Joint Field Office Activation and Operations - Federal Emergency ...

Interagency Integrated SOPUNCLASSIFIED• Provides direct reachback to IMD operations and planning subject-matterexpertise, in support of the PFO/Deputy PFO requirements;• Provides the PFO and the Director, IMD, overarching observations related toenhancing facilitation of interagency prevention, protection, preparedness, andresponse coordination; and• Captures items/issues and develops the After Action Report (AAR).Administrative Assistant. Staff representatives from selected directorates will serveas recorders for the PFO; specific requirements will vary depending on the nature ofthe incident. These recorders represent the Planning Section and facilitate thecollection, evaluation, and dissemination of information about the incident and use ofresources. The completeness and accuracy of records may be critical to documentingthe need for State and/or Federal assistance and also may be critical should an eventoccur that results in future litigation. Additional responsibilities include thefollowing:• Assists the Deputy PFO in tracking the financial resource requirements of theincident response effort;• Serves as the primary collector for after-action issues;• Ensures that the JFO Situation Unit receives timely and accurate information forthe preparation of SITREPs as required; and• Assists the PFO support staff Operations Officer in pre-deploymentadministration, travel, scheduling, and logistical support to the PFO supportstaff.Communications/Information Technology Support Personnel. The ChiefInformation Officer’s (CIO’s) liaison serves as the primary IT consultant to the PFOand is responsible for establishing all necessary linkage through technology requiredby the PFO to best facilitate the response effort and enable the PFO to maintainoptimal situational awareness. Additional responsibilities include the following:• Represents the interests of the PFO, and provide liaison to the Office of theCIO;• Suggests and provides information technology solutions in order to enhanceinteroperability and facilitate communications by establishing management,operational, and technical controls on the IT systems supporting the incidentresponse;• Integrates the PFO and PFO support staff into the JFO network or virtual privatenetwork;• Assists in the preparation of SITREPs as required;• Ensures the appropriate technology is in place to best relay SITREPs throughdistribution in a timely manner;• Provides JRIES (classified and unclassified) connectivity, training, and supportto the PFO support staff and State and local law enforcement agencies;• Establishes and maintains SVTC capability in support of the PFO support staff;and152Version 8.3Interim Approval April 28, 2006