page_title: Washington Military Department
section_title: Washington State Emergency Operations Center
hierarchical_section_title: Washington Military Department / Washington State Emergency Operations Center
caption_attribution_description: English: United States Vice President Mike Pence at Washington State Emergency Operations Center in connection with the 2019-2020 coronavirus outbreak
context_page_description: The Washington Military Department is a branch of the state government of Washington, United States.
  The Washington State Military Department has several major operational divisions:
  Washington Emergency Management Division
  Washington Army National Guard
  Washington Air National Guard
  Washington State Guard
  Washington Youth Academy
  State & Federal Support Services
  These divisions use state and federal resources to perform homeland defense, homeland security, and emergency mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery activities.
context_section_description: The Washington State Emergency Operations Center is located at Camp Murray, under the Military Department's Emergency Management Division. The 28,000 square foot facility, occupied since mid 1998, is built on rollers to withstand earthquakes. The Emergency Operations Center was activated for the 2012 Washington wildfires, 2015 Washington wildfires, 2016 Washington wildfires, 2018 Washington wildfires, and for the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.
caption: United States Vice President Mike Pence at Washington State Emergency Operations Center during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic
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