Emergency Support Functions

• ESF 1: Transportation. Providing civilian and military transportation.
  Lead agency: Department of Transportation

• ESF 2: Communications. Providing telecommunications support.
  Lead agency: National Communications System

• ESF 3: Public Works and Engineering. Restoring essential public services and facilities.
  Lead agency: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense

• ESF 4: Fire Fighting. Detecting and suppressing wildland, rural and urban fires.
  Lead agency: U.S. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture

• ESF 5: Information and Planning. Collecting, analyzing and disseminating critical information to facilitate the overal federal response and recovery operations.
  Lead agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency

• ESF 6: Mass Care. Managing and coordinating food, shelter and first aid for victims; providing bulk distribution of relief supplies; operating a system to assist family reunification.
  Lead agency: American Red Cross

• ESF 7: Resource Support. Providing equipment, materials, supplies and personnel to federal entities during response operations.
  Lead agency: General Services Administration

• ESF 8: Health and Medical Services. Providing assistance for public health and medical care needs.
  Lead agency: U.S. Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services

• ESF 9: Urban Search and Rescue. Locating, extricating and providing initial medical treatment to victims trapped in collapsed structures.
  Lead agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency

• ESF 10: Hazardous Materials. Supporting federal response to actual or potential releases of oil and hazardous materials.
  Lead agency: Environmental Protection Agency

• ESF 11: Food. Identifying food needs; ensuring that food gets to areas affected by disaster.
  Lead agency: Food and Nutrition Service, Department of Agriculture

• ESF 12: Energy. Restoring power systems and fuel supplies.
  Lead agency: Department of Energy