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Manmade or natural disasters frequently require a timely and coordinated response that may include federal, state and local resources. When a disaster rises to the level of a threat to the national interests, the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Emergency Support Functions are activated. This paper provides a discussion concerning Public Safety Security Annex (ESF-13), including its origin and scope, as well as participants and the operational response to a critical incident of federal interest. Finally, a discussion concerning the respective roles of state and local agencies is followed by a summary of the research and important findings concerning ESF-13 in the conclusion.
Review and Discussion
Origin of ESF-13
The Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) originated as part of the National Response Framework (NRF) and represent the main operational-level mechanisms that are used to organize and deliver assistance in times of need (Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #13, 2015). According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) publication, 'Emergency Support Function #13 - Public Safety and Security Annex,' the purpose of ESF #13 is to 'integrate federal public safety and security capabilities and resources to support the full range...
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Scope of ESF-13
The scope of ESF #13 spans the entire continuum of emergency response coordination, ranging from the coordination and provision of federal-to-federal support to federal support to the states and other ESFs as well as tribal and local authorities (Emergency Support Function #13, 2008). The scope of the support provided pursuant to ESF #13 includes the first responder resources (e.g., public safety, security, law enforcement) needed for a coordinated federal response (Emergency Support Function #13, 2008). The resources authorized for deployment by ESF #13 include, but are not limited to, the following:
. Force and critical infrastructure protection,
. Security planning and technical assistance,
. Technology support, and,
. General law enforcement assistance in both preincident and postincident situations (Emergency Support Function #13, 2008, p. 1).
Participants of ESF-13
As noted above, the participants involved in ESF #13 responses include federal, state, tribal and local government agencies as well as other…
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