RESOURCESSTATE OF OHIOEMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER

Ohio Emergency Management Agency

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TEAM!www.ema.ohio.govState Emergency Operations Center

Ohio Emergency Management Agencywww.ema.ohio.gov

Ohio Revised Code Chapter 5502

State Emergency Operations Plan:Emergency Support Functions

Emergency Management Association of Ohiowww.emaohio.org

ReadyOhiowww.ready.ohio.gov

Federal Emergency Management Agencywww.fema.gov

FEMA Emergency Management InstituteIndependent Study Program

The State Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is the physical location where the coordination of information and resources to support incident management activities normally takes place.The State EOC is the central command and control facility where governmental agencies, executives and private sector organizations work with their liaisons to conduct a coordinated response to a disaster situation. Ohio’s State EOC is comprised of 52 workstations with the ability to seat at least two staff members from each office. All 15 Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) are represented.

OHIO EMA BRANCHES:• Technical Communications• Logistics• Planning, Training & Exercises• Mitigation• Disaster Recovery• Radiological• Grants• Fiscal• Regional Field Offices• Watch Office• External Affairs/Public Information

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WHAT DOES OHIO EMA DO? GENERAL QUALIFICATIONSSee specific Job Title online for complete list of job qualifications

APPLYING FOR AN OHIO EMA POSITION

STATE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AT OHIO EMA

The Ohio Emergency Management Agency (Ohio EMA) coordinates activities to mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters.

This mission is carried out by closely interfacing with local, state and federal agencies in an effort to bring resources of recovery and support to Ohioans impacted by the disaster.

In addition to disaster response and recovery, Ohio EMA agency activities include: education, training, planning, grants preparedness, and public information.

Ohio EMA is a division of the Ohio Department of Public Safety.

You are eligible for health care benefits if you are a permanent full-time employee, permanent parttime employee, or part-time temporary employee who averages at least 30 hours of service per week over a 12-month period. Benefits include:

Ohio Public Employees Retirement SystemOPERS is the largest state pension fund in Ohio, the 12th largest public retirement system, and 15th largest retirement system in the United States.

One out of every 12 Ohioans relies on OPERS for retirement, disability and survivor benefits. OPERS members do not pay into Social Security. Instead, OPERS replaces Social Security for its members.

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www.opers.org

After one year of state employment, additional benefits include:

• Completion of undergraduate major core program in emergency management, homeland security, political science or related field; public or business administration; experience in disaster services/emergency operations

• Training or experience in assigned program area, planning projects or program services, technical writing or business communication

• Experience in public relations, public or business administration; state and federal laws, rules and guidelines, and funding services and requirements pertaining to disaster services, emergency and disaster operations

• Completion of associate core program in electronics; electronic engineering; system telecommunications network operations

• Knowledge of business administration, accounting and fiscal operations

• Must provide own transportation

• Administrative Officer• Branch Chief• Supervisor• Administrative Assistant• Disaster Services Consultant• Planner• Emergency Management Specialist• Intelligence Analyst• Radiological Analyst• Radiological Instrument Technician• Telecommunications Systems Analyst• Budget and Financial Analysts• Public Information Specialist

• Medical• Prescription Drug• Behavioral Health• Take Charge! Live Well!

• Dental• Vision• Disability Coverage• Basic Life Insurance

• Go to Careers.Ohio.gov at TeamOhio• Click on the red “Search for State

Government Jobs” button• In the Keyword window, type: Emergency

Management • If positions in Ohio EMA are posted, click on

hyperlinks to view the position description• To apply, either click on the Apply Online tab

from the Job Description page, or click on the blue Apply button to the right on the Job Search page

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