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

Interagency Integrated SOPUNCLASSIFIED• Upon Secretarial designation of a PFO, serving as the overall coordinator inconjunction with ESF #5 for the PFO’s initial transportation and communicationpackage;• In consultation with the designated PFO, determining the composition of a PFOsupport staff, notifying the supporting DHS component, and assisting with thedeployment of that component’s PFO support staff designee;• Notifying the NOC-NRCC of resource requirements;• Deploying with the PFO support staff to serve as Operations Officer and CPSDrepresentative; and• Providing program support and policy guidance for the PFO/PFO support staff.3.3.2 To the Office of Operations Incident Management DivisionThe IMD will serve as the conduit for contingency communications from the Secretary orDHS Headquarters to the designated PFO and PFO support staff. During an Incident ofNational Significance or other incident requiring a coordinated Federal response, theIMD will be responsible for:• Providing the PFO and PFO support staff with incident specific information andguidance from the Secretary or White House;• Establishing contact with the PFO on behalf of the Secretary, to include solicitinginformation from the PFO support staff; and• Serving as the link between the NOC/IAC and the PFO.3.3.4 To the National Operations Center and National Response CoordinationCenterThe NOC is the primary national hub for domestic incident management, operationalcoordination, and situational awareness. The PFO will establish incident reportingrequirements in concert with the NOC to ensure appropriate information is available tothe Secretary and the IAC. For additional information on NOC activities, see the NOCSOP (published separately).The NOC-NRCC is a multiagency center that provides overall Federal responsecoordination for domestic incidents and emergency management programimplementation. The NOC-NRCC is a functional component of the NOC in support ofincident management operations. For additional information on NOC-NRCC activities,see the NOC-NRCC SOP (published separately).3.3.5 To the JFO Coordination Group[RESERVED]3.3.6 To the Federal Coordinating Officer/Federal Resource CoordinatorThe JFO Coordination Group includes SFOs representing Federal departments oragencies with primary statutory responsibility for certain aspects of incidentmanagement. As one of these SFOs, the FCO manages and coordinates Federal resourcesupport activities related to Stafford Act disasters and emergencies. The FCO’s primarystatutory authority is to coordinate the delivery of Federal disaster and emergencyassistance to States, local governments, tribal nations, individuals, and qualified private162Version 8.3Interim Approval April 28, 2006