Intangible Elements of Emergency Operational Capability
Intangible Elements of Emergency Operational Capability : "Those elements of organization, training, experience, and expertise which make up the ability to make effective emergency use of existing tangible assets. Emphasis is on the ability of key local officials to make appropriate decisions in response to a disaster situation and to direct and control coordinated lifesaving operations in emergencies of any type. Included are the organization, training, and exercising needed in areas such as (1) damage assessment capability to determine the effects of peacetime or attack-caused disasters, including what assistance is needed where, and a radiological defense organization adequately staffed, trained, and exercised to identify and analyze radiological hazards resulting from peacetime radiological incidents or enemy attack; (2) operational reporting capability within the disaster area and to the local EOC and the next higher level, including the ability to develop prompt, accurate, and complete information as to the effects of the disaster on the population; and (3) other organization training needed to conduct effective, coordinated operations in major disasters or emergencies, such as emergency medical care, emergency public information, or the operation of the shelter system". (DCPA, On-Site Assistance (MP 63), 1974, p. 5)
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