Emergency Support Functions

Public Safety
Sectors	Public Safety
Contact	Brenda Bannan
Topics	Business Continuity Designing and Implementing a Resilient Smart Public Safety Program Disaster Recovery Emergency Preparedness Emergency Support Functions Floods Law and Order Public Safety and Response Public Safety-Resilience and Regeneration of Communities
Activities First Responders on the Grid Leverage a platform that allows for alerting drivers when first responders are in route nearby. The platform will use existing mobile networks within the city to send the alerts to drivers on their phones and in-dash through our partnerships with automotive companies. The project will assist in moving drivers out of the way of first responders which will ultimately reduce response times, reduce the number of vehicles driving towards an active scene, and look at learnings from analytics and metrics for how long first responders were in lights and sirens mode. GEO Fencing Predictive Policing solutions to reduce response times for first responders Designed to reduce domestic violent and recidivism crimes and provide evidence for courts using GEO fencing technology with our patented Predictive Policing Network with an intelligent tiered alerting system and hardware tracking devices with sensors implemented with fail safes in order to provide simultaneous alerts to victims, police and dispatch centers for a means to intervene with a crime and document substantial evidence to enforce orders. After testing the prototype we believe the tool can become a solution for various first responder needs to improve the safety and quality of life for our communities. Information Resource Toolkit for Business Tools and resources with guidance for businesses during the epidemic. Information Resource Toolkit for Cities and Communities Collection of useful information for cities and communities. Information Resource Toolkit for First Responders Tools and resources for First Responders guidance during the epidemic. Smart Emergency Response System - SERS The success of emergency response operations critically relies on the efficiency of emergency communication infrastructure. This project aims to mature and test the drone-carried on-demand broadband communication infrastructure for emergency use and quantify its benefit compared with existing on-demand emergency communication technologies. Video Analytics for Orlando Public Safety The project will create connected, city-wide mobile resources and systems to help improve the responses to a variety of challenges within the City of Orlando. Orlando is central city of 275,000 people, in an urban area of 2.4 million citizens, but with 68+ million visitors per year and the largest rental car market in the world. Thus, Orlando has some unique challenges with public safety and traffic. This project will meet the needs of several city departments and external agencies by ensuring cross-cutting and robust situational awareness for a variety of scenarios. It will allow for optimized deployments and expedited responses from police, fire fighters, emergency medical services, public works staff, transportation staff, special event managers, and external agencies which are obligated to provide mutual aid.

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FEMA Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) may be selectively activated for both Stafford Act and non-Stafford Act incidents. Not all incidents requiring Federal support result in the activation of ESFs. For Stafford Act incidents, the National Response Coordination Center (NRCC) or Regional Response Coordination Center (RRCC) may activate specific ESFs or other Federal agencies (OFAs) by directing appropriate departments and agencies to initiate the actions delineated in the ESF Annexes.

Resources coordinated though ESFs are assigned where needed within the response structure. For example, if a state requests assistance with a mass evacuation, resources from several different ESFs may be integrated into a single Branch or Group within the Operations Section. During the response, these resources would report to a supervisor within the assigned Branch or Group.

Recovery Support Functions (RSFs) are established as annexes to the National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF) and support the community, lead agencies, and private sector enterprises in planning and coordinating the recovery of a community from the effects of a catastrophic disaster or emergency.

The following table illustrates the rough correspondence between ESF/RSF structures.

ESF	Coordinator	Roles
ESF #1 – Transportation	US Department of Transportation	Aviation/airspace management and control Transportation safety Restoration and recovery of transportation infrastructure Movement restrictions Damage and impact assessment
ESF #2 – Communications	US Department of Homeland Security (DHS)	Coordination with telecommunications and information technology industries Restoration and repair of telecommunications infrastructure Protection, restoration, and sustainment of national cyber and information technology resources Oversight of communications within the Federal incident management and response structures
ESF #3 – Public Works and Engineering	US Department of Defense (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)	Infrastructure protection and emergency repair Infrastructure restoration Engineering services and construction management Emergency contracting support for lifesaving and life-sustaining services
ESF #4 – Firefighting	US Department of Agriculture (US Forest Service)	Coordination of Federal firefighting activities Support to wildland, rural, and urban firefighting operations
ESF #5: Information and Planning	DHS (FEMA)	Collects, analyzes, processes, and disseminates information about a potential or actual incident Conducts planning activities
ESF #6: Mass Care, Emergency Assistance, Temporary Housing and Human Services	DHS (FEMA) Mass care	Emergency assistance Disaster housing Human services
ESF #7 – Logistics Management and Resource Support	General Services Administration and FEMA	Comprehensive, national incident logistics planning, management, and sustainment capability Resource support (facility space, office equipment and supplies, contracting services, etc.)
ESF #8 – Public Health and Medical Services	US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)	Public health Medical Mental health services Mass fatality management
ESF #9 – Search and Rescue	DHS (FEMA)	Lifesaving assistance Search and rescue operations
ESF #10 – Oil and Hazardous Materials Response	US Environmental Protection Agency	Oil and hazardous materials (chemical, biological, radiological, etc.) response Environmental short- and long-term cleanup
ESF #11 – Agriculture and Natural Resources	US Department of Agriculture	Nutrition assistance Animal and plant disease and pest response Food safety and security Natural and cultural resources and historic properties protection Safety and wellbeing of household pets
ESF #12 – Energy	US Department of Energy	Technical expertise to energy asset owners and operators, and Federal, State, Tribal, and territorial government, and conducts field analysis as required, with focus on restoration of energy systems after damage.
ESF #13 – Public Safety and Security	US Department of Justice	Facility and resource security Security planning and technical resource assistance Public safety and security support Support to access, traffic, and crowd control
ESF #14: Long TermCommunity Recovery		Long Term Community Recovery is superseded by the National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF)
ESF #15 – External Affairs	DHS	Emergency public information and protective action guidance Media and community relations Congressional and international affairs Tribal and insular affairs