Local Emergency Community
Responds:
(First responders, fire, law, medical)
Activates EOC
and Plan
Notifies TXDPS
Requests Mutual Aid
Declares an emergency
Involves Red Cross & other volunteers
Prepares situation reports
Provides damage assessment
Requests state assistance
State Assistance: Texas Division of Emergency Management
Receives
situation reports
Alerts National Guard
Briefs Governor
Notifies other state agencies as appropriate
Activates EOC and State Event Management Plan
Deploys Sit Rep Team to site
Deploys Communications
Governor
Receives
Situation Reports
Declares a State Emergency
Orders evacuation, when necessary
Activates National Guard
Provides state resources
Requests federal assistance
Provides analysis and documentation
Presidential Declaration: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Receives
situation reports
Notifies President
Activates Federal Response Plan
Governor appoints a State Coordinating Officer (SCO)
President
Declares a
Federal Disaster
Notifies Governor
Appoints a Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO)
FCO sets up a Disaster Field Office (DFO)
SCO joins DFO
DFO supports FEMA's Emergency Response Team (ERT)
FEMA's ERT provides disaster field assistance