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NRF Resource Center This Partner Guide and the documents referenced in it, as well as other materials that directly or indirectly support the NRF, can be found in the NRF Resource Center. To assist readers in implementing the NRF, the Resource Center is an online repository of supporting documents, resources, and educational materials. It is intended especially to assist emergency management practitioners. This repository provides a single, web-based portal for documents, information, training materials, and other tools needed for response partners to understand and execute their roles under the NRF. The online Resource Center’s home page may be found at http://www.fema.gov/NRF. C.2 Local Governments and Emergency Support Functions The Emergency Support Functions (ESF) are a set of annexes to the National Response Framework that group governmental and certain private sector capabilities and responsibilities into an organizational structure to facilitate implementation of the emergency response actions called for as part of the NRF. The ESFs are designed to help responders provide the support, resources, and services that are often needed to save lives, protect property and the environment, restore essential services and critical infrastructure, and help victims and communities return to normal following domestic incidents that require a coordinated Federal response. ESF-12—as the Energy Function—is but one of 15 Emergency Support Functions. The ESF system is a subset of the NRF and as such should be viewed in that context. Below is a listing of all the Emergency Support Functions. 49 ESF-1 ESF-2 ESF-3 ESF-4 ESF-5 ESF-6 ESF-7 ESF-8 ESF-9 ESF-10 ESF-11 ESF-12 ESF-13 ESF-14 ESF-15 Transportation Communications Public Works and Engineering Firefighting Emergency Management Mass Care, Housing, and Human Services Resources Support Public Health and Medical Services Urban Search and Rescue Oil and Hazardous Materials Response Agriculture and Natural Resources Energy Public Safety and Security Long-term Community Recovery and Mitigation External Affairs The ESF that is most relevant to this document is ESF-12 (energy). Via ESF-12, DOE plays a coordinating role that facilitates the application of Federal response resources, in conjunction with State, local, and private sector efforts. ESF-12 establishes DOE as the focal point within the Federal government for gathering and disseminating information on impacts to energy infrastructure, as well as the primary Federal point of contact for the private sector in coordinating response/infrastructure restoration activities. Knowledge of DOE’s roles and responsibilities via ESF- 12 can provide a basis for understanding how Federal resources can be applied to local energy emergency response, and the ESF-12 framework can serve as a useful model for codifying local energy emergency response roles and responsibilities, if this has not been done already. 50 49 http://www.phe.gov/Preparedness/support/esf8/Pages/default.aspx. 50 For more information on ESF-12, see: http://www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/nrf/nrf-esf-12.pdf. 86 | Appendix C – Federal Energy Assurance Planning and Response Initiatives
C.3 National Infrastructure Protection Plan—Energy Sector-Specific Plan The National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) 51 and supporting Sector-Specific Plans (SSPs) 52 provide a coordinated approach to critical infrastructure and key resources (CI/KR) protection roles and responsibilities for Federal, State, local, tribal, and private sector security partners. The NIPP sets national priorities, goals, and requirements for effective distribution of funding and resources that will help ensure that our government, economy, and public services continue in the event of a terrorist attack or other disaster. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) describes the NIPP as providing a unifying structure for the integration of existing and future critical infrastructure and key resources into a single national program that result in a more resilient America. The NIPP promotes building security partnerships, and local governments are key partners in implementing the objectives of the NIPP. Specifically, DHS expects local governments to build regional partnerships across jurisdictions while also developing formal, tailored CI/KR plans as part of their own homeland security efforts. DHS recommends that jurisdictions incorporate the NIPP into their existing security initiatives where possible. C.4 National Incident Management System (NIMS) The Secretary of Homeland Security released the National Incident Management System (NIMS) in March 2004. In a September 8, 2004, letter to the Nation’s governors, DHS outlined a phased approach to local government implementation of the NIMS, with full compliance required by September 30, 2006. Notably, local jurisdictions are required to meet NIMS implementation requirements put forward in the Federal fiscal year 2006 as a condition of receiving Federal preparedness funding assistance in FY 2007 and beyond. Therefore, it makes sense to learn about NIMS and to move forward on NIMS implementation at the local government level. Some States have taken actions to ensure that the NIMS is integrated into theiremergency management system. California did this through an executive order. The executive order required the State’s Office of Emergency Services to report on the status of NIMS implementation by a certain date. Pennsylvania mandated that NIMS be utilized for all incident management issues within its borders through a proclamation. The NIMS is a comprehensive system that improves local response operations through the use of the Incident Command System (ICS) and the application of (new) standardized procedures and preparedness measures. The NIMS promotes cross-jurisdictional, statewide and interstate regional mechanisms for coordinating responses and obtaining help during complex incidents. Oversight of NIMS Implementation The NIMS Integration Center The NIMS Integration Center oversees all aspects of the NIMS, including the development of NIMS-related standards and guidelines and the provision of guidance and support to incident management and responder organizations as they implement the system. The Center also will validate compliance with the NIMS and National Response Plan responsibilities, standards and requirements. The NIMS Integration Center is a multi-jurisdictional, multidisciplinary entity made up of Federal stakeholders and over time State, local and tribal incident management and first responder organizations. It is situated at the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). 53 51 http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/NIPP_Plan.pdf. 52 53 Including the Energy Sector-Specific Plan; see: http://www.oe.energy.gov/DocumentsandMedia/Energy_SSP_2010.pdf. For a Federal fiscal year 2006 NIMS Implementation Matrix for Tribal and Local Jurisdictions please see: http://www.fema.gov/txt/ emergency/nims/nims_tribal_local_compliance_activities.txt. Local Government Energy Assurance Guidelines – Version 2.0 | 87
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