 | Manmade or natural disaster occurs in the United States.
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| Local officials make declaration of disaster.
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| Request made to Requesting Agency's local and state Emergency
Management for telecommunicators.
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| If mission request cannot be fulfilled within the state, a
request is posted for nationwide assistance by the state through the
Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC).
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| NCEM's EMAC Coordinator notifies NC TERT Coordinator of mission
request.
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| NC TERT Coordinator calls the Requesting PSAP to get updated
operational and mission request information.
Statewide TERT database Run Card system utilized to determine
similar agencies with personnel who are equally trained / certified
with similar equipment, procedures, scope of practice, etc.
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| PSAPs are contacted by the NC TERT Coordinator to establish
availability of personnel, vehicles and equipment until mission
requirements are met.
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| Regular and overtime wages for telecommunicators, travel and
equipment costs are submitted through EMAC to Requesting Agency
before EMAC mission approval is finalized.
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| After Requesting Agency approval, official request for assisting
telecommunicators to make up a taskforce is made by NC TERT
Coordinator through NCEM, Local Emergency Management Coordinators,
and Assisting PSAP Agency Heads.
NOTE: PSAP’s may decline to assist (for example: a response would
deplete staffing within their center or otherwise negatively impact
the PSAP’s ability to perform their normal functions).
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| NCEM's EMAC Coordinator is notified of which agencies are
responding and approximate ETA of taskforce (Response goal is
coordinated with Requesting Agency, Assisting Agencies and NC TERT
Coordinator). |
