Initial PFO
Initial PFO : "For an actual incident, the Secretary may designate a local Federal official as an "initial PFO" until the primary PFO is in place. The initial PFO is accountable for the same responsibilities as the PFO. In certain scenarios, a PFO may be pre-designated by the Secretary of Homeland Security to facilitate Federal domestic incident planning and coordination at the local level outside the context of a specific threat or incident". (DHS, Notice of Change to the National Response Plan (Version 5.0), May 25, 2006, p. 5)