Part of a Broader Strategy• The National Response

Framework is required by, and integrates under, a larger National Strategy for Homeland Security.

Key Principle: Tiered Response• A basic premise of the

Framework is that incidents are generally handled at the lowest jurisdictional level possible.

Federal Response: Key Players– The President leads the Federal Government

response.

– The Secretary of Homeland Security is the principal Federal official for domestic incident management consistent with HSPD-5.

– The FEMA Administrator is responsible of the preparation for, protection against, response to, and recovery from all-hazards incidents.

– When DHS coordination is NOT required, Federal agencies may provide assistance consistent with their authorities.

Framework• When assistance is coordinated by a Federal agency

with primary jurisdiction, the Department of Homeland Security may activate framework mechanisms to support the response without assuming overall leadership for the incident.

• The Framework promotes partnerships with nongovernmental and voluntary organizations which provide specialized services that help individuals with special needs.

• The Framework is focused on incidents of all types, including acts of terrorism, major disasters, and other emergencies.

Incident

ThreatState Government: Incident Response Process

Activate State EOC

Declare a State of Emergency

Provide requested State resources

Request Federal support based on anticipated need, or when State resources are exhausted

Activate intrastate or interstate mutual aid and assistance agreements

Criteria for Effective Exercises• Exercises should:

– Include multidisciplinary, multijurisdictional incidents.

– Include participation of private-sector and nongovernmental organizations.

– Cover aspects of preparedness plans, particularly the processes and procedures for activating local, intrastate, or interstate mutual aid and assistance agreements.

– Contain a mechanism for incorporating corrective actions.

National Incident Management System• NIMS: Provides a consistent nationwide template. Enables Federal, State, tribal, and local

governments, the private sector, and nongovernmental organizations to work together.

Helps to prepare for, prevent, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the effects of incidents regardless of cause, size, location, or complexity.

Reduces the loss of life and property, and harm to the environment.

Provides a proactive approach to ensuring that responders from across the country are organized, trained, and equipped in a manner that allows them to work together seamlessly.

Emergency Plans

• Make sure your emergency plans:– Are developed using hazard identification and risk

assessment methodologies. – Are integrated, operational, and incorporate key

private-sector and nongovernmental elements.– Include provisions for all persons, including special

needs populations and those with household pets.

Planning

• Planning across the full range of homeland security operations is an inherent responsibility of every level of government.

Situational Awareness Priorities• When developing protocols for situational

awareness, priority should be given to:– Providing the right information at the right

time. – Improving and integrating national reporting. – Linking operations centers and tapping

subject-matter experts. – Standardizing reporting.

Unified Command•In a Unified Command, individuals designated by their jurisdictional or organizational authorities work together to:– Determine objectives, strategies, plans,

resource allocations, and priorities. – Develops a single Incident Action Plan. – Execute integrated incident operations

and maximize the use of assigned resources.

– Allows agencies to interact effectively on scene while maintaining their own authority, responsibility, and accountability.

Local Emergency Operations Center•An emergency operations center (EOC):– Supports on-scene incident

management operations.– Is the physical location at

which the coordination of information and resources occurs.

Local Officials and Emergency Operations CenterLocal Officials and Emergency Operations Center

Incident Command PostIncident Command Post

National Response Coordination CenterDHS SecretaryDHS Secretary

NOC ComponentsNOC Components

WatchWatch

Intel & AnalysisIntel & Analysis

Planning ElementPlanning Element

NOC-NICCNOC-NICC

NRCCNRCCNRCCNRCC

Monitors potential or developing incidents.

Supports the efforts of regional and field components.

Initiates mission assignments or reimbursable agreements to activate other Federal departments and agencies.

Activates and deploys national-level specialized teams.

State Coordinating Officer

• The State Coordinating Officer is appointed by the Governor to coordinate State disaster assistance efforts with those of the Federal Government.

Demobilization• Demobilization is the

orderly, safe, and efficient return of a resource to its original location and status.

• Incident managers begin planning for the demobilization process when incident activities shift from response to recovery.

Gain and Maintain Situation Awareness

Activate and Deploy Resources and Capabilities

Coordinate Response Actions

Demobilize

When should planning for demobilization occur?

PFO

• As a member of the Unified Coordination Group, the Principal Federal Official (PFO) has responsibility for administering Stafford Act authorities.

National Response Coordination Center

• The NRCC serves as FEMA’s primary operations management center, as well as the focal point for national resource coordination.

Regional Response Coordination Centers

• RRCCs operate under the direction of the FEMA Regional Administrator and coordinate Federal regional response until the Joint Field Office (JFO) is established.

National Preparedness Guidelines

• Four critical elements:– The National Preparedness Vision– National Planning Scenarios– Universal Task List– Target Capabilities List

• The National Response Framework presents the guiding principles that enable all response partners to prepare for and provide a unified national response to all incidents.