Appendix B: Emergency Support Functions and Incident Support Personnel
Emergency Support Functions
Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) define and organize the capabilities and functional services Cornell University uses to prepare for, respond to, and recover from campus incidents. Emergency Support Functions are assigned to coordinating units which are responsible for ensuring the support function capability is developed and maintained pre-incident and is deployed and managed during incidents.
Emergency Support Function assistance can be requested by an Incident Commander or individual campus units to support incident response and recovery operations. Requests for normal campus services, including emergency services, should follow the processes outlined in the Cornell Emergency Action Guide found on the sidebar of http://emergency.cornell.edu. Requests for ESF support that fall outside of those processes should be directed to the Cornell Public Safety Communications Center (607)255-1111. The Public Safety Communications Center will notify the appropriate ESF representative or contact the Office of Emergency Management for ESF activation.
Responsibilities of Coordinating Units
Coordinating units are responsible for coordinating the following emergency management activities for their Emergency Support Functions:
- Preparedness
- Develop and maintain response plans and procedures, trained personnel, and equipment and supplies needed for the provision of the support function.
- Develop and maintain lists of campus, community, and vendor resources that could be utilized in the provision of the support function.
- Identify two departmental representatives to serve as Emergency Support Function representatives on Incident Management Teams as needed. Ensure the representatives have adequate training and authority to deploy and manage the Emergency Support Function services and resources.
- Participate in Office of Emergency Management coordinated Emergency Support Function Team trainings, exercises, and meetings.
- Develop ESF related continuity plans as outlined in the Cornell University Continuity of Operations Plan.
- Response and Recovery
- Coordinate and manage the provision of Emergency Support Function services assigned to their unit.
- When requested participate on Incident Management Teams to manage incident response and recovery activities.
- Document all incident related costs.
- Post Incident
- Participate in after incident reviews and development of after action reports and improvement plans.
- Participate in implementation of after action report and improvement plan recommendations.
The following Emergency Support Function documents are annexes to this plan.
- ESF-1 Transportation
- ESF-2 Information Technologies
- ESF-3 Facilities Services
- ESF-4 Fire and Rescue Services
- ESF-5 Emergency Management
- ESF-6 Mass Care
- ESF-7 Procurement Services
- ESF-8 Health Services
- ESF-9 Emergency Medical Services
- ESF-10 Hazardous Materials Response
- ESF-11 Animal Care
- ESF-12 Utilities
- ESF-13 Law Enforcement and Security
- ESF-14 RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE
- ESF-15 University Relations
- ESF-16 Incident Response Communications
- ESF-17 Personnel Management
- ESF-18 Student and Community Crisis Support
Incident Support Personnel
Incident Support Personnel provide subject matter expertise, represent their specific constituencies, and guide decisions and actions related to their area of responsibility. Incident Support Personnel responsibilities are outlined in section 4-C of this plan.
The following Incident Support Personnel documents are annexes to this plan.
- Emergency Operations Plan – Incident Support Personnel: Academic Operations
- Emergency Operations Plan – Incident Support Personnel: Research Operations