9230.1-PL Supersedes FEMA 229 (April 1992)

1. 9230.1-PL Supersedes FEMA 229 (April 1992)

2. What is theFederal Response Plan? Signed agreement among departments and agencies that: • Supplements other Federal emergency operations plans developed to address specific hazards • Supports implementation of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5121, et seq) • Provides the mechanism for coordinated delivery of Federal assistance and resources to augment efforts of State and local governments overwhelmed by a major disaster or emergency

3. When is the Plan implemented? • In response to an actual event requiring Federal assistance under a Presidential declaration of a major disaster or emergency • In anticipation of a significant event likely to result in a need for Federal assistance

4. What Federal resources can be deployed? • Equipment and supplies such as mobile kitchens, water purification units, portable toilets and showers, tents, and generators • Facilities to support disaster operations, including Disaster Field Office, Mobilization Center, and Disaster Recovery Centers • Manpower, equipment, and supplies to support the incident management facilities

5. What types of assistance can be provided? To deliver immediate relief: • Initial response resources, including food, water, and emergency generators • Emergency services to clear debris, open critical transportation routes and restore public utilities, and provide mass sheltering and feeding • Specialized teams for rapid damage assessment, emergency communications, medical assistance and support, urban search and rescue, emergency power restoration, incident management, and community relations

6. What types of assistance can be provided? To return to normal and reduce damage from future occurrences: • Loans and grants to repair or replace damaged housing and personal property • Grants to repair or replace roads and public buildings, incorporating practical hazard-reduction structural and nonstructural measures • Technical assistance to identify and implement mitigation opportunities to reduce future losses • Other assistance, including crisis counseling, tax relief, legal services, and job placement

7. Evolution of theFederal Response Plan

8. Evolution of theFederal Response Plan

9. Scope of the Federal Response Plan • Applies to a major disaster or emergency as defined under the Stafford Act • Covers the full range of complex and changing requirements following a disaster • Applies to all Federal departments and independent agencies • Encompasses any State of the United States, District of Columbia, Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, as well as two former territories • Recognizes the relationship with any Federally recognized Native American Indian or Alaska Native Tribe on a government-to-government basis

10. Department of Agriculture Department of Commerce Department of Defense Department of Education Department of Energy Department of Health and Human Services Department of Housing and Urban Development Department of the Interior Department of Justice Department of Labor Department of State Department of Transportation Department of the Treasury Department of Veterans Affairs Agency for International Development American Red Cross Environmental Protection Agency Federal Communications Commission Federal Emergency Management Agency General Services Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Communications System Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Personnel Management Small Business Administration Tennessee Valley Authority U.S. Postal Service Signatories to theFederal Response Plan

11. Emergency Support Function (ESF) • The FRP employs a functional approach that groups under 12 ESFs the types of direct Federal assistance that a State is most likely to need • Each ESF is headed by a primary agency designated on the basis of its authorities, resources, and capability in that functional area • Federal response assistance is provided using some or all ESFs as necessary • Federal ESF representatives coordinate with their counterpart State agencies

12. The 12 ESFs Transportation Department of Transportation Communications National Communications System Public Works and Engineering Department of Defense/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Firefighting Department of Agriculture/Forest Service Information and Planning Federal Emergency Management Agency Mass Care American Red Cross Resource Support General Services Administration Health and Medical Services Department of Health and Human Services Urban Search and Rescue Federal Emergency Management Agency Hazardous Materials Environmental Protection Agency Food Department of Agriculture/Food and Nutrition Service Energy Department of Energy

13. ESF Assignment Matrix

14. ESF #1 — Transportation Primary Agency Department of Transportation Support Agencies USDA, DOD, DOS, TREAS, FEMA, GSA, TVA, and USPS Purpose/Mission Assists Federal agencies, State and local government entities, and voluntary organizations requiring transportation capacity to perform response missions following a major disaster or emergency

15. ESF #2 — Communications Primary Agency National Communications System Support Agencies USDA, DOC, DOD, DOI, FCC, FEMA, and GSA Purpose/Mission Ensures the provision of Federal telecommunications support to Federal, State, and local response efforts following a disaster or emergency

16. ESF #3 — Public Works and Engineering Primary Agency Department of Defense, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Support Agencies USDA, DOC, HHS, DOI, DOL, VA, EPA, and TVA Purpose/Mission Provides technical advice and evaluation; engineering services; contracting for construction management, inspection, and emergency repair of water and wastewater treatment facilities; and potable water and ice, emergency power, and real estate support to assist State(s) in lifesaving and life-protecting needs, damage mitigation, and recovery activities following a disaster

17. ESF #4 — Firefighting Primary Agency Department of Agriculture, Forest Service Support Agencies DOC, DOD, DOI, EPA, and FEMA Purpose/Mission Detects and suppresses wildland, rural, and urban fires resulting from, or occurring coincidentally with, a major disaster or emergency requiring Federal response assistance

18. ESF #5 — Information and Planning Primary Agency Federal Emergency Management Agency Support Agencies USDA, DOC, DOD, DOEd, DOE, HHS, DOI, DOJ, DOT, TREAS, ARC, EPA, GSA, NASA, NCS, NRC, and SBA Purpose/Mission Collects, analyzes, processes, and disseminates information about a potential or actual disaster or emergency to facilitate the overall activities of the Federal Government in providing assistance to one or more affected States

19. ESF #6 — Mass Care Primary Agency American Red Cross Support Agencies USDA, DOD, HHS, HUD, VA, FEMA, GSA, and USPS Purpose/Mission Coordinates Federal assistance in support of State and local efforts to meet the mass care needs of victims of a disaster, including sheltering, feeding, emergency first aid, and bulk distribution of emergency relief supplies

20. ESF #7 — Resource Support Primary Agency General Services Administration Support Agencies USDA, DOC, DOD, DOE, DOL, DOT, TREAS, VA, FEMA, NASA, NCS, and OPM Purpose/Mission Coordinates provision of equipment, materials, supplies, and personnel to support disaster operations

21. ESF #8 — Health and Medical Services Primary Agency Department of Health and Human Services Support Agencies USDA, DOD, DOE, DOJ, DOT, VA, AID, ARC, EPA, FEMA, GSA, NCS, and USPS Purpose/Mission Provides coordinated Federal assistance to supplement State and local resources in response to public health and medical care needs following a major disaster or emergency

22. ESF #9 — Urban Search and Rescue Primary Agency Federal Emergency Management Agency Support Agencies USDA, DOD, HHS, DOJ, DOL, AID, and NASA Purpose/Mission Deploys components of the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System to provide specialized lifesaving assistance, including locating, extricating, and providing initial medical treatment to victims trapped in collapsed structures to State and local authorities in the event of a major disaster or emergency

23. ESF #10 — Hazardous Materials Primary Agency Environmental Protection Agency Support Agencies USCG, USDA, DOC, DOD, DOE, HHS, DOI, DOJ, DOL, DOS, DOT, and NRC Purpose/Mission Provides Federal support to State and local governments in response to an actual or potential discharge and/or release of hazardous materials following a major disaster or emergency

24. ESF #11 — Food Primary Agency Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service Support Agencies DOD, HHS, ARC, EPA, FEMA, and GSA Purpose/Mission Identifies, secures, and arranges for the transportation of food assistance to affected areas following a major disaster or emergency requiring Federal response and authorizes the issuance of disaster food stamps

25. ESF #12 — Energy Primary Agency Department of Energy Support Agencies USDA, DOD, DOI, DOS, DOT, NCS, NRC, and TVA Purpose/Mission Helps restore the Nation’s energy systems following a major disaster, emergency, or event requiring Federal assistance; and coordinates with Federal and State officials to establish priorities for repair of energy systems and to provide emergency fuel and power

26. Activation of the Federal Response Plan:Authority • Following a declaration, the President may direct any Federal agency to use its authorities and resources in support of State and local assistance efforts • This authority has also been delegated to the FEMA Director; the Associate Director, Response and Recovery; the FEMA Regional Directors; and the Federal Coordinating Officer • They may activate some or all of the structures of the FRP to meet the needs of the situation

27. Activation of the Federal Response Plan: Structures The FRP is implemented when one or more of its organizational elements are activated. These elements include: • FEMA Operations Center (FOC)/Mobile Emergency Response Support (MERS) Mobile Operations Center (MOC) • The FOC serves as FEMA’s official notification point. This facility maintains a 24-hour capability to monitor all sources of information. Each Region is supported by a MOC that operates on a 24-hour basis to provide information to Region and FOC • Regional Operations Center (ROC) • Coordinates Federal response efforts until an Emergency Response Team (ERT) is established in the field and the Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO) assumes coordination responsibilities

28. Activation of the Federal Response Plan: Structures (Continued) • Emergency Response Team-Advance Element (ERT-A) • Federal group that responds initially in the field to assess the situation and begin response activities • Emergency Response Team (ERT) • Principal interagency group that supports FCO in coordinating overall Federal disaster operation • National Emergency Response Team (ERT-N) • A Federal team from FEMA Headquarters that deploys in a catastrophic disaster that would demand the full capabilities of FEMA. • Disaster Field Office (DFO) • Primary field location in each affected State to support response and recovery operations.

29. Activation of the Federal Response Plan: Structures (Continued) • Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) • Centralized location where individuals affected by a disaster can go to obtain information on disaster recovery assistance programs • Emergency Support Team (EST) • Interagency group that provides coordination and operations support activities from the FEMA National Interagency Emergency Operations Center (NIEOC) • Catastrophic Disaster Response Group (CDRG) • Representatives from all FRP signatory departments and agencies that operate as the National-level policy support forum

30. Federal Response Structure

31. Catastrophic Disaster Response Group (CDRG) • National-level coordinating group • Chaired by the FEMA Associate Director, Response and Recovery • Senior representatives of all signatory organizations to the Federal Response Plan • Has access to department heads • Resolves policy and resource issues

32. Emergency Support Team (EST) • Interagency Headquarters support team operates from FEMA Emergency Information and Coordination Center (EICC) • Coordinates deployment of personnel and resources in support of field operations • Supports multiple concurrent disaster operations, if necessary • Serves as the central source of information at national level on the status of Federal disaster operations

33. Emergency Support Team (EST)

34. Regional Operations Center (ROC) • Activated by the FEMA Regional Director • Operations center established at the FEMA Regional Office with responsibility for the affected State • Staffed by FEMA Regional staff and representatives from the primary agencies • Primary location for the coordination of Federal response and recovery operations prior to the establishment of the DFO

35. State Emergency Operations Center (EOC) • Operations center established by the affected State with responsibility for coordinating disaster response • Staffed by State emergency operations personnel • Primary location for the coordination of State response and recovery operations with local agencies and the Federal Government

36. Advance Element of the Emergency Response Team (ERT-A) • Deployed by Regional Director • Establishes initial coordination with State officials • First Federal group to respond in the field during a disaster situation • Establishes DFO • Provides nucleus of full ERT that operates from the DFO • Supports situation assessment activities

37. Emergency Response Team (ERT) • Interagency regional-level response team • Composed of staff from FEMA and other Federal agencies • Includes operational liaison from each ESF • Organized by key functional areas • May be fully or partially activated based on disaster situation • May be augmented with national-level resources in the most serious incidents

38. Emergency Response Team (ERT)

39. Emergency Response Team (ERT)

40. Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO) • Appointed by the President (authority delegated to the Director, FEMA) • Interacts directly with the State Coordinating Officer (SCO) to respond to State needs • Makes assessment of types of relief most urgently needed • Oversees establishment of field offices, as necessary • Coordinates response and recovery activities

41. State Coordinating Officer (SCO) • Appointed by the Governor to coordinate State response and recovery operations with the Federal Government • Interacts directly with the FCO • Identifies requirements, including unmet needs and evolving support requirements • Coordinates other response and recovery activities with the State

42. Operating Facilities • State Emergency Operations Center • Regional Operations Center • Disaster Field Office • Mobilization Center • Staging Area

43. Summary • Federal Response Plan is FLEXIBLE • Emergency Support Functions are selectively used • Emergency Response Team and Emergency Support Team may be partially staffed depending on operational requirements

45. Disaster Response State and local governments have the primary responsibility for response to all disasters.

46. Major Disaster Response Stafford Act Declaration brings in additional Federal resources to supplement State and local efforts in major disasters.

47. Catastrophic Disaster Response A National team would augment Regional resources during response phase of a catastrophic disaster.

48. Disaster Response Overview

49. FRP Original Concept

50. FRP Expanded Concept