U.S. Coast Guard and the FEMA Mission Assignment Process CDR Mike Frender EPLO, USCG D11 FEMA Region 9 August 2014
Agenda Stafford Act and disaster declaration review Mission Assignment (MA) process National Response Framework (NRF) and Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) Recent examples FEMA disaster contingencies
Federal Assistance under Stafford Act Local/State resources overwhelmed Declaration: – Emergency/Major Disaster – Pre-dec or ‘surge’ – Post-dec FEMA stance/posture Response vs. Recovery
Mission Assignments PKEMRA – Katrina lessons learned Pre-Scripted MAs (PSMA) Process: – Local->State->FEMA->OFA/ESF->DoD (DSCA) – Types (FOS/DFA) WebEOC Verbal acceptance Reimbursement
NRF/ESFs Nat’l planning frameworks (NRF, NDRF, etc.) 15 total ESFs – core capability based Approved PSMA examples: – ESF-5: USCG LNO activation to NRCC/RRCC – ESF-5: Aerial/waterborne damage assessment – ESF-7: Vessel transportation Support – ESF-7: Rotary/fixed wing transportation support (can be DFA) – *ESF-8: Transpo. of medical casualty cargo/pers. – *ESF-9: SAR support (i.e. support to USAR teams) – *ESF-10: Oil/Hazmat assessment, response, removal – ESF-13: Maritime law enforcement (i.e. waterside security) – ESF-15: USCG public affairs SME
Recent examples of CG support American Samoa EQ/tsunami Chile EQ/tsunami Japan EQ/tsunami Hurricane (Superstorm) Sandy Red River Flooding Western US winter storms Hurricanes Iselle + Julio
What keeps FEMA up at night? Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ) Superstorms (ARk storms) Catastrophic earthquakes (and tsunamis) Wildfire Hurricanes/Typhoons ??
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