Definition
Federal government departments and agencies that have primary responsibility for or a support role in collecting, processing and disseminating information about a potential or actual emergency and for facilitating the overall activities of the federal government in providing response and recovery assistance to an affected state (ESF #5). Activities include coordinating overall federal efforts to collect, process, report and display essential elements of information and to facilitate support for planning efforts in response operations; coordinating pre-planned and event-specific aerial reconnaissance operations to assess the overall disaster situation; and providing technical advice in the areas of meteorology, structural engineering, flood safety, dam safety, legal and law enforcement issues, national security issues and other areas requiring specific information to support response efforts.
URL Name
TH-1500-1800-160
Third Level Code
TH-1500
Taxonomy Code
TH-1500.1800-160
Parent Code
TH-1500.1800
Family Code
T
Second Level Code
TH
Fifth Level Code
TH-1500-1800-160
Fourth Level Code
TH-1500-1800
Use References
ESF #5, Federal Information/Planning ESF
Publication Status
Draft