GOHSEP Elected_Officials_Manual_2015

GOHSEP
Louisiana Elected Officials
Emergency Management Manual
Prepare + Prevent + Respond + Recover + mitigate
5.5.1 Recovery Support Functions (RSFs)
The Recovery Support Functions (RSFs) are the NDRF’s coordinating structure for functional
areas of recovery support. The objective of the RSFs is to facilitate the identification,
coordination, communication and delivery of Federal assistance needed to supplement
recovery resources and efforts of local, State and Tribal governments.
RSFs involve collaborative partners
not typically found in Emergency
Support Functions (ESFs) but that are
critically needed for disaster recovery.
Coordination through the RSFs encourages
and complements investments and
contributions by the business community, individuals and voluntary faith-based and other
community organizations to accelerate recovery and to maximize the use of public, private
and nonprofit recovery resources that have experience with permanent housing, financing,
economic development, advocacy and more.
RSFs are people you want to
know. They have resources.
The RSF organizational structure identifies a coordinating agency, primary agency and
supporting organizations, with programs relevant to the functional area.
RSFs are activated by the Federal Disaster Recovery Coordinator (FDRC). The RSF structure is
within the Joint Field Office (JFO) and is scalable and adaptable to meet different levels and
types of needs. All RSFs, for example, may not stand up in an individual disaster.
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