Federal Role and Response to Disasters

David A. Ishida

Regional Administrator

U.S. Administration on Aging

National Response Plan (NRP)

The NRP was developed to align Federal coordination structures, capabilities, and resources into a unified, all-discipline, and all-hazards approach to domestic incident management.

NRP incorporates:• Federal Response Plan• Federal Radiological Emergency Response Plan• Terrorism Response Plan

National Response Plan (cont’d.)

• Signed by 29 Federal Agencies, American Red Cross, National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters and the Corporation for National and Community Service

• All hazards approach adopted in April, 1992 and revised in 1999 (FRP); replaced by the NRP December 2004 as directed by the Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-5 and the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act

• Response organized under the Incident Command System structure and National Incident Management System NIMS (interoperability and compatibility between Federal, State, and local capabilities)

Cross-walk with State Emergency Response Plans- Local Plans Brings resources including people, supplies, equipment, and funding Organizes the response into 15 Emergency Support Functions

(ESFs) or ESFs with a lead agency and support agencies Components:

• Base planBase plan describes the structure describes the structure and processand process

• AppendixesAppendixes provides supporting provides supporting informationinformation

• Support AnnexesSupport Annexes describes the describes the functional processes and functional processes and administrative requirementsadministrative requirements

• Incident AnnexesIncident Annexes address address contingency or hazard situations contingency or hazard situations requiring specialized application of requiring specialized application of the NRPthe NRP

National Response Plan (cont’d.)

Federal Responses to:

• Natural Disasters

• Transportation Disasters

• Mass Casualty incidents

• Technological Disasters

• Disease Outbreaks

• National Security Special Events

• Terrorism

• Mass Immigration

• Repatriation

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15 Emergency Support Functions (ESF)

1. TransportationDepartment of Transportation

2. CommunicationsNational Communications System

3. Public Works and EngineeringU.S. Army Corps of Engineers

4. FirefightingDepartment of Agriculture/Forest

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5. Emergency Management Federal Emergency Management

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6. Mass Care, Housing, Human Services

Department of Homeland Security American Red Cross

7. Resource SupportGeneral Services Administration

8. Public Health and Medical ServicesDepartment of Health and Human Services

9. Urban Search and RescueFederal Emergency Management Agency

10. Oil and Hazardous Materials ResponseEnvironmental Protection Agency

11. Agriculture and Natural ResourceUS Department of Agriculture/Department

of the Interior

12. EnergyDepartment of Energy

13. Public Safety and SecurityDepartment of Homeland Security/Justice

14. Community Recovery, Mitigation, and Economic Stabilization

U.S. Small Business Administration

15. External CommunicationsFederal Emergency Management Agency

ESF #6 – Mass Care, Housing and Human Services Annex

Department of Agriculture Department of Defense Department of Health and Human

Services Department of Homeland Security Department of Housing and Urban

Development Department of the Interior Department of Justice Department of Labor Department of Transportation

Department of the Treasury Department of Veterans Affairs General Services Administration Office of Personnel Management Small Business Administration Social Security Administration U.S. Postal Service Corporation for National and

Community Service National Voluntary Organizations

Active in Disaster

• Lead Federal Agency: Department of Homeland Security Services/Emergency Preparedness and Response/Federal Emergency Management Agency

• Supporting Departments and Agencies

ESF #6 – Mass Care, Housing andESF #6 – Mass Care, Housing and Human Services Annex Human Services Annex (cont’d.)(cont’d.)

The American Red Cross functions as the primary organization under ESF 6 in coordinating the use of Federal mass care resources in the context of Incidents of National Significance

Roles of Emergency Support Function #6

• Mass Care Coordination Shelter Feeding Emergency First Aid Disaster Welfare Information Bulk Distribution

• Housing Short-term Long-term

Roles of Emergency Support Function #6 (cont’d.)

• Human Services Assessment Coordination Crisis counseling and supportive services Identification of individuals with special needs Processing of new Federal benefits claims Ensuring water, ice, and other emergency commodities

and services requirements are delivered to appropriate entities

Providing support to expedite mail services in affected areas

ESF #8 - Health & Medical Services

Lead Federal Agency: Department of Health and Human Services/Assistant Secretary for Public Health Emergency Preparedness

Supporting Departments and Agencies Department of Homeland Security Department of Veterans Affairs Department of Defense Department of Transportation Department of Agriculture Department of Energy Department of Justice Environmental Protection Agency General Services Administration American Red Cross National Communications System Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance U.S. Postal Service

Roles of Emergency Support Function #8

• Assessment of Public Health and Medical Needs *• Health Surveillance• Medical Care Personnel *• Health/Medical Equipment and Supplies• Patient Evacuation• In-Hospital/Patient Care *• Safety and Security of Human Drugs, Biologics, Medical Devices,

and Veterinary Drugs• Blood and Blood Products• Food Safety and Security• Agriculture Safety and Security• Worker Health/Safety• All-Hazard Public Health and Medical Consultation, Technical

Assistance, and Support• Behavioral Health Care *• Public Health and Medical Information• Vector Control• Potable Water/Wastewater & Solid Waste Disposal• Victim Identification/Mortuary Services *• Protection of Animal Health *

For Further Information:

• National Response Plan (DHS): www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/interapp/editorial/editorial_0566.xml

• FEMA (DHS): www.fema.gov • FEMA Training (DHS): www.training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/crslist.asp • DHS Preparedness and Response: www.dhs.gov/xprepresp• DHS Ready.Gov: www.ready.gov• FirstGov.gov: www.disasterhelp.gov • CDC (DHHS): www.bt.cdc.gov

» www.cdc.gov/nceh/hsb/disaster

• HRSA Hospital Preparedness (DHHS): www.hrsa.gov/bioterrorism.htm• Metropolitan Medical Response System (DHS): www.mmrs.fema.gov• Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness (DHHS):

www.dhhs.gov/ophep/ • Strategic National Stockpile (DHHS): www.bt.cdc.gov/stockpile/ • U.S. Administration on Aging: www.aoa.gov• American Red Cross: www.redcross.org

HHS Region IX Contact Information

CAPT Christopher Jones NPDHHS Office of Public Health Emergency PreparednessRegional Emergency CoordinatorOffice of Emergency Operations and Security Programs50 United Nations Plaza, Room 329San Francisco CA 94102

Voice: 415-437-8386Fax: 415-437-8069

Christopher.Jones@hhs.gov