hide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/Hazmat-SDN-060619-2-8.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-366917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/Hazmat-SDN-060619-2-8.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/Hazmat-SDN-060619-2-8-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption><strong>Summit County Emergency Management Director Brian Bovaird addresses officials at the emergency operations center in Frisco during a full-scale emergency exercise May 31, 2019. This photo of just part of the room shows what staffing typically would look like during an emergency. <\/strong><br \/><em>Sawyer D\u2019Argonne \/ <a href=\"mailto:sdargonne@summitdaily.com\">sdargonne@summitdaily.com<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Finding new ways to communicate needs and coordinate responses between county entities has been the top priority.<\/p>\n<p>Bovaird said the county was anticipating the arrival of the virus, and the center was activated in a limited capacity March 4, the day before officials received confirmation that a visitor to Summit County had tested positive for the state\u2019s first case of the new coronavirus. Things ramped up quickly once the case was confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>About 40 people showed up to the center for the initial acute response, wherein having individuals physically in the room is necessary for quick decision making in order to begin immediate coordination efforts. Though, the county began pushing as many functions as they could online as soon as possible. Within days, the number of in-person staff at the center dropped to about five, including emergency management staff and representatives with the Summit County Public Health Department and the county manager\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone else has been dialing in to daily phone briefings in which community leaders \u2014 about 100 stakeholders including representatives from St. Anthony Summit Medical Center, law enforcement, local schools, nonprofits, ski resorts and more \u2014 get their chance to ask questions, raise concerns and inform other leaders on their operations.<\/p>\n<p>So far, given the relatively slow unfolding of an incident like a viral pandemic, the evolved communication process has been working.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose daily (emergency operations center) briefing calls really give everyone an opportunity to collectively coordinate,\u201d Bovaird said. \u201cAnd the big difference with something like this is it\u2019s kind of a marathon instead of a sprint. We\u2019re far enough into this that our coordination efforts have been well thought out. \u2026 If something occurred that was more acute and necessitated rapid decision-making, I\u2019d have to bring more people back into the (center). But this is really a prolonged health care incident. And while there\u2019s a lot of critical decisions still being made, the immediate complexity has started to settle down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/summit-county-emergency-operations-center-adapts-to-a-new-type-of-threat-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Summit Daily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The emergency operations center in Frisco is under a strict quarantine to help protect the health of emergency management and public health officials. Sawyer D&#8217;Argonne \/ sdargonne@summitdaily.com Summit County Emergency Management Director Brian Bovaird leads a daily phone briefing with community leaders around the county. 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