ESFs + Responsibilities
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Louisiana Agency
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Federal Agency
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ESF-1 Transportation
Responsibilities:
- Evacuation + re-entry
- Transportation
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- Department of Transportation and Development
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- U.S. Department of Transportation
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ESF-2 Communications
Responsibilities:
- Emergency communications restoration
- Coordination of Federal/State/Local communication resources
- LWIN maintenance/restoration
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- Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
- Louisiana State Police
- Louisiana National Guard
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- U.S. Homeland Security
- National Protection and Programs
- National Cybersecurity and Communications
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ESF-3 Public Works + Engineering
Responsibilities:
- Debris and wreckage removal
- Levee support
- Roadway maintenance
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- Department of Transportation and Development
- Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority
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- U.S. Department of Defense
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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ESF-4 Firefighting
Responsibilities:
- Firefighting structural, forest, rural and wooded area fires
- Fire investigations
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- State Fire Marshal
- Department of Agriculture and Forestry
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture and Forest Service
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
- U.S. Fire Administration
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ESF-5 Emergency Management
Responsibilities:
- EMAC
- Multi-Agency Coordination
- Tribal matters
- Generator support
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- Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
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- Federal Emergency Management Agency
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ESF-6 Mass Care, Emergency Assistance, Housing + Human Services
Responsibilities:
- Sheltering operations
- Mass feeding
- Long/short term housing
- DSNAP
- VOAD
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- Department of Child and Family Services
- Louisiana Workforce Commission
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- U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
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ESF-7 Logistics, Management + Resource Support
Responsibilities:
- Points of Distribution (PODS)
- Commodity Distribution
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- Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
- Louisiana National Guard
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- U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- U.S. General Services Administration
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
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ESF-8 Public Health + Medical Services
Responsibilities:
- Medical and health needs
- Special needs shelters
- Ambulances
- DMAT and DMORT
- Mosquito Abatement
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- Department of Health and Hospitals
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- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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ESF-9 Search + Rescue
Responsibilities:
- Search and Rescue (SAR)
- Water Rescue
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- Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
- State Fire Marshal (Urban)
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- U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
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ESF-10 Oil + Hazardous Materials Response
Responsibilities:
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- Department of Environmental Quality
- Louisiana State Police
- Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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ESF-11 Agriculture + Natural Resources
Responsibilities:
- Animal response and Relief
- Pet evacuation and sheltering
- Emergency fuel
- Agricultural needs
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- Department of Agriculture and Forestry
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture
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ESF-12 Energy
Responsibilities:
- Oil and Gas pipelines
- Utility Services
- Drinking water
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- Department of Natural Resources
- Louisiana Public Service Commission
- Department of Health and Hospitals
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- U.S. Department of Energy
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ESF-13 Public Safety + Security
Responsibilities:
- Security
- Traffic Control
- Public safety and law enforcement
- Prison evacuations
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- Louisiana State Police
- Department of Justice
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- U.S. Department of Justice
- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
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ESF-14 Long-term Community Recovery + Mitigation
Responsibilities:
- Disaster Recovery
- Preliminary Damage Assessments (PDAs) for Public Assistance and Individual Assistance
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- Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
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- U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
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ESF-15 External Affairs
Responsibilities:
- Media and community relations
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- Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
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- U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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ESF-16 Military Support + Civil Authorities
Responsibilities:
- Support all ESF activities
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Federal ESF structure does not include ESF-16
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ESF-17 Cybersecurity
Responsibilities:
- Preparation
- Identification and Classification
- Containment
- Eradication
- Recovery and Remediation
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- Division of Administration
- Louisiana National Guard
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- Department of Homeland Security
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
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