Regional Emergency Coordination Plan (RECP)SM
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Description
Objective
The purpose of the Regional Emergency Coordination Plan (RECP) is to
provide a vehicle for collaboration in planning, communication, information
sharing, and coordination activities before, during, or after a regional
emergency for the nineteen Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
(COG) member governments, the State of Maryland, the Commonwealth of
Virginia, the Federal government, the public agencies, the private sector
and volunteer organizations, and local schools and universities.
Scope
The RECP applies to the National Capital Region. The National Capital Region is defined in the United States Code [40 USC 71 (b)] as the District of Columbia; Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties in Maryland; Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William Counties in Virginia; and all cities existing in Maryland or Virginia within the geographic area designated by the outer boundaries of the combined counties listed. For the purposes of the plan, this definition is expanded to include Frederick County in Maryland so as to include all COG member jurisdictions.
The broad scope encompasses the activities and capabilities of all organizations, government, and business that might have a role in responding to a threat of any hazard or the occurrence of any incident with regional ramifications, including natural hazards, human-induced hazards, or terrorism incidents.
Structure
The RECP includes a Baseline Plan, Regional Emergency Support Functions (R-ESFs) and Supporting Annexes, and Appendices.
Baseline Plan
The Plan describes the purpose and scope as well as roles of and relationships among member organizations as they relate to regional communication and coordination. The plan also describes how the Regional Incident Communication and Coordination System (RICCS)SM facilitates effective regional decision-making by ensuring communication and coordination.
For the purpose of this Plan, the phrase Regional Emergency Support Function (R-ESF) is used to indicate a very basic function shared by all jurisdictions. Individual R-ESFs identify organizations with resources and capabilities that align with a particular type of assistance or requirement frequently needed in a large-scale emergency or disaster. R-ESFs provide a convenient way of grouping similar organizations and activities from participating jurisdictions. R-ESFs can include any organization with a supporting relationship to the specified function. The functional chapters following this baseline plan use the same format to identify participating organizations, establish basic policies and planning assumptions that will guide activities, and explain how they will communicate and coordinate with each other and with others within the regional system when an emergency occurs. The R-ESF structure of the RECP parallels the emergency support function (ESF) structure of the Federal Response Plan and the District of Columbia Response Plan (DRP).
Events may impact only one R-ESF or may have crosscutting implications for many R-ESFs. Each R-ESF is responsible for having the capacity to coordinate the aspects of any event that falls within their R-ESF area of responsibility.
Regional Emergency Support Functions
Regional Emergency Support Function #1—Transportation
The Regional Emergency Support Function (R-ESF) #1—Transportation facilitates communication and coordination among regional jurisdictions and agencies concerning regional transportation issues and activities in anticipation of, and following a regional emergency. R-ESF #1 is intended to focus on disruptions of the regional transportation system requiring inter-jurisdictional coordination and information sharing. Transportation disruptions can occur as a result of direct impacts upon the transportation infrastructure (e.g. disasters) or from surges in requirements placed upon the transportation system by emergencies in other functional areas.
Regional Emergency Support Function #2—Communications Infrastructure
The Regional Emergency Support Function (R-ESF) #2—Communications Infrastructure ensures the coordination and communication of information concerning hardware and capacity for interoperability. This function supports regional response efforts during and after a potential or actual emergency. The primary point of coordination for R-ESF #2 is the Communications Infrastructure Work Group. R-ESF #2 facilitates the coordination and communication of information concerning regional actions to be taken to provide the required technical communications support to regional emergency response elements. This regional support function will coordinate the establishment of required temporary communications and the restoration of permanent communications.
Regional Emergency Support Function #3—Public Works and Engineering
The Regional Emergency Support Function (R-ESF) #3—Public Works and Engineering facilitates communication and coordination among regional jurisdictions to ensure an effective and timely response to regional public emergencies concerning regional water supply (including potable water and ice), wastewater (including wastewater treatment), and solid waste and debris management during and after a potential or actual regional emergency.
Regional Emergency Support Function #4—Firefighting
The Regional Emergency Support Function (R-ESF) #4—Firefighting facilitates communication and coordination among regional jurisdictions concerning firefighting issues and activities following a regional emergency. R-ESF #4 is designed to provide a framework for incidents that go beyond a multi-jurisdictional response.
Regional Emergency Support Function #5—Information and Planning
Regional Emergency Support Function (R-ESF) #5—Information and Planning facilitates the collection, processing, and dissemination of information about a potential or actual regional emergency. This function assists regional communication and coordination across the regional emergency support functions in support of efficient, effective and timely response. During regional emergencies, R-ESF #5 becomes the Information and Planning element of the regional communication and coordination effort. This function is executed through the Regional Incident Communication and Coordination System (RICCS)SM.
Regional Emergency Support Function #6—Mass Care
The Regional Emergency Support Function (R-ESF) #6—Mass Care
promotes and ensures a coordinated regional capability to provide
mass care assistance to victims that have been impacted by a regional
incident or regional emergency, including a weapons of mass destruction
(WMD) event.
Regional Emergency Support Function #7—Resource Support
The Regional Emergency Support Function (R-ESF) #7—Resource Support facilitates communication and coordination among regional jurisdictions to assist in the provision of resources following a regional emergency. R-ESF #7 is designed to provide a framework for incidents that go beyond a single-jurisdictional response.
Regional Emergency Support Function #8—-Health, Mental Health, and Medical Services
The Regional Emergency Support Function (R-ESF) #8—Health, Mental Health, and Medical Services facilitates communication, cooperation, and coordination among local and state jurisdictions concerning regional health, mental health, and medical services issues and activities in relation to a regional emergency.
Regional Emergency Support Function #9—Urban Search and Rescue
The Regional Emergency Support Function (R-ESF) #9—Urban Search and Rescue, facilitates communication and coordination concerning technical rescue capabilities during and after a potential or actual regional emergency affecting more than one jurisdiction. Technical rescues include structural collapse, confined space, trench, surface water, dive, rope, and ice rescue.
Regional Emergency Support Function #10—Hazardous Materials
The Regional Emergency Support Function (R-ESF) #10—Hazardous Materials facilitates communication and coordination among regional jurisdictions concerning regional hazardous materials issues and activities before, during, and after a major potential or actual regional emergency. R-ESF #10 is intended to focus on the consequence management of a potential or actual hazardous materials release or regional emergency, or the disruption of hazardous materials systems, with regional impact requiring inter-jurisdictional coordination and information sharing.
Regional Emergency Support Function #11—Food
Regional Emergency Support Function (R-ESF) #11—Food facilitates the communication and coordination among regional organizations, agencies, private sector food sources and distributors, and jurisdictions regarding the procurement, storage, transportation, and distribution of food provisions and food stamps, and feeding assistance before, during, and after a regional incident or regional emergency. R-ESF #11 performs food communication and coordination activities in conjunction with and in continuance of the mass-feeding activities performed under R-ESF #6—Mass Care.
Regional Emergency Support Function #12—Energy
The Regional Emergency Support Function (R-ESF) #12—Energy facilitates communication and coordination among regional jurisdictions concerning regional energy issues and activities following a regional emergency. This support function is focused on disruptions of energy systems with regional impacts requiring inter-jurisdictional coordination and information sharing.
Regional Emergency Support Function #13—Law Enforcement
The Regional Emergency Support Function (R-ESF) #13—Law Enforcement, facilitates communication and coordination among regional jurisdictions concerning regional law enforcement issues and activities related to a regional emergency. R-ESF #13 focuses on the maintenance of police services associated with a regional emergency requiring inter-jurisdictional coordination and information sharing.
Regional Emergency Support Function #14—Media Relations and Community Outreach
The Regional Emergency Support Function (R-ESF) #14—Media Relations and Community Outreach, primarily focuses on coordination with local jurisdictions regarding communication of regional information to the public through the media, employers, schools, universities, and community organizations. This regional information is centered on issues related to public safety, health, mobility, and security during and after potential or actual regional public emergencies. In the event of a potential or actual regional emergency involving the activation of this Regional Emergency Coordination Plan, R-ESF #14 managers will work with local, state, and federal response agencies to coordinate and support information collection, develop a common message, and disseminate timely, accurate, and authoritative information to the public, the media, and other interested parties.
Regional Emergency Support Function #15—Donations and Volunteer Management
Regional Emergency Support Function (R-ESF) #15—Donations and Volunteer Management, facilitates the communication and coordination among regional jurisdictions and agencies regarding the need for, and availability of, donations and volunteer services before, during, and after a regional incident or regional emergency.
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