VC Emergency Response Team (ERT) Function

Policy Group:
• Approve overall priorities and strategies
• Issue public information reports and instructions
• Liaison with governments and external organizations

Operations Group:
• Gathers, confirms and evaluates incident information
• Defines and implements tactics/actions to resolve specific priority situations.
• Identifies resource needs and shortfalls
• Reassign/deploy individuals in support of critical needs

Logistic/Support Group:
• Provides administrative support for Operations and Policy Groups
• Documents situation status and tracks resource use
• Coordinates equipment and special installations