•        Federal Department of Homeland Security adopted a detailed National Response Framework (NRF) to:

•        Guide conduct for an all-hazards response

•        Outline roles (or functions) and structures of an organized national response  

•        Establish protocols for:

 

ESF #1 - Transportation

ESF #2 – Communications

ESF #3 – Public Works and Engineering

ESF #4 – Firefighting

ESF #5 – Emergency Management

ESF #6 – Mass Care, Emergency Assistance, Housing, and Human Services

ESF #7 – Logistics Management and Resource
 

 Support

 

ESF #8 – Public Health and Medical Services

ESF #9 – Search and Rescue

ESF #10 – Oil and Hazardous Materials Response

ESF #11 – Agriculture and Natural Resources

ESF #12 – Energy

ESF #13 – Public Safety and Security

ESF #14 – Long-Term Community Recovery

ESF #15 – External Affairs

•        Within the National Response Plan, Public Health is responsible for Emergency Support Function #8 – provision of Public Health and Medical Support Services

•          ESF #8 provides the mechanism for coordinated federal assistance to supplement existing available resources