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EOC Activation Levels

State Emergency Operations Center Activation Levels

The State Emergency Operations Center, located in Tallahassee, serves as the central clearinghouse for disaster-related information, and requests for deployment of assistance. 

Level 1 - Full Scale Activation of State Emergency Response Team


Level 1 - Full Scale Activation of State Emergency Response Team - In a full scale activation, all primary and support agencies under the state plan are notified. The State Emergency Operations Center will be staffed by Division of Emergency Management personnel and all  Emergency Support Functions.
Level 2 - Partial Activation of State Emergency Response Team
Level 2 - Activation of State Emergency Response Team - This is an agency activation that may not require activation of every section, branch or Emergency Support Functions. All primary, or lead, Emergency Support Functions are notified. The State Emergency Operations Center will be staffed by Division of Emergency Management personnel and necessary Emergency Support Functions
Level 3 - Monitoring Activation
Level 3 - Monitoring Activation - Level 3 is typically a "monitoring" phase. Notification will be made to those state agencies and Emergency Support Functions who would need to take action as part of their everyday responsibilities. The State Emergency Operation Center will be staffed with State Warning Point Communicators and Division of Emergency Management staff.
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Florida Division of Emergency Management

2555 Shumard Oak Blvd. Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100

Phone: 850-815-4000

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Weather Outlook

Thursday, April 25, 2024

...Warm and Dry Conditions Persist Statewide as High Pressure Builds...Isolated Showers Possible Along the I-10 Corridor...Emerging Drought Has Expanded Across Central and South Florida...Senstive Wildfire Conditions Throughout the Peninsula this Afternoon Due to Critically Low Relative Humidity Values; Locally Elevated Conditions Cannot Be Ruled Out in Emerging Drought Areas...Clear and Calm Conditions to Give Way to Areas of Patchy Fog Overnight and Early Friday Morning Along the Panhandle and Coastal Big Bend...High Risk for Rip Currents Along Southeast Coast; Moderate Risk for All Other East Coast and Panhandle and  Beaches...Minor to Moderate Riverine Flooding Continues for Several Big Bend and Suwannee Valley Rivers...

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