HSE302 Week 5 Discussion - Discussing common interface

HSE 302(APA FORMAT):  

For this week's Civil Discourse Forum, we're discussing common interface issues between MAC Groups, ICS, and the EOC. Some of the common MAC Group/ICS/EOC interface issues are:

· Poor communication and information management systems.

· Lack of SOPs

· Lack of training, qualified personnel

· Lack of experience in managing catastrophic incidents

· Lack of shared situational awareness

Consider this:

· In your opinion, how can we overcome these obstacles?  What are the most effective, and efficient ways, to improve the interface issues? 

Here are two additional resources that may provide some detail:

Resources:

https://ioem.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ELG0191_Unit04_Visuals.pdf- This is from Idaho, and describes the MAC, the ICS, and the EOC coordination.

ICS/EOC Interface Workshop - This is a long document, but you can use the table of contents and skim through for information that may be helpful.