SERT: State Emergency Response Team
State Emergency Response Team
The SEOC is currently activated at Level 2.
The State Emergency Response Team (SERT) is an inter-agency organization authorized by law for the purpose of responding to, recovering from, mitigating against, and preparing for disasters. The SERT is comprised of Sections, Branches, and Emergency Support Functions (ESF). These entities work closely with one another to fulfill resource requests from local entities requiring support before, during, and after a disaster.
Situation Reports are reports published by the Planning Section and ESF 5 daily to keep the public informed of ongoing activities. This includes the following:
- Weather reports
- Deployments
- Current ESF Activities
- Other relevant information that could hinder the response efforts, such as special events or unusual hazards.
Situation Reports
The web-based information platform utilized by the SERT composed of the county, state, federal, volunteer, and mutual aid entities, to use the same operating environment when responding to and recovering from an emergency.
- Allows for tracking of Missions
- Request assistance
- Communicate any updates
- Check the status of a request
- Approve and task Missions
