5.1 AUTHORITIES AND REFERENCES
The following documents establish the doctrine and direction for this IOP. Other documents that support the execution of this IOP are summarized and/or provided in Section 5,
“Supporting Documents and Annexes.”
The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act) – The Stafford Act describes the programs and processes by which the Federal government provides disaster and emergency assistance to state, territorial and local governments, tribal nations, eligible private nonprofit organizations and individuals affected by a declared major disaster or emergency. The Stafford Act covers all hazards, including natural and technological disasters and terrorist events. The Stafford Act is the primary source from which the Federal Disaster Recovery Coordinator (FDRC) derives his/her authority. The FEMA Administrator and Regional Administrators can delegate to the FDRC any or all authorities typically delegated to a Federal Coordinating Officer.
Presidential Policy Directive 8: National Preparedness (PPD-8) – This directive is aimed at strengthening the security and resilience of the United States through systematic preparation for the threats that pose the greatest risk to the security of the Nation, including acts of terrorism, cyber attacks, pandemics and catastrophic natural disasters. While this directive is intended to galvanize action by the Federal government, it is also aimed at facilitating an
integrated, all-of-Nation, capabilities-based approach to preparedness.
National Preparedness Goal – The National Preparedness Goal defines the core
capabilities necessary to prepare for the specific types of incidents that pose the greatest risk to the security of the Nation and emphasizes actions aimed at achieving an integrated, layered and all-of-Nation preparedness approach that optimizes the use of available resources. The National Preparedness Goal reflects the policy direction outlined in the National Security Strategy (May 2010), applicable Presidential Policy Directives, Homeland Security Presidential Directives, National Security Presidential Directives and national strategies, as well as guidance from the Interagency Policy Committee process.
National Preparedness System – The National Preparedness System is the instrument the Nation will employ to build, sustain and deliver those core capabilities in order to achieve the
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support each component of the National Preparedness System enable a collaborative, whole- community approach to national preparedness that engages individuals, families, communities, private and nonprofit sectors, faith-based organizations and all levels of government.
National Planning System – The National Planning System is a set of interrelated and interdependent planning documents and processes that apply across the whole community and contribute to achieving the National Preparedness Goal. The National Planning System
establishes a common and layered approach for synchronized planning.
National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF) – The NDRF is a framework that enables effective recovery support to disaster-impacted state, territorial, tribal and local
jurisdictions. It provides a flexible structure that enables disaster recovery managers to operate in a unified and collaborative manner. It focuses on how best to restore, redevelop and revitalize the health, social, economic, natural and environmental fabric of the community and build a more resilient Nation.
Other Mission Area Frameworks – In addition to the Recovery Mission Area framework (the NDRF), there are frameworks for the other four mission areas: Prevention, Protection, Mitigation and Response. The frameworks are the overall integrators for each mission area. They provide an action-oriented linkage between the policies outlined in PPD-8, the National Preparedness System and the plans used to implement them. The frameworks are doctrinal documents, not plans. Frameworks act as foundational guides for the development of plans in each mission area.
5.2 RECOVERY SUPPORT FUNCTION (RSF) ANNEXES
The Recovery Support Functions (RSFs) comprise the NDRF coordinating structure for key functional areas of assistance. Their purpose is to support local governments by facilitating problem solving, improving access to resources and fostering coordination among Federal and state agencies, nongovernmental partners and stakeholders. The RSFs, created within the NDRF, bring together the core recovery capabilities of Federal departments and agencies and other supporting organizations — including those not active in emergency response — to focus on community recovery needs.
The RSFs are organized into six manageable components: Community Planning and Capacity Building, Economic, Health and Social Services, Housing, Infrastructure, and Natural and Cultural Resources. The NPG provides recovery capability targets for the whole of community
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Table 1: Recovery Support Function Capability Targets
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND CAPACITY BUILDING CORE CAPABILITY 1. Convene the core of an inclusive planning team (identified pre-disaster), which will
oversee disaster recovery planning.
2. Complete an initial recovery plan that provides an overall strategy and timeline,
addresses all core capabilities, and integrates socioeconomic, demographic, accessibility and risk assessment considerations, which will be implemented in accordance with the timeline contained in the plan.
ECONOMIC CORE CAPABILITY
1. Conduct a preliminary assessment of economic issues and identify potential inhibitors to fostering stabilization of the affected communities.
2. Ensure the community recovery and mitigation plan(s) incorporates economic revitalization and removes governmental inhibitors to post-disaster economic sustainability, while maintaining the civil rights of citizens.
3. Return affected areas to a sustainable economy within the specified time frame in the recovery plan.
HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES CORE CAPABILITY
1. Restore basic health and social services functions. Identify critical areas of need for health and social services, as well as key partners and at-risk individuals (such as children, those with disabilities and others who have access and functional needs and populations with limited English proficiency) in short-term, intermediate and long-term recovery.
2. Complete an assessment of community health and social service needs and develop a comprehensive recovery timeline.
3. Restore and improve the resilience and sustainability of the health and social services networks to meet the needs of and promote the independence and well-being of community members in accordance with the specified recovery timeline.
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1. Assess preliminary housing impacts and needs, identify available options for temporary housing, and plan for permanent housing.
2. Ensure community housing recovery plans continue to address interim housing needs, assess options for permanent housing, and define a timeline for achieving a resilient, accessible and sustainable housing market.
3. Establish a resilient and sustainable housing market that meets the needs of the
community, including the need for accessible housing, within the specified time frame in the recovery plan.
INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS CORE CAPABILITY
1. Restore and sustain essential services (public and private) to maintain community functionality.
2. Develop a plan with a specified timeline for redeveloping community infrastructures to contribute to resiliency, accessibility and sustainability.
3. Provide systems that meet community needs while minimizing service disruption during restoration within the specified timeline in the recovery plan.
NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES CORE CAPABILITY
1. Implement measures to protect and stabilize records and culturally significant documents, objects and structures.
2. Mitigate the impacts to natural and cultural resources, stabilize those resources and preliminarily assess the impacts that identify needed protections during stabilization through recovery.
3. Complete an assessment of affected natural and cultural resources and develop a timeline for addressing these impacts in a sustainable and resilient manner. 4. Preserve natural and cultural resources as part of an overall community recovery,
achieved through the coordinated efforts of natural and cultural resource experts and the recovery team, in accordance with the specified timeline in the recovery plan.
Each of the RSFs has an annex attached to the IOP. These annexes provide the operational detail necessary for the RSFs to support the recovery mission and fit within the operational constructs of the NDRF and the IOP.
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