Mobile County Emergency Operations Center Training & Simulation Exercise Completed

Posted on: Apr 5th, 2024 | News and Announcements featured news Press Releases

MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. – Mobile County Emergency Management Agency hosted a FEMA Integrated Emergency Management Center training session from April 1 through 4, 2024 that concluded with a day-long simulated exercise.

Through the FEMA exercise, 90 people representing 43 organizations worked together to solve complex scenario-based emergency management problems and practice having a coordinated response before an actual emergency event. Participants worked through processes related to resource management and coordination, communications, public information, mass care, infrastructure, law enforcement, transportation, and more.

“Exercises like this help the Emergency Operations Center team improve the ability to function in the event of a disaster. Simulations help participating organizations build depth so we can best serve our community in the event of an extended disaster or other emergency,” said Mobile County EMA Director Mike Evans.

An experienced instructional team from FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute led the Mobile County training and conducted the simulated exercise.

Participants included:

Mobile County Emergency Management Agency
Mobile County Commission
Mobile County Communications District/911
Mobile County Department of Human Services
Mobile County Emergency Medical Services
Mobile County Health Department
Mobile County Public Schools
Mobile County Sheriff’s Office
City of Mobile
City of Bayou La Batre
City of Saraland
City of Satsuma
City of Semmes
Town of Dauphin Island
Theodore-Dawes Fire Rescue
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Alabama Emergency Management Agency
Baldwin County Emergency Management Agency
Clarke County Emergency Management Agency
National Weather Service-Mobile
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Bureau of Investigation
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Coast Guard
U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Alabama Army National Guard
Alabama Cooperative Extension Service - Mobile County
Alabama Department of Environmental Management
Alabama Power Co.
Mobile Area Water & Sewer Service
Mobile Airport Authority
University of South Alabama
USA Providence Hospital
South Alabama Regional Planning Commission
Lifelines Counseling Services/United Way 211
American Red Cross
Dauphin Island Sea Lab
Deep South Amateur Radio Club
Governor’s Office of Volunteer Services
Poarch Creek Indians
Salvation Army
Volunteer Organizations Active in Disasters & Rebuilding Together South Alabama