Operational Levels Explained:
Operational Levels Explained:
No increase or very limited increase in staff at EOC (Emergency Operations Center).
Local agencies have not requested assistance.
There is no State of Emergency.
There may be a local declaration of emergency in response to individual incidents.
There may be an increase in staffing at the EOC.
One or more localities may have made local emergency declarations.
A Local Declaration of Emergency may be issued.
A situation or threat has required Pittsylvania County to invoke our Emergency Operations Plan.
Authorities have identified a plausible terrorist threat without a specific location or time.
The EOC may be operating on a limited number of personnel or fully augmented EOC Staff on a 24-hour schedule.
A Local and/or Gubernatorial Declaration of Emergency may be in place.
There may be a federal disaster declaration for Virginia.
The Emergency Operations Plan is in use.
A declaration of Alert, Site Area Emergency, or General Emergency at a nuclear facility.
A probable terrorist event with major consequences has been identified.
The EOC is still involved in the event and is returning to decreased status levels.