EMERGENCIES & DISASTERS -- NATIONAL RESPONSE PLAN

by Homeland Security

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Planning & Prevention

National Response Plan

The National Response Plan establishes a comprehensive all-hazards approach to enhance the ability of the United States to manage domestic incidents.  The plan incorporates best practices and procedures from incident management disciplines—homeland security, emergency management, law enforcement, firefighting, public works, public health, responder and recovery worker health and safety, emergency medical services, and the private sector—and integrates them into a unified structure.  It forms the basis of how the federal government coordinates with state, local, and tribal governments and the private sector during incidents.  It establishes protocols to help.

• Save lives and protect the health and safety of the public, responders, and recovery workers;
• Ensure security of the homeland;
• Prevent an imminent incident, including acts of terrorism, from occurring;
• Protect and restore critical infrastructure and key resources;
• Conduct law enforcement investigations to resolve the incident, apprehend the perpetrators, and collect and preserve evidence for prosecution and/or attribution;
• Protect property and mitigate damages and impacts to individuals, communities, and the environment; and
• Facilitate recovery of individuals, families, businesses, governments, and the environment.

Download the National Response Plan

• National Response Base Plan and Appendices (PDF, 114 pages, 2MB)
• Full Version (PDF, 426 pages, 4MB) including all annexes, "Emergency Support Function Annexes", "Support Annexes", and "Incident Annexes."

For additional information on the plan or on how to obtain copies of the National Response Plan, please call 800-368-6498.

Training
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Emergency Management Institute offers an online course designed to introduce the National Response Plan to responsders.  

• FEMA Emergency Management Institute National Response Plan Course

More on the National Response Plan

• Local/Federal Response Strategies & Coordination Structure
• Prevention, Preparedness, Response & Recovery
• Signatory Partners
• Fact Sheet: National Response Plan

Additional Resources

• National Response Plan Brochure (PDF, 2 pages 3MB)
• National Incident Management System

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