Defense Support of Civil Authorities

Edwin A. Hurston, CEM21 September 2012

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Learning Objective

Summarize the mechanisms and constraints of Homeland Defense and Defense Support of Civil

Authorities (DSCA) while preparing for and responding to an emergency in accordance with

DoD instructions and policies.

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Definitions

• Homeland Defense (HD): The protection of United States sovereignty, territory, domestic population, and critical defense infrastructure against external threats and aggression or other threats as directed by the President. (JP 3-27)

• Homeland Security (HS): A concerted national effort to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States, reduce America’s vulnerability to terrorism, and minimize the damage and recover from attacks that do occur. (JP 3-28)

• Civil Support (CS): DoD support to US civil authorities for foreign or domestic emergencies, and for designated law enforcement and other activities. (JP 3-28)

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Strategy for HD and CS

• Achieve Mission Assurance through Force Protection, ensuring Security of Defense Critical Infrastructure, and executing Crisis Management and Continuity of Operations

• Support civil authorities in minimizing and recovering from domestic CBRNE catastrophes/mass casualty attacks

• Ensure support to civil authorities is consistent with domestic incident response framework of the NRP and NIMS

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Strategy for HD and CS

• Achieving Mission Assurance through:– Ensure Force Protection– Preparedness and protection of defense critical

infrastructure– Preparedness of the Defense Industrial Base– Defense crisis management and DoD continuity

preparedness

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Strategy for HD and CS

• Improving US and International Capabilities for Homeland Defense and Homeland Security through:– Improved interagency planning and interoperability– Improved State and local partnership capacity and effective

domestic relationships– Improved international partnership capacity and effective

defense-to-defense relationships

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DoD Support of Homeland Security

Homeland Defense (Mission Assurance)

Defense Support of Civil Authorities

DoD is LFA

DoD Unique Capabilities and

Resources Employed

DoD Supports LFA

DoD Unique Capabilities and

Resources Employed in

support of LFA

DoD is LFA DoD Supports LFA

Homeland Security

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Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA)

Support provided by U.S. Federal military forces, DoD civilians, DoD contract personnel, DoD Component assets, and National Guard forces (when the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Governors of the affected States, elects and requests to use those forces in Title 32, U.S.C., status) in response to requests for assistance from civil authorities for domestic emergencies, law enforcement support, and other domestic activities, or from qualifying entities for special events. (DoDD 3025.18)

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• Establishes DSCA policy– Combines MSCA, MACA, & MACDIS

• Authorizes immediate response authority for providing DSCA (to save lives, prevent human suffering, or mitigate great property damage)

• Requires DSCA requests be in writing and include an offer to reimburse DoD

• Requests shall be evaluated for: - Legality - Cost- Lethality - Appropriateness- Risk - Readiness

DoDD 3025.18, “Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA)”

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Declarations and Authorizations

• President can declare National Emergency through National Emergencies Act

• President can declare major disaster through the Stafford Act

• Secretary of Department of Health & Human Services can declare Public Health Emergency

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National Response Framework

National Response Framework (NRF)

• A guide to how the Nation conducts all-hazards response

• Emergency Support Functions

• Support Annexes

• Incident Annexes

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NRF Signatories Provide Resources & Support NRF Signatories Provide Resources & Support

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Emergency Support Functions

1. Transportation(Dept of Transportation)

2. Communications(Dept of Homeland Security - National Communications

System)

3. Public Works and Engineering(Dept of Defense - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)

4. Firefighting (Dept of Agriculture – US Forest Service)

5. Emergency Management(Dept of Homeland Security – FEMA)

6. Mass Care, Emergency Assistance, Housing & Human Services (Dept of Homeland Security – FEMA)

7. Logistics Management & Resource Support(General Services Administration & DHS)

• 8. Public Health and Medical Services• (Dept of Health and Human Services)

• 9. Search and Rescue (Dept of Homeland Security – FEMA)

• 10. Oil & Hazardous Materials Response• (Environmental Protection Agency)

• 11. Agriculture & Natural Resources (Dept of Agriculture)

• 12. Energy (Dept of Energy)

• 13. Public Safety & Security• (Dept of Justice)

• 14. Long Term Community Recovery• (Dept of Homeland Security – FEMA)

• 15. External Affairs• (Dept of Homeland Security)

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The Disaster Response WheelThe Disaster Response Wheel

Disaster

Occurs

Governor Declares

StateEmergency /

Disaster

FEMARegional Director

FEMADirector

Informs

Reports To

Presidentof the

United States

Contacts

Requests EmergencyMajor DisasterDeclaration

Federal/PrincipalCoordinating

Officer

Appoints

Declares Emergency /

MajorDisaster

JointField Office

Sets Up

State Coordinating

Officer

Disaster Field Operations

Local State Federal

EmergencyResponse TeamComprised of 26

Federal Agencies andAmerican Red Cross

15 Emergency Support Functions

ProvidesSupports

Mayor / CountyExecutive

Work with VolunteerOrganizations

Activates LocalEOC

Local First

RespondersAlert Governor

Activates StateEOC

RequestsAid from

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DSCA Basics

• DoD is in support of domestic civilian authorities – ALWAYS• Initiated by request for assistance from proper civilian

authority • A total force effort (Active Duty, Reserve, and National Guard)

under the command and control of the appropriate authority. Army and Air National Guard Forces: National Guard forces employed under State Active Duty or Title 32 status are providing support to the Governor of their State and are not part of Federal military response efforts.

• The Secretary of Defense retains command of federal military forces

• Support is provided on a cost reimbursable basis through the Economy Act– The President can direct any federal agency to provide

support on a non-reimbursable basis

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National Guard Status

• State Active Duty– State Funded, State Controlled

• Title 32– Federally Funded, State Controlled– Training status for Federal warfighting mission

• Title 10 - Federal Active Duty– Federally Funded, Federally Controlled– Federal military troops on active duty under DoD chain of

command– Subject to the Uniformed Code of Military Justice (UCMJ)

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Restrictions on the Employment of DoD

• Local and state civilian resources applied first• DOD resources used only when response is beyond

capabilities of civil authorities on a cost reimbursable basis

• Only minimum essential resources• No violation of Posse Comitatus Act (no law enforcement)

• No competition with private enterprise

• Military chain of command• Generally, military operations other than DSCA have priority

unless directed by SECDEF

**DOD is last in and first out-Very Expensive**

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DSCA Missions

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Small Scale or Localized Incident

Probability

Seve

rity

Floods

EOD Operations

HurricanesWild Fires

Special Events (NSSE)

Civil Disturbances

Severe Earthquake

WMD Event

Agro-terrorism

JTF

Broader Scope Incident

Significant Incident

RESPONSE CONTINUUM

Spectrum of DoD Operations

Earthquakes

Severe Hurricanes

Ice StormsDCO/DCE

Terrorist Attack

High Low

Low

High

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Immediate Response

REPORT

Higher HQ

PERSONNEL/ RESOURCES

- SAVE LIVES- PREVENT HUMAN SUFFERING- MITIGATE GREAT PROPERTY DAMAGE

Areas of Concern72 Hours

Local ResponseNotification of Higher HQDisaster Site

LOCAL COMMANDER

CIVIL AUTHORITY

HELP !!!

DSCA - Immediate Response Authority

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Immediate Response

• A Federal military commander’s or responsible DoD civilian official’s authority to temporarily employ resources to:

– Save lives, prevent human suffering, or mitigate property damage – Imminently serious conditions must exist– Assistance is requested by appropriate civilian authorities– Support is provided on a reimbursable basis (not delayed/denied)

• Urgency of request does not permit advanced approval from higher headquarters

– National Military Command Center notification required• Requested support is reassessed for urgency and need within 72 hours

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• Air compression chambers for trapped miners

• Aerial Evacuation (fixed wing) to critical care patients (Hurricane Isadore)

• Medical support to 40 nursing home patients at Keesler AFB, MS (Hurricane Ivan)

• Helicopter water bucket operations (California Fires)

• Fire fighting trucks and equipment responding off post to protect threatened structures

• Transportation support to move disaster relief supplies

• HAZMAT Teams responding to chemical spill resulting from a train derailment

Immediate Response Examples

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JFO Organization

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Roles and Responsibilities

• Defense Coordinating Officer (DCO)

• Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer (EPLO)

• Joint Regional Medical Planning Officers (JRMP)

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“How DoD Gets to the Fight”

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Key DOD Players

• Assistant Secretary of Defense (Homeland Defense & Americas’ Security Affairs)

• Supervises Homeland Defense Activities• DoD Domestic Crisis Manager

• The Joint Staff, Joint Director of Military Support• Action Agent for DSCA• Liaison between DOD and Lead Federal Agencies• Focal point for coordination with COCOMS, Service and National

Guard

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Key DOD Players

• Supported Combatant Commanders • Principal Planning Agents

• Supporting Combatant Commanders• Provides resources and assets to COCOMS

• Military Department Services– Establish the necessary policies and procedures to ensure the

appropriate personnel are trained to execute DSCA plans – Direct that requests for reimbursement of actual DSCA expenditures

(performance of work or services, payments to contractors, or delivery from inventory) begin within 30 calendar days after the month in which performance occurred

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How DoD Responds

Immediate Response Authority (Installations/Local Agencies)– Short duration/Request from local Civil Authority (Under 72 hours)

• Save lives• Prevent suffering• Mitigate great property damage

Mutual Aid Agreement (Installations/Local Agencies)– Based on pre-coordinated conditions:

• Fire• Emergency Medical Services• Hazardous Materials• Public Safety

Request for Assistance (Action Request Form) – Mission Assignment Process (Defense Coordinating Officer)

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DSCA – Request for Assistance

Joint Pub 3-28 pg II-4 31

Request for Assistance (RFA) Validation Criteria

• DoD uses the following criteria to evaluate supportability:

– Legality (compliance with laws)

– Lethality (potential use of lethal force by or against DoD forces)

– Risk (safety of DoD forces)

– Cost (who pays, effect on DoD budget)

– Appropriateness (mission in the interest of the DoD to conduct)

– Readiness (impact on DoD's primary national defense mission)

• COMMON SENSE APPROACH – should we be doing this?

• Has CONTRACTING been explored? We do not compete with the civilian sector for business

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State cost share = $2.5M

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Sample MA (FEMA)

Funding

Duration / Location

Capability Required

Background

POC

Signature / Date

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• Pre-scripted RFAs and Mission Assignments (PSMAs) (26)ESF#8 DoD PSMAs

– Rotary Wing Medical Evacuation– Temporary Medical Facilities– Staff Augmentation to local hospitals– Patient Movement

• Standing Execute Orders (EXORD)– DSCA EXORD (unclassified)– Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, High-Yield

Explosive (CBRNE) EXORD (classified)

Pre-Planned Employment of MHS Asset and Capabilities

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Requests for Forces (RFF)

RFF – Submitted to request units or capabilities to fill un-forecasted requirements within an AOR that cannot be sourced by redistribution of existing forces.

Used to obtain DOD assets not assigned that may be necessary to support requested DOD capabilities

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DSCA Standing Execute Orders

• Category 1 - Assigned and Allocated Forces • Category 2 – Pre-Identified Resources• Category 3 – Resources for Internal use

– To support DoD / DoD Funded

• Category 4 – Large-Scale Response Resources• Also covers Authorities / Command & Control (C2)

structure– Operational Control / Tactical Control

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Relevant DoD Issuances for HD/DSCA

• DoDI 3025.18, “Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA)” 29 Dec 2010

• DoDI 6055.17, DoD Installation Emergency Management (IEM) Program, 19 November 2010

• DoDD 3020.40, “Defense Critical Infrastructure Program (DCIP)” 19 Aug 2005

• DoDI 3020.45, “DCIP Management” 21 Apr 2008• DoDD 2000.12, “DoD Antiterrorism Program” 21

Nov 2003 in revision

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Relevant DoD Issuances for HD/DSCA

• DoDI 6200.03, “Public Health Emergency Management Within DoD” 5 March 2010

• DoDI 3020.52, “DoD Installation CBRNE Preparedness Standards“, 18 May 2012

• DoDI 6010.22, “National Disaster Medical System”, 24 November 2003

• DoDI 6440.03, “Defense Laboratory Network” 10 June 2011

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DoDI 6055.17, DoD Installation Emergency Management (IEM) Program

• Establishes IEM policy and procedures for response to all-hazards incidents

• Aligns DoD Emergency Management (EM) activities with NIMS and the NRF

• Established DoD level EM Steering Group

• Requires establishment of an Installation Emergency Management Working Group

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DoDD 3020.40 and DoDI 3020.45Defense Critical Infrastructure Program (DCIP)

• Assigns responsibilities governing risk management including the acceptance, remediation, and/or mitigation of Defense Critical Infrastructure risks

• Implements DoD’s critical infrastructure/key resource responsibilities as a federal agency under HSPD-7

• Assigns lead agents with DoD for various sectors– ASD(HA) lead for the “Health Sector”

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DoDI 3020.52, DoD Installation CBRNE Preparedness Standards

• Guidance for the establishment of a CBRNE preparedness program for emergency responders at all DoD installations

• Multi-layered approaches of active and passive deterrence, including dedicating resources to Consequence Management

• Replaces DoDI 2000.18, “DoD Installation CBRNE Emergency Response Guidelines”

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DoDI 6440.03, “Defense Laboratory Network”

Establishes a forum that allows DoD laboratories, programs, and activities with analytic or response

capabilities to coordinate and make recommendations governing the detection;

identification, characterization, and diagnosis; and reporting of all-hazards agents of military or

national significance in support of the DoD's global and homeland defense missions...

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Homeland Security Presidential and Presidential

Policy Directives (HSPDs & PPDs)

• HSPD 5: Management of Domestic Incidents• HSPD 7: Critical Infrastructure Identification,

Prioritization, and Protection• PPD 8: National Preparedness• HSPD 9: Defense of United States Agriculture and Food• HSPD 10: Biodefense for the 21st Century• HSPD 18: Medical Countermeasures Against Weapons of

Mass Destruction• HSPD 21: Public Health and Medical Preparedness• HSPD 22: Domestic Chemical Defense

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Questions??

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