Emergency Support Function (ESF) #13 - Public Safety and Security
Emergency Support Function (ESF) #13 - Public Safety and Security : ESF 13 "integrates Federal public safety and security capabilities and resources to support the full range of incident management activities associated with potential or actual incidents requiring a coordinated Federal response. ESF #13 provides a mechanism for coordinating and providing Federal-to- Federal support; Federal support to State, tribal, and local authorities; and/or support to other ESFs, consisting of noninvestigative law enforcement, public safety, and security capabilities and resources during potential or actual incidents requiring a coordinated Federal response. ESF #13 capabilities support incident management requirements including but not limited to, force and critical infrastructure protection, security planning and technical assistance, technology support, and general law enforcement assistance in both pre-incident and pos-incident situations. ESF #13 is activated in situations requiring extensive public safety and security and where State and local government resources are overwhelmed or are inadequate, or in pre-incident or postincident situations that require protective solutions or capabilities unique to the Federal Government". (DHS, National Response Framework Emergency Support Function #13 -Public Safety and Security Annex (Comment Draft), Sep.2007, 1)
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