Maricopa County Emergency Operations Center Activated to Assist with COVID-19 Response
At 10:00 a.m. on March 16, 2020, Maricopa County activated its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to assist the Maricopa County Department of Public Health in handling the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.
There are three levels of activation. The EOC will be activated at a level 2, which is a mid-level activation and only includes internal emergency management staff. The Maricopa County Department of Emergency Management will be in contact with all partner agencies including jurisdictions, other Maricopa County departments, and State agencies. Coordination between agencies will include forming a common operating picture, assisting partner agencies with resource needs, coordinating recovery methods, and continuity of operations planning.
About Emergency Management
The Maricopa County Department of Emergency Management (MCDEM) protects communities by coordinating and integrating all activities necessary to build, sustain, and improve the capability to mitigate against, prepare for, respond to, and recover from threatened or actual natural disasters, acts of terrorism, or other man-made disasters.
Current COVID-19-specific activities include:
About Public Health
The Maricopa County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) identifies the risk factors and disease burdens of preventable communicable diseases for residents and visitors to Maricopa County through conduct of surveillance (disease detection), epidemiology (science of who is affected by disease), and investigation and contact tracing (tracking people who may have been exposed to the disease), and health education (disease prevention).
Current COVID-19-specific activities include: