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ESF 6
Mass Care / Emergency Assistance (MC/EA) History
and Evolution
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History and Evolution of ESF 6

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Mass Care Emergency Assistance (MC/EA)

• Mass Care
• Sheltering
• Feeding
• Bulk Distribution
• Basic First Aid
• Disaster Welfare Information
• (e.g. Red Cross, Safe Well)

• Emergency Assistance
• Mass Evacuation
• Family Reunification
• Household Pets and Service Animals
• Functional Needs (Special Needs), Medical and
  Non-conventional Sheltering
• Voluntary Organization Coordination
• Support for Management of Unaffiliated Volunteers
  and Unsolicited Donations

Note While designated as Emergency Assistance
in the NRF, the bullets to the right, represent
the VAL and Donations Mgmt Units role
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MC/EA Transition

• Transition
• Congregate Care
• Emergency Distribution of Supplies
• Federal and State Service provided by ESF 8
• Reunification Services
• Safe and Well, NEFRLS. NECLC

• Mass Care
• Sheltering
• Bulk Distribution
• Basic First Aid
• Disaster Welfare Information
• Feeding remains as feeding

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MC/EA Roles and Responsibilities at the Federal
Level

• MC/EA at the Federal level Primary customer is
  the State
• Tools and resources are coordinated with the FEMA
  Regions
• Activities are dependent upon the Stafford Act
  requires a Declaration

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MC/EA at the Federal Level Includes

• Supporting States, Tribal and local governments
  in coordinating delivery of life-sustaining
  services to affected populations
• Developing tools to support States, Tribal and
  local governments
• Identifying and acquiring resources

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MC/EA at the Federal Level Includes

• Developing short- and long-term plans to meet
  identified needs during federal declarations
• Planning for federal support during catastrophic
  events
• Assessing existing and emerging needs
• Coordinating with local, State Tribal, private
  and NGO partners to ensure the efficient
  delivery of MC/EA services
• Contracting and monitoring of contractor
  performance

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MC/EA Structure - JFO

IA Branch
FEMA Region/Headquarters (Technical Assistance,
Guidance and Resource Support)
Mass Care Emergency Assistance (MC/EA) Group
Congregate Care Coordination Unit (CCCU)
Mass Evacuation Support Unit (MESU)
Reunification Service Unit (RSU)
Distribution of Emergency Supplies Task Force
Functional Needs Support Task Force
Household Pets Support Task Force
Sheltering Services Task Force
Feeding Services Task Force
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MC/EA JFO Units/Task Forces

• Mass Evacuation Support Unit (MESU)
• Reunification Services Unit (RSU)
• Congregate Care Coordination Unit (CCCU)
• Functional Needs Support Task Force (FNSTF)
• Household Pets Support Task Force (HPSTF)
• Feeding Services Task Force (FSTF)
• Emergency Supplies Task Force (ESTF)

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MC/EA Opportunities

• FEMA is committed to providing continued support
  while States incorporate MC/EA activities into
  their plans and build operational capability
• A limited number of FEMA staff are trained and
  have the experience to support the Mass Care
  Emergency Assistance function
• Training tools are in development and nearly
  ready for release
• Capacity development / collaboration with Regions
  and States

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MC/EA Training

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MC/EA Unit Initiatives

• Systems development
• Evacuation Tracking/Manifesting
• Food Inventory Tracking
• Enhancing NEFRLS
• Successor to NSS
• Programmatic Development
• Multi-agency feeding template
• Multi-agency shelter template
• MC/EA assessment teams guidance
• Evacuation Reentry guidance

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• Questions?

Updated November 25, 2008