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Federal Response Plan Partners

In response to a presidentially-declared disaster, FEMA may work with up to 28 federal agencies and the American Red Cross to provide assistance. These agencies provide state and local governments with personnel, technical expertise, equipment and other resources, and assume an active role in managing the response.

To coordinate the federal efforts, FEMA recommends and the President appoints a Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO) for each state that is affected by a disaster. The FCO and the state response team set up a Disaster Field Office (DFO) near the disaster scene. It is from there that the federal and state personnel work together to carry out response and recovery functions. These functions are grouped into 12 Emergency Support Functions(ESFs), each headed by a agency supported by other agencies. The f ederal agencies that provide assistance, include:

 Last Updated: Tuesday, 21-Sep-2004 15:56:15 EDT
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