# Presentation: 018142

## Emergency Repatriation

**National Emergency Repatriation Plan**
**Operational Guide**
**Updating State Emergency Plans**

## NERP 1983

**Purpose is to establish procedures for the reception, temporary care and onward transportation to the final destination of noncombatant evacuees returned during an emergency.**
**To define roles and responsibilities of Federal agencies and provide guidance to States and other collaborating agencies to respond during an emergency repatriation.**
**Serve as a guide for States in the development of the ER plan.**

## Operational Guide

**National incident management system and incident command system protocols. **
**The national responsibility for emergency repatriations was designated to ORR**
**Emergency Plan relies on States to **

## Operational GuideContent

**Purpose**
**Background**
**Authorities**
**Scope**
**Planning assumptions**

**Organizational structure**
**Operations**
**Coordination**
**Resources**
**Monitoring and updating plan**

## Purpose

**Purpose is to establish procedures for the reception, temporary care and onward transportation to the final destination of noncombatant evacuees returned during an emergency.**
**To define roles and responsibilities of Federal agencies and provide guidance to States and other collaborating agencies to respond during an emergency repatriation.**
**Serve as a guide for States in the development of the ER plan.**

## Scope

**Large evacuations, 500 or more.**
**The national responsibility (planning and implementation) for emergency repatriations was designated to ORR.**
**NERP relies on States and local government to carry out operational responsibility for the reception, onward transportation and temporary care.**
**National incident management system and incident command system protocols. **

## Authority

_**HHS/ACF/ORR**_** **
**Develop plans and procedures to assist States and local government**
**Ensure States carry out operational responsibility**
_**Agreements with other agencies**_
**American Red Cross**
**OMEGA Travel**
**Program Support Center**
**Public Relations**
_**States**_
**Develop plans**
**Governors should designate agency responsible for maintaining plan**

## Background

**History**
**Repatriations**
**Declaration of National Emergency**
**Not involving a declaration of NE**
**POE**
**Military installation**
**Civil air facility (commercial airport)**
**Utilization of both**

##  Operational Guide

**Organizational Structure**** **
**Planning assumptions**
**Command, control and communication**
**Agencies’ roles and responsibilities**
**POE designation**
**ERC organization and Management**
**Registration of repatriates**
**Notification and activation**

## Operations

**Preparedness phase**
- Review and updated contact information, plans, agreements, MOUs
- maintain communication with collaborating agencies
- Participate in preparedness exercises to test the plan
- Provide/attend training and other emergency activities
- Identify your resources

## Operations

**Immediate pre-event phase**
- Provide formal notice
- Assess the situation and resources available
- Review and establish roles and responsibilities
- Report notes
- Criminals
- Luggage
- Signage
- What would be said vs. who would be saying it
- Establish a working plan
- Obtain appropriate clearances
- Review technical needs
- Working hours

## Operations

**Immediate pre-event phase**
- Maintain communication
- Have at hand important documents/forms
- Organize the Emergency Repatriation Center (ERC)
- Establish a communication center/task force
- Due a walk-through of entire process with all supportive agencies

## Operations

**Event phase**
- Follow guidelines/responsibilities unless instructed to perform other duties by authorized staff
- Provide updates/training to appropriate individuals
- Assess situation and make changes if necessary
- Maintain communication with all agencies
- Distribute necessary materials and updated contact information
- Provide services in accordance to the guidelines
- Maintain important records and documents
- Gather information for report purposes

## Operations

**Post event**
- Advise cooperating agencies/individuals regarding closing of operations
- Solicit feed-back from all participants
- Write detail account of actions taken during the event (e.g. evaluations, conclusions, recommendations, etc.)
- Submit timely complete claims to ORR and/or authorized agency

## Services Provided

**Assessment**
**Plane, customs, services**
**Medical services**
**Briefing**
**Interviews**
**counseling**
**Assistance**
**Hospitalization**
**Quarantine**
**Staff**
**Temporary lodging**
**Transportation**
**Cash**
**Family center**
**Food and nutritional services**
**Escorts**
**Religious assistance**
**Interpreters**

## Resources

- Personnel
- Financial
- Supply
- Food
- Materials

**Finance **
- Submitting timely claims
- Forms utilized (SSA 3955)
**Monitoring plan**
-  yearly revision of plan
**Reports and debriefing**
**Training and testing**