Instructions for use 6 cemp distribution List 8

B. Assignment of Responsibilities

A department or agency may be designated as the Primary agency for an ESF for a number of reasons. The agency may have a statutory responsibility to perform that function, or through the agency may have developed the necessary expertise to lead the Emergency Support Functions (ESF). In some agencies, a portion of the agency's mission is very similar to the mission of the ESF; therefore, the skills to respond in a disaster can be immediately translated from the daily business of that agency. Whatever the reason, an agency is designated as the Primary agency, that agency has the necessary contacts and expertise to coordinate the activities of that support function.

Because Levy County is a small county, there may be times when in the Incident Management System (IMS) used by the county, depending on the scope of the disaster, one agency may be responsible for several tasks, each represented by a different ESF in the State CEMP. This is a normal occurrence in small counties with limited resources; however, every attempt will be made to avoid assigning multiple functions to a single agency. Routinely, municipalities in Levy County are responsible for management of

PRIMARY ESF AGENCY LISTING
ESF #	FUNCTION NAME	LEAD COUNTY ORGANIZATION
1	Transportation	Levy County School District
2	Communications	Levy County Sheriff's Office
3	Public Works & Engineering	Levy County Road Department
4	Firefighting	Levy County Fire/Rescue/EMS Director
5	Information & Planning	Levy County Emergency Management
6	Mass Care	Levy County School District
7	Resource Support	Levy County Clerk of the Court
8	Health and Medical Support	Levy County Health Department
9	Search & Rescue	Levy County Sheriff's Department
10	Hazardous Materials Response	Levy County Emergency Management
11	Food & Water	Levy County Emergency Management
12	Energy Continuity	Levy County Emergency Management
13	Military Support	Levy County Sherriff’s Office
14	Public Information	Levy County Sheriff’s Office/PIO
15	Volunteers & Donations	American Red Cross
16	Law Enforcement & Security	Levy County Sheriff’s Office
17	Animal and Agricultural Issues	Levy County Animal Control
18	Long Term Community Recovery and Mitigation	Levy County Planning Department

their own city/town limits. However, upon Level I activation (24/7) of the EOC, each municipality will assign a representative to staff the EOC on a twenty-four hour, seven day a week basis to enhance communication and coordination between the EOC and the municipal decision makers.

Upon activation of the EOC, the lead agencies for the ESF’s will designate a representative in the EOC to coordinate that ESF. It is up to the primary agency's discretion as to how many, if any, support agencies they will require present with them. However, due to the limited space available in the EOC, the attendance of support agencies should be closely coordinated with the EMD in the development of standard operating guidelines.
The Primary department or agency for the ESF will be responsible for obtaining all information relating to ESF activities and requirements caused by the emergency and disaster response. This information gathering will frequently require the primary agency to step outside traditional information gathering protocols.
The County will respond to local requests for assistance through the ESF process. Within the EOC, requests for assistance will be tasked to the ESF’s for completion. The primary agency will be responsible for coordinating the delivery of that assistance.
The EOC Operations Coordinator will issue mission assignments to the primary departments for each ESF based on the identified resource shortfall. Resource tasking will be accomplished through the ESF’s on a mission assignment basis. The tasking on a mission assignment basis means that a local government’s resource shortfall will be addressed through assigning a mission to address the shortfall rather than tasking

specific pieces of equipment or personnel.

The primary department or agency for that ESF will be responsible for identifying the particular resource or resources that will accomplish the mission and coordinate the delivery of that resource to the local government.