The National Communications System The Mission and Organization

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The National Communications SystemThe Mission
and Organization

• Presenter Mr. William Gleichsner
• (NCS)

March 2, 2004
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Mission Assist the President, NSC, OSTP, and OMB

• Exercise telecommunications functions and
  responsibilities in wartime and non-wartime
  emergencies
• Perform planning for and provision of National
  Security and Emergency Preparedness (NS/EP)
  communications for the Federal Government under
  all circumstances, including crisis or emergency,
  attack, recovery and reconstitution
• Bottom line We assure the nations
  telecommunications
  
  
  backbone

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The National Communications System Helping to
Ensure the Security of the Nation
Department of Homeland Security (March 2003)
Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
Critical Infrastructure Protection
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Department of Homeland Security
Under Secretary Emergency Preparedness and
Response
Under Secretary Information Analysis and
Infrastructure Protection
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Infrastructure Analysis and Infrastructure
Protection Division
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Office of the Manager, NCS

• Conduct the daily business of the NCS
• Develop Manage NSEP Telecom programs
• Support the Federal Response Plan
• Lead Agency for ESF-2 (Communications)

• Coordinates telecommunications response during
• emergencies

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NCS Support to the FEDERAL RESPONSE PLAN
Emergency Support Function 2 (Communications)
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What is the Federal Response Plan?

• Signed agreement among Departments and Agencies
  that
• Integrates capabilities of Federal Departments
  and Agencies for a coordinated
  response to a disaster
• Supports implementation of the Robert T. Stafford
  Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
  (Public Law 93-288, as amended)
• Supports the Federal governments role to provide
  response, recovery, and mitigation assistance to
  support State and local government disaster
  efforts
• Supports Federal assistance provided under
  individual Department and Agency statutory
  authorities.

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Emergency Support Functions and Lead Agencies for
Each ESF
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Federal Response Plan ESF-2 Responsibilities

• MISSION
• Provision Federal telecommunications support to
  Federal, State, and local response efforts
  following a federally declared major disaster,
  emergency, or extraordinary situation under the
  Federal Response Plan
• NATIONAL FOCUS
• National Coordinating Center (NCC)
• Mobilization Augmentees
• Telecom Programs (GETS, TSP, WPS, SHARES)
• FEMA Emergency Support Team (EST)
• REGIONAL FOCUS
• National Communications System Regional Manager
  (NCSRM)
• Federal Emergency Communications Coordinator
  (FECC)
• Disaster Field Office (DFO)

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National Coordinating Center (NCC) for
Telecommunications
National Level Support
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NCC Mission
To assist in the initiation, coordination,
restoration, and reconstitution of NS/EP
telecommunications services or facilities under
all conditions, crises, or emergencies
(NS/EP) Requirements
Government Resources
Industry Resources
Coordinated NS/EP Responses
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National Coordinating Center for
Telecommunications (NCC)
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NCC Day-to-Day Operations

• Coordinate Government/Industry NS/EP activities
• Manage NS/EP programs (GETS, TSP, SHARES, WPS,
  etc.)
• Maintain 24X7 Watch Center
• Network Monitoring/Abnormal conditions reporting
• Major service disruptions/outages affecting NS/EP
• Network component failures
• Events with significant media attention
• Advocate NS/EP issues
• Advise executives and senior officials

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NCC Actions As Threat Levels Change

• The NCC Will
• Notify Key Personnel of threat level changes
• Collect information from industry relative to
  response/preparedness actions
• Provide instructions to support personnel as
  required

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Federal Response Plan ESF-2 Responsibilities

• MISSION
• Provision Federal telecommunications support to
  Federal, State, and local response efforts
  following a federally declared major disaster,
  emergency, or extraordinary situation under the
  Federal Response Plan
• NATIONAL FOCUS
• National Coordinating Center
• Mobilization Augmentees
• Telecom Programs (GETS, TSP, WPS, SHARES)
• FEMA Emergency Support Team (EST)
• REGIONAL FOCUS
• National communications System (NCS RM)
• Federal Emergency Communications Coordinator
  (FECC)
• Disaster Field Office (DFO)

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Federal Region IX
Arizona California Hawaii Nevada Guam Northern
Marianas Islands
NCS Regional Managers Yvonne M. Quenga
(Primary) Deborah Lyle (Alternate)
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Regional ESF-2 Mission Statement

• ESF-2 Communications ensures the provision of the
  Federal telecommunication support to the State
  and Local response efforts following a
  presidentially declared major disaster,
  emergency, or extraordinary situation under the
  Federal Response Plan (FRP)
• ESF-2 Communications supplements the provisions
  of the National Plan for Telecommunications
  Support in Non-Wartime Emergencies

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NCS Regional Manager

• Federal Emergency Communications Coordinator
  (FECC)
• Primary Federal Coordinator for all
  telecommunications requirements
• Evaluates status of telecommunications in the
  disaster area
• Coordinates use of telecommunications assets
  supporting the disaster response
• Approves, prioritizes, and manages
  Telecommunications Service Priority (TSP)
  requests as directed by the Federal Coordinating
  Officer (FCO)
• Serves as Chief of the Emergency Communications
  Staff

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ESF-2 Organization
Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO)
Operations Section - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- Opns Support Branch
FECC
State Liaison
FEMA
Other Support Agencies
NCS Staff
Telecom Industry
ESF-2 Support Agencies
Frequency Manager
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ESF-2 Support Agencies
Other Support Agencies
Department of Transportation
Department of Energy
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ESF-2 Emergency Response Operations
FEMA HQ Washington, D.C.
FEMA
Mt. Weather, VA.
NCC Rep to the Emergency Support Team (EST)
Disaster Field Office (DFO)
Federal Emergency Communications Coordinator
(FECC)
National Coordinating Center Arlington, VA
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Spectrum of Threats
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NCC Support for Emergencies
FOREST FIRES West S.W. States 2002-03 Florida
Jul 98
WEATHER Hurricane Isabel Fall 03 Mid-West
Tornados Spring 03 Typhoon Ponsonga Dec
02 Tropic Storm Allison Jun 01 Hurricane
Floyd Sep 98 Hurricane Georges Sep 98 Hurricane
Bonnie Aug 98 N.E. Ice Storms Jan 98 Hurricane
Fran Sep 96 Hurricane Opal Oct 96 Hurricane
Marilyn Sep 95
EARTHQUAKES Seattle, Washington Feb
01 Northridge California Jan 94
MAN-MADE INCIDENTS SPECIAL EVENTS Wide Area
Blackout Aug 03 Winter Olympics Feb
02 9/11 Terrorist Attacks Sep 01 Summer
Olympics Jul 96 Oklahoma City Bombing
Apr 95
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ESF-2 Lessons Learned

• FECC single POC for all federal
  telecommunications support in
• disaster area
• Early activation of ESF-2 is critical
• Telecommunications support requests must be
  centrally
• coordinated, prioritized, and managed
• Have visibility and status of all
  telecommunications assets in
• disaster area
• Close and continuous liaison between FECC/ECS
  and FEMA is
• required
• Plan for alternative and redundant
  communications means,
• especially for initial responders

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Region IX Support

• Earthquake
• Northridge Declared Jan 1994
• Loma Prieta Declared Oct 1989
• Wildfires
• California Wildfires Declared Oct 27, 2003
• Arizona Wildfire Declared Jul 14, 2003
• Arizona Wildfires Declared Jun 25, 2002
• Typhoons
• Federated States of Micronesia Typhoon Lupit
  Declared Dec 19, 2003
• Guam Super Typhoon Pongsona Declared Dec 8, 2002
• Northern Marianas Islands Typhoon Chata'an
  Declared Aug 6, 2002
• Guam Typhoon Chata'an Declared Jul 6, 2002