# Presentation: 832236

##  National Response Plan Bill Froh                           NA-41

## The National Response Plan (NRP)

- Uses the National Incident Management System (NIMS) to establish a framework for coordination among Federal, State, local, tribal, nongovernmental, and private-sector organizations
- Addresses the complete spectrum of incident management activities
- Builds on “what works” from previous plans and incident response
- Forges new approaches and mechanisms to address today’s threats

**Notes:**
The NRP is built on the template of the NIMS, which, as Al said, provides a consistent doctrinal framework for incident management at all jurisdictional levels, regardless of the cause, size, or complexity of the incident.

## The Mandate

- Homeland Security Presidential Directive- 5 (HSPD-5) directed that a new National Response Plan be developed to:
- Align Federal coordinating structures, capabilities, and resources
- Ensure an all-discipline and all-hazards approach to domestic incident management

**Notes:**
The National Response Plan is based upon the premise that incidents should typically be managed at the lowest possible geographic, organizational, and jurisdictional level.
HSPD-5 is titled Management of Domestic Incidents
The NRP incorporates key concepts such as NIMS, HSOC, IIMG, PFO, JFO, ESFs

## NRP Construction

- The NRP incorporates relevant portions of, and upon full implementation, supercedes, the following plans
- Federal Response Plan (FRP)
- Interagency Domestic Terrorism Concept of Operations Plan (CONPLAN)
- Federal Radiological Emergency Response Plan (FRERP)
- National Contingency Plan (NCP)
- Incorporates key concepts from NIMS, HSOC, IIMG, PFO, JFO, Emergency Support Functions (ESFs)

**Notes:**
The NRP integrates emergency response and law enforcement elements into a single national strategy.
The Nuclear/Radiological Incident Annex in the NRP revises and replaces the Federal Radiological Emergency Response Plan (FRERP)

## NRP Applicability/Scope

- Provides the national framework for domestic incident management
- Applies to all Federal departments and agencies that may be requested to provide assistance during an *Incident of National Significance, *including:
- Major disasters, emergencies, and terrorist incidents*
- Other events requiring DHS assistance
- * NRP uses the term “incidents” to include credible threats

**Notes:**
The National Response Plan distinguishes between incidents that require DHS coordination, termed Incidents of National Significance, and the majority of incidents occurring each year that are handled by the responsible jurisdictions or agencies through other established authorities and existing plans.

The NRP covers the full range of complex and constantly changing requirements in anticipation of, or in response to, major disasters, emergencies, and threats or acts of terrorism.  It is important to note that NRP uses the term incidents to include credible threats

The NRP covers other events that require DHS assistance with national coordination but that do not necessarily require a major disaster or emergency declaration under the Stafford Act.

The Benefit:  The NRP provides a clear approach- one way of doing business- for Stafford Act and non-Stafford Act incidents

## Incidents of National Significance

- NRP bases definition of Incidents of National Significance on 4 criteria from HSPD-5 :
- 1)  A Federal department or agency, responding under its own authorities, requests DHS assistance
- 2)  Resources of State/local authorities overwhelmed
- Stafford Act major disasters or emergencies
- Other catastrophic incidents
- 3)  More than 1 Federal department /agency involved
- Credible threats or indications of imminent terrorist attack
- Threats/incidents related to high-profile, large scale events
- 4)  The President directs DHS to assume responsibility for incident management

**Notes:**
So, NRP has a broad scope.
1. Requested
2.  Catastrophic incident is any natural or man-made incident, including terrorism, that results in extraordinary levels of mass casualties, damage, or disruption severely affecting the population, infrastructure, environment, economy, national morale, and/or government functions.

For Incidents of National Significance that are Presidentially declared disasters or emergencies, Federal support to States is delivered in accordance with relevant provisions of the Stafford Act.
Note that while all Presidentially declared disasters and emergencies under the Stafford Act are considered Incidents of National Significance, not all Incidents of National Significance necessarily result in disaster or emergency declarations under the Stafford Act.
3.  High-profile, large scale events include threats or incidents that present higher probability targets, such as National Special Security Events (NSSEs) and other special events as determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination w/ other Federal D/As

## NRP Structure

- BASE PLAN
- APPENDIXES
- EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTION ANNEXES
- SUPPORT ANNEXES
- INCIDENT ANNEXES

-    Describes the domestic incident management structures and processes
-    Include Acronyms, Definitions, Authorities, and compendium of national interagency plans
-    Describe the structures and responsibilities for coordinating incident resource support
-    Provide guidance for the functional processes and administrative requirements
-    Address contingency or hazard situations requiring specialized application of the NRP

## Concept of Operations

- NRP provides a single national framework that describes the roles/responsibilities of:
- State, Local, and Tribal Responders
- DHS and other Federal Departments
- Nongovernmental Organizations
- Private Sector and Citizen Groups
- Incidents handled at lowest possible level
- DHS receives notification of incidents, assesses regional or national implications, and determines need for DHS involvement
- DHS operational and/or resource coordination for Incidents of National Significance

**Notes:**
The NRP provides the framework for all these entities to work together to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from Incidents of National Significance.

## NRP Components

|  | Operational
Coordination | Resource 
Coordination | Policy 
Coordination |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| National 
Level | Homeland Security 
Operations Center
           (HSOC) | National Response Coordination Center
         (NRCC)  | Interagency Incident Management Group
          (IIMG) |
| Regional 
Level | Regional Homeland Security Operations Center
     (RHSOC) | Regional Response Coordination Center
         (RRCC) | Regional Interagency Incident Management Group
       (RIIMG) |
| Field
Level | Joint Field Office (JFO) and EOCs | 
JFO and EOCs | 
JFO and EOCs |

**Notes:**
NRCC was formerly NEOC EST
RRCC was formerly ROC

FIELD LEVEL
JFO (Joint Field Office) is a temporary Federal facility established locally to coordinate operational Federal assistance activities to the affected jurisdiction(s) during Incidents of National Significance.  The JFO is a multiagency center that provides a central point of coordination for Federal, State, local, tribal nongovernmental, and private sector organizations with primary responsibility for threat response and incident support and coordination.
The JFO replaces the Disaster Field Office (DFO) and accommodates all entities (or their designated representatives) essential to incident management, information-sharing, and the delivery of disaster assistance and other support.

REGIONAL/ NATIONAL LEVEL
Regional Response Coordination Center (RRCC) is a standing facility operated by FEMA that is activated to coordinate regional response efforts, establish Federal priorities, and implement local Federal program support.
Homeland Security Operations Center (HSOC) is the primary national hub for domestic incident management operational coordination and situational awareness. HSOC facilitates homeland security information sharing and operational coordination.     The HSOC is a standing 24/7 interagency organization.
National Response Coordination Center (NRCC) is a multiagency center that provides overall Federal response coordination for Incidents of National Significance and emergency management program implementation (including both Stafford Act and non-Stafford Act incidents).  FEMA maintains the NRCC as functional component of the HSOC.
NRCC replaces the Emergency Support Team (EST)
Interagency Incident Management Group (IIMG) is a Federal headquarters level multiagency coordination entity that facilitates Federal domestic incident management for Incidents of National Significance.  It is activated by the Secretary of HS.
The IIMG expands on the functions performed by the Catastrophic Disaster Response Group (CDRG)

## Relationship: NIMS and NRP

- National Incident Management System (NIMS)
- Aligns command, control, organization structure, terminology, communication protocols, resources, and resource-typing to synchronize all levels of response
- Is used for all events, regardless of cause, size, or complexity
- National Response Plan (NRP)
- Is an all-hazards plan for integrating and applying Federal resources before, during, and after an incident
- Is activated only for Incidents of National Significance

**Notes:**
NIMS I

NIMS is a consistent, nationwide approach to prepare for, prevent, respond to, and recover from domestic incidents, regardless of cause, size, or complexity

## Implementation

- Full NRP implementation in 120 days
- Phase 1   Initial training, education, readiness (0-60 days) [February 13]
- Phase 2   Plan modification (60-120 days) [April 14]
- Phase 3   Implement and Exercise (120 days- 1 year)

## The National Response Plan

- Establishes a single, comprehensive framework for the management of domestic incidents through an all-discipline, all-hazards plan
- Provides the structure and mechanisms for the coordination of Federal support to State, local, and tribal incident managers
- Increases the speed, effectiveness, and efficiency of incident response