EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTIONS (ESF) ESF Primary Agency or Agencies ESF#1 Transportation Department of Transportation ESF#2 Communications Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/National Protection and Programs/Cyber security and Communications/National Communications System Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) ESF#3 Public Works Department of Defense (DOD)/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency and Engineering Management Agency (FEMA) ESF#4 Firefighting Department of Agriculture/Forest Service ESF#5 Emergency Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Management Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency ESF#6 Mass Care, Emergency Assistance, Management Agency (FEMA) Housing, and Services ESF#7 Logistics General Services Administration (GSA) Management and Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Resource Support Management Agency (FEMA) ESF#8 Public Health Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Medical Services ESF#9 Search and Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/ Federal Emergency Rescue Management Agency (FEMA) Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Department of the Interior (DOI)/National Park Service (NPS) Department of Defense (DOD) ESF#10 Oil and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Department of Homeland Hazardous Materials Security (DHS)/U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Response ESF#11 Agriculture and Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Department of the Interior (DOI) ESF#12 Energy Department of Energy (DOE) ESF#13 Public Safety Department of Justice (DOJ) and Security ESF#14 Long-Term Department of Agriculture (USDA) Community Recovery Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Small Business Administration (SBA) ESF#15 External Affairs Department of Homeland Security/FEMA The National Response Framework clearly lays out these ESF’s, which are not new to anyone at the Federal or State levels, which states:
EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTIONS (ESF) ESF Primary Agency or Agencies ESF#1 Transportation Department of Transportation ESF#2 Communications Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/National Protection and Programs/Cyber security and Communications/National Communications System Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) ESF#3 Public Works and Engineering Department of Defense (DOD)/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) ESF#4 Firefighting Department of Agriculture/Forest Service ESF#5 Emergency Management Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) ESF#6 Mass Care, Emergency Assistance, Housing, and Services Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) ESF#7 Logistics Management and Resource Support General Services Administration (GSA) Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) ESF#8 Public Health and Medical Services Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ESF#9 Search and Rescue Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/ Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Department of the Interior (DOI)/National Park Service (NPS) Department of Defense (DOD) ESF#10 Oil and Hazardous Materials Response Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) ESF#11 Agriculture and Natural Resources Department of Agriculture (USDA) Department of the Interior (DOI) ESF#12 Energy Department of Energy (DOE) ESF#13 Public Safety and Security Department of Justice (DOJ) ESF#14 Long-Term Community Recovery Department of Agriculture (USDA) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Small Business Administration (SBA) ESF#15 External Affairs Department of Homeland Security/FEMA The National Response Framework clearly lays out these ESF’s, which are not new to anyone at the Federal or State levels, which states:
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