Electronic plans are selected based upon the protective action decisions and the community conditions. The plan contains the activities and tasks that need to be performed to successfully complete the protective action decisions. A task within the electronic plan contains general information about who in the EOC is responsible for the task, what actions need to be done, and what resources are needed to complete the tasks.

The task can also identify the geographical location where the task is to be performed as well as the people to contact outside of the EOC. Tasks within a plan can be given desired start and finish times.

When a task is executed, the actual start and actual finish times are kept in a log for later review. Some of the information in the plan can be linked to a task. Many users can view and work on an electronic plan at the same time. Figure 5 shows an example of an electronic plan.

Figure 5. Tasks in an Electronic Plan