The City of Toronto‘s emergency operations centre (EOC) is now operating at the highest level possible after the Ontario government declared a state of emergency due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Toronto is now at a Level 3, according to Toronto fire Chief Matthew Pegg. Pegg is not only the city’s fire chief but also the general manager of its Office of Emergency Management.
He tweeted about the upgrade Tuesday night. “Our EOC and COVID-19 task force are fully engaged in managing the pandemic in Toronto,” Pegg tweeted.
Pegg said that once Ontario declares a state of emergency, the city automatically moves to Level 3. “This deploys some additional resources into the EOC in support of city-wise co-ordination.