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Florida’s new State Emergency Operations Center represents a major facilities upgrade and a strategic investment in statewide coordination, disaster readiness, and operational resilience. It was designed to improve coordination among partners during disasters and complex incidents. Its expanded operational floor, resilient infrastructure, redundant power, logistics access, and advanced information-display capabilities make it especially relevant to the future of Florida's AH

Incident management teams are organized groups of trained professionals who help manage complex incidents using the Incident Command System, or ICS. In Florida, these teams support emergency response by helping agencies move from reaction to coordination, from fragmented information to shared situational awareness, and from isolated field operations to integrated incident management.

The 2026 Florida All-Hazards Incident Management Teams Summit was held March 24–25, 2026, at the Florida Division of Emergency Management’s new Florida Central Operations and Coordination Office, or FL-COCO, in Auburndale, represents an important milestone for Florida disaster preparedness and resilience.

When disaster strikes, the public often sees the most visible parts of emergency response: fire trucks, ambulances, law enforcement vehicles, utility crews, helicopters, shelters, and news conferences. What is less visible, but just as important, is the organized management structure working behind the scenes to bring order to chaos. That structure is often supported by an All-Hazards Incident Management Team, commonly known as an AHIMT.