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ICS Readiness · Chapter 11

Federal Coordination and ESF Overview

B4 — NRF (IS-800)

Why this chapter matters

Federal coordination and ESFs bring specialized capabilities when state requests support.

Learning objectives (3)

  1. Describe federal coordination — Structures to deliver Stafford-eligible and other support.
  2. Explain ESF purpose — Group federal capabilities under functional areas.
  3. Identify RRF role — Recovery Support Functions coordinate recovery resources.

Chapter outline

  1. Engage: federal offer of help
  2. Federal coordination
  3. RRF overview
  4. ESF awareness
  5. Support annex concept

Vocabulary (16)

Emergency Support Function (ESF)
Federal grouping of capabilities by function.
ESF coordinator
Federal agency lead for an ESF.
primary agency
Federal agency with lead responsibility for ESF.
support agency
Federal agency assisting ESF primary.
National Response Coordination Center (NRCC)
FEMA facility coordinating federal response.
Regional Response Coordination Center (RRCC)
Regional federal coordination center.
Stafford Act
Authorizes federal disaster assistance programs.
federal coordination
Processes to align federal departments and agencies.
Recovery Support Function (RSF)
Recovery-focused federal coordination grouping.
mission assignment
Work order from FEMA to federal agency.
disaster declaration
Formal declaration opening federal assistance.
public assistance
Federal grant program for eligible damages.
individual assistance
Aid to individuals and households.
federal resource
Personnel or commodities provided by federal agencies.
support annex
Supplemental NRF guidance for specialized topics.
coordination chain
Local to state to federal alignment.

Sequence practice (1 puzzles on Quiz Me)

Federal Coordination and ESF Overview

Put these ICS readiness steps in a logical order.

  1. Support annex concept
  2. RRF overview
  3. ESF awareness
  4. Engage: federal offer of help
  5. Federal coordination

Quick fire sample (15 of 28 on Quiz Me)

ESFs organize:
  1. Federal capabilities by function
  2. Only local fire crews
  3. Only hospitals only always
  4. Only schools only
NRCC is located with:
  1. FEMA headquarters coordination
  2. Every ICP
  3. Only staging
  4. Only camps
RRCC operates at:
  1. FEMA regional level
  2. Only local fire station always
  3. Only clinic
  4. Only shelter only
Stafford Act relates to:
  1. Federal disaster assistance
  2. Only ICS forms
  3. Only ERG
  4. Only NFPA 470 only
Primary agency for an ESF:
  1. Leads that functional area federally
  2. Is always local IC
  3. Is always PIO
  4. Is always media
Mission assignments:
  1. Direct federal agency work
  2. Replace all ICS
  3. Eliminate EOC
  4. Remove objectives
Disaster declaration:
  1. Triggers eligible federal programs
  2. Ends all local response
  3. Eliminates NIMS
  4. Stops mutual aid
RSFs focus on:
  1. Recovery coordination
  2. Only tactical fire attack
  3. Only ICS 215 only
  4. Only camp food only
Federal coordination occurs when:
  1. State requests and requirements met
  2. Always day one without request always
  3. Never
  4. Only exercises
Support annexes provide:
  1. Specialized guidance
  2. Only ICS 204
  3. Only vocabulary
  4. Only games
Public assistance helps:
  1. Eligible public infrastructure repair
  2. Only personal hobbies
  3. Only tickets
  4. Only tourism ads
Coordination chain flows:
  1. Local to state to federal as needed
  2. Federal to tactical only always
  3. Random
  4. Media only
Federal grouping of capabilities by function.
  1. Emergency Support Function (ESF)
  2. primary agency
  3. Regional Response Coordination Center (RRCC)
  4. federal resource
Federal agency lead for an ESF.
  1. support agency
  2. ESF coordinator
  3. disaster declaration
  4. Emergency Support Function (ESF)
Federal agency with lead responsibility for ESF.
  1. support annex
  2. mission assignment
  3. public assistance
  4. primary agency

Full scored drills are on Quiz Me at /courses/ics-readiness/chapters/11/print/. Answers are not marked on this sheet.