27 The jetty at the port in Plymouth. It shows the extent to which volcanic material has now extended the coastline in Plymouth and has made most of the jetty part of the area of land rather than in the ocean as it was originally. From community-led hurricane shelters to a modern all-hazard agency • Continued from previous page to obtain financial support to upgrade the EOC and to have Caribbean experts facilitate the development of a comprehensive multi-hazard plan. 1995–1998: Volcanic Crisis and Emergency Coordination • With the Soufrière Hills volcanic eruption in 1995, a fully operational Emergency Operations Center (EOC) was activated at the Police Headquarters. Policy Decisions: Guided by the Governor, Chief Minister, Cabinet Ministers, the Commanding Officers of the Defence Force and Police. The Permanent Secretaries and Chief Technical Officers of the Ministries of Government, were brought under the EOC umbrella. The EOC initially, was divided into three functional tiers: 1. The Executive Group 2. The Operations Group 3. The Support Group The Governor in Council (equivalent of Cabinet today) was the ultimate policymaking group of the EOC. The core of the EOC Operations Team and District Committee Chairpersons in November NAME FUNCTION Franklyn Michael Juliette Brade Patricia Farrell Daway Angela Greenaway Stanford Ryan Elijah “King” Silcott Peter “Joe” West Lt. John Skerritt Sgt. Anderson White Florence Daley Daphne Ryan Blondina Howes-Jeffery Claude Hogan Verna West Lt. Horatio Tuitt Dr. Garry Swanston Christopher “King” Lee Vereen Thomas Woolcock Director (Permanent Secretary) National Disaster Coordinator Executive Assistant to Director Deputy Director EOC Team Leader – North Deputy Team Leader – North Storekeeper Financial Advisor Telecommunications Lead Officer Geriatric Shelters – Manager Chief Administrative Officer N.G.O. Liaison Officer Information Officer Liaison – Ministry of Education Logistics – Transport Liaison – Private Sector Chief Shelter Manager Liaison – Shelters • Continues on next page
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