Command Centre

1. . A Command Centre is a physical or virtual pre-prepared facility that is used to provide centralized command and control by the Crisis Management Team and Crisis Communication Team during a disaster or crisis. Click to know more Note (1): It is used to gather, assess and disseminate information and to make decisions to affect recovery. Note (2): The Command Centre Operations Team is the team that provides administrative and logistics support to the Command Centre) and the Crisis Management Team. Similar Term: Emergency Operations Center (EOC), Emergency Control Centre Related Term: Command Centre Operations Support Team, Emergency Operations Support Team Crisis Management Professional Training and Certification { BCMBoK Competency Level BCMBoK 5: Plan Development CL 2B: Intermediate (BC) BCMBoK Competency Level BCMBoK 5: Plan Development CL 2C: Intermediate (CM) BCMBoK Competency Level BCMBoK 5: Plan Development CL 2CC: Intermediate (CC) BCMBoK Competency Level BCMBoK 5: Plan Development CL 2D: Intermediate (DR) Click to know more about expert level training (Source: Business Continuity Management Institute - BCM Institute)

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2. A Command Center is a physical or virtual facility located outside of the affected area used to gather, assess, and disseminate information and to make decisions to affect recovery.

(Source: Disaster Recovery Institute International / Disaster Recovery Journal - DRII/DRJ)

3. A specific room or facility staffed by personnel charged with commanding, controlling, and coordinating the use of resources and personnel in response to a crisis.

(Source: ASIS International - ASIS International)

4. A place to which relevant management teams and staffs can co-ordinate efforts and manage the possible disasters in hand.

(Source: Malaysia BCM Standard MS1970:2007)