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EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTION 6 - MASS CARE & EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE

“Training for incoming EMAC personnel”

A Self Study Course

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Course Modules

Module 1 – ESF 6 in the State Plan Module 2 – ESF 6 procedures Module 3 – Position Task Books Module 4 – EOC Message System

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Module 1

ESF 6 in the State Plan

Reference: Appendix 6, Mass Care, State Comprehensive Emergency Management plan

ESF 6 CEMP Annex

ESF 6 SOG

ESF 6 Job Aids

ESF 6 Position

Task Books

The ESF 6 CEMP Annex describes “the framework through which a jurisdiction’s departments and agencies, the private sector, not-for-profit and voluntary organizations, and other NGOs coordinate and execute the common emergency management strategies. The actions described in the Support Annexes apply to nearly every type of emergency. Each Support Annex identifies a coordinating agency and cooperating agencies. In some instances, two

departments or agencies share coordinating agency responsibilities.” Source: CPG 101

“Standard operating procedures or operating manuals are complete reference documents that provide the purpose, authorities, duration, and details for the preferred method for performing a single function or a number of interrelated functions in a uniform manner.” Source: CPG 101

“Job aids are checklists or other materials that help users perform a

task.” Source: CPG 101

Position Task Books describe and identify all the basic tasks a person holding the position should be able to perform properly. Source: NIMS Qualifications Process Guide

Comprehensive Preparedness Guide (CPG) 101 Version 2.0 - Developing and Maintaining State, Territorial, Tribal and Local emergency plans, November 2010, FEMA

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Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan

18 Emergency Support Functions (ESF)

Each ESF has a Primary Agency and several Support Agencies

Primary Agencies for ESF 6 are: The Department of

Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR), and

The Department of Children and Families (DCF)

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Four Phases of Emergency Management

Mitigation Preparation Response – DBPR is

the lead agency Recovery – DCF is

the lead agency

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ESF 6 Support Agencies Agency for

Workforce Innovation

Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Agriculture & Consumer Services

American Red Cross

Education

Elder Affairs Florida Baptists Florida Voluntary

Organizations Active in Disaster

The Salvation Army Veterans Affairs Volunteer Florida

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Primary functions of ESF 6

Mass Care Emergency Assistance Human Services

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Mass Care & Emergency Assistance

Mass Care includes sheltering, feeding operations, emergency first aid, distribution of relief supplies, and collecting and providing information on survivors to family members.

Emergency Assistance includes support to evacuations (including registration and tracking of evacuees); reunification of families; functional needs support services; and non-conventional shelter management.

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ESF 6 Emergency Assistance tasks

Coordinate with federal, state and local agencies, as well as non-governmental organizations, to facilitate mass evacuations, when required.

Coordinate with federal, state and local agencies, as well as non-governmental organizations, to facilitate reunification of separated family members.

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ESF 6 Emergency Assistance tasks

Coordinate with federal, state and local agencies, as well as non-governmental organizations, to address the functional needs of general population shelter populations.

Coordinate with federal, state and local agencies, as well as non-governmental organizations, in securing conventional and non-conventional mass shelter facilities when traditional mass care systems are overwhelmed.

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ESF 6 Human Services tasks

Coordination of emergency food stamps

Disaster unemployment Temporary disaster employment.

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ESF 6 Human Services tasks

Emergency food stamps (DCF): provides a means to supplement income for those families negatively impacted by the affects of a disaster through loss of food due to power loss, income loss or damages to residence.

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ESF 6 Human Services tasks

Disaster unemployment assistance (AWI): provides financial assistance to individuals whose employment or self-employment has been lost or interrupted as a direct result of a major disaster declared by the President.

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ESF 6 Human Services tasks

Temporary disaster employment (AWI): provides temporary jobs in affected communities through the employment of federal grants for this purpose. These funds are primarily used to provide temporary employment for persons who lost their jobs as a result of these disasters.

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ESF 6 Operational Priorities

Coordinate ESF 6 Activities Support Feeding Operations Support Shelter Operations Support Distribution of Relief Supplies

Operations Support Mass Evacuation Support Family Reunification Services Support Recovery Operations

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Module 1 Summary

ESF 6 is one of 18 Emergency Support Functions

ESF 6 is composed of multiple Lead and Support agencies

ESF 6 has three main functions Mass Care Emergency Assistance Human Services

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Go on to Module 2

Module 1 – ESF 6 in the State Plan Module 2 – ESF 6 procedures Module 3 – Position Task Books Module 4 – EOC Message System