Planning and Triage in the Disaster Scenario
10. Appendix A: Roles and Responsibilities of ESFs
ESF #1 – Transportation
- Aviation/airspace management and control
- Transportation safety
- Restoration/recovery of transportation infrastructure
- Movement restrictions
- Damage and impact assessment
ESF #2 – Communications
- 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
- Infrastructure protection and emergency repair
- Infrastructure restoration
- Engineering services and construction management
- Emergency contracting support for life-saving and life-sustaining services
ESF #4 – Firefighting
- Coordination of Federal firefighting activities
- Support to wildland, rural, and urban firefighting operations
ESF #5 – Emergency Management
- Coordination of incident management and response efforts
- Issuance of mission assignments
- Resource and human capital
- Incident action planning
- Financial management
ESF #6 – Mass Care, Emergency Assistance, Housing, and Human Services
- Mass care
- Emergency assistance
- Disaster housing
- Human services
ESF #7 – Logistics Management and Resource Support
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
- Public health
- Medical
- Mental health services
- Mass fatality management
ESF #9 – Search and Rescue
- Life-saving assistance
- Search and rescue operations
ESF #10 – Oil and Hazardous Materials Response
- Oil and hazardous materials (chemical, biological, radiological, etc.) response
- Environmental short- and long-term cleanup
ESF #11 – Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Nutrition assistance
- Animal and plant disease and pest response
- Food safety and security
- Natural and cultural resources and historic properties protection and restoration
- Safety and well-being of household pets
ESF #12 – Energy
- Energy infrastructure assessment, repair, and restoration
- Energy industry utilities coordination
- Energy forecast
ESF #13 – Public Safety and Security
- 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-Term Community Recovery
- Social and economic community impact assessment
- Long-term community recovery assistance to States, local governments, and the private sector
- Analysis and review of mitigation program implementation
ESF #15 – External Affairs
- Emergency public information and protective action guidance
- Media and community relations
- Congressional and international affairs
- Tribal and insular affairs