Emergency Support Function (ESF) #10 - Oil and Hazardous Materials Response
Emergency Support Function (ESF) #10 - Oil and Hazardous Materials Response : "ESF #10 provides for a coordinated response to actual or potential oil and hazardous materials incidents by placing the hazard-specific response mechanisms of the NCP within the broader National Response Framework coordination structure. ESF #10 includes the appropriate response and recovery actions to prepare for, prevent, minimize, or mitigate a threat to public health, welfare, or the environment caused by actual or potential oil and hazardous materials incidents. Hazardous materials addressed under the NCP include chemical, biological, and radiological substances, whether accidentally or intentionally released. These include certain chemical, biological, and radiological substances considered weapons of mass destruction (WMD)". (DHS, National Response Framework Emergency Support Function #10 - Oil and Hazardous Materials Response Annex (Comment Draft), September 10, 2007, p. 1)
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