1. EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTION 6 - MASS CARE & EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
“Your Role at the State Emergency Operations Center”
A Self Study Course
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2. Course Modules Module 1 – ESF 6 in the State Plan
Module 2 – ESF 6 procedures
Module 3 – Position Task Books
Module 4 – Online tutorial
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3. Module 1 ESF 6 in the State Plan
Reference: Appendix 6, Mass Care & Emergency Assistance, State Comprehensive Emergency Management plan
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4. ESF 6 CEMP Annex ESF 6 SOG ESF 6 Position Task Books ESF 6 Job Aids
The ESF 6 CEMP Annex describes “the framework through which a jurisdiction’s departments and agencies, the private sector, not-for-profit and voluntary organizations, and other NGOs coordinate and execute the common emergency management strategies. The actions described in the Support Annexes apply to nearly every type of emergency. Each Support Annex identifies a coordinating agency and cooperating agencies. In some instances, two departments or agencies share coordinating agency responsibilities.” Source: CPG 101
ESF 6
CEMP
Annex
ESF 6
SOG
“Standard operating procedures or operating manuals are complete reference documents that provide the purpose, authorities, duration, and details for the preferred method for performing a single function or a number of interrelated functions in a uniform manner.” Source: CPG 101
ESF 6
Position
Task Books
Position Task Books describe and identify all the basic tasks a person holding the position should be able to perform properly. Source: NIMS Qualifications Process Guide
ESF 6
Job Aids
Comprehensive Preparedness Guide (CPG) Developing and maintaining State, Territorial, Tribal and Local emergency plans, March 2009, FEMA
“Job aids are checklists or other materials that help users perform a task.” Source: CPG 101

5. Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan
18 Emergency Support Functions (ESF)
Each ESF has a Primary Agency and several Support Agencies
Primary Agencies for ESF 6 are:
The Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR), and
The Department of Children and Families (DCF)
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6. Four Phases of Emergency Management
Mitigation
Preparation
Response – DBPR is the lead agency
Recovery – DCF is the lead agency
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7. ESF 6 Support Agencies Agency for Workforce Innovation
Agency for Persons with Disabilities
Agriculture & Consumer Services
American Red Cross
Education
Elder Affairs
Florida Baptists
Florida Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster
The Salvation Army
Volunteer Florida
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8. Primary functions of ESF 6
Mass Care
Emergency Assistance
Human Services
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9. Mass Care & Emergency Assistance
Mass Care includes sheltering, feeding operations, emergency first aid, bulk distribution of emergency items, and collecting and providing information on survivors to family members.
Emergency Assistance includes support to evacuations (including registration and tracking of evacuees); reunification of families; support to non-medical special needs survivors; and non-conventional shelter management.
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10. ESF 6 mass care tasks
Respond to requests for mass care support from the counties.
Report on mass care activities in a timely manner to the State Emergency Response Team.
Coordinate closely with the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and other Voluntary Agencies Active in Disaster to assist and augment their mass care capabilities, when required, through the allocation of state and federal resources.
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11. ESF 6 Emergency Assistance tasks
Coordinate with federal, state and local agencies, as well as non-governmental organizations, to facilitate mass evacuations, when required.
Coordinate with federal, state and local agencies, as well as non-governmental organizations, to facilitate reunification of separated family members.
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12. ESF 6 Emergency Assistance tasks
Coordinate with federal, state and local agencies, as well as non-governmental organizations, to address the functional needs of non-medical special needs populations.
Coordinate with federal, state and local agencies, as well as non-governmental organizations, in securing conventional and non-conventional mass shelter facilities when traditional mass care systems are overwhelmed.
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13. ESF 6 Human Services tasks
Coordination of emergency food stamps
Disaster unemployment
Temporary disaster employment.
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14. ESF 6 Human Services tasks
Emergency food stamps (DCF): provides a means to supplement income for those families negatively impacted by the affects of a disaster through loss of food due to power loss, income loss or damages to residence.
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15. ESF 6 Human Services tasks
Disaster unemployment assistance (AWI): provides financial assistance to individuals whose employment or self-employment has been lost or interrupted as a direct result of a major disaster declared by the President.
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16. ESF 6 Human Services tasks
Temporary disaster employment (AWI): provides temporary jobs in affected communities through the employment of federal grants for this purpose. These funds are primarily used to provide temporary employment for persons who lost their jobs as a result of these disasters.
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17. Module 1 Summary ESF 6 is one of 18 Emergency Support Functions
ESF 6 is composed of multiple Lead and Support agencies
ESF 6 has three main functions
Mass Care
Emergency Assistance
Human Services
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18. Go on to Module 2 Module 1 – ESF 6 in the State Plan
Module 2 – ESF 6 procedures
Module 3 – Position Task Books
Module 4 – Online tutorial
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