AO190: AHS Support To DSCA Flashcards
The primary purpose of DSCA missions is to do 3 things**
1) save lives
2) alleviate suffering
3) protect property
4 primary characteristics of DSCA tasks are:
1) state/federal laws DEFINE HOW military forces support civil authorities
2) military forces DEPART when civil authorities can continue w/o military support
3) military forces DOCUMENT COSTS of all support provided
National Incident Management System (NIMS) definition
A comprehensive, nationwide, systematic approach to incident management, including the incident command system, multiagency coordination systems, and public information
National Response Framework (NRF) definition
The guiding principles, roles and responsibilities, and structures for implementing nationwide response policy and operational coordination for any type of disaster or emergency regardless of scale, scope, or complexity
The grouping of governmental and certain private sector capabilities into an organizational structure in support of a domestic incident
Emergency Support Functions (ESF)
What is the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS)?
An interagency partnership between the DHHS, DoD, DHS, and the VA established to augment the Nation’s medical response capabilities
-mission = temporarily supplement federal, tribal, state, and local capabilities by funding, organizing, training, equipping, deploying, and sustaining a specialized and focused range of public health and medical capabilities
During domestic disasters, primary DoD functions in support of the federal medical response are outlined in ESFs #8, Public Health and Medical Services and #11, Agriculture and Natural Resources
N/A
What is the mission of the Federal Coordinating Center (FCC)
Receive, triage, stage, track, and transport patients affected by the disaster to a participating inpatient hospital capable of providing definitive care
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Who serves as the lead agency for emergency support functions #8 and 11
DHHS
T/F: military forces remain OPCON to their military chain of command and are direct support to the civilian incident commander while at the incident site
TRUE
What is ESF #8?
Public health and medical services
