Emergency Support Functions

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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