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(FOR PUBLIC LAW 93-288, AS AMENDED) April 1992

Amendments as of August 1997 (in PDF format)

Foreword

Publication of the Federal Response Plan represents a concerted effort by the Federal government to provide assistance in am expeditious manner to save lives and to protect property. The Plan demonstrates the ability of a large number of Federal departments and agencies, at both the national and regional levels, to work together to achieve a common goal. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) appreciates the cooperation and support from those departments and agencies which have contributed to the development and publication of this Plan.

The Federal Response Plan was developed through the efforts of 27 departments and agencies and the special work of the Annex Planning Leaders at the national level, and the Regional Interagency Steering Committees and Planning Area Steering Committees convened at the regional level. FEMA has worked with these groups to provide a forum for the departments and agencies with identified responsibilities in the Plan to participate in planning and excercise activities in order to develop, maintain and enhance the Federal response capability.

The purpose of the Federal Response Plan is to facilitate the delivery of all types of Federal response assistance to States to help them deal with the consequences of signifigant disasters. The Plan outlines the planning assumptions,policies, concept of operations, organizational structures and specific assignments of responsibility to the departments and agencies in providing Federal response assistance to supplement the State and local response efforts.

Table of Contents

FOREWORD

BASIC PLAN

1. INTRODUCTION

   Purpose

   Scope

2. Organization

   Basic Plan

   Appendices

   Functional Annexes

   Support Annexes

POLICIES

1. Authorities
2. Assignment of Responsibilities
3. Response Requirements
4. Resource Coordination
5. Recovery Operations
6. Operating Facilities
7. Multi-State Response
8. Donations
9. Law Enforcement
10. Nonliability
11. Financial Management
12. Public Information
13. Congressional Relations
14. After-Action Reports

SITUATION

1. Disaster Condition
2. Planning Assumptions

CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS

1. General
2. Organization

   National-level Response Structure

   Regional-level Response Structure

3. Notification
4. Activation
5. Deployment

RESPONSE ACTIONS

1. Initial Actions

   Headquarters Actions

   Regional Actions

2. Continuing Actions

   Headquarters Actions

   Regional Actions

RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2. Primary Agencies
3. Support Agencies
4. Other Federal Agencies

FUNCTIONAL ANNEXES

EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTION#1 - TRANSPORTATION ANNEX

EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTION#2 - COMMUNICATIONS ANNEX

EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTION#3 - PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING ANNEX

EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTION#4 - FIREFIGHTING ANNEX

EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTION#5 - INFORMATION AND PLANNING ANNEX

EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTION#6 - MASS CARE ANNEX

EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTION#7 - RESOURCE SUPPORT ANNEX

EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTION#8 - HEALTH AND MEDICAL SERVICES ANNEX

EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTION#9 - URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE ANNEX

EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTION#10 - HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ANNEX

EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTION#11 - FOOD ANNEX

EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTION#12 - ENERGY ANNEX

SUPPORT ANNEX

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ANNEX

PUBLIC INFORMATION ANNEX

CONGRESSIONAL RELATIONS ANNEX

APPENDICES

APPENDIX A - LIST OFF ACRONYMS/ABBREVIATIONS

APPENDIX B - TERMS AND DEFINITIONS

APPENDIX C - COMPENDIUM OF EMERGENCY AUTHORITIES AND DIRECTIVES

LIST OF FIGURES

FIGURE 1 - Components of the Federal Response Plan

FIGURE 2 - Emergency Support Function Assignment Matrix

FIGURE 3 - Federal Response Structure

FIGURE 4 - National-level Response Structure

FIGURE 5 - Regional-level Response Structure

FIGURE 6 - Regional Operations Center Organization

FIGURE 7 - Structure of the Advance Element of the Emergency Response Team for Partial Response and Recovery

FIGURE 8 - Structure of the Advance Element of the Emergency Response Team for Full Response and Recovery

FIGURE 9 - Structure of the Emergency Response Team for Partial Response and Recovery

FIGURE 10 - Structure of the Emergency Response Team for Partial Response and Recovery

FIGURE 11 - Sequence of Response Actions

FIGURE 5-1 - ESF #5 Functional Organization

FIGURE 10-1 - ESF #10 National and Regional Structure

FIGURE 11-1 - ESF #11 National-Level Organization

Updated:August 8, 1997

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