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directly by the Host Nation, Allied Forces, or Coalition Forces, but may work on/in a U.S.-owned or U.S.-operated
Installation.
f. Subcategorization. Installation commanders are encouraged to subcategorize Category 4 personnel based upon
their local environment and needs. Subcategorization may also be performed by foreign language groupings to provide
valuable program management, training, and exercise information for translating training and exercise materials.
g. Aggregate population. The “aggregate population” term is meant to ensure that Category 4 personnel performing
or supporting tasks within Categories 1 and 5 are captured in all applicable categories. For examples, the Category 5
designation captures the individuals training, certification, and equipment requirements while the Category 4 designation
captures the organization responsible for resourcing the individual and managing the individual’s human resources
issues and/or needs.
Table D–4
Category 4 personnel
Category Personnel
Category 4 Allied and/or coalition personnel, including Host Nation and Third Country Nationals assisting U.S. operations
per International Agreement
D–5. Category 5 personnel
a. Category 5 Personnel. Category 5 personnel are identified by their direct role in the provision of response and
recovery capabilities to the given Installation. It is recognized that not all emergencies will require the employment of
all established response capabilities and that the execution of such emergency plans are scalable depending upon the
nature, scale, severity, and duration of the emergency. It is critical for emergency planning to consider all hazards
identified in the risk assessment process detailed in chapter 5 and identify the actions for each response/recovery
element during each hazard. Proper emergency planning as identified in chapter 6 will provide correct, actionable
information for which to allocate limited resources, such as training and exercise resources, equipment, communications,
and transportation as well as provide more refined access control information for law enforcement.
(1) Requirement. Category 5 personnel shall be designated by name and position in writing by their assigned
installation commander. All designated Category 5 personnel must be clearly identified within the installation EM plan
and be assigned their roles and responsibilities in the installation EM plan’s FAAs.
Note. In cases where (1) DOD contractors provide specific first responder, first receiver, or emergency responder services and (2)
the contract does not permit the identification of those personnel by name to the installation, facility, or activity receiving such
services, then the installation is exempt from the requirement to designate these personnel by name.
(2) Intent. During the categorization process, all response assets must be identified and their current response
capability assessed. If individual representatives are identified as Category 5 personnel, then these personnel must be
assigned specific duties in writing. If entire departments, units, or teams (collectively known as “Departments”) are
identified as Category 5 assets, then these departments shall be identified within the installation EM plan. It is vital that
all designated Category 5 personnel have established access routes and the necessary permissions to freely access their
designated installation(s) both prior to and during any emergency, including the capability to access the installation
during FPCON Charlie and Delta as detailed in AR 525–13.
(3) Scope. Category 5 personnel include all personnel performing response and/or recovery operations as identified
in the installation EM plan. These response and recovery operations range from first responder tasks at the incident
scene, such as incident management, fire suppression, hazardous materials response, and emergency medical treatment
and transport, to emergency responder tasks in support of these first responders and the Army community as a whole,
such as C3 support, evacuation management, mass care management, and the provision of EPI. See enclosure 2 for
detailed definitions of relevant terms.
(4) Access control. The DOD EM Program integrates access control considerations and the need to allocate limited
training, material, facilities, exercise, evaluation, and sustainment resources across a diverse and broad enterprise into
the process of defining Category 5 personnel into their respective subcategories. The definitions provided below and
detailed in enclosure 2 include all personnel identified in NRF, HLS ACT, AR 525–27, DODI 6055.17, DODI 2000.16,
DODI 3020.52, and FM 3–11.34 while providing a clearer picture of the conditions in which these personnel perform
their assigned tasks.
(5) Protection strategy. Protection strategies will be dependent on the tasking and responsibilities as well as the
potential hazards faced by response personnel. Refer to chapters 7–8 and 11–19 for specific requirements to properly
employ and protect Category 5 personnel.
(6) Subcategorization. Minimum subcategories include the following: first responders, first receivers, emergency
responders, mass care providers, and responder service providers.
b. Category 5: First responders. Within the Army EM Program, the term “first responders” is defined as those
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