Mayor opens new $50m OEM headquarters in Brooklyn.Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Office of Emergency Management (OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and ) Commissioner Joseph F. Bruno Joseph F. Bruno is a public official in New York City who has served as a lawyer, Fire Commissioner, New York City Civil Court Judge and New York State Supreme Court Judge. He currently serves as Commissioner of the New York City Office of Emergency Management. officially opened the new OEM Headquarters and Emergency Operations Center The Emergency Operations Center, or EOC, is a central command and control facility responsible for carrying out the principles of emergency preparedness and emergency management, or disaster management functions at a strategic level in an emergency situation, and ensuring (EOC EOC Emergency Operations Center EOC Equal Opportunities Commission (UK) EOC Educational Opportunity Center EOC End Of Course EOC Epithelial Ovarian Cancer EOC Environment of Care (JCAHO) ) at 165 Cadman Plaza Cadman Plaza Park, is located on the border between the Brooklyn Heights historic neighborhood and Downtown Brooklyn. East in Downtown Brooklyn Downtown Brooklyn is the third largest central business district in New York City (following Midtown Manhattan and Lower Manhattan), and is located in the . The $50 million facility--all of which was funded by the federal government--serves as the central point of coordination for major emergencies and special events, as well as the day-to-day workspace for OEM planning and response personnel. Staffed 24-hours a day, the 65,000 s/f building contains a 130-agency EOC, Watch Command, general office space and training and conference rooms. It is supported by state-of-the-art audiovisual and information technology systems and full back-up generation. The OEM EOC will also be able to leverage the future benefits of the Citywide Public Safety Wireless Network, which will provide real-time links to City, state and federal agencies, bolster situational awareness and foster resource coordination in case of a large scale disaster. OEM's new facility also features several environmentally responsible design elements to make it the City's first "green" agency headquarters--a status for which it will seek Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, provides a suite of standards for environmentally sustainable construction. (LEED) Silver certification. "OEM plays an important role in ensuring coordination of city agencies during an emergency," said Mayor Bloomberg. "This state-of-the-art facility will help make communication between agencies more seamless so that during an emergency, City resources are easily marshaled and dispatched to areas that need help." The new EOC and OEM headquarters, along with an already existing backup EOC, were built to replace the agency's former facility at 7 World Trade Center that was destroyed on September 11, 2001. It will serve as a hub for implementation of the Citywide Incident Management System (CIMS CIMS Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences (New York University) CIMS Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies (Rochester Institute of Technology) CIMS Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry ). The funding to build this facility was part of the $20 billion provided to New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. in the weeks after September ll. The new facility contains an upgraded, techno. logically advanced Watch Command containing several workstations, a Citywide warning desk, full audio and video recording capabilities, a 15-foot video wall and state-of-the-art communications tools. Operating around the clock, Watch Command works with field responders and serves as the central notification point for federal, state and local agencies during emergencies. Newscasts from cable and satellite TV are constantly monitored to stay aware of what is being reported locally, nationally and internationally. Additionally, Watch Command tracks New York City weather conditions through the National Weather Service and disseminates related hazard information to City agencies. Activated during large scale emergencies or special events, the EOC serves as a central location for senior officials from City, state and federal agencies, non-profit entities and private sector partners to coordinate response efforts and disseminate information. Past activations of the EOC include September 11, 2001, the 2003 blackout, the 2004 Republican National Convention, the 2005 transit strike and the 2006 Queens power outages. |
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